definitely SSD will give huge performance improvements..

for ram , it uses the 1.35V (known as "ddr3l" or "low voltage ddr3")

This post has been edited by rafazafar: Oct 12 2013, 06:10 AM

Well just to report in, now that i have been using this lappy heavily, .. All is good, im used to the very shallow keyboard already by now. running on SSD and 8gb ram(4gb onboard+4gb ddr3l). battery life is round 8h+ - 9h+ depending on what ur doing. (windows reports it as 14h, acer power management reports around 10h+) ..

as for the power saving mode settings someone asked. im doing off-display in 5mins and hibernate in 10minutes(for me starting up from hibernate is faster than from sleep, wierd right. it takes bout 1-2sec from hibernate and bout 4secs from sleep).

Screen brightness is on 2-3rd from lowest. this is what will make or break ur battery life the most.

gaming will run the battery down in less than 2 hours lol.

also just a sidenote, dont try to play any games using the touchpad, it has a certain delay when switching between two fingers and button clicks


Component Details n Subscore Base score
Processor Intel® Core™ i5-4200U CPU @ 1.60GHz - 6.9
Memory (RAM) 8.00GB - 7.5
Graphics Intel® HD Graphics Family - 5.5
Gaming graphics 1792 MB Total available graphics memory - 6.3
Primary hard disk 37GB Free (118GB Total) - 8.0


This post has been edited by rafazafar: Oct 12 2013, 05:27 AM

Figures..since SSD is way more expensive

I did the driver sweeping and uninstall the nvidia driver. Now the display driver shows up again. Not sure how to update the nvidia driver in the future

no lah, it's because the HDD is the bottleneck.
SSD will do wonder to your desktop rig as well

hello! im new here. i just wanna know if anyone updates their lappy to windows 8.1? how about the drivers installed? they're quite fewer from the windows 8 single language... so just wondering if i will going to update my lappy or not. also, i have a strange issue of not notifying low battery when my lappy is below 10%. it'll just sleep/turns off the screen. and another thing is sometimes when i unplug my charger to the lappy, the recent window/game/task will close as well. strange, though. thanks for your feedback and help as well!

Hi. I did the upgrade since the first day of announcement... Download from the official Acer website. For not notifying low battery I did experienced this issue before, but now 8.1 I haven't try yet... Oh ya, one thing worth mentioning is that Acer Launch Manager software is not working... For FN+F3(wifi dongle) completely unusable, while others is working, just you don't see the small pop-up window.

is there any software for this laptop v5-473 to have face recognition?

Hello... I just purchased this laptop today should I buy screen protector for this laptop and any recommendation or guide for upgrading or anything else

And more thing for the first 3 times charging should I charge the laptop while swithcing it on or off?

And sorry how many hours should I charge this laptop for the first time?

Can you guys share how much is the price for another piece of 4Gb upgrade?
Anyone try to put in a 8Gb RAM? I saw the spec sheet on Acer website stated that it can support max up to 12Gb.

And also what brand is the SSD that u guys upgraded to? Can a Plextor M5S fit in? >>

This post has been edited by bioweapon83: Nov 8 2013, 08:50 PM

I dont think u need any sp for touch screen laptop because this is a glass type and u can wipe off any thumbprints easily with a piece of cloth.

It is advisable to fully charge and run down the battery for 3-5 cycles on any new devices. I am not sure how long it's the full charge time because I am still waiting for my laptop which will arrived tmrw.

Edit - My unit charge fully within 1.5 hour

This post has been edited by bioweapon83: Nov 10 2013, 12:04 AM

No 15.6 version?

for 15.6 haswell version:

V5-573PG-74504G50r, i5-4500U + Nvidia GT750M + (1366x768; touch)@RM2899, 4GB, 500GB, W8
V7-582PG-74508G52k, i7-4500U + Nvidia GT750M + 24GB mSATA + 500GB HDD + (1920x1080 IPS; touch)@RM3399[2.2kg], 8GB, W8

this particular notebook doesnt come with standard screen (no touch screen variant)?

I've been eyeing for Acer Aspire V5 473PG and Samsung ATIV Book 5. Any expert used ATIV Book 5 before? It's so damn hard to find a deep review about it. Never even seen the real one.

I love that both have metallic-ish body and touch screen but what torn me up is the processor. Does Haswell really THAT good? Both also score an i5 but ATIV Book 5 is 3th gen Ivybridge and Aspire V5 is 4th gen Haswell. The prices on both though are quite different; ATIV Book 5 who has 3th gen i5 is more expensive. I am pretty much a wuss because this is my 1st notebook, so I gotta make sure I choose the right one.

Please help.

What is the specs of the ATIV Book 5 and what made you got interested in it?

It has HDD and SSD inside. Allegedly, strong battery life, quiet and cool running. Great display, maybe? Since Samsung smartphone is pretty good at display but not sure they apply on notebook. Lastly, of course I always love metallic aluminium body. I really need someone who actually used it to give me some deep thoughts, hahaha.

Review Ativ Book 5: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Samsun...k.100705.0.html

is it this model only support 1.35v ram... or u choose to apply low volt ram...

currently thinking of buying V5-473pg or lenovo s410p