Acer Aspire 5vsMSI Katana GF76

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Acer
Acer Aspire 5
Aspire 5

Quick Stats

The Acer Aspire 5 offers decent everyday performance but struggles with gaming due to thermals and frame drops frequently.
The Acer Aspire 5 boasts dramatically improved exterior build quality with a solid and premium feel overall.
The Acer Aspire 5's display is a major letdown with poor brightness and color accuracy.
The Acer Aspire 5 boasts a premium build with advanced features like fingerprint scanner and dual speaker setup.
MSI
MSI Katana GF76
Katana GF76

Quick Stats

The MSI Katana GF76 delivers impressive gaming and video editing performance at an affordable price point overall.
The MSI Katana GF76's sturdy and premium build is its major strength, ensuring overall durability and quality.
The MSI Katana GF76's standout feature is its smooth and vibrant 144Hz display with clear readability at all zoom levels.
The MSI Katana GF76 features a 17.3-inch 144Hz display for excellent gaming and multitasking performance.
Key Differences

No significant specification differences found between these devices.

Rank
Acer Aspire 5
#713
MSI Katana GF76
Winner
#710
Scores by Category
Rankings
Connectivity
Acer Aspire 5
#606
MSI Katana GF76
#393
Winner
Display
Acer Aspire 5
#557
Winner
MSI Katana GF76
#779
Performance
Acer Aspire 5
#578
MSI Katana GF76
#454
Winner
Build
Acer Aspire 5
#365
Winner
MSI Katana GF76
#835
Features
Acer Aspire 5
#174
Winner
MSI Katana GF76
#815

Note: Lower rank number indicates a better position in category.

Specifications Comparison
Specification
Acer Acer Aspire 5
MSI MSI Katana GF76
up to 40GB
up to 64GB
up to 8000GB SSD + up to 2000GB HDD
up to 8000GB SSD + up to 1000GB HDD
Intel Core i7-1165G7
Intel Core i7-11800H
NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (GDDR5, 25W)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 85W)
1x 2280 M.2 NVMe slot See photo
1x M.2 NVMe slot 

Note: Highlighted specifications show differences between the two devices.

Pros and Cons

Acer Aspire 5

Strengths

Acer Aspire 5 has dramatically improved exterior build quality with a premium and sturdy feel.
The laptop's trackpad is respectable and the keyboard is essential for general productivity.
The fingerprint scanner is a great addition to the device.
The dual speaker stereo setup is loud enough to give you the immediate surrounding noise levels you would want.
Despite some thermal issues, the laptop still performs pretty well with day-to-day activities like web browsing, watching videos, or crunching up a word document.
It's one of the first mid-range laptops out there rocking intel's 12th gen hardware.
The battery life may be disappointing, but it's not unusable, and you'll get about eight hours on a single charge.

Weaknesses

No specific cons listed for this device

MSI Katana GF76

Strengths

No specific pros listed for this device

Weaknesses

No specific cons listed for this device

Read Full Reviews

Acer Aspire 5

The Acer Aspire 5 is a mid-range laptop that impresses with its improved exterior build quality, feeling more premium and sturdy than its predecessors. The device boasts a respectable trackpad and keyboard, as well as essential features like a fingerprint scanner and dual speaker stereo setup. However, it falls short in terms of battery life and thermals, which continue to be issues despite minor improvements over the years. Despite this, the Aspire 5 delivers good performance, making it one of the first mid-range laptops with Intel's 12th gen hardware.

MSI Katana GF76

I recently unveiled what I consider the best value for money laptop in 2022 - the MSI GF76 Katana. This comprehensive review will delve into its real-life performance, covering light usage such as browsing and office work to more demanding tasks like video editing and gaming. I'll put this laptop through various tests, including battery life, video rendering, and gameplay, to assess its capabilities and value for money.

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