Following the unveiling of AMD’s Ryzen 5000-series mobile CPUs at CES 2021, Acer announced two laptops that will feature the same. The company refreshed its Aspire notebooks, the Aspire 5 and 7, with the new Ryzen processors for better performance and longer battery life. So, here is everything you need to know about these two new laptops from Acer:
Acer Aspire 7
The Acer Aspire 7 has been one of the most powerful laptops in a thin and light form-factor. The current-gen ones come with either Intel’s SoCs or AMD’s previous-gen chipsets. However, the new Aspire 7 features the latest Ryzen 5000-series mobile processor paired with Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 1650 GPU. However, unlike Asus’ new laptops, it is not made for high-end games as the specs only allow for light gaming and on-the-go media editing.
Acer Aspire 5
Coming to the budget Aspire 5, this model also features the latest Ryzen 5000-series silicon. However, unlike its older sibling that packs Nividia’s GPU, this one comes with AMD’s Radeon RX 640 GPU which is the chip-makers’ entry-level graphics card. So, as you can guess, this one also cannot run high-end games and will only be able to run lower-end ones. In fact, Acer is targeting amateur bloggers, photographers, and especially students with this model.
Price and Availability
Now, coming to the price, the Aspire 5 will retail for $549.99, and the Aspire 7 will retail for $749.99. Both the models will be available in North America in March, while the Aspire 5 will launch in China this month. Moreover, regions like Europe, Middle-East, and Africa will see the laptops making their way in the coming month.
