Pros
- Thin for an Ultrabook with a 15.6-inch display
- Great battery life of 7-plus hours
- Decent benchmark performance
Cons
- Low-res display for its size
- Keyboard design isn't great
- No optical drive
At A Glance
Fans of large laptop touchscreens will appreciate the Aspire M’s roomy display, slim profile, and excellent battery life. The price-to-performance isn't bad either.
Manufacturer’s Description
The Aspire M Series Ultrabook frees you with instant-on performance, 8+ hours of power, and a touchscreen. The first to offer the gorgeous visuals of discrete graphics, this Ultrabook lets you accomplish all you want each day with potent processing plus solid state and optical drives. Experience the beauty of on-the-go productivity!
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| UPC Code | 887899153228 |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Intel Core i5 - 4200U |
| Processor speed | 1600.0 MHz |
| Number of Cores | 2.0 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 8.0 MB |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory speed | 1600.0 MHz |
| Display | |
| Display size | 15.6 inches |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| Graphics | |
| Graphics Type | Integrated |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | Intel HD 4400 |
| Storage | |
| Drive 1 size | 500.0 GB |
| Drive 1 type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Drive 1 speed | 5400.0 RPM |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Available Interfaces |
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| Ethernet Type | 10/100/1000 Mbps |
| Wireless connection |
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| Power | |
| Battery Type | Lithium Polymer Battery |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 15.0 inches |
| Depth | 10.1 inches |
| Height | 0.7 inches |
| Weight | 4.9 pounds |
| Weight with Accessories | 5.75 pounds |
| Storage Media | |
| SD card | Yes |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 8 Home |
| Other Features | |
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Performance
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| Worldbench Score | 143.0 |
| Worldbench Version | 8.1 |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 7:11 (hh:mm) |
| Start Up | |
|---|---|
| Start Up | 13.2 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Productivity Suite | 1005.0 score (higher is better) |
| Web Browsing | |
|---|---|
| Peacekeeper | 2491.0 score (higher is better) |
| Storage Performance | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Storage Test | 1516.0 score (higher is better) |
| File Compression | 164.0 seconds (lower is better) |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 271.4 seconds (lower is better) |
| Image Editing - GPU Accelerated | 170.0 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 148.0 seconds (lower is better) |
| Audio Encoding | 290.0 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| Working power usage | 3.7 Watt hours |
| Idle power usage | 11.5 Watts |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| 3DMark, Ice Storm | 43071.0 score (higher is better) |
| 3DMark, Firestrike Extreme | 324.0 score (higher is better) |
| 3DMark, Cloud Gate | 4649.0 score (higher is better) |
| 3DMark, Firestrike | 683.0 score (higher is better) |
| Dirt Showdown, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 59.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 3, Ultra Quality, 1024x768 | 24.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Bioshock Infinite, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 32.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
