Acer Aspire V15 Nitro Black Edition Review
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Don’t try to parse the
Don’t try to parse the name; a lot of it doesn’t make sense. But it does conjure thoughts of speed and performance that are backed up by the hardware. Our tricked-out review unit came packing not only a 3,820 x 2,160 display but also a Core i7-4710HQ processor, 16GB of memory and a 256GB solid state drive joined by a 1TB mechanical drive.
All this hardware jacks up the price. While a stripped-down model can be had for $1,099 (with a 1080p display) our review unit shipped with an MSRP of $1,799. That’s just $200 south of the 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina and Dell’s extravagant XPS 15 Touch. Can Acer’s new luxury laptop compete with these entrenched systems, or is it less impressive than its specifications suggest?
Guess what? The Aspire V15 Nitro Black Edition is black. Very black. A dark, matte coating dominates both the interior and exterior, broken up only by a slim strip of gunmetal etched with the title “Aspire V Nitro” along the display hinge.
The intended effect is subtle luxury. At a glance Acer achieves that, but the handsome exterior becomes less attractive the moment it’s touched. Plastic is the material of choice. Handsome plastic. Solid, rugged plastic. But plastic none the less. Panel gaps are quite visible, as well, and the display itself feels light and a bit flimsy.
In the context of the competition, at least. Compared to any random assortment of laptops the Aspire V15 would do well, but the MacBook Pro with Retina and Dell XPS 15 Touch are tough to beat. Both do a better job of delivering a truly premium feel. Acer should’ve spent more on design even if it meant upping the price.
Along the right flank of the Aspire V15 lurk three USB 3.0 ports along with HDMI, Ethernet and a combo audio jack. The SD card reader lives a lonely life on the system’s front edge. Wireless connections include 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The Wi-Fi adapter has twin-adapter MIMO support, which should allow for quicker and more reliable results.
We’re pleased with the port selection but not with their locations. Placing every single port on one flank means cords are more likely to tangle and USB devices with unusually large connectors are more likely to block their neighbors. This arrangement also makes a mouse less convenient, because USB device cords will always be near where a right-handed user places their mouse.
Read more: http://www.digitaltrends.com/laptop-r...
All this hardware jacks up the price. While a stripped-down model can be had for $1,099 (with a 1080p display) our review unit shipped with an MSRP of $1,799. That’s just $200 south of the 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina and Dell’s extravagant XPS 15 Touch. Can Acer’s new luxury laptop compete with these entrenched systems, or is it less impressive than its specifications suggest?
Guess what? The Aspire V15 Nitro Black Edition is black. Very black. A dark, matte coating dominates both the interior and exterior, broken up only by a slim strip of gunmetal etched with the title “Aspire V Nitro” along the display hinge.
The intended effect is subtle luxury. At a glance Acer achieves that, but the handsome exterior becomes less attractive the moment it’s touched. Plastic is the material of choice. Handsome plastic. Solid, rugged plastic. But plastic none the less. Panel gaps are quite visible, as well, and the display itself feels light and a bit flimsy.
In the context of the competition, at least. Compared to any random assortment of laptops the Aspire V15 would do well, but the MacBook Pro with Retina and Dell XPS 15 Touch are tough to beat. Both do a better job of delivering a truly premium feel. Acer should’ve spent more on design even if it meant upping the price.
Along the right flank of the Aspire V15 lurk three USB 3.0 ports along with HDMI, Ethernet and a combo audio jack. The SD card reader lives a lonely life on the system’s front edge. Wireless connections include 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The Wi-Fi adapter has twin-adapter MIMO support, which should allow for quicker and more reliable results.
We’re pleased with the port selection but not with their locations. Placing every single port on one flank means cords are more likely to tangle and USB devices with unusually large connectors are more likely to block their neighbors. This arrangement also makes a mouse less convenient, because USB device cords will always be near where a right-handed user places their mouse.
Read more: http://www.digitaltrends.com/laptop-r...
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