techradar.com/au/ Updated: 2014-07-18 01:05:52
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These days, buying a budget laptop doesn't always mean compromising everything you need from a computer. For this notebook, unfortunately, compromise rears its ugly head. Acer's Aspire E1-472G-6844, priced at $599.99 (about £350, AU$640), scrimps in a few...
Affordable, Attractive design, Great keyboard, HDMIout and 3 USBs...
Poor touchpad & button, Too heavy, Filled with bloatware, Mediocre battery life...
The Acer Aspire E1, despite being on the high end of "budget", comes with plenty of caveats. But maybe that's a given, and it's better to focus on what it does right. Unfortunately, when all is taken into account, the Aspire E1 gets splits almost entirely...
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These days, buying a budget laptop doesn't always mean compromising everything you need from a computer. For this notebook, unfortunately, compromise rears its ugly head. Acer's Aspire E1-472G-6844, priced at $599.99 (about £350, AU$640), scrimps in a few...
Affordable, Attractive design, Great keyboard, HDMI, out and 3 USBs...
Poor touchpad & button, Too heavy, Filled with bloatware, Mediocre battery life...
If you were considering the E1 for a budget buy, ask yourself: are these compromises that you can live with? Maybe you'll get used to the touchpad's quirks after a few weeks, and you don't care what Frankie Muniz's ugly face looks like on Netflix, as lon...
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A frequent question asked when buying a laptop for around 500 Euros (~$651) is whether an Intel or AMD processor should be installed. In this price range, only few manufacturers offer strong processor from Intel's Core i-range and they are partly energy-e...
Low noise and heat emissions, Good battery life, Good processor for this range, Decent speakers, Appealing design...
that is also a bit boring, Spongy keyboard, Moderate screen, Few interfaces, No USB 3.0 or Bluetooth, Wrist rest heats up...
Acer's Aspire E1-571G is a solid entry-level device that does not exhibit any major weaknesses. However, it does not feature any highlights like the competition sets in one way or another. Fans of design will be better off with devices from Dell or Sony...
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Acer is well known for its vastness of different laptop classes. In this case, the Aspire E5-571G with a dedicated Nvidia GeForce 840M and Intel's i5 4210U CPU provides a compact, overall bundle for just below 700 Euros. A total hard drive capacity of 1 T...
Solid laptop for 700 Euros, Overall quiet operating noise, Good touchpad, 24 month manufacturer's warranty, Agreeable temperature development...
Screen's brightness (particularly in battery mode), Contrast, Poor viewing angles, Jumpy noise behavior in idle, Maintainability, Interface diversity USB 3.0...
Acer Aspire E5-571G Finally, we will summarize the test of Acer's laptop and unite all previous criteria. For the demanded 700 Euros, we get a laptop equipped for many application scenarios that stands out with pleasing input devices (especially the touc...
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