Acer Aspire 14" A14-52M-72FH Steel Gray 2025

Acer Aspire 14" A14-52M-72FH Steel Gray 2025

Acer
60 Overall Score
vs
ASUS ROG Flow Z13 13.4" GZ302EA Black 2025

ASUS ROG Flow Z13 13.4" GZ302EA Black 2025

ASUS
80 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Acer Aspire 14" A14-52M-72FH Steel Gray 2025

60 out of 100 low confidence 7 reviews

The Acer 14" Aspire 14 AI Laptop receives mixed feedback. Some users praise its fast performance, crisp display, and great value for the price, especially with an i7 processor, 16GB RAM, and 1TB SSD at $549. However, one verified reviewer strongly criticizes the clunky touchpad, poor bottom-firing speakers, and annoying backlight issue, warning it is not for those used to refined devices like a MacBook. A promotional review notes it meets expectations as a versatile device for a student.

Pros
  • Fast performance with i7 processor
  • Crisp and clear display
  • Great value for the price at $549
  • Lightweight and portable design
  • Versatile for work, gaming, and TV
Cons
  • Clunky touchpad
  • Poor bottom-firing speakers
  • Annoying backlight sleep issue
  • Not for users used to premium devices like MacBook
👍 Performance 3
👍 Value for money 2
👍 Display quality 2
🤔 Build quality 2
👎 Touchpad quality 1
👎 Speaker quality 1

ASUS ROG Flow Z13 13.4" GZ302EA Black 2025

85 out of 100 low confidence 6 reviews

The single verified review reports that the product arrived in good condition and is working perfectly. The Q&A section highlights strong gaming graphics with the AMD Radeon 8060S GPU, though no benchmarks are provided. Other questions about warranty, thermal management, display suitability, and RAM upgradability remain unanswered.

Pros
  • Arrived in good condition
  • Works perfectly
Cons
  • No benchmarks provided
  • Unanswered warranty questions
  • Unanswered thermal management questions
  • Unanswered display suitability questions
  • Unanswered RAM upgrade questions
👍 Product condition 1
👍 Graphics capability 1
👎 Warranty and support 1
👎 Thermal management 1
👎 Display suitability 1
👎 Ram upgradability 1

Scores

Compact
Acer
74
ASUS
88
Student
Acer
67
ASUS
83
Creator
Acer
31
ASUS
81
Business
Acer
63
ASUS
81
Developer
Acer
62
ASUS
81
Entertainment
Acer
65
ASUS
81
Gaming
Acer
20
ASUS
46
Ai Llm
Acer
27
ASUS
42

Specifications

Acer Aspire 14" A14-52M-72FHASUS ROG Flow Z13 13.4" GZ302EA
Processor
CPU*Intel Core Ultra 7 256VAMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395★
CPU Multi-Core Score
19,550
55,010
Cores816★
Frequency2.2 GHz3.0 GHz★
L3 Cache12 MB64 MB★
Graphics
GPU*Intel Arc Graphics 140VAMD Radeon 8060S Graphics★
GPU Benchmark Score
5,484
18,086
Typeintegrated★discrete
VRAM16 GB★—
VRAM TypeShared—
Memory & Storage
RAM16 GB32 GB★
RAM GenerationLPDDR5XLPDDR5X
Storage 11 TB1 TB
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSDNVMe SSD
Display
Size14"13.4"
Resolution1920 px2560 px★
PanelIPSIPS
Refresh Rate60 Hz180 Hz★
Brightness300 nits★—
Color Gamut45 percent—
Connectivity
USB-C Ports22
USB Ports2★1
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4USB 4
HDMIHDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1 FRL
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 7★
BluetoothBluetooth 5.3Bluetooth 5.4★
Physical
Weight1.40 kg1.20 kg★
Battery65 Wh70 Wh★
OSWindows 11 HomeWindows 11 Pro

Pros & Cons

Acer Aspire 14" A14-52M-72FH Steel Gray 2025

  • Strong portability (81st percentile)81st %ile
  • Strong storage (80th percentile)80th %ile
  • Strong social proof (79th percentile)
  • Strong port selection (78th percentile)
  • Below average user sentiment (9th percentile)9th %ile
  • Below average reliability (10th percentile)10th %ile

ASUS ROG Flow Z13 13.4" GZ302EA Black 2025

  • Strong cpu (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong portability (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong ram (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong screen (86th percentile)86th %ile

Pricing

Acer Aspire 14" A14-52M-72FH Steel Gray 2025 is $1,754 cheaper (3.4x less).

Acer Aspire 14" A14-52M-72FH Steel Gray 20250.080score per dollar
vs
ASUS ROG Flow Z13 13.4" GZ302EA Black 20250.032score per dollar

Acer Aspire 14" A14-52M-72FH Steel Gray 2025 offers 2.5x better value for money

Acer Aspire 14" A14-52M-72FH Steel Gray 2025

ASUS ROG Flow Z13 13.4" GZ302EA Black 2025

Verdict

★ Winner: ASUS ROG Flow Z13 13.4" GZ302EA

Scores 80 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 14 of 29 specs.

ASUS ROG Flow Z13 13.4" GZ302EA Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment

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