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Acer Aspire Lite (AL16-51P-73X2) review

Acer Aspire Lite (AL16-51P-73X2)

CHOICE Expert Rating

71%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Excellent touchpad (very large)
  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • Has a microSD card slot
  • Can upgrade or replace some components (SSD, battery, RAM)
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Keyboard is not backlit
  • Poor audio

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 11 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
71%
Performance score
65%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
79%
Battery life score
64%
Display score
75%
Audio score
45%
Wi-Fi score
76%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
4686
Storage read-speed (MBps)
3278
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
66
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
4:31
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:28
Expert tester comments

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Replace/upgrade RAM
Slots for additional RAM
Replace/upgrade storage
Slot for additional storage
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Country of origin
China

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$848.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
16
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1200
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i7-1255U
CPU frequency (GHz)
1.7
RAM (GB)
16
Video graphics type
Intel Iris Xe
Storage capacity (GB)
512
Available user space (GB)
424
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
6
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.8
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.3
Size (mm, H x D x W)
24 x 247 x 357

Features

Screen finish
Matte
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
0
USB 3.0 ports
3
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
1
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
0
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
0

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