不久前，宏碁(Acer)发布了 2017 年首批游戏笔记本电脑之一：Acer Aspire VX 15。这是一台包含强大硬件并承诺不会掏空你所有口袋的机器。我们在上周收到了它进行测试，在对它进行了大量测试之后，并针对多个基准测试应用程序(benchmarking apps)对其进行了测试，我们现在准备好分享我们对这款游戏笔记本电脑的看法。如果您想了解Acer Aspire VX 15的功能以及是否值得购买，请阅读以下评论：
Acer Aspire VX 15游戏笔记本电脑开箱
Acer Aspire VX 15采用黑色纸板制成的高级盒子(premium box)包装。在它的正面，你会看到只印有两件事：笔记本电脑的品牌和型号名称(model name)。
盒子背面的信息也很少，但如果你把盒子翻过来，你会发现一个纸质标签(paper tag)，上面写着所有内容。如下图所示，我们评测的确切型号是Acer Aspire VX 15 VX5-591G-D0DD。硬件规格(hardware specs)没有印在盒子上的任何地方，所以如果你想看到它们，你必须阅读这篇评论的下一部分或直接访问Acer 的网站(Acer's website)。
打开包装，您会发现Acer Aspire VX 15笔记本电脑被塞在保护泡沫中，旁边还有电源适配器(power adapter)、电源线(power cable)和常用文件。
Acer Aspire VX 15 游戏笔记本电脑采用可回收黑色纸板制成的高级包装盒。包装在设计和印刷信息方面极简。(The Acer Aspire VX 15 gaming laptop arrives in a premium box made from recyclable black cardboard. The packaging is minimalist in terms of design and printed information.)
硬件规格
Acer Aspire VX 15游戏笔记本电脑采用Intel Core i7 7700HQ(Intel Core i7 7700HQ)处理器，运行频率为 2.80 GHz，最大睿频为 3.8 GHz。它有四个物理核心，每个核心能够同时运行 2 个线程，因此总共提供了 8 个逻辑核心。英特尔酷睿 i7 7700HQ(Intel Core i7 7700HQ)处理器于 2017 年第一季度推出，它是当今笔记本电脑中功能最强大的处理器之一。
Intel Core i7 7700HQ处理器支持高达 64GB 的DDR4 RAM 内存(DDR4 RAM memory)，运行频率为 2400MHz。我们在测试中使用的Acer Aspire VX 15笔记本电脑有 16GB 的(Acer Aspire VX 15)RAM 内存(RAM memory)，这对于任何现代游戏来说应该足够了。
Acer Aspire VX 15是一款游戏笔记本电脑，这意味着图形功能非常重要。好消息是：除了集成的Intel HD Graphics 630 视频芯片(video chip)外，这款笔记本电脑还配备了强大的NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti显卡(video card)，配备 4GB GDDR5 内存(GDDR5 memory)。这是一款视频卡，可让您在(video card)全高清分辨率(Full HD resolution)的高设置下玩今年推出的任何游戏。
说到全高清分辨率(Full HD resolution)，这正是您从Acer Aspire VX 15的屏幕上得到的。这是一款对角线尺寸为 15.6 英寸、全高清分辨率(Full HD resolution)为 1920x1080 像素、图像纵横比(image aspect ratio)为 16:9 的显示器。显示面板(display panel)采用TN技术(TN technology)，可视角度窄。尽管它不会为您提供与IPS 面板(IPS panel)一样好的亮度和色彩(brightness and colors)，但这种显示器的优势在于它具有更快的响应时间(response time)，这正是您想要的游戏玩家。全高清分辨率(Full HD resolution)对某些人来说，这似乎也有点过时，但我们一点也不介意，因为大多数情况下，您可以安装在笔记本电脑中的硬件无法运行 4K 的现代游戏。
存储方面，Acer Aspire VX 15游戏笔记本电脑配备了海力士(Hynix)制造的512 GB SSD 驱动器和(GB SSD drive)东芝(Toshiba)制造的 1TB 硬盘驱动器(disk drive)。但是，没有可用的光驱单元(drive unit)，因此如果您仍在使用 CD、DVD 或蓝光光盘(DVDs or Blu-Ray discs)，则必须使用外部光驱单元。声音由 2 个立体声扬声器处理，它们在游戏中表现出色，但不会满足任何音乐迷(music fan)。
在连接选项方面，Acer Aspire VX 15笔记本电脑提供 1 个HDMI 端口(HDMI port)、1 个USB 2.0端口、2 个USB 3.0端口、一个带USB Type-C 连接器的(USB Type-C connector)USB 3.1端口、一个 RJ-45以太网(Ethernet)（网络）端口，以及一个SD 存储(SD memory)卡读卡器插槽(card reader slot)。您还可以获得最佳的网络选项：支持 802.11ac 标准的集成无线网络适配器(wireless network adapter)( Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265 )。连同无线网卡(wireless card)，您还可以获得蓝牙 4.0(Bluetooth 4.0)芯片。至于有线网络，值得注意的是 以太网卡(Ethernet card)是Realtek RTL8168/8111 Gigabit-LAN ，传输速度可达 1 Gbps。
Acer Aspire VX 15的自主性由容量为 4605 mAh 的 3 芯电池提供，电源适配器(power adapter)能够输出 19 V DC、7.1 A、135W，这应该足以让笔记本电脑保持即使在很长的游戏会话中。Acer Aspire VX 15重量为 91.71 盎司（2.6 千克），其电源重量(power supply)为 20.46 盎司（580 克），其尺寸为 1.26 x 15.35 x 10.43 英寸（32 x 390 x 265 毫米）的高度、宽度和深度(width and depth)。
如果您想了解更多详细信息，可以在此处找到官方硬件规格：Acer Aspire VX 15。
Acer Aspire VX 15 提供了一些令人印象深刻的(The )硬件规格，其组件应该能够让您以高质量设置运行任何游戏。(Acer Aspire VX 15 offers some impressive hardware specs, with components that should be able to let you run any game at high quality settings.)
使用Acer Aspire VX 15游戏笔记本电脑
首先(First)，让我们谈谈Acer Aspire VX 15的设计和制造质量。这是一款外观漂亮的游戏笔记本电脑，其设计可能会受到许多游戏玩家的喜爱。与许多其他游戏笔记本电脑一样，Aspire VX 15使用黑色和红色：周围都是黑色，带有一些小红线和其他修饰。无论如何它都不是原创的，但它看起来不错。乍一看，您甚至可能会认为盖子是由拉丝金属制成的，但事实是它只是具有拉丝外观的塑料。鉴于宏碁(Acer)宣布出售这款笔记本电脑的价格，我们不能争论塑料的使用，因为金属外壳并不便宜，而且它们会提高售价(selling price)。
打开盖子可以看到屏幕和笔记本电脑的底座。你会发现屏幕和笔记本电脑的主体是通过一个中央铰链连接起来的，铰链只有笔记本电脑宽度的三分之二。屏幕的边缘实际上是对角线切割的。这是一张图片，可以更清楚地看到它：
虽然屏幕和机身之间的铰链感觉非常坚固，但我们不能对盖子说同样的话。它只需要很小的压力，塑料扭曲和屏幕闪烁。但是，身体比较僵硬，感觉键盘下沉(keyboard sink)需要相当大的力气。
说到这一点，这款键盘绝对是为游戏玩家设计的，尤其是为喜欢第一人称射击游戏的游戏玩家设计的：与其他键相比，WASD键的边框更粗。(WASD)顺便说一句，所有按键都以红色点亮，因此在黑暗环境中也很容易看到和识别它们。这很好，因为游戏玩家往往在夜间玩很多游戏。
尽管游戏玩家永远不会将内置触摸板用于游戏目的，但值得注意的是，您在Acer Aspire VX 15上找到的触摸板质量很好。它很大，灵敏度很好，丝滑的质地让你的手指很容易在上面滑动。Solitaire也可以，尽管这款游戏的粉丝购买这款笔记本电脑的可能性很小。🙂
您从Acer Aspire VX 15(Acer Aspire VX 15)底部的两个立体声扬声器中获得的声音非常好：足够响亮，足以让您听到游戏中的声音并正确识别其来源。除非您是音乐爱好者(music aficionado)，否则音频质量将足以满足您的需求，尽管我们不能将其定性为高质量。
任何游戏机的一个关键特性是其冷却系统(cooling system)。Acer Aspire VX 15上的冷却系统(cooling system)将热空气从笔记本电脑的内部、底部和背面排出，那里有两个红色的大通风口。它们看起来像是由跑车制造商(car manufacturer)设计的，而且做得很好。即使在要求苛刻的情况下，Acer Aspire VX 15也设法将其温度保持在足够低的水平，以免使用起来不舒服。
Acer Aspire VX 15 游戏笔记本电脑看起来不错，虽然颜色和一般设计线条不是您所说的原创。即使它的外壳仅由塑料材料制成，整体制造质量也很好。(The Acer Aspire VX 15 gaming laptop looks good although the colors and the general design lines are not what you'd call original. Even if its case is built only with plastic materials, the overall build quality is good.)
阅读本评论的下一页，了解Acer Aspire VX 15在应用程序方面捆绑的内容，并查看它在基准测试中的结果。
Reviewing the Acer Aspire VX 15 - Redefining the price per performance ratio
Not long аgo, Acer released onе of their fіrst gaming laptops of 2017: the Acer Aspire VX 15. It's a machine that packs powerful hardware and promises that it won't empty all your pockets. We received it for testing over the last week and, after playing a lot on it, and putting it to the test against more than a few benchmarking apps, we are now ready to share our opinion about this gaming laptop. If you want to learn what the Acer Aspire VX 15 has to offer and whether it is worth purchasing, read this review:
Unboxing the Acer Aspire VX 15 gaming laptop
The Acer Aspire VX 15 comes packaged in a premium box made from black cardboard. On its front, you will see printed only two things: the brand and the model name of the laptop.
The back of the box is also scarce in information, but if you turn the box on its side, you'll find a paper tag that tells you all about the contents. As you can see in the image below, the exact model we reviewed was Acer Aspire VX 15 VX5-591G-D0DD. The hardware specs aren't printed anywhere on the box, so if you want to see them, you'll have to read the next section of this review or go straight to Acer's website.
Open the packaging and you'll find the Acer Aspire VX 15 laptop tucked inside a protective foam, alongside with its power adapter, power cable(s), and the customary documents.
The Acer Aspire VX 15 gaming laptop arrives in a premium box made from recyclable black cardboard. The packaging is minimalist in terms of design and printed information.
Hardware specifications
The Acer Aspire VX 15 gaming laptop is powered by an Intel Core i7 7700HQ processor, running at 2.80 GHz and a maximum turbo frequency of 3.8 GHz. It has four physical cores, each of them able to run 2 threads simultaneously, thus offering a total of 8 logical cores. The Intel Core i7 7700HQ processor was launched in the first quarter of 2017 and it's one of the most powerful processors you can find in a laptop today.
The Intel Core i7 7700HQ processor supports up to 64GB of DDR4 RAM memory running at 2400MHz. The Acer Aspire VX 15 laptop that we had in testing had 16GB of RAM memory, which should be enough for any modern game.
The Acer Aspire VX 15 is a gaming laptop, and that means that the graphics power is extremely important. And here's the good news: besides the integrated Intel HD Graphics 630 video chip, this laptop also packs a powerful NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti video card, with 4GB of GDDR5 memory. It's a video card that will give you enough power to play any game launched this year, at high settings in Full HD resolution.
Speaking of Full HD resolution, that's exactly what you'll get from the screen of the Acer Aspire VX 15. It's a display with a diagonal size of 15.6 inches, a Full HD resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, and a 16:9 image aspect ratio. The display panel uses TN technology which means that its viewing angles are narrow. Although it won't offer you a brightness and colors as good as an IPS panel, the advantage of this type of display is that it has a faster response time, which is exactly what you want if you are a gamer. The Full HD resolution might also seem a bit outdated to some, but we didn't mind it at all because, most times, the hardware you can fit inside a laptop doesn't have the power to run modern games in 4K.
As for the storage, the Acer Aspire VX 15 gaming laptop came with 512 GB SSD drive manufactured by Hynix and a 1TB hard disk drive manufactured by Toshiba. However, there's no optical drive unit available, so if you're still using CDs, DVDs or Blu-Ray discs, you'll have to use an external optical unit. The sound is handled by 2 stereo speakers which will do their job well in games but won't satisfy any music fan.
In terms of connectivity options, the Acer Aspire VX 15 laptop offers 1 HDMI port, 1 USB 2.0 port, 2 USB 3.0 ports, one USB 3.1 port with a USB Type-C connector, an RJ-45 Ethernet (network) port, and an SD memory card reader slot. You also get the best in networking options: an integrated wireless network adapter (Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265) which supports the 802.11ac standard. Together with the wireless card, you also get a Bluetooth 4.0 chip. As for the wired networking, it's worth noting that the Ethernet card is a Realtek RTL8168/8111 Gigabit-LAN, capable of transfer speeds of up to 1 Gbps.
The autonomy of the Acer Aspire VX 15 is provided by a 3-cell battery with a capacity of 4605 mAh, and the power adapter is capable of an output of 19 V DC, 7.1 A, 135W, which should be enough to keep the laptop going even in very long gaming sessions. The Acer Aspire VX 15 weighs 91.71 oz (2.6 kg), its power supply weighs 20.46 oz (580 grams), and its size is of 1.26 x 15.35 x 10.43 inches (32 x 390 x 265 mm) in height, width and depth.
If you want more details, you can find the official hardware specifications here: Acer Aspire VX 15.
The Acer Aspire VX 15 offers some impressive hardware specs, with components that should be able to let you run any game at high quality settings.
Using the Acer Aspire VX 15 gaming laptop
First of all, let's talk a bit about the design and the build quality of the Acer Aspire VX 15. This is one good looking gaming laptop, with a design that will probably be liked by many gamers. Like many other gaming laptops, the Aspire VX 15 uses black and red colors: blacks all around, with some small red lines and other finishing touches. It's not original by any means, but it looks good. At first sight, you might even be tempted to think that the lid, for instance, is made from brushed metal, but the truth is that it's just plastic with a brushed appearance. Given the price that Acer announced it would sell this laptop for, we can't argue about the use of plastics because metal cases don't come cheap and they would raise the selling price.
Open the lid to see the screen and the base of the laptop. You'll find that the screen and the main body of the laptop are connected through a central hinge, which is only two-thirds of the laptop's width. The edges of the screen are practically cut in diagonal. Here's a picture to see it more clearly:
Although the hinge between the screen and the body feels very sturdy, we can't say the same about the lid. It takes only a small amount of pressure and the plastic twists and the screen flickers. But, the body is more rigid, and it takes quite some force in order to feel the keyboard sink.
Speaking of which, the keyboard was definitely created with gamers in mind, more specifically for gamers who like first person shooters: the WASD keys are emphasized with bolder borders when compared to the other keys. By the way, all keys are illuminated in red, so they'll all be easy to see and identify in dark environments too. This is good because gamers tend to play a lot during the night.
Although gamers will never use the built-in touchpad for gaming purposes, it's worth noting that the one you'll find on the Acer Aspire VX 15 is of good quality. It's large, with good sensitivity and its silky texture makes it easy to glide your fingers on it. It's OK for Solitaire too, although the chances that a fan of this game will buy this laptop is rather slim. 🙂
The sound you get from the two stereo speakers on the bottom of the Acer Aspire VX 15 is good: strong and loud enough for you to hear in-game sounds and correctly identify their origin. Unless you're a music aficionado, the audio quality will be enough to satisfy your needs, although we can't characterize it as high quality.
One key feature of any gaming machine is its cooling system. The cooling system found on the Acer Aspire VX 15 evacuates the hot air from inside, to the bottom and to the back side of the laptop, where two large red vents are found. They look like they were designed by a sports car manufacturer, and they do their job very well. Even when playing demanding, the Acer Aspire VX 15 managed to keep its temperatures low enough not to become uncomfortable to use.
The Acer Aspire VX 15 gaming laptop looks good although the colors and the general design lines are not what you'd call original. Even if its case is built only with plastic materials, the overall build quality is good.
Read the next page of this review to see what's bundled with the Acer Aspire VX 15 in terms of apps and also see the results that it had in benchmarks.
