Acer Aspire 7 (A715-76G) review – good all-rounder that can be used even for gaming

Design and construction

The visual appearance of the machine isn’t that different compared to the Acer Aspire 7 (A715-43G) but the device in front of us is thinner and lighter than its sibling. It weighs 2.1 kilos and has a profile of 19.9 mm. The lid is made of aluminum while the rest is plastic. The design is sleek, with minimal branding.

Still, we are happy with the overall rigidness of the device. The lid is a bit flexy but nothing serious, while the base is stable for the most part. The only exceptions are the zone between the Space key and the touchpad and the area between the two hinges when the lid is opened past the 90-degree mark.

The lid can be opened easily with a single hand. This reveals the display that has thin side bezels while the top and the lower ones are a bit thicker. The upper bezel houses a 720p Web camera with Temporal Noise Reduction.

The keyboard has a backlight and a NumPad which is good news for people who are going to use this machine in the office. The key travel and the feedback are decent so the board is comfortable for typing but not the best one though. The “Up” and “Down” Arrow keys are half-sized which isn’t very enjoyable if you have to operate with them often.

The lid has a level mechanism that lifts the backside of the laptop when the lid gets past a certain angle. This positively affects the cooling under load and it also positively enhances the ergonomics while typing.

The touchpad has a standard size for a 15-incher. It’s also accurate and its surface allows smooth gliding. There is a built-in fingerprint reader (option) that is located on the top left corner of the pad.

The bottom plate is the home of a big ventilation grille, four rubber feet, two speaker cutouts, and a battery reset pinhole. The hot air is pushed through two vents positioned on the back of the device and on the right side.

Unfortunately, the vent on the back is blowing hot air directly to the lower part of the display which isn’t good.

Ports

On the left, we can see a power plug, followed by a LAN connector, an HDMI 2.1, two USB Type-C 3.2 (Gen. 1) ports (the former supports power-off charging), and a Thunderbolt 4 connector with DisplayPort capabilities. On the right, we can sport a Kensington lock slot, another USB Type-C 3.2 (Gen. 1) port, and an Audio 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.

Abonează-te

Notifică-mă despre

noi comentarii ulterioarenoi răspunsuri la comentariile mele

I allow to use my email address and send notification about new comments and replies (you can unsubscribe at any time).

{} [+]

Name*

Email*

Website

I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy.

The comment form collects your name, email, and content to allow us keep track of the comments placed on the website. Please read and accept our website Terms and Privacy Policy to post a comment.

{} [+]

Name*

Email*

Website

I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy.

The comment form collects your name, email, and content to allow us keep track of the comments placed on the website. Please read and accept our website Terms and Privacy Policy to post a comment.

2 Comments

Feedback-uri Inline

Vezi toate comentariile

FIRE

2 ani în urmă

THATS A GOOD LAPTOP

4

Răspunde

Bucataru

2 ani în urmă

nice review

1

Răspunde