![]() ![]() ![]() While it might happen, it’s fair to say that Creative pros tend to work in a dimly lit area, with as little glare as possible, so 400 NITs should be fine, although more brightness has never hurt anyone. The display’s 400 NITs brightness is not the highest, but I find it appropriate for most professional usage unless you’re editing videos at a cafe during a sunny afternoon. "HIGH DISPLAY PERFORMANCE FOR CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS WITHOUT A MASSIVE HIT ON THE BATTERY" 4K displays create a tremendous drain on the battery, and opting for a 3K screen could comparatively improve battery life by ~25%. The Concept D5’s display is a well-balanced choice as it features a 3K resolution and high color accuracy, validated by Pantone.Īcer’s 3K choice allows high display performance for Creative professionals without a massive hit on the battery life and price tag like a 4K display would induce. Still, I assume that people will use high-quality headphones or an external speaker system for professional work. I recommend enabling the integrated DTS:X Ultra surround sound option to improve the spatialization quite a bit. It’s good enough to have a good movie experience on the road, but I’ve heard better, such as the Huawei Matebook 16 or the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen4. As a result, the speaker sound quality is decent, but up-firing quad-speaker designs will project more powerful and higher-quality audio. This laptop has a stereo speaker configuration with two bottom-firing speakers. You can charge the laptop via one of the USB-C ports in a pinch, but the included 135W power supply is required to use the computer’s full speed. Legacy full-size USB ports use the USB 3.2 Gen2 protocol, which is the best you can do with these ports, and you’ll find HDMI 2.1, Gb RJ45 Ethernet, and Kensington anti-theft ports as office-ready connectors. Thunderbolt 4 doesn’t provide faster peak bandwidth, but it allows more 4K displays to be simultaneously connected than Thunderbolt 3, a potential productivity gain for professionals. There are plenty of ports, and the presence of two USB-C Thunderbolt 4 will ensure that you can use this laptop as a fixed computer with external storage and optionally via a high-performance Thunderbolt dock. The Gorilla glass surface is tough and feels hugely smooth: a must for Creative users since they can work for hours without having their fingertips irritated by a coarser texture. The Trackpad is very large and comfortable, even if you perform complex Windows gestures. This immediate backlight trigger is a very nice touch since today’s laptops often force you to expressly turn the backlight ON, only to shut it down a minute later if you’re not actively typing, which is quite annoying if you’re reading or watching a video. The key travel seems to be 1mm or slightly lower, and the amber backlight is beautiful and turns on as soon as you press a key. ![]() The full-size keyboard features large keys that are comfortable and non-slippery. We’ve seen how much extra performance RAID0 can add when reviewing the Acer Triton 500 SE. Note that it is possible to add up to 64GB of RAM and 2TB of storage in a RAID0 configuration. At publishing time, the laptop retailed for $1999.99. There’s 1TB of storage in the form of a Samsung MZVL21T0HCLR-00B7, which is an OEM version of the popular Samsung 980 Pro SSD. The particular unit we’re reviewing is the Acer ConceptD 5 (SKU CN516-72G-787Y) with the Intel Core i7-11800H, 16GB of DDR 3200Mhz RAM, and the NVIDIA RTX3060 6GB. The industry’s answer is laptops such as the Acer ConceptD 5, which is graphically as powerful as (similar-size) gaming rigs but with faster storage, higher max RAM, better displays, and a corporate-friendly design. Workstations have adequate hardware and displays but come with enterprise features and warranties thatmight be overkill (and overpriced) for freelancers or small businesses. Also, the display quality is often not high enough for professional graphics work. Gaming laptops’ component pricing might be optimized by using a low RAM configuration (16GB) or a slower hard drive without affecting the gaming experience that much. However, neither was perfect for the new generation of creative pros and influencers. This rising category has experienced a lot of buoyancy in the past couple of years, reflecting a growing demand for powerful mobile computers to handle professional graphics tasks.Įither Gaming laptops or Workstations partially addressed this category in the past. The Acer ConceptD 5 (2021) with Intel 11th Gen CPU and RTX 3000 GPU is a prominent laptop for “Creative” professionals. ![]()
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