Acer Aspire R15 in the test

If the display rotates 360 degrees, the Acer Aspire R15 can be used as a large tablet.


Conclusion


At first glance, the 20 millimeter thin Acer Aspire R15 looks like a more sophisticated 15.6 inch notebook. The top of the housing and the area around the keyboard are made of brushed aluminum, but the floor is made of a glass fiber plastic mixture. This makes the R15 feel sturdy and valuable. The rather massive hinges of the touch display (Full HD) allow the flip-flop of the mirrored IPS display to stand-by or 360 degrees into tablet mode. Although the R15 works like a tablet, weighing 2.2 kilograms, you do not want to keep it in your hands. Toll: In addition to a USB 3.1 port (Type C), Acer is building a WLAN ac module with multi-user MIMO technology for higher transmission rates. Windows 10 Home is installed on a Liteon SSD.


Additional Information: Acer Aspire R15


A 1-TB hard drive also provides storage space. The combined power of an Intel Core i5-6200U, 8 GB DDR4 RAM and a Nvidia GeForce 940MX lead to 1,478 points in the 3DMark Fire Strike as well as 6,213 points in the Cloud Gate test. For simpler games, that is enough. In the PCMark 8, it achieves a satisfying 2,544 points, which is enough for standard office software. In the Cinebench R11.5 it can make for it with 3.24 CPU points and in the reading test of the HD Tune Pro with 469.3 MByte / s again soil well. The 49-Wh battery delivers only energy for 233 minutes in the run-time test of the PC Mark 8 - a little bit. Bottom line, the Aspire R15 offers the price of 1,000 euros but still very good value for money.


The high-quality, well-equipped and very affordable XL convertible notebook keeps the mobility somewhat on the line. However, the Acer Aspire R15 might be successful as a niche extinguisher.