Our opinion on the Acer Aspire 15 A15-51M-73XM
2.5K High Definition screen with more faithful than average sRGB colors for the Acer Aspire 15 A15-51M-73XM, a thin and light 15-inch laptop PC equipped with a large amount of 32 GB RAM which speeds up processing just like the Intel Core 7 150U Raptor Lake Refresh processor with Iris Xe graphics performance in everyday use. This dark silver Windows 11 Ultrabook, whose responsiveness is enhanced by fast SSD storage with a high capacity of 1 TB, also benefits from a backlit keyboard, USB-C Thunderbolt 4 and Wi-Fi 6E connectivity as well as a biometric fingerprint reader.
Features of the Acer Aspire 15 A15-51M-73XM
| Screen(s) | 15.6'' QHD 2.5K LED IPS 100% sRGB 16:9 (2560×1440, anti-glare/matte) |
| Processor | Intel Core 7 150U Raptor Lake Refresh (10 cœurs : 2P 1.8 GHz / 8E 1.2 GHz) |
| Installed RAM (max) | 32 Go LPDDR5 5600MHz |
| Graphics card | Intel Iris Xe integrated into the processor |
| Storage | SSD M.2 de 1 To (NVMe PCIe 4.0) |
| Connections | 2 USB 3.2 (Gen1) + 1 USB 4 Type-C Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1 |
| Network | Wi-Fi 6E ax (2×2), Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Backlit keyboard | Oui |
| Numeric keypad | Oui |
| Windows Hello | Yes, via fingerprint reader |
| Audio system | 2 speakers Bang&Olufsen, HP Audio Boost |
| Operating system | Windows 11 64 bits |
| Announced autonomy / Battery | 6 hours / Li-Ion 3 cells 50Whr (65W adapter) |
| Poids / Dimensions (mm) | 1.77 Kg / 362.9 x 237.5 x 17.9 |
The Acer Aspire 15 A15-51M-73XM faces the competition
The Acer Aspire 15 A15-51M-73XM is now available in promotion at Acer France and offers an attractive configuration/price ratio for its category where it is one of the least expensive to offer such a high definition screen with such faithful colors with such a large quantity of RAM and SSD storage of such a substantial capacity, in a housing as thin and light.
If this Acer Aspire 15 A15-51M-73XM does not meet all your criteria, you will find other configurations for gaming with a similar budget in our gaming laptop guide. For the same budget, choose the model with the most powerful graphics card, it will have the greatest impact on performance.
Need a student laptop? Check out our guide.
Chassis, connections, screen of the Acer Aspire 15 A15-51M-73XM
With its thin and light dark silver design, this laptop PC has an elegant and discreet appearance.
This laptop integrates good connectivity with its USB-C Thunderbolt 4, its Bluetooth 5.3 and Wi-Fi 6E ax modules to communicate and connect remotely wirelessly, its audio port, its practical HDMI video output to easily connect it to a TV or a monitor for example or its 2 USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible) ensuring transfers up to 5 times faster than USB 2.0 if you connect USB 3.0 devices.
As a biometric reader is integrated, you can authenticate by fingerprint recognition via the Windows Hello functionality.
The chiclet keyboard is equipped with a backlighting system that can be activated whenever you need to better distinguish your keys.
The screen benefits from 2.5K High Definition, very well suited to videos due to its 16:9 format.
Especially since its viewing angles, both vertical and horizontal, are important thanks to its IPS technology and its sRGB colorimetry is more faithful than average.
Thanks to its anti-reflective treatment, the screen is more readable than a shiny panel in a bright environment (e.g. outdoors) while being less tiring for the eyes during prolonged use.
Performance, battery life of the Acer Aspire 15 A15-51M-73XM
The Acer Aspire 15 A15-51M-73XM is a thin and light 15-inch High Definition portable laptop with a large amount of RAM that is comfortable for everyday use.
-It is built around a large amount of RAM of 32 GB, double the average to see what is coming in this area. And it supports the processor very well, a low-consumption Intel Core 7 150U Raptor Lake Refresh equipped with 10 hybrid cores and an Iris Xe graphics solution.
It goes without saying that this Ultrabook performs well in everyday use, such as office work and surfing the Internet or even for viewing photos and videos.
You can even play light games thanks to the Iris Xe with a few concessions such as a reduction in screen definition.
Because playing in 2.5K requires more graphics calculations than playing in Full HD, which results in a lower number of fps.
Furthermore, thanks to this laptop you can carry out multimedia processing using RAM and multi-core as long as they are contained, such as light photo editing or video conversions.
You can store any personal creations as well as multiple files and software on the SSD storage offering a very comfortable high capacity of 1000 GB.
The SSD is also advantageous in processing and more generally on a daily basis for starting/stopping or launching software, because it accelerates them to make them fast.
An SSD ensures high speed in addition to silent operation, low energy consumption and a robust design.
As for the autonomy of this Ultrabook, which is quite easy to transport because it is relatively thin and light, expect around 6 hours of battery operation in light use.
Some people wishing to have a 15-inch High Definition student laptop PC that does not need high battery life may be interested.
