Background and Identification
Acer is a Taiwanese hardware and electronics corporation that concentrates on advanced electronics technology. Their products include PCs, laptops, tablets, storage devices, and many more. The Acer Aspire line is aimed at casual household users and covers both desktop and laptop PCs. The performance of the Acer Aspire laptop can range from essentials to high performance and are usually not suitable for gaming. The Aspire directly competes with the Lenovo IdeaPad and Toshiba’s Satellite. The Acer Aspire V3-371 is a member of the Aspire V3 series and is equipped with Intel’s Broadwell architecture based CPU line from the beginning of 2015. Notebook check states in their review on the Acer Aspire V3-371, “Overall, Acer's V3-371 can be called a solid mobile device in its price range. Nevertheless, the manufacturing flaws ruin the impression. “
The build of the Acer Aspire V3-371 ''has an entirely matte black finish with a 13.3" inch display and a full-sized keyboard. The laptop requires the base unit to be completely disassembled to be upgraded or repaired, and the battery requires quite a bit of effort to remove. The Acer logo can be found under the display and on the top-lid to the right. The serial number can be found on the bottom of the laptop.
Technical Specifications
GENERAL
- Packaged Quantity: 1
- Manufacturer: Acer
PROCESSOR / CHIPSET
- CPU: Intel Core i5 (5th Gen) 5200U / 2.2 GHz
- Max Turbo Speed: 2.7 GHz
- Number of Cores: Dual-Core
- Cache: L3 - 3 MB
- 64-bit Computing: Yes
- Features: Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
CACHE MEMORY
- Type: L3 cache
- Installed Size: 3 MB
RAM
- Memory Speed: 1600 MHz
- Configuration Features: 1 x 8 GB
- Technology: DDR3L SDRAM
- Installed Size: 8 GB
MEMORY
- Max Supported Size: 16 GB
- Technology: DDR3L SDRAM
- Speed: 1600 MHz
- Form Factor: SO-DIMM 204-pin
- Slots Qty: 2
- Empty Slots: 1
DISPLAY
- LCD Backlight Technology: LED backlight
- Widescreen Display: Yes
- Image Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Monitor Features: ComfyView, anti-glare
- Type: LED
- Diagonal Size (metric): 33.8 cm
- Display Resolution Abbreviation: HD
HARD DRIVE
- Spindle Speed: 5400 rpm
- Type: HDD
- Capacity: 1 TB
AUDIO & VIDEO
- Graphics Processor: Intel HD Graphics 5500
- Memory Allocation Technology: shared video memory (UMA)
- Integrated Webcam: Yes
- Sound: Stereo speakers, microphone
INPUT
- Type: keyboard, touchpad
- Localization & Layout: US International
- Features: Acer FineTip keyboard, multi-gesture touch pad, precision touchpad