I think the big difference you will see between these two is that 720 will have less battery life. The Acer has new CPU which with newer technology - but performance comparison should be quite interesting
What will be interesting to really see if when Intel releases an 8th series HQ i7 - we might actually see 6 or even 8 cores in laptop. This Acer has U series design for ultra light weights which is quite impressive for 4 cores now.
I have an Lenovo Y50 and I would not purchase another Lenovo ever again - Acer is not that good - they probably did this to say me first Ultraweight 4 core laptop - I see Dell coming out with XPS 13 in this chip that would be really nice.
Keep in mind this is only beginning of these chips - and I expect more impressive chips coming in the next 6 or so months.
No number pad on those. I know I know but the wife has a fixation with the number pad. Bottom line is that ive been waiting for something like this for a long time and I guess Acer is the winner for me.
It's the flip side of this having chunky bezels and the Yoga 720 having slim ones. Making it an inch narrower leaves too little space for a numpad unless a 17.3" screen is used. Sadly for anyone who wants both a numpad and slim bezels I haven't seen a 17.3" slim bezel laptop yet. (It would be about the same size as a 15.6" fat one).
If something like this came along in a 13-14" form factor with thin bezels and a weight below 1.8kg (and 6+ hour battery life), that'd be a very strong candidate for my next laptop. It's about time the entry level gaming laptop category starts creeping towards ultrabook form factors.
Funny thing is, there was once a time when I wanted a convertible Tablet PC with some decent gaming chops, as almost ALL of them only had Intel graphics, even the hideously expensive $2,000+ MSRP ones.
But this one drops the ball on two fronts: no mention of an active pen option, and not having at least a GTX 1060. (Rule of thumb: if it's not branded as "VR-ready", annoying as buzzwords like that can be, it's too weak for gaming comfortably.)
This is why I've gone the deconvergence route, figuring I can just carry around a Cintiq with killer battery life, and when I find one that's affordable enough, a gaming/mobile workstation laptop that doesn't feel pathetically weak for a change. Might end up cheaper than a top-of-the-line MobileStudio Pro with more GPU performance, to boot.
But the laptop can wait. I don't travel as much as I used to, and I have a potent desktop setup at home that doesn't leave me wanting.
I have a 1050, it is very capable for all current games at 60FPS on High / Ultra and 1080P. This PC only has a 1080P screen so I would say it should work well. Not future proof but in 3 years when 4k and VR are main stream - just buy another entry gamer for $1000. Actually Xbox or PS is a better value if all you want to do is game in 4k
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warisz00r - Wednesday, August 23, 2017 - link
Lenovo got here first with the Yoga 720CoreyWat - Wednesday, August 23, 2017 - link
True with a 1050 in a 2.1 but not with the 8th gen Intel Chips insideddriver - Wednesday, August 23, 2017 - link
Big whoop. The 720 still has a quad core option. The difference in performance will be negligible.Plus it has a stylus. Does this thing have that option?
HStewart - Wednesday, August 23, 2017 - link
I think the big difference you will see between these two is that 720 will have less battery life. The Acer has new CPU which with newer technology - but performance comparison should be quite interestingWhat will be interesting to really see if when Intel releases an 8th series HQ i7 - we might actually see 6 or even 8 cores in laptop. This Acer has U series design for ultra light weights which is quite impressive for 4 cores now.
Samus - Thursday, August 24, 2017 - link
I think the big difference is this isn't some Lenovo shit.ddriver - Thursday, August 24, 2017 - link
Yeah, it is Acer garbage. Lenovo certainly has the edge in terms of overall quality, but it comes at a price.HStewart - Monday, August 28, 2017 - link
I have an Lenovo Y50 and I would not purchase another Lenovo ever again - Acer is not that good - they probably did this to say me first Ultraweight 4 core laptop - I see Dell coming out with XPS 13 in this chip that would be really nice.Keep in mind this is only beginning of these chips - and I expect more impressive chips coming in the next 6 or so months.
HStewart - Wednesday, August 30, 2017 - link
Well it looks like Dell did - this is one to gethttp://www.anandtech.com/show/11781/dell-updates-t...
Hxx - Thursday, August 24, 2017 - link
No number pad on those. I know I know but the wife has a fixation with the number pad. Bottom line is that ive been waiting for something like this for a long time and I guess Acer is the winner for me.DanNeely - Thursday, August 24, 2017 - link
It's the flip side of this having chunky bezels and the Yoga 720 having slim ones. Making it an inch narrower leaves too little space for a numpad unless a 17.3" screen is used. Sadly for anyone who wants both a numpad and slim bezels I haven't seen a 17.3" slim bezel laptop yet. (It would be about the same size as a 15.6" fat one).mga318 - Wednesday, August 23, 2017 - link
If it weren't for the large bezels, I'd be really tempted by this machine.shabby - Wednesday, August 23, 2017 - link
Take your pick: smaller bezels/less features or larger battery/bigger bezels, somethings gotta give.Samus - Thursday, August 24, 2017 - link
You kinda need large bezels with a touch screen. Otherwise swiping from sides is challenging.coder543 - Wednesday, August 23, 2017 - link
Your "source" link is just a link back to this article? I guess that's the best kind of source.Morawka - Wednesday, August 23, 2017 - link
so a quad core cpu at dual core power consumption?tipoo - Wednesday, August 23, 2017 - link
Pretty much what "8th gen" Kaby Lake quads are. 15-28W, but with twice the cores, so a decent MP uplift.Gunbuster - Wednesday, August 23, 2017 - link
Is Acer using a random word generator for models now?Hurr Durr - Thursday, August 24, 2017 - link
Weren`t they always?zodiacfml - Thursday, August 24, 2017 - link
$1000?! Meh. I thought this will be a tad more expensive than the Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming due to IPS display and seemingly thinner profile.Valantar - Friday, August 25, 2017 - link
If something like this came along in a 13-14" form factor with thin bezels and a weight below 1.8kg (and 6+ hour battery life), that'd be a very strong candidate for my next laptop. It's about time the entry level gaming laptop category starts creeping towards ultrabook form factors.NamelessPFG - Friday, August 25, 2017 - link
Funny thing is, there was once a time when I wanted a convertible Tablet PC with some decent gaming chops, as almost ALL of them only had Intel graphics, even the hideously expensive $2,000+ MSRP ones.But this one drops the ball on two fronts: no mention of an active pen option, and not having at least a GTX 1060. (Rule of thumb: if it's not branded as "VR-ready", annoying as buzzwords like that can be, it's too weak for gaming comfortably.)
This is why I've gone the deconvergence route, figuring I can just carry around a Cintiq with killer battery life, and when I find one that's affordable enough, a gaming/mobile workstation laptop that doesn't feel pathetically weak for a change. Might end up cheaper than a top-of-the-line MobileStudio Pro with more GPU performance, to boot.
But the laptop can wait. I don't travel as much as I used to, and I have a potent desktop setup at home that doesn't leave me wanting.
krystyin - Monday, August 28, 2017 - link
I have a 1050, it is very capable for all current games at 60FPS on High / Ultra and 1080P. This PC only has a 1080P screen so I would say it should work well. Not future proof but in 3 years when 4k and VR are main stream - just buy another entry gamer for $1000. Actually Xbox or PS is a better value if all you want to do is game in 4k