Test: Acer Aspire Ethos 5943

Konklusion

Acer har med deres Ethos bevist, at de kan andet end at lave billige bærbare. Acer Aspire Ethos ligger rigtig højt på alle fronter, dog med mindre mangler hist og her. Hvis man gerne vil betale lidt ekstra og til gengæld få en desktop replacement i den gode både når det gælder design og ydelse, så skal Acer Ethos med i overvejelserne.

Innovation/Teknologi - 4
På plus siden er selvfølgelig processor, grafik og Blu-ray drevet, hvilket i sig selv trækker godt op. Desuden er der både HDMI og eSATA, men desværre er USB standarden ikke blevet opdateret til den nyeste. Skærmen har ganske vist en opløsning der kvalificerer til et High Definition stempel, men man kunne godt ønske at den var en tak højere.

Bundle/Tilbehør - 3
Der er lidt af hvert, men det eneste der rigtig er til at trække op er det ekstra strømkabel. Det koster dog ikke alverden hvis man selv skulle skaffe et ekstra, så det rækker ikke længere end lidt over middel.

Design/Layout - 4
Overordnet set kan jeg rigtig godt lide designet, og ligeledes kvaliteten der er helt i top. Kabinettet virker meget solidt og keyboardet er blandt de bedste. Touchpaddens overflade er dog ikke helt optimal, ligesom tastaturlayoutet kræver en lidt tilvænning.

Software - 3
Der medfølger en hel del nyttigt software blandt andet til mediebrug, backup og genetablering af styresystem eller drivere. Desværre trækker det ned, at maskine også kommer pre-installeret med en bunke ubrugeligt software og prøve-versioner.

Ydelse - 5
Acer Ethos giver baghjul til (næsten) alt hvad vi har haft igennem til test, og for en bærbar yder denne maskine rigtig højt. Der er kun enkelt komponenter på markedet, der kunne gøre denne maskine hurtigere, men det ville også have en mærkbar effekt på prisen.

Pris - 4
Det billigste sted på nettet koster den testede maskine dags data 8.999,- kr. I samme ydelseskategori findes der ikke mange der kan matche denne pris, og ser man på den samlede pakke er prisen faktisk rigtig god. Det skal dog sige, at de fleste steder lander prisen på over 10.000,- kr, men stadig er prisen ganske fair.

Test: Acer Aspire Ethos 5943

Innovation / Teknologi	4
Bundle - Tilbehør	3
Design - Layout	4
Software - BIOS	3
Ydelse	5
Pris	4
Samlet	76%

UK summary

Acer has with their Ethos proven to something else than a producer of low-cost laptops. The Acer Aspire Ethos scores very high on all fronts, with only a few minor drawbacks. If you want to pay a little extra and in return get a desktop replacement that is high performing and well built then you should take the Acer Ethos into consideration.

Innovation / Technology - 4
On the plus side is of course the processor, graphics and Blu-ray drive, which in itself is enough for a high score regarding technology. Moreover, both HDMI and eSATA connections are available but unfortunately the USB standard has not been updated to the 3.0 standard. The screen resolution do qualify as High Definiton, but in my view it should have been a bit higher.

Bundle / Accessories - 3
The bundle consists of various things, but the only real plus is the extra power cable. A power cable is however fairly inexpensive, and the grade is thus just a bit more than average.

Design / Layout - 4
Overall I really like the design of this laptop and furthermore the quality is really top of the line. The casing is very solid and the keyboard is very good as well. The touchpad surface is however far from optimal, and the keyboard layout might require a bit getting used to.

Software - 3
This laptop comes with a lot of useful software, for media use, backup and restoring the operating system or drivers. Unfortunately it also comes pre-installed with a bunch of useless software and trial versions.

Performance - 5
Regarding performance the Acer Ethos is superior to (almost) everything we've had through for testing, and for a laptop the performance is very high. There is only few components on the market which could make the machine faster, but it would also have a significant effect on the price.

Price - 4
The cheapest place in the online stores the price of the tested machine is today 8,999,- DKK. In the same performance category, there are not many who can match this price and considering the total package the price is actually pretty good. It must however be said that most places the price is more than 10,000,- DKK, but still the price is quite fair.