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Question: Does the laptop run cool and quite? I don't mind if it gets hot/loud during games, but I need a quit and cool laptop for school notetaking ect.
Document: Not sure why they picked this layout, but it is my biggest gripe with the computer. All of that said, this laptop only gets particularly hot when playing intense games for long periods of time, and even then it's not as if it gets hot enough to burn you or anything. But, it is an annoyance and a complaint with the overall design of the PC.-The ram and HDD do leave some to be desired, as others have noted.
Most of the hot components (CPU/GPU/etc) seem to be positioned on the left side of the computer. This is sort of silly for a gaming PC (apparently the "g" in 551g signals that acer markets this as a gaming PC). As gamers know, you are generally holding your left hand on the WASD keys, and this is where the computer gets hot when gaming intensely. The right side remains completely cool.
a week with the laptop, and works perfectly, all programs run smoothly, even without first formatting, games run very well, Dead Island: Riptide @max settings, GTA: IV med to high, Metro 2033 med to high, Max Payne 3 med to high, with +50-70 fps, you wouldn't find another laptop with this specs and performance, and if are concerned about overheating, yes, runs hot like all laptops when playing
I was looking for a decent school/gaming laptop and this is it. The dual graphic cards are great, the processor is very fast. I usually have a bunch of open apps and windows and this thing just rocks. This laptop runs very very quiet. For the price it is absolutely incredible.I am a casual gamer and I can run games like Runescape, and World of Warcraft on MAX Settings and they run very smooth.
But, I have yet to find a game that it can't handle on medium, and it handles MOST games on high or ultra.That is what I wanted to focus on in this review, as most people have covered the build quality/design/keyboard/etc. Overall, this is the best laptop I have ever owned. It looks nice, everything "just works," there is absolutely nothing you need to do to get this thing running, and it is snappy as hell.
I've had this laptop for about a week. The laptop runs graphics well and the speakers are pretty nice too. In terms of performance, this PC is more than worth the price. I've only tried a couple older games on it so far, like Empire at War, but the computer has been able to run those for an hour without even over using the fan, so I know it can handle much more load. Windows 8 is okay, although it does take some getting used to.
As a result, the viewing angle isn't great and you will find yourself adjusting the angle so that games/movies don't look dark. Not a huge issue, but worth noting. The resolution is 1366x786, which is somewhat low for a 15.6" screen (though somewhat standard these days). The trade off is that it can run games better. Like I said, this game can run new games on medium/high/ultra.
Gaming ability - 3.9 starsPlays most games at medium to ultra settings. Planetside 2 will run on medium graphics during large combat after adding an additional 2 gigs of ram. will run on high settings when running around avoiding large battles.
Pros:Powerful machine that can run most modern games on medium to high settings.Runs a majority of programs effortlessly.AMD Dual Graphics settings allow you to set how much power you want running to certain programs [Adobe, video games, converters, you name it] or which programs you want to run in power saving settings.
It's solid. If you are concerned about going Acer, don't be.-Acer is great with support and driver-support. In the past, I have owned Sony and Lenovo laptops. At some point, something would annoy the hell out of me. Sony "locks down" their operating system in terms of drivers. You want a new graphics card driver? You have to wait until Sony gets it from intel/AMD and re-releases it for your laptop.
Answer: As long as the fans on the bottom are not covered, personally i have had no problems with noise or getting too hot, gaming on it has ben perfection.