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The Acer Aspire V5-571 looks good in terms of specs and price but fails to deliver in terms of overall quality.

Pros

Decent performance
Five hour battery life

Cons

Poor display quality
Fan whine
Feels cheap

Description

The Acer Aspire V5 series is designed to provide and thin and light computing experience at an affordable price. Despite being relatively thin, the $600 Aspire V5-571 packs an Intel Core i5 processor, 6GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive. The specs might not be as impressive as the latest Ultrabooks, but the V5 delivers some decent hardware for the price. This notebook features a 15-inch display with 1366x768 resolution and a range of Intel processors and graphics options.

Quick Specs

Screen Size: 15.6-inches
Processor: Intel Core i5-3317U
Graphics: Integrated Intel HD

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