571 vs. 591 and in terms of expandability

Once I bought a gaming capable notebook from Acer recently or for a friend and it is ultimately between the VN7 Nitro the 571 or the 591 series decided, I want to briefly give to my experiences. Maybe it will help one or the other, to decide on the optimum.

First of all, both series are very well placed in my eyes at the moment, in terms of price-performance. Comparable are some devices from Asus, MSI, Lenovo (G50 and Z50, G700), and perhaps the E5 line of Acer itself but this list should not be the last word. I had between durchgeguckt even with Dell and HP. Ultimately on the shortlist were Lenovo and Acer, which Acer is then due to the dedicated graphics card (Optimus composite between - Nvideo 840 chips and Intel HD 4400 or 4600 - in most cases) has become. All a matter of taste.

After once it was clear that it should be Acer, I actually thought that the decision would be pretty easy. The relatively naive plan was: to decide between 15 and 17 inches, and then buy a very small version of the Acer Nitro and exploit the fact that one "traditional" notebooks (unlike Ultrabooks) still can expand. As far as I can take forward, that the plan has failed rather quickly to reality:

The expandability of the 591er and 571er series is indeed the given, but that does not mean that an incorporation of more memory or another hard drive "just so" to make here is that there is no maintenance flaps. Instead, you have to open the case or remove the keyboard, which due to the flat cable used in both series certainly is quite difficult or at the latest during reassembly rough time costs and requires dexterity. Who won the fight against the partially soldered side (and therefore endangered by train) flat cable, which is reflected 591-571 a slightly different image:

The 591er line (which, no optical drive is), guests staying at quite a lot of space and a second fan, a whole from this point is still relatively "good-natured" because of the M2 slot is freely accessible for SSDs and it therefore theoretically the SSD easily can swap or first time use a. The HDD is also easily accessible. Not so the memory: If you want to replace this, which has to complete the lift out of the housing in order to get access (!). It is therefore advisable, equal to "more" to put memory than on "less". Although I am ITler - but I would not swap the memory itself, but that can make a garage.

The situation is similar in the 571er line - which is unfortunately so placed that it saves a fan because of the built-in optical drive and a total of the board design has changed so that it does not come even to the m2-Sata slot approach, without the Board "to lift". Summary: An SSD "just" install falls flat for the layman.

Due to this rather negative outlook almost a Lenovo has become after all. Since access is supposed (!) Easier. Well, at least maintenance flaps are sometimes present ...
Since the Nitro but was more than zeugener my + has gained the C128 SSD version and we have an existing supplemented 1TB SATA disk. The plate was then partitioned 128er or used for two VHDs A 50 GB, in which the two operating systems used were (Win 7 and Win 8). The 1TB drive was used only as an internal mass storage. As a result, a very good, very brisk computer which prepares some joy my acquaintance. The Nitro series per se so may well qualify as "recommended" and I will surely set myself a once again have the budget is there.

When searching "for the right" way, a 9034dass has within the Nitro series (571 and 591 share so the chassis and then divided still into various sub-versions) very strong differences in the equipment may occur. Above all you should make sure that some of the most "convenient" Nitro models of the "first generation" were delivered without the glare Full HD IPS display. Whoever thinks to buy a bargain, which should pay attention just to this particular. From the non-Full HD Display, I would advise against because of its generally poor test results and its lack of luminosity. Fortunately, it is but apparently no longer installed in the current models.

There are in current models have a rabbit foot, the you should consider. Under goal was namely the device for my acquaintances, a laptop to buy, where the is a / c-standard support. Unfortunately, Lenovo provides the yes at the moment apparently in any current notebook - b / g / n is there yet standard and I have (not only Lenovo) seen even in this context, notebooks, exhibited the 100 Mbit Ethernet interfaces have. In my eyes, now a no-go. But well ... they are still there.
Fact: Even when it seems Acer 571-591 and within the two groups depending on the construction point and availability to be differences which WLAN adapters were installed. So devices are currently already partially ordered, the a / c Support - the most recent of the end (it should be something before Christmas) device for your acquaintance but may for example only "n". Here is my conclusion: If you want to have a fast wireless network adapter, which must in the small print of the product description sure whether that was actually built.

In conclusion, I can recommend the whole 571er and 591er of the Acer. I have already "apart" had both types of devices on another occasion (professionally) and can confirm that they can dismantle with some dexterity and put back together - but of a "slight" expandability is no question and laity, I would definitely from such attempts advise ... even though I know from personal experience that Acer relatively accommodating handle Customers who causes a defect in a "self-service". Nevertheless: Who wants to risk that?

In order to assess:
I will post this review and these tips to the 571er and 591er Nitro devices at several points and the same everywhere awarded "good" rating. Whether a particularly close one or the other configuration, for that is really left to their own taste. However, I, for one more präferiere the devices where enough (8GB +) memory and a 128er (or larger) SSD was installed before and where you "only" a HDD upgrade (leave) must. Here the risk of "false-making" is at its lowest and you really get a good amount of technology for your money.

Topic SSHD and graphics card:
The effect of sshd is greatly exaggerated in my opinion. She is especially evident when one (etc. Windows Start) makes repitevive stories and there you get "only" a few seconds. For me, hybrid hard drives are therefore subject "nice gimmick", but not "must-have". By contrast, SSDs are as they are indeed in the 571ern and 591ern also can (also) obstruct definitely better prepared and bring due to the generally high throughput managed a significantly performanteres image. It is here, however, left to their own Gusto, whether one really needs. Who wants to turn in this context, every euro twice to get the "best" value for money, which is more advisable to look in the graphics card and, if necessary, to take a device that the 840 Nvidia possibly against a (still better) chip replaced from the same house. The versions because there are also - and they do not cost much more in some cases.