The manufacture of a computer is often relatively energy-intensive. The materials used are often aluminum, magnesium, something solid certainly, but which uses many resources. The Acer Aspire Vero completely changes the situation by utilizing recycled plastic.
| PROS | CONS |
| Preloaded with Windows 11 | Poor battery life |
| Brilliant port selection | Inaccurate colorimetry |
| Unique look and feel | |
| Recycled plastic design |
General Info
| Acer Aspire Vero | |
| $ | CHECK PRICE |
| Released | October 5, 2021 |
| Brand | Acer |
| Model | AV15-51-75QQ |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-1155G7 |
| Graphics | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
| Weight | 1.80 kg (4 lbs) |
| Display | 15.6 inch |
| Colors | Volcano Gray |
| Dimensions | 363.4 x 238.5 x 17.9 mm |
| Type | Laptop |
Design
It is a bit special indeed, aesthetically speaking. The Aspire Vero does not go unnoticed with its all gray side adorned with small, clear yellow/green dots. The PC is also not very soft to the touch, completely matt like a Swift 5, for example, but very grainy, not discreet if you inadvertently run a fingernail or any other object that could rub against this computer.
However, it is the manufacturer’s approach to using 30% post-consumer recycled material for the PC itself and 50% for the keyboard’s design. The latter, however, remains more classic in its design, adopting a pleasant touch and entirely black keys, without fancy colors such as the shell.
On the back of the screen, computer shell, to limit as much as possible any overlay, printing, light, Acer has chosen to engrave its logo in the material. That way, no alloy has to be made, and we only have recycled plastic. This is a slight advantage, which allows you to remain more discreet, to avoid the letters of the logo of the brand, which can fall at times (yes), or unnecessary backlights that would consume more energy than anything else.
When you open the PC, the screen is opposite. Here, the Acer Aspire Vero offers a matte panel, but the manufacturer has not made much effort on the borderless side of the panel, especially at the top. Indeed, we do not find a notch, unlike the new MacBook Pro. However, the whole thing seems not crude but lacking in refinement. The same goes for the bottom; the lower edge is also very thick. We see that Acer does not play on the elegance of its PC as the manufacturer can do on its ultrabooks.
However, that’s okay in the sense that you want a working PC, not a work of art. There are pads all around the screen, distributed to rest the cover gently on the frame.
Let’s talk about the chassis, with a design exactly like the hood, all in mostly recycled plastic. We notice on the upper part an air outlet allowing to expel the air blown by the ventilation; this is also one of the reasons why the screen’s lower edge is so broad, so as not to blow hot air on the screen directly. We also find here the keyboard, with the integrated numeric keypad, even if the latter remains very compact and thin, it is indeed present. The PC start button also blends into the mass, top right, perfectly well integrated.
Lower down is the touchpad, with the fingerprint sensor inside, as well as the PC’s palm rests still with “PCR Post Consumer Recycled” and “Intel Core” logos engraved. The trackpad is large enough to use it and not have to plug in a mouse or use a wireless mouse systematically.
On the sides, we find the connectors, on the front edge moreover, more engravings with “Aspire Vero” engraved on it, the computer’s reference. Finally, let’s go under the beast now.
Below the computer, we find the small Intel Core i5 and Intel Iris X stickers. It would have been even greener not to put them on, but Acer hid them; not sure that it was so much in the process, but we always appreciate seeing them present. There are also two speakers on the sides under the PC to deliver the sound of the computer. Finally, the pads of a very light green-yellow border are present, with the ventilation grid allowing the flow of air expelled by the two fans to exit.
Display
| Display Type | IPS |
| Display Size | 15.6 inch |
| Touchscreen | No |
| Display Resolution | 1920 x 1080 px |
| Display Feature | 100% sRGB, 60 Hz |
The Acer Aspire Vero has a 15.6-inch screen like many laptops these days; it’s a relatively standard size for a laptop that isn’t an ultrabook. However, we only benefit from a Full HD resolution here, i.e., 1920 x 1080 pixels. No 4K Ultra HD like on a Dell XPS 15.
The screen is an IPS panel, allowing you to see it perfectly well with ultra-wide angles, up to 178 ° as most IPS screens. It’s indeed very nice on a laptop to have wide viewing angles, depending on how you orient the screen. More and more laptops are now equipped with an IPS screen, allowing increased visual comfort.
In addition to this, Acer offers its ComfyView technology, allowing a pleasant and comfortable display, without too much blue light, harmful to our eyes. However, we notice that the screen offers beautiful colors, although a little transparent for my taste. The panel is slightly lacking in contrast, but it’s not dramatic either, far from it. The colors as they remain beautiful and pleasant that is the main thing. On a computer sold at such a price, nearly 1000 dollas when it was launched, a more beautiful screen would not have been refused, however.
Regarding the brightness, the latter is somewhat decent. Still, once again, we would have appreciated the 15 to 20% of additional brightness on such an expensive computer, which would not have hurt, especially for use on a full day. For example, the ambient light is not exceptional, a cloudy day in a room exposed to the north, the screen is; however, my eyes don’t hurt at the maximum brightness level.
Performance
| Processor | 2.5 Ghz |
| Graphics | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| RAM | 8 GB LPDDR4X |
| Storage | 512 GB PCIe NVMe SSD |
The Acer Aspire Vero is equipped in our version, with an Intel Core i5 1155G7 processor clocked at 2.5 GHz. This CPU is a quad-core, which offers hyperthreading, ie 4 cores, and 8 threads. With this, we find 16 GB of RAM, in DDR4 of course and dual-channel clocked at 3200 MHz.
For the graphics part, there is no dedicated GPU here; it is an Intel Iris X that takes care of it, a chip that is not bad, does not offer the thunderbolts of performance war, but allows you to play a few small games or at least work in peace. Finally, the SSD is an M.2 PCIe NVMe model, which certainly knows how to perform but does not offer breathtaking speeds, as on the Predator Triton 500 SE.
We did a comprehensive performance test using PerformanceTest software, which showed us the following scores:
The Intel Core i5 Aspire 1155G7 present in that Vero is very good; it is one of the most powerful Core i5, the 11 th generation of Intel processors. Indeed, the GeekBench score of the Acer Aspire Vero is 5163 points, which is correct. As a reminder, it takes as good a score as some stationary computers of not so long ago, while everything is condensed here in a laptop.
We note that the processor is far from bad, I did not expect such a score from an Intel Core i5, but this specific model is excellent. It is only on the graphics part in the end that it will have a little trouble; obviously, it is a bit complicated to offer extreme performance without a dedicated graphics card. RAM is also good but not as high as expected; let’s see all of this in more detail.
Considering that the CPU has 4 cores, this makes a bit compressed score for all cores simultaneously, compared to what a single core can do. But that is not abnormal; all the cores used in the chorus tend to heat up much more and, despite the excellent ventilation, reduce the performances somewhat not to start to overheat.
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RAM- The Aspire Vero has 16 GB of RAM in DDR4 here. This is 3200 MHz RAM, but I must admit that I am disappointed here. Indeed, the speeds do not go beyond 36 Gb / s in reading and 37 Gb / s in writing, all with latencies of nearly 103 ns; for the announced RAM, it is somewhat disappointing.
However, we have 16 GB of DDR4 clocked at 3200 MHz (1600 MHz x2) thanks to Dual-Channel technology. However, pure use will be made of this PC; one can be satisfied with the quantity of RAM that one finds there because it is not a machine that will be used to make 3D rendering.
SSD- The Acer Aspire Vero is equipped with an M.2 NVMe SSD allowing perfect speeds. Despite everything, the model that was put in this PC is not a beast of war. Its performance is correct, but nothing more for this type of SSD; we would have appreciated a storage medium a little more ferocious in terms of speed.
Graphics- To have also carried out some benchmarks using 3DMark, the performance is not optimal. Indeed, the Intel Iris X chip does not show such fierce performance as the Nvidia graphics cards. Indeed, our benchmarks on Battlefield show us less than 30 fps in all cases, sometimes even less than 20 fps.
It is not a PC to play, as we can see here. However, some small games will pass without too much problem, like RuneScape, or other games that do not require too much graphics performance. Forget GTA V and different Flight Simulator right away, though.
Multimedia
| Webcam | Acer HD webcam (1280 x 720) |
| Audio | Stereo Speakers with Acer TrueHarmony |
| Audio Jack | 3.5mm Combo Jack |
| Network | Intel Wireless Wi-Fi 6 AX201 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| Ports | 1 HDMI 1 USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 2 USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 1 USB-A 2.0 1 RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet 1 Jack 3.5 mm |
| Keyboard Numpad | Yes |
| Keyboard Type | Chiclet |
The Acer Aspire Vero has the latest wireless connection standards or almost. We find Bluetooth 5.0, which is not the last standard, we are at 5.2, but the PC is indeed compatible with Wi-Fi 6, which is excellent.
The Wi-Fi speeds are excellent; for information, the router to which I am connected can send up to 1 Gbit / s in Wi-FI 6; it is the Asus XT8.
The power port is proprietary, however. We may be surprised the presence of a USB 2.0 port, while this connection has been outdated for years now. The explanation is undoubtedly to connect a wired or wireless mouse in 2.4 GHz; however, a USB 3.0 port would have allowed better speeds and would especially have cost hardly more expensive.
In terms of sound quality, the speakers of this Acer Aspire Vero deliver decent sound. It’s a bit like the PC itself, like the keyboard, the screen, the overall performance… The whole thing is not extravagant, but for the price, it’s still correct.
The bass is not dazzling but is present, the treble and mids are not the most balanced, but overall, it is audible without worry. The sound is not aggressive and does not break the ears, which is an advantage over other computers we had previously tested. In terms of sound power, that’s okay too, but putting the sound too loud will quickly hurt your ears if you’re too close.
Keyboard
The Acer Aspire Vero has a reasonably classic chiclet keyboard, as can be found on all laptops in this category. There are two notable things. First, the E and R keys are upside down to mark the eco-responsible side of the PC. These are Acer’s arguments; I am not inventing anything. I must admit that it does not keep me more than that, but Acer seems to stick to it. The keyboard is backlit across its entire surface this time around, not like other computers where the keyboard is backlit on just parts of each key. There is only one level of brightness, however, which illuminates quite well though.
As for typing comfort, it is pleasant to enter text on this keyboard. However, we note that when you strike a little hard on it, it produces a bit of plastic noise from the shell; this is the weak point of many computers with a plastic shell; however, it is not reserved for this Aspire Vero. However, we get used to the feeling of these keys very quickly, which we note, reasonably spaced, something which is not too fashionable these days, where the large and thin keys have taken over.
The second notable thing, moreover, is the presence of the numeric keypad. Where a large number of manufacturers have abandoned it, even on reasonably large laptops, precisely because of the large keys, Acer maintains it here. Admittedly, the latter remains relatively thin and not like all the numeric keypads of an actual full layout keyboard, but it is still pleasant to enter a series of numbers in Excel; nothing beats a good Numpad.
As for the trackpad, Acer has given way to the significant trackpad standard on its eco-friendly laptop, which is much nicer than a small trackpad as we could find before. Plus, clicks are built into the trackpad, with no external clicks with buttons, which we don’t need on a computer like this. The trackpad is fun to use, but for my part, my passion for mice (wired or wireless) will conquer me. However, this touchpad embeds the fingerprint sensor, which is fast and efficient, like all physical sensors in general.
Battery
| Battery Type | Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) |
| Battery life | Up to 7 hours |
| Battery Capacity | 48 Watt-hours |
| AC Adapter | 65 W- AC Adapter & Power Cord |
After an hour and a half of using the computer, with no power save mode activated, with keyboard and screen brightness at maximum, I still have 69% charge left. I had put the PC in optimal performance mode, which also consumes quite a bit of power. In all, we can last about 6 hours maximum, with the small 48 Wh battery installed in the computer. It is quite little indeed, which is a shame and even disappointing.
I would have expected a much longer battery life, in energy-saving mode or not, but you can push the PC to around 6.30 am if you are careful, but that’s not my type. If I want to use my PC, I use it however I want and exploit its performance as much as possible to get the most out of it. Here, you might as well not control its performance too much so as not to end up with 4 hours of battery life; for such a high price.
Conclusion!
The Acer Aspire Vero is a computer with an eco-friendly design, which adds a touch of recycled content in a world where everything is often new for no clear reason. Indeed, a computer does not undergo extraordinary physical constraints, which does not mean it needs ultra-resistant aluminum or the most robust materials. Performance is far from bad, but the price seems steep for what the PC offers overall. Despite everything, it is a good machine that does not heat up too much.
