Product Description
Acer V5-171-6471 comes with these high level specs: 3rd Generation Intel Core i5-3337U Processor, Windows 8, 11.6-Inch HD Widescreen CineCrystal LED-backlit Display, Mobile Intel HM77 Express Chipset, Intel HD Graphics 4000 with 128MB of dedicated system memory, 6144MB DDR3 Memory, 500GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM), 2-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED , Bluetooth 4.0+HS, Built-In HD Webcam, 2 - USB 2.0 Ports, 1 - USB 3.0 Port, 1 - HDMI Port, 1 - Gigabit Ethernet Port, 4-cell Li-ion Battery (2500 mAh), Up to 5-hours Battery Life, 3.04 lbs. ;1.38 kg (system unit only)
| List Price: | $579.99 |
| Price: |
$529.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details |
| as of Fri, 15 Mar 2013 06:20:15 GMT ***Remember, deals price on this item for sale just for limited time*** | |
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #426 in Personal Computers
- Color: Silky Silver
- Brand: Acer
- Model: V5-171-6471
- Dimensions: 1.09" h x 7.95" w x 11.22" l, 3.04 pounds
- CPU: Core i5 3337U 1.8 GHz
- Memory: 6GB
- Hard Disk: 500GB
- Display size: 11.6
Features
- Intel Core i5-3337U 1.8GHz with Turboboost Technology up to 2.7GHz
- 6 GB DDR3 RAM
- 500 GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive
- 11.6-Inch Screen, Intel HD Graphics 4000
- Windows 8, 5-hour battery life
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Finally, a light and lean computing machine for great value: the Aspire V5 Series. At only 1" slim and super light, the V5 still packs potent power and features in a go anywhere size that is easy to carry and use. The elegant design sports silky surfaces and has cool features that make connecting and sharing media easy so you can have fun and stay productive without any extra effort.
Key Features
- 11.6" HD Widescreen CineCrystal™ LED-backlit Display: (1366 x 768) resolution; 16:9 aspect ratio
- 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-3337U Processor 1.8GHz with Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.7GHz
- Windows 8
- Intel® HD Graphics 4000 with 128MB of dedicated system memory
- 6GB DDR3 Memory
- 500GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
- 2-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader
- 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™
- Bluetooth® 4.0+HS
- 1.3MP HD Webcam(1280 x 1024)
- High Definition Audio Support
- Two Built-in stereo speakers
- 2- USB 2.0 Ports
- 1- USB 3.0 Port
- 1- HDMI™ Portwith HDCP Support
- 4-cell Lithium-Ion Battery (2500mAh)
- Up to 5-hours battery life
- 3.04 lbs. | 1.38kg system unit only
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Portable Design that's Powerful | |
 | Less than 1" slim and just over 3 lbs, the V5 design sports a smooth surface making it comfortable to carry and provides an elegant look and feel. With up to 5 hours(1) of cord-free battery life, you can get more done in your day. Outfitted with 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processor, the V5 Notebook lets you see and feel the difference in HD or 3D, multitasking or multimedia, for your most demanding tasks. Enjoy the thrill of an automatic burst of speed when you need it with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology. Experience your movies, photos, and games smoothly and seamlessly with a suite of visual enhancements built into the processor—no extra hardware required. Windows 8 has been re-imagined to be all about you. Put what matters most right on your Start screen, and get instant access to your people, apps, sites and more, so you can spend less time searching and more time doing. Windows 8 is smooth, intuitive, and designed to let you do what you want, the way you want. (1)Battery life varies depending on product specifications, computer settings and applications or features launched. All batteries' maximum capacity diminishes with time and use.ter—and with the computer logged into Windows Live® Messenger 2011. |
Entertainment at Your Fingertips | |
 | The compact 11.6" HD Widescreen LED-backlit Display with a true 16:9 aspect ratio delivers crystal-clear images and an optimal viewing experience for your movies, web browsing and face to face connections - all while remaining portable. Liberate the senses with vibrant audio that brings movies and music to life via two built-in stereo speakers and high definition audio support. The HDMI™ output lets you pipe HD content and high quality audio to an external monitor or big screen HDTV via a single cable so you can share HD video with family members anywhere! Have crystal-clear video chats with friends and family and snap still pictures—all in HD—with the advanced 1.3 Megapixel HD Webcam. Its high pixel density delivers amazing video image quality in 24 frames per second. Acer clear.fi™ allows you to manage, store, share and enjoy media among any clear.fi-enabled devices in any room throughout your home. |
Amazing Connectivity | |
 | Acer Instant Connect gets you to the web in 4x faster than conventional notebooks by remembering previous Wi-Fi spots you've visited! So when they're in range, it instantly connects you to the Internet- no waiting required! Built-in 802.11b/g/n Wireless provides the freedom to road to hot spots while Bluetooth® technology lets your wirelessly connect to other Bluetooth-enabled devices such as phones, printers and hand-held organizers, eliminating the need for a tangled wire. With AcerCloud your PCs storage IS your Cloud storage with wireless access to your photos, music, videos and documents -- wherever you are, on any PC, on all your devices! With USB 3.0 you can transfer a transfer a 250GB movie in 70 seconds! USB 3.0 works up to 10x faster than older USB 2.0--and you can even charge your USB devices when your laptop is asleep, hibernating or off! |
Customer Reviews
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Fantastic Value
By Hash Dramflash
I really adore this mobile computer. I am a mobile person and the size is perfect for every day commuting and long-distance travel; it has a small footprint and can fit on any surface be it an airplane seat tray or a lap. The computer does not have a disc drive (which I think is a plus), freeing it to be made very thin; it is not Macbook Air thin, but still very thin. One of my favorite features is the touchpad. It recognizes Apple like gestures and is free from the casing, so that it can physically move up and down when pressed. This gives it a very responsive feel akin to the Apple touchpad. The keyboard has keys separated by the case molding. It is not a full size keyboard, but I find the Chiclet-like keys helps prevent pressing more than one key at a time when typing; it also looks very cool.
I like a fast computer and this Acer has a lot horsepower for its price range since it has an Intel Core i5, instead of a Core i3. This means it comes with Intel's Turbo Boost technology. I believe the Turbo Boost makes a big difference in a laptop where power consumption is directly related to battery life. Most of the time a lot of horsepower isn't needed, e.g. web surfing, so battery power is saved. But when you need to open or run a demanding program like MATLAB (you'll see I love MATLAB) then Turbo Boost really shines and everything will run faster.
I took this computer to another level by upgrading to a solid-state hard drive and highly recommend this. The SSD makes boot up incredibly fast. (Note about installing Windows via USB: Format a USB (>4GB) with FAT32. Then extract a Windows Installation ISO to the USB using 7-zip. Super simple :)(Note 2: or use Clonezilla to clone the Windows that ships with the drive onto the new one.). With this setup the computer is very snappy. The computer boots in about 5 seconds. MATLAB opens on my laptop faster than my desktops!
I did not want to spend more than $800 on a new laptop. This laptop perfectly fits my computing needs and wants without breaking the budget. I think it is as cool as a computer can be without being a Macbook, which this computer clearly used as an inspiration. I don't believe in spending top-of-the-line money for laptops, because the dollar goes further in a desktop and laptops don't have as much longevity due to wear and tear (I'm pretty rough on laptops. They get banged around in my backpack when I bike around or travel). However, being unwilling to spend enough can result in an impotent laptop: more than a Chromebook (which are awesome in their own way, but specialized), yet not quite powerful enough for doing more than surf the web, write docs, and make slides; having a computer powerful enough to run MATLAB (or a similarly demanding program like Photoshop) was important to me. The Aspire V5-171 has met my needs and surpassed my expectations. It represents a fantastic value: it combines computing power and great aesthetics into a very convenient and mobile form factor.
The only caveat I can think of is this is not a "gamer's" laptop. However, it has the best integrated graphics chip Intel offers and will play a lot of modern games on the lowest visual settings at decent frame rates.
Finally, there are a few miscellaneous features that further prove how this laptop is the complete package. In addition to an HDMI port, there is also a VGA port. I think it is great to have both, because there is now the flexibility of giving a presentation on an HD screen or an older projector without needing to tote around extra adapters. There is also a USB 3.0 port to help future proof this machine. Another nice unheralded feature is the power cord, which does not have a "Ghostbusters brick". Instead it has the adapter plug directly into the wall; this seems to have reduced the size of the power cord and represents to me less of a trip hazard. My only wish is that the power cord would connect to the laptop using a magnet ala Apple (the ultimate in trip prevention), but I don't mind so much because this laptop comes in at such a nice price.
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