Promo €549 Acer Aspire A314-42P-59Z9, inexpensive portable PC 7 hours Silver 14″ easy to carry under AMD Ryzen 7 in Pack with mouse + cover
Our opinion on the Acer Aspire A314-42P-59Z9
Supplied with a wireless mouse and a cover, theAcer Aspire A314-42P-59Z9 is an inexpensive nomadic laptop PC that is easy to carry with a battery life of 7 hours suitable for studying which benefits from enhanced responsiveness by its fast 512 GB SSD storage. This thin and light compact laptop with an elegant silver design which runs under Windows 11 has a 14-inch Full HD 16:10 anti-glare IPS screen as well as USB-C and Wi-Fi 6 connectivity. There is also 16 GB of RAM and an AMD Octo Core Lucienne Ryzen 7 processor. 5700U suitable for everyday use.
Features of the Acer Aspire A314-42P-59Z9
Screen(s) | 14'' Full HD IPS LED micro-edges ComfyView 16/10th 45% NTSC (1920×1200, anti-glare) |
Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 5700U Lucienne (1.8 GHz, 8 cores, TDP 15W) |
Installed RAM (max) | 16 GB (8 GB soldered + 8 GB) DDR4 3200 MHz |
Graphics card | AMD Radeon Vega 8 integrated into the processor |
Storage | 512GB M.2 SSD (NVMe PCIe 3.0 x2, 2280) |
Connections | 2 USB 3.2 (Gen1) + 1 USB 3.2 Type-C (Gen2), HDMI 2.1 |
Network | 6-axis Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.1 |
Backlit keyboard | – |
Numeric keypad | – |
Windows Hello | – |
Audio system | 2 speakers |
Operating system | Windows 11 64-bit |
Announced autonomy / Battery | 7 hours / Li-Ion 3 cells 50Whr |
Weight / Dimensions (mm) | 1.48 Kg / 318.2 x 225.5 x 17.8 |
The Acer Aspire A314-42P-59Z9 faces the competition
The Acer Aspire A314-42P-59Z9 is currently displayed in promotion at Boulanger en Pack with a wireless optical mouse and a cover. It positions itself as one of the cheapest in its category and one of the only to be offered with accessories.
If this laptop PC does not completely meet your needs, we invite you to consult our guides Cheap laptop And Student laptopyou will find other similar laptops that can be good alternatives to the Acer Aspire A314-42P-59Z9.
Chassis, connections, screen of the Acer Aspire A314-42P-59Z9
Compact, thin and light, this laptop with a light silver design has an elegant and discreet look.
This versatile laptop PC has good connectivity that has no reason to be ashamed of that of more expensive models. There is indeed 1 USB-C, an audio port, 6-ax Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.1 modules for wireless remote connections and communications, a practical HDMI video output for easily connecting it to a monitor or TV via example without forgetting 2 USB including 1 USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible) providing transfers up to 5 times faster than USB 2.0 if you connect USB 3.0 devices.
Thanks to its IPS technology, the screen displays significant viewing angles, both horizontally and vertically.
As a bonus, the Full HD screen is well suited to videos due to its 16:9 format.
As it has an anti-reflective treatment, the screen is also more readable than a shiny panel in a bright environment (eg outdoors) than a shiny panel.
But obviously at this price level, the colorimetry is classic.
Performance, autonomy of the Acer Aspire A314-42P-59Z9
The Acer Aspire A314-42P-59Z9 is an elegant compact laptop designed for everyday use on the go.
Some looking for a student laptop may be interested because it is as easy to carry as an Ultrabook since it is compact, thin and light.
As a bonus, its battery life is around 7 hours in light use.
This laptop PC delivers good performance in everyday use, such as surfing the Internet and office use or even watching photos and videos.
Indeed, it is built around 16 GB of RAM which is appreciable for multitasking but also a low-consumption AMD Ryzen 7 5700U Octo Core Lucienne of an old generation hosting the Radeon Vega 8 graphics part.
Acer accompanies this core with welcome SSD storage because it provides great responsiveness and fluidity on a daily basis. This results in particular in the fact that we start/stop the computer and launch software quickly.
Because in addition to being silent, energy efficient and shock resistant, an SSD is fast.
Here it offers a capacity of 512 GB, a solution fitted to many portable PCs on the market (including significantly more expensive ones).
In any case, if you need more space, you can use an external storage device, preferably USB 3.0/USB-C to benefit from fast transfers.