Acer Aspire V3-571G

V3-571G-9435 · V3-571G-6602 · 2012 · laptop

Specifications

Cpu: Intel Core i5-3210M 2.5 GHz or Core i7-3610QM 2.3 GHz quad-core (Ivy Bridge), with Nvidia GeForce GT 640M 2 GB
Ram: max: 16 GB (2x8 GB DDR3/DDR3L-1600) · base: 4 or 6 GB DDR3, two SO-DIMM slots
Ports: USB 3.0 · USB 2.0 x2 · HDMI · VGA out · Gigabit Ethernet · 4-in-1 card reader · DVD SuperMulti drive · Headphone/mic jacks · Kensington lock
Battery: 6-cell 4,400 mAh, about 4.5 to 5 hours
Display: 15.6" glossy TN, 1366x768
Storage: base: 500 GB HDD, 5400 rpm · options: 750 GB HDD · 1 TB HDD
Weight: 2.63 kg
Os Support: latest: Windows 10 · shipped: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (Windows 8 on later SKUs)
Release Price: $849 (Core i7-3610QM, GT 640M config); Core i5 configs sold for less

Variants

Revisions

Core i5-3210MDual-core config with GT 640M, 4 GB RAM typical

Core i7-3610QMQuad-core config with GT 640M 2 GB, 6 GB RAM, $849 as reviewed in June 2012

2013 refreshLater SKUs paired the Core i7-3632QM with GeForce GT 730M and 1 TB HDD

Upgrade paths

RAM

16 GB DDR3 (2x8 GB SO-DIMM) · Two standard SO-DIMM slots under the service panel. Crucial and Acer community threads confirm 2x8 GB works across the V3-571G range.

~$40

EASY

storage

Standard 2.5" SATA bay, plus optical bay caddy for a second drive · Easy SSD swap in the main bay; the DVD drive can also give way to a caddy for a second 2.5" drive, a popular community mod.

~$40

EASY