Acer Aspire 7 A715-71G-76Z5
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The Acer Aspire 7 A715-71G-76Z5 is a 15.6-inch laptop for gamers and graphic designers. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 video card means you can play the newest games on average settings without the frustration of buffering images. The 256GB PCIe SSD is faster than a regular SSD and starts your programs in a couple of seconds. The 1TB hard drive gives you plenty of room to store your projects. Do you work on numerous tasks at the same time? Then the 16GB RAM will ensure smooth working progress, without the laptop experiencing problems. The backlit keyboard also lets you see what you're doing in the dark.
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Screen size | 15,6 inches | |
Processor | Intel Core i7 | |
Internal RAM | 16 GB | |
Total storage capacity | 1256 GB | |
Video card | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | |
Panel type | IPS panel | |
Touchscreen | ||
Windows OS version | Windows 10 Home |
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It is a very fast laptop and I think you get a lot of value for your money. I think I am quite critical in this review, but it is important to remember that I would definitely recommend this laptop.
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In summary, I think this is a very nice laptop and I am happy with my purchase. I haven't come across anything that makes me think, aw shit this is annoying, if only I had bought another laptop and the performance is exactly what you can expect with the specs that this laptop has.
Sjoerd Haerkens
8 December 2017
Automatically translated from Dutch
As I tap this bit on cheap plastic-feeling keys, I fondly remember the time I had with my Acer. No, not this one, but the one I had before.
This Acer does not come close to its predecessor which had aluminum as a base and not plastic like this one. I understand that plastic contributes to weight reduction but it proportionally lowers my state of pleasure when using it.
There is sound from this machine, but that's about it. Recognizing music or speech when it comes out of the speakers is a task that even Shazam would struggle with. This is when the sound actually comes out. It happens every day that the sound partly does not come through the speaker and is squeezed out, provided with a cutting vibration; similar to the sound your former German teacher made when you weren't paying attention and she scratched the blackboard with her fingernails. Yes, this makes it difficult for you to process childhood trauma.
The only thing I can do is restart again, something that is very annoying, especially when you are working on several things at the same time and have many programs and windows open; something that this Acer actually does well! In terms of performance, there is little to criticize about this plastic gem. All programs open quickly and work excellently. The combination of the processor and primary SSD helps you to ease the pain in this way and that is necessary because there is more pain, much more pain.
Like its predecessor, I almost always use the laptop connected via HDMI to my 28-inch screen. This works great as long as the laptop doesn't suffer from an identity crisis where it regularly thinks it's the primary monitor and quietly takes over and sidelines that big guy so you're staring at a black screen the way it is, what color wise? fits well with that stunned look in your eyes. HDMI out, back in and wait for the laptop to recognize its multiple in the primary monitor again.
The components that are not from Acer, such as the processor, the SSD and the video card, ensure that you do not immediately ritually sacrifice this machine. The laptop performance is very good and works just like a kiss on the pain like your mother used to get; nothing changed, but the pain quickly subsided.
Richard
30 December 2017
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I am a software developer, and almost immediately replaced Windows with Linux; So I can't say much about Windows.
The keyboard feels good, although the left shift key feels a little less solid. The arrow keys have a less fine layout, but work fine after some getting used to. The placement of the off button at the top right of the numpad is not a problem, but it moves the delete key one place to the left, and that might be annoying.
The touchpad is fine; I don't use the fingerprint scanner myself, so I can't comment on that. Tapping is a little less well developed (sometimes it clicks too quickly when you touch the touchpad, sometimes too little), but otherwise works fine.
The performance is of course very nice: the combination of a large amount of RAM, an SSD and a solid processor makes everything nice and fast. Harddisk works fine for longer-term storage.
For dualbooters: of course there is secure boot on it; this can only be changed in the firmware if a password is set. Linux works fine on it; on Ubuntu the graphics card works after installing the nvidia drivers, and everything else out of the box. Under Arch you have to put in some effort to get Optimus working: /etc/X11/xorg.conf needs to be edited according to the arch wiki article on Optimus, as well as ~/.xinitrc. After that, installing the nvidia package is enough to at least get the nvidia gpu working. I have not yet tried to get an actual optimus system working.
Tom Smeding
2 January 2018
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Product number | 780774 | |
Manufacturer code | NX.GP8EH.014 | |
Brand | Acer | |
Warranty | 2 years | |
Processing of your defect | Carry-in warranty | |
Old product returned for free |
Operating system | Windows | |
Screen size | 15,6 inches | |
Processor | Intel Core i7 | |
Internal RAM | 16 GB | |
Total storage capacity | 1256 GB | |
Video card | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | |
Touchscreen |
Panel type | IPS panel | |
Sharpness | Full HD (1080p) | |
Resolution width | 1920 pixels | |
Resolution height | 1080 pixels | |
Refresh rate | 60 Hz | |
Screen reflection | Anti-glare | |
Adaptive Sync |
Processor cores | Quad-Core (4) | |
Processor code name | Kaby Lake | |
Clock speed | 2,8 GHz | |
Turbo speed | 3,8 GHz | |
Cache memory | 6 MB |
Maximum internal memory | 32 GB | |
Memory composition | 2x 8GB | |
Memory slot 1 | 8 GB | |
Memory slot 2 | 8 GB | |
Total number of RAM slots | 2 |
Storage type | SSD + HDD | |
SSD storage capacity | 256 GB | |
HDD storage capacity | 1 TB | |
Hard drive type | 2.5 inches, M.2, NVMe, PCIe |
Type of video card | Dedicated | |
Video card RAM | 2 GB |
Windows OS version | Windows 10 Home | |
Operating system language | Dutch, English, Multiple languages can be configured |
Laptop model | Laptop | |
Color | Black | |
Material | Metal | |
Metal type | Aluminum | |
Height | 2,39 cm | |
Width | 38,16 cm | |
Depth | 26,28 cm | |
Weight | 2,35 kg |
Mobile data connection | No | |
WiFi standards | Wireless AC | |
Bluetooth | ||
Bluetooth version | 4.0 |
USB port | ||
Number of USB ports | 4 | |
Type of USB port | Standard USB-A, USB-C | |
Protocol Female USB-C port | USB | |
USB version Female USB-C port | 3.0 | |
Number of female standard USB-A ports | 3 | |
Female standard USB-A port version | 2.0, 3.0 | |
Number of USB 2.0 Female USB-C ports | 0 | |
Number of USB 3.0 Female USB-C ports | 1 | |
Number of USB 3.1 Female USB-C port | 0 | |
HDMI connector | ||
Number of HDMI connectors | 1 | |
Female HDMI Type A port version | 1.4 | |
DisplayPort connector | ||
VGA connector | ||
Number of Ethernet ports | 1 | |
Thunderbolt connector | ||
Headphone jack | ||
Memory card reader |
Keyboard layout | QWERTY | |
Physical keyboard layout | ANSI | |
Numeric keypad | ||
Spill-resistant | ||
Backlit keyboard | ||
Mechanical keyboard | ||
Programmable keys |
Built-in microphone | ||
Number of speakers | 2 | |
Sound reproduction | Stereo | |
Integrated computer speakers brand | Standard speakers |
Built-in camera | ||
Image definition webcams | HD Ready (720p) |
Battery technology | Lithium polymer | |
Maximum battery life | 7 hours | |
Battery life according to customers | Very good |
Manufacturer's warranty |
TPM (Trusted platform module) | ||
Kensington lock | ||
Windows Hello | ||
Fingerprint identity sensor |
Extra installed software |
