But perhaps more importantly, that battery life is another knock against Acer’s “eco-friendly” marketing. Acer’s vision of eco-conscious design extends down to all the materials we use in our packaging, contributing to a reduced carbon footprint upon the earth. That rises to mid-high 40s frame rates if you drop the graphics to Low, or closer to 60fps at 720p, Medium graphics. The AMD Ryzen-equipped Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 was the king of the ring in this test, flanked by the VAIO SX14 and the HP Pavilion Aero. It’s of a good size too, more like the scale of an ultraportable laptop’s pad rather than an old-school productivity laptop.

That was also true during the Cinebench R23 benchmark, another multi-core test meant to exercise all of a processor's cores and threads. Optimize your efficiency with the most used, trusted, productive and versatile OS for working, learning, developing and playing. Acer has squished these keys horizontally a little, which is a great move as it means the primary keys are not shunted to the left too much. Turning the machine around, you may notice that the Aspire Vero uses standardized screws to hold its undercarriage in place. Acer has ensured that removal is easy, hopefully persuading you to upgrade, repair, and eventually recycle your machine without hassle.The Acer Aspire Vero’s keyboard is fine for everyday use – it’s fast, crisp, and not particularly loud. That's about average when compared to other 14-inch systems like the Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i 14, though surprisingly heavier than the 14-inch Acer Spin 5 convertible. The touchpad features a fingerprint reader in the top-left corner for easy, secure biometric logins.

With a video test running and the display at a moderate brightness level the Acer Aspire Vero lasted for twelve hours. And while slowly freezing outdoors with the display at maximum brightness, the amount it drained suggested a full charge will last around four hours.inch FHD IPS display looks brilliant, with Acer suite of technologies designed to make your experience perfect at every turn.

To really drive home the eco message, Acer marks the R and E buttons in yellow and mirrors them to reinforce the Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle mantra. Instead, the Vero is grey, with a flecked yellow pattern that’s reminiscent of cardboard or concrete. Much of the Acer Aspire Vero’s body uses PCR, or Post-Consumer Recycled material, and Acer is quick to boast about the amount of second-hand stuff inside this notebook. Every laptop in this comparison makes use of integrated graphics—either Intel's newer Iris Xe silicon or AMD's Radeon integrated GPU. The Fingerprint scanner is the only means of biometric log-in and sits in the top left corner of the touchpad.BNPL is an interest bearing option that allows you to delay payments on your purchases for up to 12 months depending on how much you spend. The Acer reviewed here is the pricier of the two models, with an Intel Core i7-1195G7 processor with four Hyper-Threaded cores and a top speed of 5GHz.