Acer Aspire Vero 15 (AV15-53P) review – environment-friendly device with great cooling

Design and construction

Overall, the design is typical for a modern Acer device. The Aspire Vero 15 (AV15-53P) looks close to the Aspire 5 (A515-58M). The build is entirely made of plastic and almost half of it is from recycled material. The finish feels rough but it’s super grippy so accidental drops on the floor should be a rare case. You can spot many pigmented dots with a textile texture on the whole body. Three color options are the following – Marianna Blue, Cypress Green, and Cobblestone Gray. This 15.6″ machine is light and thin. The weight is 1.74 kg and the profile thickness is 17.9 mm.

The lid can be opened with a single hand. Before reaching the 90-degree mark of opening, the front of the base jumps up very slightly but we can call it a day. Still, the lid can be bent in the middle and you can also flex it easily. The whole area around the keyboard feels more or less spongy (especially the top one) and there is a small amount of flex on the keyboard deck during typing.

The bezels that surround the panel are thin-ish except for the “chin” that houses the Acer logo. Above the display is placed a 1080p 60FPS or an optional 1440p 30FPS Web camera. Both support Temporal Noise Reduction.

The so-called lifting hinge is here. When the angle of the opening is wider than 90 degrees, the two small rubber feet on the bottom of the lid will lift the back of the base. As always, this provides more fresh air to the cooling fans.

There are no stickers on the base. The keyboard with an optional backlight and Numpad section is comfortable for typing thanks to the decent key travel and the clicky feedback. The OceanGlass touchpad has a built-in fingerprint reader that is located in the top left corner. The pad is rather smooth and accurate for the price class.

Almost the whole cooling system can be seen through the huge ventilation grill on the bottom panel. There, you can also spot a battery reset pinhole and the cutouts for the speakers. The heat is guided through a vent on the back of the notebook so part of the hot air reaches the display when the CPU is under heavy stress.

Ports

On the left, there is a power connector, two Thunderbolt 4 ports with charging and Display Port capabilities, an HDMI 2.1 connector, and a USB Type-A 3.2 (Gen. 1) port with power-off charging support. On the right, you will find a Kensington lock slot, one more USB Type-A 3.2 (Gen. 1) port, and an audio combo jack.

Author: Nikolay Palaozov

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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