Recensione breve del portatile Acer Aspire V7-582PG-74508G52tkk

Acer's V-series has relied on a mix of metal and plastic for a long time and fuses these materials to a slim casing. Particularly the chassis' dimensions are ultrabook-like and make the Aspire a slim companion with a height of approximately 21 millimeters (~0.8 inches). The weight is average at around 2200 grams (~4.9 pounds) but its touchscreen makes it roughly 200 grams (~0.4 pounds) heavier than its series members with a matte screen. As known from the Aspire V5-537G, the display's back is made of plastic that features a brushed aluminum look for a better appearance. The screen's border is also glossy due to the touchscreen's edge-to-edge design.

A visible gap is created because the wrist rest and chassis are made of different materials. Dust and grime gather here. Our complaint about the poorly fitted display frame in the Aspire V5-537G does not apply to the V7-582PG owing to the edge-to-edge touchscreen. The display hinges feature an excellent build and close the laptop flush with the base unit; they keep the display in the desired position.

The casing's stiffness seems appropriate in view of the slim build. The casing only warps very marginally when a hand is placed on an outermost part. In return, it yields a few millimeters directly in the center on the level of the touchpad. A sufficient rigidness is ensured when the laptop is closed. Maintenance, similar to other ultrabooks and slim laptops, is not possible via a special cover. The base unit's entire tray has to be removed for this. However, that is no problem owing to standard Philips screws. Unlike the midrange Aspire V5-573G, the underside of the Aspire V7-582PG is covered with a light rubber coat. One major flaw that we found in our review sample was its warped screen. The display had a very visible tilted position. We did not discover the reason for this and cannot say whether other models are affected.

The same IPS screen is used in Acer's Aspire V7-582PG as in the Aspire V5-573G. The screen has a maximum resolution of 1920x1080 pixels and comes from AU Optronics. The screen looks somewhat darker than usual due to intense reflections despite its maximum high brightness of 313 cd/m². We even noticed that the keys reflect and can be seen on the screen when we tilt the display, particularly in dark areas. The screen achieves a very good illumination of 91% owing to its homogeneous brightness distribution.

Not a purebred, mechanical hard drive but not an SSD either - Toshiba's hybrid hard drive provides enough room for storing data on the laptop with 500 GB and can quickly access frequently used, important files. The HDD alongside its flash memory cache achieved a maximum rate of almost 300 MB/s that, however, was only available for a short time. According to CrystalDiskMark, the hard drive is average, operating with moderate write and read rates.

The processor-integrated Intel HD Graphics 4400 takes care of video output. The DirectX 11 capable model clocks with 200 - 1100 MHz depending on the load. The graphics chip can render even up-to-date games smoothly in minimum settings. Users who would like to enjoy an occasional game at a higher resolution can use the dedicated GeForce GT 750M that is enabled automatically as soon as the performance is required via Nvidia’s Optimus technology.

The GeForce GT 750M is a member of the upper midrange and was launched in spring 2013. The graphics card's chip is built by TSMC in a 28 nm process and is called GK107. Like the Aspire V5-573G, the GeForce GT 750M in the V7-582PG relies on 4096 MB of DDR3 graphics memory, which has a 128-bit memory bus. The graphics processor clocks with 967 MHz and can overclock itself when required. The GeForce GT 750M still calculated stably with 1058 MHz even after 30 minutes of stress testing via Prime95 and FurMark. It reached a maximum temperature of 90 °C (194 °F).

Acer's Aspire V7-583PG finished 3DMark 11 with 2419 points and is on a par with the Aspire V5-573G that achieved a similar score. Thus, the GeForce GT 750M is located between a GeForce GT 650M and GeForce GTX 660M from the former generation. Asus' N550JV-CN201H uses the same graphics card but operates a bit faster owing to Intel's Core i7-4700HQ processor. Asus' N550JV places itself 11% before our review sample because it reached 2678 points, which is about 260 points more. The internal Intel HD Graphics 4400 achieved a decent 848 points in the 3DMark 11 test.

The separately installed fans are an advantage as they share the task of discharging the waste heat from the processor and graphics card. A heat pipe system blows the heat out of the rear, which consequently heats up more intensely. In particular, the wrist rest can benefit from this and did not surpass 28 °C (82.4 °F) even in the stress test. The WASD area, important for gamers, barely heated up either and stayed cool in the gaming performance tests. Only the base unit's upper part, toward the display, got very hot during the stress test via Prime95 and FurMark. The temperatures surpassed 50 °C (122 °F) in this area.

The temperatures measured on the casing are moderate and on a normal level considering the chip temperatures. Both the graphics chip and processor achieved rates of around 90 °C (194 °F) in the stress test using Prime95 and FurMark. However, we noticed that the Core i7-4500U in the Aspire V7-582PG had more issues with its clock rates than the Core i5-4200U in the Aspire V5-573G. The Core i7-4500U's clock rate settled to roughly 1.9 GHz after approximately 20 minutes. The smaller model in the Aspire V5-573G still managed 2.2 GHz.

The faster processor and the touchscreen primarily take their toll in idle mode. The Aspire V7-582PG only lasted 5:39 hours, which is a full three hours less than the Aspire V5-573G. However, that not only affects idle mode. The Aspire V7-582PG is drained quickly, particularly when browsing or watching a DVD. The battery only achieved about four hours before the V7-582PG shut down. In return, our review sample achieved 2:37 hours in load and thus runs approximately one and a half hours longer than the Aspire V5-573G. Normally, Wi-Fi runtimes are longer than DVD runtimes. We cannot explain the tie in this case.

L'Acer Aspire V7-582PG è un buon dispositivo da portare con sè. La combinazione di Intel Core i7-4500U e GeForce GT 750M trasforma il modello Aspire anche in dispositivo per giocare. Lo schermo full HD ha buoni colori e contrasto e permette un ottimo uso dell'interfaccia Metro con la sua funzione touch.

Gli utenti non interessati in uno schermo touch dovrebbero rivolgersi all'Acer Aspire V5-573G a causa di alcuni problemi del V7-582PG. L'autonomia della batteria è molto inferiore a causa proprio del touchscreen, il contrasto è inferiore e l'usabilità all'esterno è molto limitata a causa dei riflessi sullo schermo.

Inoltre, è evidente che il sistema di raffreddamento del V7-582PG ha un lavoro molto più difficile, considerando che deve gestire un i7-4500U, non il Core i5-4200U dell'Aspire V5-573G.

L'Acer Aspire V7-582PG è un buon prodotto per acquirenti potenziali interessati a un laptop con touchscreen. Chi non ha necessità di uno schermo touch dovrebbe rivolgersi all'Aspire V5-582G.

Nota: è una recensione breve. Per la recensione completa in inglese leggete qui.