Acer's Aspire 5551G: AMD's Budget Gaming Laptop
by Jarred Walton on November 27, 2010 12:00 AM ESTThe LCD: Yawn
After a couple great LCDs in the Dell XPS 15 L501x and the Clevo B5130M, the standard Acer laptop LCD comes back and makes me a very sad panda. Sure, it's not the worst LCD we've ever encountered, but it's nothing worth writing about. Here are the numbers and we'll leave it at that. Mediocre contrast, moderate brightness, and slightly better than average colors define this panel, but variations among budget panels like this mean that you could see better or worse from other AU Optronics B156XW02-V2 LCDs.
Gallery: Acer Aspire 5551G-4591 LCD
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freespace303 - Sunday, November 28, 2010 - link
Please review the HP Envy 14, and 17 3D!!!!blackrook - Sunday, November 28, 2010 - link
I don't think that's going to happen.freespace303 - Monday, November 29, 2010 - link
Why not? I"m about to just buy it myself and send it to Anand to review. Seriously! How can I get a hold of him or any of the Anandtech staff to do something like that?JarredWalton - Monday, November 29, 2010 - link
I believe Vivek has an Envy 14 from someone on loan (i.e. not from HP), and Dustin has an Envy 17... but not the 3D. Se la vi!iamkyle - Monday, November 29, 2010 - link
C'est la vieJarredWalton - Monday, November 29, 2010 - link
[Jarred hides his head in shame... teach me to try and write French....]freespace303 - Monday, November 29, 2010 - link
Is it true? Reviewing the 17? Interested in reviewing the 3D version?JarredWalton - Monday, November 29, 2010 - link
Dustin has the Envy 17 in his grubby little hands. Unfortunately, to quote him, "It looks like this one has been through quite a few reviewers already. It came in an Amazon box!" So, I don't know if it will be an up-to-date model or something made six months ago. As for Vivek, he has someone's Envy 14 with the Radiance display, which obviously isn't available from HP anymore. I suppose a few people are selling such laptops (used) on eBay, but I really hope HP finds a way to get more of the 900p Radiance panel in stock.blackrook - Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - link
HP reps are saying that they'll be back in stock sometime in December. Now to decide whether it's worth trusting them.StrangerGuy - Monday, November 29, 2010 - link
Why not bash Asus even more? Same mediocre LCDs, a lot more junk models (thousands of crappy 310m laptops, ULV CPU on the 14" in 2010), and they are way behind Acer in overall value for dollar if you ask me.