Acer Aspire V3 Notebook: specifications and reviews

Entering the market for the Acer Aspire V3 series of notebooks in all possible modifications clearly did not go unnoticed by either potential buyers or competitors. Judging by the numerous reviews in the media, the advantages of a mobile device can not be counted, first of all it is a low price and very high productivity. In this article, the reader will be able to get to know the culprit of the agiotage in the notebook market. Having learned the technical characteristics, advantages and disadvantages, and also having studied the owners' feedback, any person can independently draw conclusions about the device and make the necessary decision before making a purchase.

Positioning the device on the world market

Notebook Acer Aspire V3 is designed for home use, and the target audience for it are the owners who need the most powerful mobile device for working with all sorts of multimedia applications. However, in our country for some reason it is considered that the presence of a sufficiently powerful discrete adapter indicates that the device is aimed at the gaming market. This is an erroneous opinion, because the video system is still in demand with video editors or viewing programs, graphics editors, where video filters are used, in plotting and 3D modeling.

And if it's about games, the user should initially know that Acer Aspire V3 notebooks are not positioned on the market as mobile gaming devices.

Branded packaging from the manufacturer

How delicately noted: "They meet on clothes." The buyer must take the decision of the manufacturer to abandon the luxury package as a desire to reduce the price for this mobile device. In fact, the box is needed only to bring the laptop to the door of the house. It is made of ordinary cardboard and is presented in the form of a diplomat. At one end of the box, the manufacturer gave a brief description of the functionality of the laptop. And on the main panel of packing even there is a graphic image of the device with the name of modification.

Completion of the device is slightly more interesting: the Acer Aspire V3 itself, Recovery-disk for Windows system recovery, drivers, power supply, a brief guide and a cloth cover. Some modifications of mobile devices, as the owners in the reviews say, have in the delivery complete instructions for setting up the system and operating the laptop. Concerning the cover in the set of opinions, it is agreed that it is designed to protect the device from dust and moisture during storage.

First meeting

The design of the laptop is more conservative. The total absence of glamorous bevels at the edges, additional drawings on the lid of the laptop and mirror gloss on all surfaces make it clear to the potential buyer that it is a device for business and home use, and not just another toy for envy to others.

In view of the fact that the laptop Acer Aspire V3 has many modifications, the manufacturer decided to release several types of design of the case - metal and plastic. Such a decision allowed to significantly expand the target audience of buyers.

A laptop in a metal case is less prone to fingerprints, and its appearance, unlike a plastic device, is more presentable. However, we should not forget that the metal solution will have to be paid in advance, the manufacturer made this innovation non-pay.

The most important component

Quite a strange attitude from the company Acer to its customers. All existing modifications on the market have different liquid crystal matrixes, and it seems that the manufacturer put what he had at that time at hand. Business class 17-inch devices received TN + Film-matrix of poor quality, but with support for FullHD. The classic 15-inch laptop was unlucky the most, it was equipped with an antediluvian matrix TN with a resolution of 1366 x 768 dots per inch. Even the LED-backlight, realized for aligning the color balance of the screen, can not reflect the real black color.

But 13-inch devices, the same Acer Aspire V3 371, reviews of which in the media assure that the device is aimed at mobile users, received all the latest technologies. This IPS-matrix, a resolution of 1920 x 1080 and LED-backlight. Naturally, in this series of notebooks excellent color rendition and excellent viewing angles, and accordingly, there will be no negative from buyers in the media.

Interfaces and connectors

Very pleased with the decision of the manufacturer to install in the line of notebooks Acer Aspire V3 optical drive. As practice shows, the technology is again in demand after the USB-drives began to fail in terms of operation. The DVD drive is not available only in a 13-inch device, which is why there are a lot of negative reviews in the media, because instead of the drive the manufacturer did not deign to place additional connectors, leaving the panel empty.

The right panel of devices besides the optical drive contains a connector for connecting the charger, two USB ports, an audio output for connecting headphones and an appropriate input for the microphone. The left panel of the laptop has two more USB connectors, a RJ-45 connector for connecting to a local network, an HDMI output and an analog signal output realized as an old D-Sub interface. It is worth noting that there are on the same panel Kensington lock and a huge grille with a radiator, through which the hot air is withdrawn from the processor and video card.

That's the keyboard!

When you open the lid of the laptop first thing strikes a smart keyboard. It is very important that the manufacturer did not become wiser as it did with the screens and provided all of its devices, including the most popular line of Acer Aspire V3 571g, an excellent and practical input device. The keyboard is complete: there is a digital block, all buttons are full-sized and are separated from each other by a couple of millimeters.

The key stroke is short, but very stiff, with little impact on the finger. Even a long space button can control the pressure. Judging by the numerous reviews in the media, the owners express special thanks to the manufacturer for installing a professional input device.

It is rather strange to see functional buttons on full-sized keyboards. However, on close inspection, everything falls into place - the buttons control wireless interfaces, screen and sound. It is unfortunate that the manufacturer decided to save money, because the buttons on the device panel would look much more refined.

Separate attention - the touch panel

The rather strange touchpad is installed in the Acer Aspire V3 notebook. Feedback from users on this issue is twofold. On the one hand, the touch panel has a matte finish with a slight roughness. This solution allows you to effectively control the sliding of your finger. Accordingly, the touchpad can be used even to create sketches in drawing.

On the other hand, the touchpad attracts many questions regarding size and layout. The manufacturer does not understand why he dumped it for a couple of millimeters deep, reducing in size, and the placement of the touchpad almost at the front end of the laptop causes negative emotions when using it. It is inconvenient to constantly keep your hands on the weight. Also, many users were outraged by the lack of multi-touch technology for the touch panel.

Pleasant Sound

Recently, most manufacturers do not pay attention to the audio system of their devices, and this has already become part of the norm, which can not be said about the notebooks of the Acer Aspire V3 line. The feedback of the owners of this gadget assures us that they have not heard such a beautiful sound for a long time. The speakers are located below the panel, located between the screen and the keyboard. They are positioned as a stereo system, but the manufacturer decided not to stop there and provided them with the function "Home Theater", which is implemented via the standard driver Realtek.

Users note that the sound quality extends to the audio output, which honestly produces a range from 40 Hz to 15 kHz. And if you compare the sound quality on the active speakers connected to the audio connector of the laptop, then it is no worse than the external sound card of entry level from Creative E-MU 0204USB. This is a serious statement by the manufacturer Acer in the market of multimedia devices.

About "goodies"

All potential buyers will be interested to know that the concept of "weak components" is completely missing for the entire line of notebooks Acer Aspire V3. The specifications of all devices start with the description of the Intel Core i processor. Depending on the modification, you can find Core i3, i5 and i7 processors, for which the manufacturer has installed the appropriate sets of RAM, the latter varies in the range 4-16 Gigabytes.

The video cards installed by the manufacturer begin with the GeForce GT 640M game line. Judging by the numerous reviews of satisfied owners, very often there are video adapters Nvidia GeForce GTX 760M, which work together with the integrated adapter Intel HD Graphics 4600 and are able to disconnect hardware to save battery power.

Most laptops have modern SSD-disks with capacity from 120 to 240 GB. Seventeen inch devices are equipped with two hard drives: SSD- and HDD-disk. And this is for the entire line of Acer Aspire V3. The BIOS system of laptops is protected from failures and duplicated by an additional chip, as it is implemented on gaming computers.

Autonomy of work

Many potential buyers are never interested in the autonomy of laptops with high performance, because a priori these are two mutually exclusive factors - either performance or autonomy. If only we are not talking about laptops series Acer Aspire V3. The battery in all devices is guaranteed not to disconnect the device within two hours with a constant load of the processor and video card no more than 70% - this is the majority of dynamic games.

Watching the same video will allow you to use the battery life up to four hours, like any laptop of this class. However, users note that it is not possible to extend the operating time of the device from one charge by disabling the wireless interfaces, since their consumption compared to the basic components is negligible. If you disable hardware discrete video adapter and reduce the brightness of the screen, you can probably win twenty or thirty minutes of battery life.

Positive moments

Many owners of Acer Aspire V3 devices will appreciate the wireless interface characteristics. In all notebooks, a Wi-Fi module is installed from the well-known brand Qualcomm Atheros, which, according to IT professionals, is today considered to be the most stable in the world and will never be affected by overheating or transmission of large amounts of information. Also, all mobile systems are equipped with a modern Bluetooth 4.0 module supporting all available technologies that comply with this standard.

Wired interface for connecting the Internet or a local network is gigabit and implemented on the basis of the well-known company Broadcom. The manufacturer at installation of accessories gives preference only to well-known brands which provide the production with the big guarantee term. Thus, the memory modules of Kingston have a lifetime warranty, and the hard drives of the Japanese manufacturer Toshiba are limited to five years of operation.

All users, without exception, are very pleased that the manufacturer has installed in all models of the Acer Aspire V3 series a modern webcam with a resolution of 1.3 megapixels, FullHD support and a video recording speed of up to 60 frames per second.

Features of the equipment

Quite interesting manufacturer came with the equipment of laptops operating system. In most cases, the buyer is offered a laptop without Windows, but each of such devices has a recovery disk from which any owner can deploy the mentioned operating system on his device.

Some modifications, on the contrary, have a licensed system with a sticker on the case, as it is implemented for all Acer Aspire V3 572g devices. Responses of owners assure that such a decision is extremely necessary in a business where the law on the use of licensed software is distributed. Also, many users note that the manufacturer is in step with the times, and always provides its devices with modern operating systems - the current Windows 10 64-bit completely ousted its predecessors.

Maintenance and repair

Since all powerful systems need high-quality cooling, the user in no way can avoid problems with dustiness of the internal components of the laptop. The first sign of pollution in such devices is heating and the eerie sound emitted by the fan, which is unable to clean the system of debris. Having taken care of placing of powerful components, the manufacturer at all did not think of service and repair. For example, the laptop Acer Aspire V3 571g needs to be disassembled completely, to the motherboard to get close to the dirty fan.

There are several options for solving the problem. Many owners trust cleaning professionals, giving the device to an official service center. Those who want to save on maintenance can do this with a vacuum cleaner. It is enough to blow the ventilation openings at the entrance (from the bottom of the laptop) and the outlet (on the left panel of the device) of the cooling system. The main thing here is to pay attention to the cleaning procedure, blowing the laptop once a month.

Finally

As you can see from the review, Acer Aspire V3 notebooks will appeal to many users. After all, for most buyers, it is the price that decides whether to be a purchase or not. Just in value, a budget device can compete with more expensive players in the notebook market. A significant role for buyers is played by performance - here Acer surprised everyone by providing its devices with modern components of the elite class. In addition, the buyer will receive many more modern technologies that are hidden in a chic and well-protected case.