TLDR: Overall I am very happy with my purchase. Go for it. Its currently at £780 and thats a great deal.
Pros:
+Metal body is super rigid. I can throw it around like a work tool; durability is far beyond other laptops at this price.
+Specs are very good at this price considering the build quality.
+The sceen folds flat. I hadnt thought of this as being something worth saying until iv used it. And now I do use it quite often. Sometimes I strap it to a Vesa mount and have it flat like a screen. Its a great space saver when youre using multiple laptops.
++SO Happy with the heatsink. Finally a team that takes cooling seriously! I dont think iv seen the GPU and CPU go over 75C*
+Because of the heatsink design, its quiet, even when rendering (Iv got the i5, its just rendering audio files mostly).
+Iv found the i5 and the MX150 to be adiquate for my needs. Maybe next year we will have a 6 core model at this price point though, thatd be good. By then im sure I will need it. Excellent for Adobe CC stuff (all of them), meshmixer, java work, music production stuff works well. Go for it.
+Great battery life. I suck at reviewing so I havent recorded how long Iv actually been getting out of the battery. Maybe like 8 to 10 hours if im not rendering anything. If youre gonna use it for uni work, you'd definitely get that easy. Take your charger tho, its small, you fool.
Mids:
~The colours pop and the screen has a wide range, however, the screen brightness sucks. And this may also let down the lovely gloss panel. Could of nailed that one, but dim screen lets it down.
~I think at this day and age the webcam should have a mechanism to hide its view. I put tape over mine, and it looks crappy after taking it off for a call.
~The body is metal so, get a decent rucksack and youll be fine.
Cons:
-The DAC kinda sucks. Its not as good as the one in my OnePlus 3. A while ago the sound (windows 10 driver issues) would screech randomly. At the moment, the bass has this weird sine wave layered over it. Some weird delay around 20 to 60 Hz. I cant hear it on small headphones, but its so obvious with e.g. Sony WH-1000XM2, and with a few others in that price range. I understand though that the laptop may not be in the price range of some who would spend that amount of money on headphones, however, theres a huge rise in creative industry and students to follow it. I believe its a point to be made because it could be very important to other people in this field.
| Brand | Acer |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions | 23.4 x 33.8 x 1.79 cm; 1.8 Kilograms |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium Polymer batteries required. (included) |
| Item model number | NX.GNUEK.013 |
| Manufacturer | Acer |
| Series | SF314-52-30QS |
| Color | Silver |
| Form Factor | Notebook |
| Standing screen display size | 35.56 Centimetres |
| Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| Processor Brand | Intel |
| Processor Type | Core i3 |
| Processor Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| Processor Count | 2 |
| RAM Size | 8 GB |
| Memory Technology | DDR4 |
| Computer Memory Type | DDR4 SDRAM |
| Hard Disk Description | SDD |
| Audio Details | Speakers |
| Graphics Coprocessor | Intel |
| Graphics Chipset Brand | Intel |
| Graphics Card Description | HD Graphics 620 |
| Graphics RAM Type | DDR4 SDRAM |
| Graphics Card Interface | Integrated |
| Connectivity Type | 802_11_AC |
| Wireless Type | 802.11ac |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 2 |
| Number of HDMI Ports | 1 |
| Optical Drive Type | NO |
| Operating System | Windows 10 Home |
| Average Battery Life (in hours) | 10 Hours |
| Are Batteries Included | Yes |
| Lithium Battery Energy Content | 48 Watt Hours |
| Lithium Battery Packaging | Batteries contained in equipment |
| Item Weight | 1.8 kg |
