Acer Aspire 7 (A715-43G) review – brings ray tracing to the office
Once upon a time, there was a niche in the market, where Acer was untouchable. It was the “almost gaming notebook” segment. We are talking about devices like the Aspire Nitro series of the past. Nowadays, they are swapped by entry-level gaming machines. As proprietary solutions, they offer a lot more than the half-gaming, half-office machines.
Acer’s own Nitro brand is one perfect example of this, as is the Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming. However, the continuation of the Aspire 7 means that there is still a market for such machines.
This one in particular – the Aspire 7 (A715-43G), features an AMD processor. However, it is not a 45W H-series solution, but rather a U-series 15W TDP option. Why? Well, first and foremost, the 15W power limit is not a diagnosis. Provided you give it the right cooling, the Ryzen 7 5825U can run at significantly higher power targets.
It is just rare that you find such a processor bundled with an RTX 3050 (or RTX 3050 Ti). This makes this review a lot more interesting than usual. The first question we ask is if the U-series CPUs are going to be a bottleneck for this graphics card.
Also, you get an IPS display with this device, so you shouldn’t be worried about potentially dealing with narrow viewing angles and terrible colors.
You can check the prices and configurations in our Specs System: https://laptopmedia.com/series/acer-aspire-7-a715-43g/
Contents
Specs, Drivers, What’s in the box
Acer Aspire 7 (A715-43G) - Specs
- HDD/SSD
- up to 4000GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 See photo
- RAM
- up to 64GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Home, No OS
- Battery
- 53Wh, 3-cell, 56Wh, 3-cell, 50Wh, 3-cell
- Body material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate
- Dimensions
- 363.4 x 254.5 x 22.9 mm (14.31" x 10.02" x 0.90")
- Weight
- 2.15 kg (4.7 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-A
- 2.0
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- HDMI
- Card reader
- Ethernet LAN
- 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- optional
- Web camera
- HD with Acer TNR
- Backlit keyboard
- optional
- Microphone
- 2x Microphones
- Speakers
- 2x Stereo Speakers, DTS Sound
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
- Kensington Lock
All Acer Aspire 7 (A715-43G) configurations
Drivers
All drivers and utilities for this notebook can be found here: https://www.acer.com/us-en/support?search=A715-43G&filter=global_download&suggest=a715-43g;0
What’s in the box?
As a standard, you get some paperwork, as well as a 135W power adapter, which should be more than enough even for the top-tier configuration.
Author: Alex Iliev
Author: eng. Kroum NikolovHead of Engineering at LaptopMedia.com, inventor and innovator with 40+ years of experience in electronics and high technology.
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