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Acer Aspire 5: 15.6" QHD IPS, i7-1260P, RTX 2050, 16GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe Gen4 SSD, Thunderbolt 4, Win11H @ $699.99
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Link (A515-57G-7830): https://www.costco.com/acer-aspir...50855.h
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Link (A515-57G-7830): https://www.costco.com/acer-aspir...50855.h
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- Windows 11 Home
- 15.6" 2560x1440 IPS Display, 100% sRGB
- Core i7-1260P (4P+8E)/16T CPU (4.7 GHz Turbo, 18MB Cache)
- Nvidia RTX 2050 4GB GDDR6 Graphics (38W)
- 16GB (8GBx2) DDR4 3200 MHz Ram (2 Slots)
- 1TB M.2 PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD
- 720P Webcam
- Backlit Keyboard
- Fingerprint Reader
- Wi-Fi 6 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.1 + Gigabit Lan
- Ports:
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (DisplayPort over USB Type-C, Thunderbolt 4, USB Charging)
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Port (with Power-Off Charging)
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Ports
- 1x HDMI™ 2.1 Port with HCDP support
- 1x RJ-45 Port
- 1x Headphone/Speaker/Line-out Jack
- 3 Cell 50 WHr Battery
- 3.97 lbs
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Link (A515-57G-7830): https://www.costco.com/acer-aspir...50855.h
Spec:
Link (A515-57G-7830): https://www.costco.com/acer-aspir...50855.h
Spec:
- Windows 11 Home
- 15.6" 2560x1440 IPS Display, 100% sRGB
- Core i7-1260P (4P+8E)/16T CPU (4.7 GHz Turbo, 18MB Cache)
- Nvidia RTX 2050 4GB GDDR6 Graphics (38W)
- 16GB (8GBx2) DDR4 3200 MHz Ram (2 Slots)
- 1TB M.2 PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD
- 720P Webcam
- Backlit Keyboard
- Fingerprint Reader
- Wi-Fi 6 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.1 + Gigabit Lan
- Ports:
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (DisplayPort over USB Type-C, Thunderbolt 4, USB Charging)
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Port (with Power-Off Charging)
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Ports
- 1x HDMI™ 2.1 Port with HCDP support
- 1x RJ-45 Port
- 1x Headphone/Speaker/Line-out Jack
- 3 Cell 50 WHr Battery
- 3.97 lbs
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Online reviews say ~280nits, and ram is upgradeable. Display is a deal breaker for me, but it's not a horrible price.
Online reviews say ~280nits, and ram is upgradeable. Display is a deal breaker for me, but it's not a horrible price.
I've been looking for laptops for 3 people this holiday. Any deal with a display less than 300 nits is rejected (also anything less than ~100% NTSC/100% sRGB color range is rejected). 300-399 nits is considered based on the rest of the configuration, but it has to be a good deal.
I have a 400nits 90hz OLED display now and am happy with it, so that's my standard. I just ordered the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 for $1100 with 500 nits for light gaming.
If this machine was $100 more for a 350+ nits 100% sRGB display, I would buy this immediately for my architect gf.
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I've been looking for laptops for 3 people this holiday. Any deal with a display less than 300 nits is rejected (also anything less than ~100% NTSC/100% sRGB color range is rejected). 300-399 nits is considered based on the rest of the configuration, but it has to be a good deal.
I have a 400nits 90hz OLED display now and am happy with it, so that's my standard. I just ordered the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 for $1100 with 500 nits for light gaming.
If this machine was $100 more for a 350+ nits 100% sRGB display, I would buy this immediately for my architect gf.
Now coming to this panel, this does cover 100% sRGB and I think around 75% DCI-P3 and 70% Adobe RGB. Regarding your assumption that it is a 280-nits panel from some user review you saw, that is also misleading. No two displays, even the exact models, are same and there will be some degree of variance always. I have seen multiple reviews where this panel actually goes over 300 nits.
Now coming to this panel, this does cover 100% sRGB and I think around 75% DCI-P3 and 70% Adobe RGB. Regarding your assumption that it is a 280-nits panel from some user review you saw, that is also misleading. No two displays, even the exact models, are same and there will be some degree of variance always. I have seen multiple reviews where this panel actually goes over 300 nits.
There are variance in display brightness within a model. Sure. But if you read my message completely then you know that I prefer displays at a certain level, having two laptops with 400 and 500 nits displays. Rejecting a laptop with limited spec info and finding a 280 nits measurement in some random review, is the same as rejecting a 300+ nits in another. They're both way below my standard. Unless you want to provide some evidence that a panels that have a market spec of 300 nits often vary up to 500 nits. Otherwise thanks for your info.
Looks to be ~66% of a 3050 and 6% faster than AMD Ryzen's 680m iGPU. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs2JZnb
Looks to have THROTTLING issues. Cpu limits to 12w and games STUTTER unless you use Throttlestop to adjust the power settings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqeJMg8
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