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Acer Aspire Go 15.6" AG15-42P-R917 Silver 2023
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU AMD Radeon Graphics
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.8 kg
42 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong storage (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average reliability (10th percentile)
- Below average screen (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 7730U |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Ethernet | 1 x HDMI 2.1 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 3.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Acer Aspire Go 15.6" AG15-42P-R917 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403UM-G14.R9HX4 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | MSI Creator A13V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 7730U | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | AMD Ryzen 9 270 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core i7 13620H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Qualcomm Adreno GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 80 | 73 | 66 | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer Aspire Go 15.6" AG15-42P-R917 | 57.7 | 44.5 | 37 | 44.1 | 21 | 44.6 | 66.6 | 9.8 | 75.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 80.7 | 73 | 80.2 | 74.3 | 98.8 | 71.7 | 79.7 | 97.6 | 92 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.2 | 89.1 | 86.9 | 97.5 | 94.1 | 54.8 | 79.7 | 81 | 90.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403UM-G14.R9HX4 Compare | 82.8 | 89.1 | 64.8 | 84.3 | 95.1 | 75.4 | 71.4 | 60.2 | 95.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.7 | 27.9 | 98.6 | 59.6 | 90.9 | 57.3 | 79.7 | 81 | 80.1 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 72 | 84.6 | 84.4 | 68.8 | 89.5 | 73.5 | 94 | 60.2 | 67.8 |
Price
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Usage Scores
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