The ultrabook-ish laptop

Review | Acer Aspire V5-571G

Unlike the hateful glossy finish on its V3 cousin, this one has a classy matte black finish. You could probably accuse it of being a tad drab, but simple isn’t always boring. The dimensions speak for themselves—0.9-inches thick and weighing 2.44kg.

The Acer Aspire V5-571G laptop is powered by the Intel Core i5-2467M processor clocking at 1.6 GHz, with 4 GB RAM, and supports USB 3.0. It uses both an Nvidia GeForce GT 620M (1 GB) and Intel HD 3000 graphics card, in switchable mode, depending on the program running. Standard speed benchmarks are not bad—the PCMark Vantage score of 5,855 points is solid mid-range performance. PCMark 07’s score of 1,701 verifies this. For gamers, there is some good news. The 3DMark11 gives 1,842 for Entry Mode, 1,128 for Performance Mode and 345 in the Extreme Mode (higher is better for all these tests). The V5 will be able to handle the latest games at medium settings.

Battery life clocked two and a half hours in battery tests. Translate that into real life performance, and this should double. This one is clearly closing in on what most ultrabooks will offer.

The display is amazing—no reflectiveness—and the entirely matte quality makes this a hot favourite. Just be careful about keeping the light levels down, because it gets uncomfortably bright.

At its current price, the Aspire V5 could be your ultrabook-ish laptop, without the ultrabook prices.

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Specifications

Processor: Intel Core i5-2467M @ 1.6GHz

RAM: 4 GB

Display: 15.6 inches, 1366x768 pixel

Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GT 620M with 1 GB RAM and Intel HD 3000

Storage: 500 GB HDD

Optical drive: Yes

Connectivity: 2 USB 2.0, 1 USB 3.0, HDMI, SD card slot, Ethernet and Wi-Fi

Website: www.acer.co.in

Price: :Rs42,990

RATINGS*

Features: 8

Performance: 8

Build quality: 7

Value for money: 8.5

Total: 8

*Ratings are on a scale of 10.

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