Acer Aspire V3-771G-6814 17.3 inch
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You'll get some of the best specs and features for your buck with Acer Aspire V3-771G-6814: Great picture on big 17.3 inch bright screen, fantastic sound quality, good gaming machine, very fast i5 processor at 3.2 GHz with turbo boost, easy multitasking with 8GB RAM and more..
It is a mid to high end laptop so certainly not just for checking emails, word processing and surfing the net. It feels solid, strong and well-built, definitely not cheap looking so it is designed to last you for at least a few years. Intel Core i5 processor at 2.6 GHz (up to 3.2 GHz with turbo boost) offers all the power you need. 8GB RAM will give you speed and the ability to do many things at the same time efficiently. You can save all your files- including multimedia in its big 750GB hard drive.
17.3 inch HD+ Widescreen LED-backlit Display big screen is a lot of fun to work or play the latest games on while you still have the portability of a light laptop, especially when you are doing multiple things at a time. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M graphics card is capable of helping you with the most demanding tasks- multimedia and the latest games. Sound is vibrant on Acer Aspire V3 with stereo speakers and Dolby Home Theater v4 system. Keyboard is quite cool with a nice design, separate multi gesture touchpad and numeric keypad. It works quietly despite all the power and manages the heat very well on demanding tasks.
Key Features:
- Ivy Bridge Intel Core™ i5-3230M Processor 2.6GHz up to 3.2 GHz with Turbo Boost
- 8GB DDR3 RAM
- 750GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with Dual Hard Drive Support
- 17.3" HD+ Widescreen CineCrystal LED-backlit Display with 1600 x 900 pixel resolution; 16:9 cinematic ratio
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M with 4GB of discrete DDR3 VRAM memory Windows 8
- 7.05lbs weight and a little over 1" thin
- Battery life- 4 hours in normal use
- Connectivity: 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, 8X DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive, 2 x USB 3.0 ports, 2 x USB 2.0 ports, HDMI port, Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader, Bluetooth 4.0+HS, 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 port), Advanced 1.3MP HD Webcam, Kensington Lock
Pros: Great graphics power - i5 Processor - 8 GB RAM - 750 GB Hard Drive - Strong sound - Affordable for what you get - Play the latest games easily - Light for its screen size
Cons: Pre-installed Windows 8 is not for everyone - A little prone to fingerprints.
Conclusion: What stands out for me with the Acer Aspire V3-771G-6814 is the graphics card power of NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M that you could compare with the upper class gaming cards and so you can even play games like Fallout, Crysis and Skyrim at highest settings with no problems whatsoever. Sure, sound is strong, 17.3 inch LED screen is big, processor is powerful at up to 3.2 GHz speed with 8GB RAM for multitasking. At this price range, one of the best laptops you can purchase in my opinion!
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