Acer Aspire V5-571P-6407 15.6-Inch Touchscreen Laptop (Silky Silver)

• Intel Core i3-3227U Processor (1.9 GHz, 3 MB Cache)
• 6 GB DDR3 RAM
• 500 GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive
• 15.6-Inch Screen, Intel HD Graphics 4000
• Windows 8, 5-hour battery life

Appearance4/5 The laptop looks great in its silver plastic. Although its plastic, you couldn't tell it apart from metal from a few feet away. Overall, it looks sleek and thin.

Construction4/5 It feels very solid with no creaks or loose parts. The plastic body does give in a little bit when it's pushed down really hard, but other than that, very good build.

Operating System5/5 I personally love Windows 8. It's extremely intuitive once you get the hang of it. It's fast and fluid, and the laptop comes pre-loaded with W8.

Touch Screen4/5 The touch screen is great! It's very responsive and has a 10-point touch infrastructure. It's easy to pinch and zoom.

Screen Resolution3/5 Screen resolution is average for a laptop of this midrange price. It's nothing spectacular, but it delivers and is good enough.

Features5/5 This laptop is feature packed. It has a backlit keyboard, no-button touchpad, touchscreen, bluetooth, wi-fi, hotspot connectivity, optical drive, numerical pad, you name it.

Performance3.8/5Performance is above average with a core i3 processor and 6GB of memory. The hard drive has plenty of space as well. Boot times are relatively low, but this laptop does lack behind other laptops, such as the Acer M5.

Speakers3/5The speakers sound VERY thin and tinny. Toshiba's Harmon Kardan speakers on its Satellite Series sound far better. But they're good enough for the average listener. Bluetooth will allow you to add your own wireless speakers, which is nice.

Keyboard/Mousepad4/5Many reviewers give the keyboard a lot of smack because the keys are a bit small. But even with my large hands, I found the keyboard to be exceedingly comfortable and good for long use. It's also backlit, which makes it easy to type in dimly lit areas. The mousepad is amazing and extremely responsive-feels like it was taken right out of a $1000+ UltraBook.

Battery3/5It's average. I get around 4 hours under normal use. 3-3.5 under heavy use.

Customer Support5/5Acer's website solves every single problem that you could possibly have. It is full of updates and patches and drivers. The support team is also very helpful.

OVERALLAwesome laptop and definitely recommend to anyone! 4/5

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