Acer Aspire Vero AV15-51 15.6 Inch Laptop - (Intel Core i5-1155G7, 8GB, 512GB SSD, Full HD Display, Windows 11, Grey, 30 Percent PCR Chassis)

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The Aspire Vero is made with Post-Consumer Recycled plastics (PCR) – reclaimed plastics that have been recycled and repurposed to aid in our effort to reduce global waste. I’m afraid to say that the Vero’s battery life is a little underwhelming. During the PCMark 10 office battery benchmark, it lasted just shy of seven and a half hours before shutting down. And, even ignoring the environmental considerations, the Vero is a rather good laptop. I like the looks and, apart from the slightly weak display it does its intended job well. Performance from the Intel Core i7-1195G7 processor is impressive for the price and the speaker system performs very creditably. The environmentally friendly Acer gets a lot of things right, but how does it hold up versus other laptops that have similar specs? To put the Aspire Vero to the test, we’ve run a variety of productivity, graphics, and display benchmark tests to see if you’re getting your money’s worth from this green machine.

By way of comparison, the current range of MacBooks from Apple come with cases made from 100% recycled aluminium. Optimize your efficiency with the most used, trusted, productive and versatile OS for working, learning, developing and playing. Speakers, located under the laptop, are full and clear, even at maximum volume. Acer's TrueHarmony technology employs high-quality magnets in its speakers to produce a high magnetic flux, which is then divided between speakers and results in more realistic sound reproduction. This means your audio will be louder and clearer at higher volumes. The next test uses Handbrake 1.4, an open-source tool for converting multimedia files to different resolutions and formats. Converting video files is a CPU-heavy task, one that’s probably best relegated to better-equipped workstation laptops.Acer has gone for something a little more standard in the display department with a 15.6-inch Full HD panel that offers up some decent colours and more than enough screen real estate for day-to-day working and relaxing. Get set with 12th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors2 and up to 10 cores – all optimized for your multitasking and productivity needs. As for the physicals, there’s nothing out of the ordinary here. The Vero weighs 1.8kg and measures 363 x 238 x 18mm (WDH), which is marginally heavier and larger than the average for a laptop with a 15.6in display, and it’s reasonably easy to upgrade. Remove the base panel and you can easily access the SSD, wireless card and the single SO-DIMM memory slot, which houses one of the 8GB memory modules, the other being soldered to the motherboard.

For most scenarios, there isn’t anything wrong with the Vero’s panel especially for use indoors, but it isn’t the best option for uber-bright settings. PerformanceJust like the keyboard, the Aspire Vero’s 15.6-inch IPS full HD (1,920 by 1,080 pixels) display is standard fare. It uses Acer ComfyView, an anti-glare matte display that reduces light reflection for a more comfortable viewing experience. In practice, it works, and we didn’t find an angle that ruined our viewing experience. There’s no touch capability to the screen, but that’s not much of a deal breaker on a desktop-replacement machine.