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This laptop is definitely a great surprise for someone new to Windows 8 and semi-high-performance laptops.
PROS:
-The Aspire V5-572G is light, sturdy, and very eye-catching when experiencing it for the first time. The upgraded gpu is what completely sold me, and I needed a laptop I could use for school, occasional gaming, and for occasional distractions. This guy does all three.
-Windows 8 was a new experience that took a day or so to get used to. FOLLOW THE MINI-TUTORIAL IN THE BEGINNING. It helps. Now that I've grasped the concept of Windows 8, I'm blazing through all of my software/applications faster than a bat out of hell. The only thing that could make this experience even better would be a touchscreen, but I can live without it.
-Intel Turbo Boost was a new (for me) tech which gives the Intel i5 processor speed a boost from 1.8ghz 2.6ghz when it needs to. So whenever I load up a heavy game (Skyrim, Bioshock:Inf, BF3, etc.), the Turbo Boost automatically clocks in and gives me the performance that I need to run smoothly. It's very much like overclocking without the risk of overheating/damaging or even the hassle of manually overclocking.
-The V5-572G comes with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 720M gpu. I recently bought my first GeForce GTX 660 Ti for my desktop, so having the NVIDIA cards in both my laptop and my desktop help me sleep at night. The benchmarks on the Aspire V5-572G are phenomenal. Along with the Turbo Boost, the gpu graphics are very mouth-watering compared to my elder Dell laptop.
CONS:
-After being spoiled with Solid-State Drives and high-rpm HDDs, the stock HDD was the only thing that was lacking. The V5-572G came with a Toshiba 5400rpm 500GB(True memory ~460GB) HDD. The transfer rates are slow due to it's low 5400rpm, but if you have a few minutes to spare, then you're golden. You can live with it. This is fixable, so I did not rate a star lower.
-Out-of-the-box, the Aspire V5-572G is amazing. The power button is hidden in plain sight (it took me a while to find it), so finally finding it was exciting. Like every first boot-up/run, it was slow. But it wasn't just slow, it was painfully slow. Slower than I've ever experienced; even my elder Dell laptop wasn't this slow (maybe my expectations have changed now that I'm older?) I honestly began thinking something was wrong with it because of how slow it was running. However, I eventually figured out how to navigate Windows 8 and updated all of the drivers and the Windows Live updates. After updating and restarting once or twice, it boots up faster and loads applications/software faster than before. Funny how something that small can alter the entire performance of one piece of tech. After that slight hiccup, it's all around one of the quickest laptops I've ever used.
The Aspire V5-572G is amazing. The upgraded graphics, the turbo boosted processor, the portability, the weight, the price; everything was here. I believe the MSRP is $729.99 on Acer's website, so saving an extra $100+ was also a swaying factor.
Overall: Excellent.
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Ordered this computer because I wanted something that can play some decent games on medium settings. It has only arrived yesterday, but I am already in love with it. It feels solid, well built and has insane computing power for a laptop of its price. The Dedicated video card is a huge plus. The GT 720m is a newer card and it shows. You can easily play TF2, Runescape, LoL, Torchlight 2, Diablo 3 and many other "lower end" games on max settings. Then we get to the heavy hitters, like Crysis, BF3 and Skyrim. It handles Skyrim on medium at 35 FPS, BF3 on low at 25-40 and Crysis... well lets just say you can barely play it on low. That's no big deal for me because I have a custom built desktop that can easily handle such games, but for others it might be a concern.The only con I have is Windows 8, It is AWFUL. I'll be torrenting Win 9 as soon as it is released.
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Bought this for my son as a back to school gift he wanted a computer that could play games and i wanted it to also be able to do his school work. it allowed him to do well in school and still play computer games with his friend would recommend this to anyone planing on buying a computer that can allow a child to play games and get school work doneFind helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Acer Aspire V5-572G-6679 15.6-inch Laptop (Polar Black)
I am very happy with this laptop. It is serving my needs quite well. I don't know that I will really ever require the extra graphics capability consider how I will use it (I only got laptop with them on my brother's suggestion) but it is nice to know they are there when/if I need.The screen is clear and crisp. I haven't noticed any of the washout I hear with Acer products (although I have owned three and been satisfied always), excepting their service desk is a pain to use and it has been a chore just to register my laptop. Still not sure if it actually even is registered to be honest.
I have used the touch pad far more than I expected and find its responsiveness to be right where I want it. There is a bit of a strange spot in the bottom left corner. It depresses more than any other spot, but its size is appropriate and does not interfere with my typing at all.
I LOVE the key board. It fits my fingers perfectly and has just the right "touch" and sound to give a very satisfying "I am typing" experience. The separate number pad was a must for me also.
Battery life is sufficient but not exceptional. I expect if I was using graphics intensive programs it would be considerably less, but like I said, that is not much of an issue to me.
I was a bit apprehensive going with a 1.8 GHz processor, even though it is an i5, but considering the hyper-threading/ turbo features I haven't had any problems, so all is good there.
I initially balked at the lack of an optical drive, but really, how often does one get used anymore? Besides, with the USB 3.0 port I can buy one that would be better than any stock version anyway.
The sound quality is GREAT for such a little machine. when I first tried it out I was not impressed, but then realized I hadn't activated the Dolby system (ha ha) and when I did I was amazed. I was used to having my old laptop speakers set to a little under max, but this one functions better and louder under 50%
Overall appearance is very nice. It is small, sleek, and feels durable. It is fairly fingerprint resistant and the all black color scheme is stylish.
BTWjust in case anyone is wondering (I was) it does come with Windows 864 bit, despite only being listed as windows 8. i suppose this goes without saying to some considering it has 6 GB RAM, but I couldn't be sure. I don't HATE W8, but I don't see it as being a major improvement either, although some features are nice. It doesn't take long to set up a decent desktop either if you want to make the effort.
Its hard to find anything negative with this machine so far, so I will just say that it, like most, could do with a better hinge system. I prefer a continuous hinge. It just makes me feel better.
To sum up, at the price of this machine I couldn't find a better system and am very happy with my purchase.
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