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Review Summary
Windows 8 Home Premium
A8-4500M
1.90 GHz
Quad-core (4 Core)
6 GB
8 GB
DDR3 SDRAM
Yes
Secure Digital (SD) Card
xD-Picture Card
MultiMediaCard (MMC)
Memory Stick PRO
750 GB
Serial ATA
DVD-Writer
15.6"
Active Matrix TFT Color LCD
HD
1366 x 768
LED
AMD Radeon HD 7640G
DDR3 SDRAM
Shared
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
Gigabit Ethernet
Bluetooth 4.0 + HS
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
3
2
1
Yes
Yes
TouchPad
6-cell
Lithium Ion (Li-Ion)
4400 mAh
5 Hour
65 W
1.3x15x10" / 3.30x38.1x25.4cm
5.73 lbs / 2.59 kg


The Acer Aspire V3-551-8458 15.6" LED Notebook features a minimalist design and a nightfall gray finish. Measuring 1.3" thin and weighing 5.74 pounds, this Acer notebook is compact and portable. The 6-cell lithium ion battery sits flush into the chassis, which further streamlines this Acer notebook's design. It also provides up to 5 hours of battery life on a single charge (battery life may vary).
The 15.6" CineCrystal widescreen display is backlit with LED lamps, which use less power and provide better picture quality than their CCFL counterparts. The screen has a 16:9 aspect ratio and its 1366 x 768 native resolution is supported by integrated AMD Radeon HD 7640G graphics. The screen also has a glossy finish, which displays vibrant color.
The system is powered by a quad-core 1.9GHz AMD A8-4500M accelerated processor. It also has 6GB of DDR3 RAM, a 750GB 5400rpm hard drive, a SuperMulti DVD burner, a multi-in-1 digital media card reader, 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, an integrated webcam and microphone. There are also built-in stereo speakers with Dolby Home Theater v4 audio enhancement.
Windows 8 Home Premium is the installed operating system. Windows 8 Home Premium replaces the traditional Start menu with a redesigned Start screen. The Start screen features tiles, which provide notifications in real-time. Windows 8 Home Premium also focuses more on cloud storage as well as apps, which can be downloaded from the Windows Store. Windows 8 Home Premium provides a unique user experience that differs from previous versions of Windows.