10 best Acer laptops

A budget model with a plastic body and a lid textured with vertical and horizontal lines that create a cobweb effect. At the bottom of the laptop there are two compartments for drives and a couple of slots with RAM, one of which is free. The computer supports up to 12 GB of RAM. There are two main screen types for this model - 1366x768 and 1920x1080 pixels. Viewing angles are very modest, but horizontally they are quite good for a budget device. The sound is standard - High Definition Audio. According to user reviews, the power of the iron is enough for watching videos or typing, the stuffing is not suitable for video games.

17.3-inch gaming laptop with high color quality. However, the main thing here is the filling, represented by a 4-core i5 9300H processor with the ability to boost up to 4.1 GHz and a discrete GeForce RTX 2060 graphics card, which has 6 GB of its own memory on board. Another distinguishing feature is a 1 TB SSD drive, which is enough for both the OS and many games. Of course, not without a few fly in the ointment. First, this model is heavy and bulky. Secondly, the screen is still a budget "office", and not a gaming one. Thirdly, the sound of the built-in speakers is simply terrible. Fourth, the reviews are full of complaints about ergonomics, in particular, the USB ports are inconveniently located.

A typical budget mid-range Acer laptop with a quality balance of hardware, a FullHD display and an SSD drive as standard. There are all the necessary slots for a future upgrade, plus 8 GB of RAM are already installed at the start, but about 2 GB are allocated for discrete graphics.Autonomy is declared around 7 hours, fast charging USB Power Delivery is not supported. The keyboard is not backlit, but with a number pad and a pleasant key travel. In general, we have a high-quality office model, which, at the same time, is quite suitable for family entertainment and can easily handle mid-level games. Among the key disadvantages, the most frustrating is the noisy operation of the cooling system.

This model from Acer stands out for its aluminum body with rounded corners and practical finishes, as well as the presence of a fingerprint scanner and a responsive touchpad. There is one more feature - soldered on the motherboard 8 GB of DDR4 RAM with a frequency of 1333 MHz. This technology allows you to significantly increase the data transfer rate, but excludes the possibility of an upgrade. The disk subsystem is represented by a 256 GB SSD drive. This model comes preinstalled with Windows 10 Home, supplemented by proprietary applications and utilities from Acer.According to user reviews, the resources of a budget laptop are enough to meet all typical daily needs and to play online projects.

Budget laptop Acer with a quality balance of price and performance. In this model, the time-tested Ryzen 3 3200U (2.6 GHz) is located in the case, supplemented by an integrated Radeon Vega 3 graphics card, and a 4 GB RAM stick with the ability to grow up to 16 GB. A 15.6-inch display with FullHD resolution, a decent level of color reproduction and a good margin of brightness of the matrix backlight, is responsible for the picture, which is not bad for this price segment. Among the minuses pointed out by customer reviews, we highlight the lack of backlighting of the keys, the soiled case, possible microlights in the corners and the lack of space for mounting a second drive, i.е. When upgrading, you will have to throw out a regular SSD.

A powerful Acer gaming laptop based on a 4-core Intel processor and a discrete GTX 1650 graphics card. On board 4 GB of video memory and 8 GB of very fast RAM, the latter can be increased up to 32 GB, which is very pleasing in terms of a future upgrade. We also highlight the presence of a 512 GB SSD drive - it is quite enough for a couple of games and you do not need to use external HDDs. What is frankly lacking is a faster display matrix, on which Acer frankly saved for the sake of powerful hardware, so that fans of dynamic shooters can be disappointed with the smoothness of the picture. Of the other shortcomings regularly noted in reviews, there are only nitpicks about ergonomics.

Inexpensive convertible laptop with a touch screen for those who are used to working on the road or looking for a compact gadget for office/study. This model cannot boast of top performance, but it takes up to 12 hours of autonomy and high image quality due to the increased pixel density on the 11.6-inch display. Note that there are only 4 GB of RAM soldered on the board and a 64 GB eMMC disk, i.e. there are no upgrade options. On the other hand, there is a solid metal case, a card reader, a responsive touchpad and a pleasant to the touch keyboard, in general, everything you need for comfortable work with office software. In addition, compact dimensions and ultra-light weight are pleasing - the gadget is perfect for a student.

Quite a budget gaming laptop from the Acer Nitro line with a 4-core CPU and a discrete graphics card that is unpretentious by modern standards and has 4 GB of its own memory. In general, this is enough for most games, and not the most top-end projects will easily run even at maximum speeds. In addition, it is possible to upgrade the base amount of RAM from 8 to 32 GB, which will significantly increase performance. Also in the base, this model gets a 256 GB SSD, plus there is a slot for a second drive. The display here is standard for budget models and its main disadvantage is the limitation of the upper level of the refresh rate to “office” 60 Hz. The reviews for the AN515-43-R45P are not full of complaints, but small flashes in the webcam area are quite often mentioned.

Balanced laptop for general use. High-quality ergonomics will ensure the convenience of working with text and other office tasks, and a good level of hardware performance will allow you to think about entertainment, including games at least at medium graphics settings. The upgrade is also thought out - there is a second slot for RAM, as well as space for an additional drive. The screen is standard, does not stand out in any way, but is not inferior to competitors in the mid-budget segment. As for the complaints in the reviews, they often mention the lack of a speaker volume reserve, the easily soiled surface of the case and the rapid self-discharge of the battery, i.е. in the off state, the laptop loses about 10-15% of the battery charge per week.

Acer budget gaming laptop with impressive gaming performance. All thanks to a well-chosen bundle of a 6-core CPU and a discreet with its own 4 GB of memory. Add to this 8 GB of RAM and we get a real monster among state employees, plus with excellent upgrade options: there is room for a second RAM bar and a slot for an additional drive. Of course, the gaming design is in place, the backlight, however, is only red, and as many as three USB 3.0 ports for peripherals. In reviews, this Acer model is praised for the high-quality work of wireless modules, an ergonomic keyboard, a good level of autonomy and a top-end hardware balance. Among the minuses, the highlights most often pop up at the edges of the display, the soiled body and the lack of a screen refresh rate.