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Striking! I pulled it out of the box and was instantly amazed at the fabulous, flawless design. It's SO thin! thought I, as it turned in my hands, swirling and sashaying before me. In a word? Not-Basic! Okay, two works but this picture is worth far more than a thousand words. It's beautiful. It's a gorgeous laptop.
I turned it on. The keyboard lights up first. "Professional" is the attitude of the R15. I opened it at work and, instantly, all the work laptops were shamed. Ugly, dull, boring workhorses next to my sexy, professional sand-blown gun metal warrior laptop! The screen? Got a moment? The screen is like seeing 4K in Best Buy for the first time. Readable as the very best reader ever made and lush- Absolutely lush. The colors blaze and seduce the eyes. The type is nano-accurate. Brilliant. I read reviews stating it's putting out the most NITS of any laptop under $1,200. Bright and colorful! It's nitty. It's got the NITS.
How does it type? Well, I've yet to make a mistake and I'm going as fast as I would talk. I can type at 110wps but normally with 12 errors. No errors yet. The keys are nicely separated. Honestly? I thought the Lenovo had the best keyboard. It might be "the best" on paper but, this is equal to it for my professional hands. Now, the pad, which I'm not accustom to using is trick - a true delight. It's elegant. It's stylish, with a bright chrome boarder that says, "expensive". I got to use the fingerprint biometric device and it works fine. It's better than the one on my Samsung Galaxy S7 edge. I had to stop using that darn phone reader. Made me crazy! As if everyday my fingerprint changed daily or something. The Acer R15? I've logged off and on fifteen times. No errors. And you know what? I JUST noticed the numeric keypad! How necessary is that? I love it! A full size keyboard right on the keyboard. Sweet. I have the m.2 ssd option of 256gb. It shows 211 gb free right out of the box.If you don't have Prime, you're basic and need to get it so people won't laugh at you.
What else? The laptop feels solid. Only Acer has been honest and I do love that. Acer explains in honest technical terms why batteries last about 300 charges. I'll break it down for you..., Batteries last about 8 times longer than a gay relationship or 6 times longer than a redneck's. You can wait a year or buy an extra battery now. THE DIFFERENCE is, the battery life in this unit is reported at 9 hours. This sleek Ever-ready will still be rolling 5 hours after Asus craps out and 3 hours after Dell. I'm bored now. Enough already. You've read my view. I've been a network engineer for 15 years. I know what I'm talking about, and I know style. Buy the Acer R15. You won't regret it. Treat yourself and don't cheat yourself!
After using the laptop for a week now, here are my experiences, pros and cons:
Pros:
1. Battery life, when you follow the instructions, drain to 3%, charge to 100%, drain again and charge to 100%, repeat), I'm getting well over 11 hours per charge.
2. There was a good deal of intelligent design offered to the dual video (Intel HD 620 first, then, nVidia kicks in when needed). Sames power, offers excellent IPS viewing.
3. The keyboard continues to be outstanding and, I don't know how people are having trouble with the fingerprint reader because mine has never failed. I had a coworker try just to see if it was letting me in without checking. Nope. It's working, it's just fast and accurate.
4. The wireless is getting close to a 1GB in speed. It's super fast on 802.11ac
Cons:
1. There is no RJ45 port. You have to buy an Acer adapter.
2. My microphone doesn't work. Acer offered a replacement but, I'd rather avoid the hassle and buy a $5 USB 2.0 unit. They work better anyway.
3. I didn't realize I can't add an 2.5" SSD since I have the M.2 SSD. There simply are no connections for it, only a metal plate where a connector would go. My only choice is to upgrade the M.2 and they ain't cheap!
STILL 5*****. The value for the money is incredible! Amazon was right making this their choice.
| Standing screen display size | 15.6 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Max Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 Pixels |
| Processor | 2.7 GHz core_i7 |
| RAM | 12 GB DDR4 |
| Memory Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Hard Drive | SSD |
| Graphics Coprocessor | 940MX |
| Chipset Brand | NVIDIA |
| Card Description | Dedicated |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 12 GB |
| Wireless Type | 802.11ac |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 2 |
| Average Battery Life (in hours) | 9 Hours |
