Best laptop of 2021 - HP or Acer?

The two laptops we have chosen are quite different from each other. If you are going to wear a purchase to work, then the option from Acer will definitely not suit you. And it's not even that its design can be called a game. It's just that this computer is both thicker and heavier. In this regard, the product from HP turned out to be a little more compact, with the same display diagonal. It is possible that due to the metal case - the competitor used matte plastic.

I am glad that the keyboard of laptops is supplemented with backlighting. But Acer had to save. Therefore, here it is white, not multi-colored. The same illumination is applied and at HP. As for the implementation of the keyboard itself, it turned out to be approximately the same. Soft and short key travel awaits you, so you can count on fast and error-free typing. And the screen size allowed to place even a digital block. At the same time, the keys themselves turned out to be quite large - there are no special complaints about them. However, some buyers think that in the case of HP, they are strongly adjacent to each other. We just note that you can quickly get used to this.

If we talk about a laptop from Acer, then it is designed for games in Full HD resolution. In this regard, it is not surprising that its display also has a similar parameter.For its manufacture, IPS technology was used, so there are no complaints about viewing angles. Only the refresh rate of 60 Hz will not suit some gamers. But you need to understand that we are considering a laptop for 60 thousand rubles, and not at twice the cost. As for the brightness of the backlight, it does not exceed 256 nits. Honestly, I would like more, even in this price segment. The average can also be called the width of the color gamut - this computer is unlikely to suit photographers and video editors.

All of the above can be attributed to the screen, which is endowed with a laptop from HP. It is possible that the matrix was ordered by two companies from the same manufacturer. Thin frames, no PWM, average color gamut and maximum viewing angles are waiting for you too. Here the comparison shows full parity.

As mentioned above, both computers were released in 2021, at the height of the semiconductor crisis. However, the insides of the devices cannot be called poor. The laptops are based on the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U processor. This is a six-core solution with 12 threads. The default clock frequency is 2.1 GHz. However, under certain conditions, a short-term increase to 4 GHz is possible - in particular, at this moment the laptop must be connected to the mains.In the manufacture of this chip, a 7-nanometer process technology was used, which gave it an advantage over Intel products.

If the processor for laptops is the same, then you can’t say the same about memory. If its volume is important to you, then the best option is to purchase a computer from HP. With one caveat. You will not install more than 16 GB of RAM already located here. And in the case of Acer, you can bring the volume up to 32 GB, even if you have to spend a lot of money on this business.

For data storage, Acer and HP suggest using a 512 GB SSD drive. It is connected to the motherboard via a high-speed PCI-E 3.0 4x interface. This allows you to count on extremely fast computer startup, not to mention the opening of applications.

Both laptops can be used to run games to varying degrees. In the case of the HP Pavilion 15-eh1000, you will have to activate medium or even low graphics settings, especially when it comes to recent releases. This is due to the lack of a discrete graphics card here. Instead, Vega 7 integrated graphics are used. Or even its previous generation, if you decide to purchase a more affordable modification of the laptop.

Like it or not, but the presence of a video card allows Acer to break far ahead in our comparison. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 and 4 GB of GDDR6 video memory immediately make the computer much more versatile.We can safely say that the laptop will speed up video editing, because there are 1024 CUDA cores here. In games, an increase in the operating frequency of the video processor to 1715 MHz will help. As a result, you can set the maximum graphics settings. Especially in GTA V and other games of the same years. Only in rare exceptions will you see drawdowns below 60 fps - this must be due to the limited amount of video memory and low power consumption.

Of course, a discrete graphics card requires additional cooling. As a result, the noise level during games can reach 43 dB. However, top gaming laptops are even louder. As for HP, it behaves a little quieter. And in idle state, the cooling system of both devices is completely turned off.

Both laptops have an HDMI output. But only in the case of Acer, it can really come in handy - this is the best way to test the capabilities of a discrete graphics card. Also on the side ends of this laptop are two USB 3.2 sockets, one USB Type-C port with similar speed characteristics and one USB 2.0, which mainly serves to connect peripherals. To connect to a local network, it is proposed to use a gigabit LAN port.

With a laptop from HP, the situation is worse. This must be due to the need to reduce its thickness. The manufacturer has deprived his creation of a LAN port and a slow USB 2.0. However, the rest of the connectors should be enough for many buyers.

If we talk about wireless modules, the victory is again on the side of Acer. While Bluetooth is supported by both laptops, HP's Wi-Fi is limited to 802.11ac. Are you planning to replace your router? In this case, the best choice would be a laptop from Acer, which will be able to take full advantage of the sixth version of the standard.

Both laptops come with 3-cell batteries. However, their capacity is slightly different. In this regard, the slightly thicker Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G predictably wins. Tests show that a full charge is enough for ten hours of battery life without much load. If you do web browsing, you can count on 7-8 hours. Approximately the same result was recorded when watching a video with a low bitrate. If you start the game, then the numbers will turn out to be many times worse - whatever one may say, the video card actively devours electricity.

The HP laptop under load requires connecting the power supply after about 6-7 hours, which can also be considered a worthy result. And this laptop has one advantage: it supports fast charging. The battery is filled with energy by half in just 45 minutes! That is why this model deserves a slightly higher rating.

The coronavirus pandemic has spurred demand for laptops. Also because of it there was a shortage of semiconductors. All this eventually affected the cost of laptops. If a few years ago, models with similar characteristics were sold for 40-45 thousand rubles.rubles, now they are asking for much more.

As you can see from the table above, both laptops are sold at exactly the same price. We are talking, of course, about the modifications we have chosen. In the case of both laptops, you can save money by getting a version with less memory and other simplifications. But we do not recommend you do this.

As expected, the laptops were about equal. They are based on very similar components. The only difference is that the Acer modification we have chosen has a discrete graphics card. If you are going to do video editing or use a laptop for games, then this is the model you need.

As for the computer released by HP, this is a working tool. This is the case when the laptop can be easily taken out of the house. However, it should not be considered a fluff. It is still far from being an ultrabook. Now on sale you can find models whose weight does not exceed 1 kg. They just cost more money.