Acer Aspire 16 AI Laptop A16-52M-56A1
CPU Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 16" 1920x1200
GPU Intel Arc Graphics
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.5 kg
Battery 65 Wh
44 Overall Score
Price CA$1,200
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average reliability (9th percentile)
- Below average port selection (28th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
Connectivity
| HDMI | 1x HDMI v2.1 port |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.1 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs |
| Battery | 65 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Acer Aspire 16 AI Laptop A16-52M-56A1 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 4096 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 16" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics | Apple (16-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | 65 | 72 | - | 100 | 71 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer Aspire 16 AI Laptop A16-52M-56A1 | 60.3 | 62.6 | 53.1 | 27.9 | 65.5 | 41.2 | 53.2 | 9 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare | 90.5 | 72.6 | 67 | 88.1 | 99.2 | 68.1 | 98.7 | 97 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 89 | 91.8 | 92.4 | 91.3 | 96.1 | 73.5 | 90.1 | 59.5 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US Compare | 96.3 | 92.7 | 90.7 | 97.7 | 95.3 | 8.3 | 97.6 | 79.9 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.3 | 86.7 | 91.3 | 91.3 | 96.1 | 72.2 | 68.6 | 32.3 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64 | 62.6 | 81.7 | 81.4 | 91.3 | 96.2 | 73.2 | 59.5 |
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