Nvidia® GeForce® GTX 1050 with 4 GB Dedicated Memory
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LetoKynes to dlghorner
7 May 1719#2
It's an Acer.
Axeboy
7 May 175#8
I'm pretty sure 8gb, 1080p and a quad core 7-series CPU are perfectly fine and matched to the graphics to be honest... so I'm not sure why you cant understand the spec being "gaming"
Depending on what work you do of course, that spec would be higher than anything Ive ever seen at any workplace. So, if you have a higher spec for the laptops you deploy for users at work, they must all have 16gb and 7-series i7's... never seen that in normal work
edit: this was in response to a now deleted comment, just to make some sense cheeky
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dlghorner
7 May 172#1
Seems a good price for the spec, especially with a laptop.. What's the catch?
LetoKynes to dlghorner
7 May 1719#2
It's an Acer.
snappyfish to dlghorner
7 May 171#6
Catch is a good price laptop.
hadyanth to dlghorner
7 May 17#7
The catch is this deal is basically a good graphics card with a sh*t laptop attached. How they refer to this spec as 'gaming' is beyond me. The laptops I deploy to my users at work are far better and they're considered midrange.
Rid1 to dlghorner
7 May 171#22
It's a Laptop :disappointed:
eraldo to dlghorner
7 May 17#27
Tiny 128gb of storage. Would have to buy a HDD to add a useful amount of storage assuming it has a 2nd sata slot which could add another £70-£120
didsburydan
7 May 172#3
i wish they didn't make gaming laptops look so bad.
Jack161 to didsburydan
7 May 171#5
Agreed. This spec in a 'normal' looking body would be almost perfect for me.
thelagmonster
7 May 17#4
This seems like a really good price!
Axeboy
7 May 175#8
I'm pretty sure 8gb, 1080p and a quad core 7-series CPU are perfectly fine and matched to the graphics to be honest... so I'm not sure why you cant understand the spec being "gaming"
Depending on what work you do of course, that spec would be higher than anything Ive ever seen at any workplace. So, if you have a higher spec for the laptops you deploy for users at work, they must all have 16gb and 7-series i7's... never seen that in normal work
edit: this was in response to a now deleted comment, just to make some sense cheeky
Shakeyyy
7 May 171#9
Screen is bad, look at reviews. Lenovo Y700 is probably the best screen for any gaming laptop, I got the 4K one and even though I chose to go for a 960m instead of a 1050 Acer/HP Omen/Dell, I am glad I did because of the quality of the screen. Wouldn't ever go for a crappy TN panel with awesome specs, because we do more than play games nowadays
Good build quality but very poor screen, which is a shame.
Badpoet
7 May 17#11
Nice spec but agree with the above the looks don't do it for me.
makkan00
7 May 17#12
Same review mentions;
'But keep an eye out for special offers on the Acer, because any price cuts will make this a good-value machine.'
They reviewed it @ £900. Considereing that, its a good value for money whether its a good gaming machine or not.
ian18
7 May 17#13
Is this a good computer for general work? Photoshop, word, email etc. Would use an external monitor via hdmi.
If not any suggestions?
Shakeyyy to ian18
7 May 17#14
It'll be very fast, but bad for colour-accurate work like Photoshop if using the bad matte TN panel.
But since you're using an external monitor you should be good! Good spec for the price, but a bad laptop if using it solely as a laptop.
Gormond
7 May 171#15
GTX 1050 is a low end GPU. I certainly wouldn't call it a gaming laptop. You want atleast a 1060 for 1080p gaming.
Axeboy to Gormond
7 May 17#20
While the 1060 is certainly better, a 1050 is fine for gaming, I'm sure you know that
RedRain to Gormond
7 May 171#25
While i like high end hardware not everyone wants to game in ultra/1440p/4k ect their is a market for this
Shakeyyy
7 May 171#16
Well that's subjective, depends on what you want from a machine. I couldn't justify spending £750+ on a machine that has a rubbish screen that I'll be viewing the actual game on, specs are nice but if you're playing high end games on a sub-standard screen what's the point. 1 year warranty, whereas you can pick up an open-box gaming laptop from John Lewis which will come with warranty and they automatically knock off another £40/50 if you ask for extra discount.
I picked up a brand new Lenovo Y700, 960m I7 6700HQ 4k screen for £900 because of it being a return, knocked off £50 instantly at checkout making it £850 with a 3 year warranty.
1050 is good and that, but unless you're going for just specs, I'd skip this entirely. A lot of money for sub-par a screen which is what you're going to be looking at.
Acer, spec-wise they seem decent, but so badly put together you have problems a year after purchase, good deal for short term needs, but not worth it imo
Bikerdanny to chocolatenomlike
7 May 171#26
I had a acer gaming laptop a few years ago, the motherboard went on it just ourside the 1 year warranty. Thankfully I had a extended warranty on it ( part of some offer at the time ) and they were decent and paid out the full value for the laptop, bought a Lenovo and that's been great for 3years plus now
viaikase
7 May 17#19
Nice Spec, nice price!
dudwood_fudwood
7 May 17#21
I have this laptop and it is great for gaming on the go. Don't expect to run games on ultra but most games are good on mid to high settings. The screen is not IPS so is a little underwhelming but displays fine for 1080p gaming on the go.
Price is best I've seen so heat added. I don't understand people stating it's not a gamimg laptop as it runs a lot of modern games with no issue. What exactly is the criteria to meet to be a gaming laptop?
Joshimitsu91
7 May 171#23
Sorry, what? The graphics card is probably the weakest part of this machine when it comes to gaming. HQ i5, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, 1080p TN panel all perfectly fine for games. 1050 will push enough frames at 1080p for a good experience, however you ideally would want to have at least a 1050Ti for a "gaming" laptop. At this price though the spec is decent.
Consider that the Dell XPS 15 comes with a 1050 in a much sleeker chassis and you start to see it's not really a gaming GPU.
Enet
7 May 17#24
Guys it's a gaming laptop. A proper "low end" gaming laptop. Yes a 1050ti version is the minimum spec for VR gaming but for any other 1080p gaming this is fine. This laptop Its cheaper than 960m machines with a better gpu! My Mac book has a 970m which is only slightly better than the 1050. It plays games from the last few years with medium graphics. Admittedly the rest of the hardware is better. But factor in the "quad core" i5 cpu, 128mb SSD and because it is a modern gpu it has more recent drivers for newer games then this looks like a genuine bargain.
estjaydee
8 May 17#28
1 TB HDD + 128 GB SSD
dezontk
8 May 17#29
Seems like the price these toy computers should be. Nothing special, price or spec wise.
What would you recommend for mobile gaming at £750 that would do 1080p at a solid 60fps?
Gormond to Axeboy
9 May 17#32
For the price this is a good machine, I doubt you will find better at £750. Just don't expect anything more than 1080/30 gaming at medium settings on modern games.
If I was after a "gaming laptop" I would spend a little more and get atleast a 1060, which is over twice as fast 4.0 TFLOPS Vs 1.8 TFLOPS.
ssimonian
9 May 17#33
Going to weigh in on this - good deal. I don't know where the dislike is coming from, personally I think it is well rounded spec wise and going to be the best value in this price range really. Look at it this way - 7300 - low to mid range quad core cpu, 8gb - middle tier amount of good speed ram, low to middle tier dedicated gpu, ok main storage and has a adequate sized ssd which considering prices for them recently is a great addition at the moment. Only letdown really is the screen, a continuing feature with lots of acer laptops, but it's not awful.
Overall I think it is a great deal. There is no single component this is disproportionately powerful compared to the rest of the machine, and decent value overall. How it looks...guess that is up to you. In conclusion - heat added.
TimberWolfUK
10 May 17#34
AO.com says it has an IPS screen plus they also price match So you can further knock £40 off bringing it to £724.99. Won't find anything cheaper. HOT
steevhan
4 Jul 17#35
Seems like a good deal, this would easily run any game out there on medium (apart from PUBG in its current state) with a decent frame rate. If this is going to be a secondary gaming machine for on the move or if you are just wanting some casual gaming this would be ideal. a 1050ti or 1060 would be better obviously but good luck finding many at a similar price.
Heat :smile:
Henrik7
4 Jul 17#36
Does anyone have a code for this? Showing £849.99 on ACER site.
Opening post
code - GAMING10
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Intel® Core™ i5-7300HQ processor Quad-core 2.50 GHz
39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD (1920 x 1080) 16:9
8 GB, DDR4 SDRAM
1 TB HDD + 128 GB SSD
Nvidia® GeForce® GTX 1050 with 4 GB Dedicated Memory
Top comments
Depending on what work you do of course, that spec would be higher than anything Ive ever seen at any workplace. So, if you have a higher spec for the laptops you deploy for users at work, they must all have 16gb and 7-series i7's... never seen that in normal work
edit: this was in response to a now deleted comment, just to make some sense cheeky
All comments (36)
Depending on what work you do of course, that spec would be higher than anything Ive ever seen at any workplace. So, if you have a higher spec for the laptops you deploy for users at work, they must all have 16gb and 7-series i7's... never seen that in normal work
edit: this was in response to a now deleted comment, just to make some sense cheeky
http://www.trustedreviews.com/acer-aspire-vx-15-review
Good build quality but very poor screen, which is a shame.
'But keep an eye out for special offers on the Acer, because any price cuts will make this a good-value machine.'
They reviewed it @ £900. Considereing that, its a good value for money whether its a good gaming machine or not.
If not any suggestions?
But since you're using an external monitor you should be good! Good spec for the price, but a bad laptop if using it solely as a laptop.
I picked up a brand new Lenovo Y700, 960m I7 6700HQ 4k screen for £900 because of it being a return, knocked off £50 instantly at checkout making it £850 with a 3 year warranty.
1050 is good and that, but unless you're going for just specs, I'd skip this entirely. A lot of money for sub-par a screen which is what you're going to be looking at.
https://www.cnet.com/products/acer-aspire-vx-15/review/
Price is best I've seen so heat added. I don't understand people stating it's not a gamimg laptop as it runs a lot of modern games with no issue. What exactly is the criteria to meet to be a gaming laptop?
Consider that the Dell XPS 15 comes with a 1050 in a much sleeker chassis and you start to see it's not really a gaming GPU.
I would expect atleast this on a "Gaming" laptop.
If I was after a "gaming laptop" I would spend a little more and get atleast a 1060, which is over twice as fast 4.0 TFLOPS Vs 1.8 TFLOPS.
Overall I think it is a great deal. There is no single component this is disproportionately powerful compared to the rest of the machine, and decent value overall. How it looks...guess that is up to you. In conclusion - heat added.
Heat :smile: