Aspire V7-482PG-9884

Just check your resolution - if you have Full HD it surely is not AU Optronics B140XW2.
Checking resolution by establishing what LCD display has been used instead of checking actual resolution you can set doesn't make sense.

 

So is this confirmed made of plastic or aluminum? I've been reading different opinions on it. (the US version)

 

All plastic, but the keyboard deck feels like metal and gets very cool.
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Anyone else notice that the power button needs to be pushed a certain way to get it to register. I have to push it three times usually before the laptop turns on. It seems like I need to push it near the bottom and away from the screen for it to work. If I push it near the screen side, does not work, if I push it dead on, does not work.

 

guys do the space bar lit?? all my keys lit except the spacebar

Edit: NVM guys, this is normal!

 

Can someone please take a picture of the Canadian keyboard for me.

My hp envy is giving me problems and I am very disappointed. I may switch to the Canadian v7. Is the touchpad problematic or is it accurate and good? What have people's experiences with that been.

Also battery life is about 5-6 hours yes? YouTube and Internet browsing

 

Question regarding the display. The one issue I've heard about it is the max brightness on the screen is somewhat low. Can anyone comment regarding that (combined with the glossy display)?

Also I'm wondering if this has a optimize battery health type feature (similar to the Lenovo's) to keep the battery charged at a certain %?

 

The screen is bright enough, unless you sit in direct sunlight. Which is something I do daily, because of my job. But I can still use this laptop most of the day, unlike my last two laptops, a Dell and a Lenovo.

I do not see any battery optimizer. But it is not something I would care about. The Acer manual says, keep the laptop plugged in as much as possible. I have it plugged in at work, I use the battery when I have to. I have no issues.

I have not seen a laptop battery go bad from being plugged in too much, in five years.

I left my Lenovo Thinkpad Edge, and Dell Inspiron 15R, plugged in 90% of the time. and after a year of use, had only lost between 10 and 15% of the original life.

 

Great laptop. My only complaint is the trackpad. But i have noticed. When i use it outside its more annoying because my finger causes more friction. But when i use it inside my house, classroom, anywhere that its cool my finger glides much more easily on the trackpad. Just my observation for any one who cares.

 

Quick question - has anyone gotten a V7 with a different color besides the default iron? It looks a little...plain. I wonder if different colors haven't been released yet, since the only color I can find on the internet is the default grayish color.
Also, has anyone tried to replace the wifi card? How is the signal quality? I'm planning to swap it for a killer wireless-n 1202. Thanks.

Oh, and has anyone tried overclocking the GPU ram? How are the results? It is only DDR3 1800MHz and I'm considering ovcing it to ~2200MHz like Jarred did from Anandtech for the small boost in performance.

 

Hi everyone,
Just got my V7-6662 yesterday. I just want to note that the bottom bezel of the screen is quite big and the screen is quite glossy, but the screen looks really nice and vibrant and is able to work in sunlight no problem.
Just wondering if the touchscreen randomly activates for anyone if you have finger marks on it? Do you have to clean it regularly to prevent that from happening? Or is the screen just defective?

Any comments or questions would be greatly appreciated. I don't want to put up with a defective screen if I don't have to.
Thanks.

 

What exactly is bad about the trackpad? is it not accurate? that's the biggest thing for me since i wont be using a mouse much moving it around from class to class

 

I believe most people are complaining about the trackpad's texture, where it doesn't feel very smooth when you are gliding your fingers across it. And after a few changes to the settings, the trackpad should perform quite accurately. (Can't really comment too much on this since my touchscreen randomly left click at times)

 

A question for gamers: In the gaming-laptop thread, some people claim that this laptop starts throttling the cpu/gpu badly under load (due to heat and inadequate cooling) . Have any of you experienced this?

I'm not much of a gamer, but I like the idea of occasionally playing a modern game, which is leaning me towards this laptop over the Asus Q501LA.

 

One other question: How does the touchpad physically compare to other Acer notebooks? Is the texture the same as, say the R7 convertible? I'd love to get a feel for the touchpad before pulling the trigger on this, so if there's a model with the same type on display at a store, I'd love to know about it.

 

Hey everyone,

Some of you have asked about the differences between the Canadian keyboard and US keyboard. Here's a picture of the Canadian keyboard for the Acer V7-482pg -6662. Unfortunately, I'm experiencing some touch screen defect with this laptop, therefore I'll be returning this laptop and either look for a new one or get another V7 when they're in stock.

Enjoy!

 

I play Civ 5, Sims 3, Torchlight 2. I have not had any throttling issues. My laptop runs about 85C when playing ganes. Max temp was 91C I think. But like I said, it runs at 85C for three hours straight, no problem.

 

Apparently us.ncix.com no longer has the 482pg-6662 canadian model on their website anymore...
Did they realize this model was only supposed to be sold in Canada and pulled it? =(

 

To Vorp:

I can confirm that the i7 on the 9884 does throttle, but it's hardly an issue of heat or inadequate cooling. It's moreso how the performance of the processor was limited due to the form-factor of the ultrabook. Performance isn't too affected unless you're aiming for very demanding games like Crysis 3, which is too much to ask of a midrange GPU anyway. Still, it does perform very nicely. Consider that I was playing at 60+ framerates for both Kingdoms of Amalur and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, while they were both running, at the same time. The issue to me became the value though. With how the i7 throttles, the performance wasn't too different from the 6662 which only had an i5, and is 400$ less. Long story short, I returned the 9884, and just got the 6662. RAM and HD space are the only major differences, gaming wise, and those are both components you can easily upgrade yourself.

The touchpad is more of a matter of feel I'd say. The texture is odd. The pad is elevated a tad bit slightly towards the top, but the trackpad isn't imprecise. The buttons are omitted from the design too, which makes it stylish, but harder to use. The click isn't as satisfying as it was on my old V3 5771G, which actually had a textured rather than smooth trackpad, with left and right buttons. Still, you can always configure the settings, or just opt for a USB mouse. I was pleasantly surprised with how good the touchscreen was, that I favor it now over the trackpad itself. Still, it is a definite low point for me, but hardly a dealbreaker. Consider that I am typing this post on the laptop right now, with the onscreen touch keyboard too.

To liveartonline:
I'm supposing you live in the US too, or at least outside of Canada. The model is meant to be sold only in that country, and the keyboard is bilingual too, attesting to that. Still, I was able to find one place to sell it to me. It was a Canadian seller on eBay. Here is the link, Acer V7 482pg 6662 Laptop i5 4200U 8GB RAM 24g SSD 500g HDD GT750M NX MB5AA 003 | eBay. They only have one model left. If you can, try to email them at [email protected]. After chatting with them a bit, I was able to negotiate a price of 910 USD total, with 2-day shipping included.

 

Generelfluff,

Thanks for the detailed reply! I do a lot of typing, and that Canadian keyboard scares me. But I think I just convinced myself that for $400, I can live with it (or replace it with the US part).

Liveartonline,

Ncix still has it on their US site, it's just backordered again.

 

If it helps, you can re-assign keys with software, to get the feel of a US keyboard again. Left shift was the only biggie for me, but I've adjusted to it after about a day of using the laptop. L SHIFT is half the size at a bilingual keyboard, with a |\ occupying the other half. Reassign the |\ key to L SHIFT as well. Alternatively, it's terribly easy to just buy a wireless US keyboard. eBay also has a US keyboard replacement part for this model I think, other sites might have it too.

As it stands, the laptop seems to be selling like hotcakes almost everywhere. It's either out of stock, backordered, or in little supply, in a lot of places. At the 6662's price point really, no laptop has it beat. Still odd that Acer won't sell the 6662 to the rest of the world, especially the US. It's almost as if they want us to buy the 9884 only, even if it's not really worth the extra 400$.

 

Yeah, that extra $400 really isn't worth it when there's virtually no difference between the two processors.

 

I thought the bilingual keyboard was extremely different. That doesn't look bad at all. Especially if that one key taking up part of the left shift can be assigned to "left shift" anyways.

Is that left shift key the only difference in keyboards? I see the enter key is a little different too but otherwise it looks like a normal US keyboard to me. I just want to confirm that no other keys register differently before I try to buy a 6662

 

Yes, that's the difference. As someone who writes a lot of software, those two key differences are kind of scary. But in the worst case, I can buy the US version of the keyboard as a replacement part for less than $30. And that's only if I can't get used to the Canadian layout.

I'm ordering the Canadian version this evening.

 

First post, Excellent forum, lots of pre-purchase insight which saves a lot of post-purchase headaches.

I'll chime in my 2 cents on the Acer v7-482pg-6662 (Canadian Model, I paid just under $850 tax incl. for what its worth) after 1.5 weeks of use:

For those looking to purchase one, look here:
Acer Aspire V7-482PG-6662 i5-4200U - Price Comparison - Canada - Laptops
or here: Acer V7-482PG-6662 14.0IN1080P IPS Touch i5 8GB 24GB SSD 500GB HDD WiFi BT 4.0 Iron Win8 Notebook: NX.MB5AA.003 at BEST PRICE

This is an Awesome laptop (I am coming from a Sony s13a 2012 model).
Overall this is in my opinion a decent upgrade, you will not find anything comparable spec-wise in the $800 price point as of the time of this posting in terms of spec, portability, game-ability and price, the rate these are flying off the shelves is a testament to that.. :/

Between the US and Canadian models if given a choice, for the price difference I would pick the 6662 over the 9884 without question since neither are quad core (sadly).

No major issues thus far, worth mentioning.

- the track pad is great (apart from the reverse scrolling, BUT bear in mind the reverse scrolling simply mirrors the same motion you would make using the touchscreen, I actually prefer the reversed setting after having used the touch screen consistently now, as it becomes an extension of the screen); precise, and one/two finger gesture tapping in the middle of the pad (as opposed to pressing down on the left and right corners) is very responsive/fast compared to my previous track pad use.

- The keyboard travel distance took a couple of days to get used and ironically, I am finding I am typing faster with less mistakes/second guesses (thanks to the reduced travel distance to bottoming out, and no board flex during typing) than I was on the Sony... although I preferred the feel of the Sony keys side by side... I now prefer the lower travel distance.

I have done a clean install of Windows 8 Pro on a Samsung 840 pro 512GB SSD, and this thing flies, cold boot to desktop in 5-6 seconds easily (UEFI, AHCI BIOS modes).
Best screen I have ever owned on a laptop, overall build quality is excellent.
I have done a few Windows 8 optimizations, overall I am more than satisfied with the laptop, battery life has been over the 7 hr mark with regular use for me, have not dabbled in any major gaming as of yet.

Some tips to improve your experience with this little gem:

- Fix trackpad reverse Two-finger scrolling (Elan Driver version: 11.6.22.201_WHQL):

Go into Elan driver > 'Additional' tab > Gesture Effect > Select 'Microsoft modern touchpad experience'.
Now you can access 'Multi-Finger' tab > Scrolling > Uncheck Reverse (previously hidden), press Ok.

The pad doesn't support three-finger (or even two-finger) flicks, but can be configured to use three-finger taps instead.

- Improve overall Touchscreen Responsiveness (be careful, involves (albeit easy) registry edit!):

1. Open up Search, type regedit, then tap the item when it appears.
2. Navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\TouchPrediction
3. Lower the "latency" and "sample time" entries from 8 to 2.
4. Exit the Registry, then restart your laptop for improved touchscreen response.

Enjoy! Im keeping mine

 

I'll certainly try those suggestions of yours. Overall though, my biggest surprise was the quality in an Acer laptop. A few years back, they were known mostly for cheap, yet unreliable products, with iffy build quality. Seems to be changing a lot with their newer models. I recall that in the V3 771g I bought back in 2012, not once did the computer ever get a blue screen, or crash for that matter. It has served me well, and I've passed it on to my brother, after buying this new beauty. Keeping my fingers crossed over the life of this new model, which has excellent build quality and unmatched value at its price point. Let's hope it proves to be as reliable, if not moreso than my older model.

I'll have to argue with the $800 price though. It was around that price about a month before, but has been pushing close to 900$ if not more at most sites, where it's either out of stock, or backordered. Still, Acer exceeded anyone's expectations of them, and it's still well worth the rising price.

 

I just got a V7-582 and everything's wonderful except the slow hdd, I read many old posts and I found I can replace the 20gb ssd to a larger one with 1th hdd remain, there are not much msata choices and I checked Plextor M5M seems real good, anyone hv suggestions?

btw, is it a must to use acer recovery management to do recovery in case I have replaced the ssd, i have got a win8 usb bootable disk and will it work?

 

Where is a $30 US keyboard available at? I would be interested in that

Also, can the slash key next to the enter key also be configured to register as "enter"? USA users of the 6662, does the smaller enter key throw you off or it's not a problem at all?

Also what has the battery life consensus been for everyone? Is it 6 hours with Internet browsing an office documents?

 

Here's the link for the US keyboard replacement. Acer Aspire V7 481pg V7 482P V7 482pg V5 473G V5 473P V5 473pg Laptop Keyboard | eBay. It should come to just about 30 USD, though it charges in CAD at eBay.

You should be able to configure both the \ to L SHIFT, and the \ on the right to an Enter key. Personally, it's really not that big a problem, but I can see why a touch typist might consider it a bigger deal than I do. I'll say it again, only the Left Shift was a bother to me, the Enter key wasn't really a hindrance. Right shift is also larger at a bilingual keyboard, but it's rarely used, at least for me. Battery life isn't quite at 6 hours from my testing. It was closer to 5 hours with the most basic computer tasks, like typing and light internet browsing, and shrinks to about 1.5 to 2 hours with gaming. It's not too bad, but it is comparatively worse than the other Haswell ultrabooks. Then again, they don't pack the same power for gaming as this does. It's a fair tradeoff is how I see it.

To calvin:

Try Amazon for SSDs. I'd recommend Crucial SSDs, but check the reviews and bestsellers on the site, and try to pick one with good warranty terms. Make sure you check the height of the stock SSD you're replacing too. As always, I still recommend using an external HDD for backup. The chance of an SSD failing are slim, but very real. You only need to lose your data one time for it to be a problem. Don't expect better battery life though, has rarely been the case for me.

 

thanks!!! :thumbsup:

 

Quick questions guys. I repasted my cpu and gpu fairly easy. The thing is since it was my first time i used the pea method but since i wasent sure it would spread correctly i lifted the heat sink again after placing it to check the thermal paste spread evenly which it did. My question is was it bad for me to put the heatsink down again? Should i have wiped it clean and applied again? I know its a very noob questions but theres a first time for everything.

 

What you did is a bit of a no-no, but no damage yet. The thermal paste is meant to provide heat conduction between the two, and the good practice is to put a very thin layer of paste again, after cleaning both sides (tiny bit of isopropyl alcohol) to avoid any hazards. I wouldn't want to fry my system, and I hope this hasn't happened yet.

If you really want to be cautious, use a solvent to remove the old thermal paste, and put a new layer in again. Better safe than sorry, especially for thin machines like these. Observe that cooling isn't just with the fans, but also the keyboard.

 

Would any of you who have tue computer mind telling me ur temperatures? Im using hwinfo. I just want to compare.
Im seeing temps of around 113 while idle.

 

From what I have read and seen on re-pasting, you should not lift the heatsink back up, because that causes air bubbles to get trapped and impedes cooling. If you have more paste, I would do it again, trust the pea method and do not lift it.

That being said, how was the thermal paste originally, was it bad, too much, too little. My laptop is great, but I always think about getting better paste.

 

Dry defiantly. What temps are u seeing? Ima repaste probably tonight

 

I peak at about 85-90F at demanding games. 113F seems too much, especially if it's idle. Definitely get a better thermal paste, clean both the heatsink and CPU with some alcohol (use a cotton tip), and re-paste it properly. I'm hoping you never get to the point of frying the PC, since it's supposed to turn itself off before the temp does too much damage.

 

Yea here a screenshot.
im defiantly gonna re paste for peace of mind but if anyone else wants to mention there temps thatd be great.

 

Just re-paste it, please. Heat conduction is obviously lacking due to the poor thermal paste. It's a big warning sign really if the temps get higher, or the PC shuts down automatically when it overheats.

If this happens, and the PC won't turn on, let it cool for a few minutes first. Then, detach battery and power supply, and press power button for 30 secs. Should turn on after that, hope you never get to doing this though.

 

Thanks will do. Btw heres a picture of the cpu. Applying the paste in a line would be best correct? I used line on the cpu and a small rice size on what i imagien is the iGpu in the side.

 

Really sorry for this, but I made a huge oversight. Do proceed with repasting the heatsink and CPU.

However, I was confusing units, and GPU and CPU when I was telling you my temps. 85-90C is the temp I get when running the nVidia GPU, which is quite normal. CPU is closer to about 45-60C, depending on load, also normal. 113F will work to about 45C, so your computer temps are good. I'm really sorry for this mixup. I only realized something was off when I checked my units, horribly switching up Celsius and Fahrenheit.

Your PC is fine, but making sure with the thermal paste couldn't hurt.

 

Plextor m5m is really good for the price, the intel 525 is a bit better in write speeds but also slightly more expensive. The install should just work from usb when you replace the msata drive but wou will have to change some settings in bios to make sure its no longer in cache mode.
Don't own it yet so can't tell you what you have to change in bios.

So far i see people being happy with there purchase so i might just do it myself aswell, anything i need to watch out for when buying this laptop?

 

there is a walkthrough on page 12 and it seems work to replace msata ssd, plextor m5m seems the only msata ssd to reach >500mb/s speed
I compared many brand and with 2kg weight limit, v7 is the best choice, haswell+FHD IPS Touch+GT750M, I buy immediately:thumbsup:

 

Except, I notice they don't allow us to order it, while the CA site does. So maybe they have stopped offering it.

Generelfluff,

Was your purchase with a "cash discount" or was it via paypal/ebay?

 

I'm wondering if anyone knows how the general feel (mainly the keyboard) compares to the V5 series? Since I've tried those out in stores.

I know the form factor (size is different) of course. But I'm mainly wondering about the general feel of the keys and the laptop itself (in terms of build).

 

To Vorp:

Due to eBay policies, they won't relist it with a lower price, so I got the cash discount by making the payment through Paypal. You can also make it directly with your Visa or Mastercard too, though you can checkout using Paypal with your debit/credit card as well. Do drop me a PM if you make the purchase with them.

To arandomguy:

The keyboard has less travel compared to most, but the feel is good. It's not flimsy, but they don't travel as deep as some might like it. The keys are also backlit, but oddly the Caps key doesn't have an indicator light on.

The laptop has very high build quality. It's quite solid, compact, and has very little flex anywhere. You'll note that they used as much of the space available in this form factor. It weighs around the 4lb range though, so it's not as light as most ultrabooks (3lbs or less). Considering that it is built for gaming though, it's already quite impressive how slim it is. Fans are at the back, and some heat is dispensed through the keyboard. Very quiet.

The screen is the absolute peak of this laptop. It's full 1080p and is an IPS. View angles are great, and colors are bright. Very glossy too, to the point that it's a mirror. It can hold up to sunlight, but an anti-glare screen protector can remedy this if you think it's too glossy.

The speakers amazed me. It has 4 at the base, and they can get pretty loud, with good highs and lows.

The trackpad is the only downer for me in this laptop. It doesn't feel very smooth, and the left and right keys aren't marked on the touchpad. This gives it a more stylish look, but I would have preferred it otherwise.

 

Repasted today and temps are staying low which i like. thanks for the info.

 

is somebody know if v7 can put in a NGFF M.2 mPCIe SSD (actually i dun know what is it, but seems faster that SATA)

 

Since you cannot really buy NGFF mPCIe ssds, it does not matter much. But I am pretty sure that this laptop does not support mpcie. Msata ssd is very fast, you would not notice a difference at this time.

From what I have seen, the mpcie cards are being made custom for companies like Apple. Actually Apple is the only company I know of using mpcie.

Sata III msata ssd maxes out at 600MB per second. That is fast.
mpcie, I think in the Macbook Air, maxes at 900MB per second. That is faster, but I doubt you would notice in day to day operation.

 

Does it support a ssd like samsung 840 pro?

 

Of course it does.
You have a standard sata 3/ 6gbs connector, for a 2.5 inch 7mm hdd.
You also have a mPCIe slot, that is also msata compatible.

The Samsung 840 Pro is a 7mm 2.5 inch sata 3 ssd. So you would install it, in place of your 1tb Western Digital Hdd.
Samsung 840 Pro is good no doubt, but the 840 evo is a little cheaper, and about just as fast. The Evo has a newer software that allows it to stay fast, even as it gets full.
The Pro needs to have a lot of empty space to stay very fast. Of course Samsung has said they will update the software for the Pro eventually so it will probably mean that the Pro will be one of the fastest hdd for the next year.