Acer Aspire F15 F5-573G-56UR - Good budget laptop?

The latest Acer Aspire F15 F5-573G with 7th Gen Intel processors has two variants; Intel Core i5-7200U and Intel Core i7-7500U. The differences between these two variant is the CPU,GPU and battery. The one with Intel Core i5-7200U has a 4-cell 2800 mAh Li-ion battery with a 65W adapter and Intel Core i7-7500U variant has a 6-cell 2800 mAh Li-ion battery with a 90W adapter.

The variant I have on hand here, is the Acer Aspire F5-573G-56UR (Sparkly Silver color) with Intel Core i5-7200U. Some basic specs are listed below.

Acer Model	Acer Aspire F15 F5-573G-56UR
Processor Model	Intel Core i5-7200U
RAM Memory	4GB DDR4 ( up to 32GB max )
Storage SSD	128GB ( M.2 SATA )
Storage HDD	1TB ( 5400rpm )
Operating System	Windows 10 Home 64bit
Optical Drive	DVD-RW
Graphics Integrated	Intel HD Graphics 620
Graphics Dedicated	NVIDIA® GeForce® 940MX 4GB
Screen size	15.6inch
Screen Resolution	1920 x 1080 ( Full HD) LED backlight – matte TN panel
Touchscreen	Non Touch
Connectivity	802.11ac wireless ( Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 ), Realtek Gigabit LAN, Bluetooth 4.1
Ports and Connectors	1x USB 2.0 2x USB 3.0 Gigabit LAN (RJ-45) HDMI output 1x USB3.1 Type-C SD card reader
Input Devices	ELAN Touchpad
Keyboard	Full Size + Backlit
Webcam	HD 720p
Adapter	65W
Dimensions (WxDxH)	381.6mm x 259mm x 28.5mm
Weight	2.3kg

Some photos of the Acer F15 F5-573G.

Box and specifications.

 Setup guide.

Warranty card. Laptop manufactured/assembled on 20 January 2017. 

 65W AC adapter

AC adapter power cord.

 The screen defaults to 125% Windows DPI scaling. What that means is everything will look bigger/magnified. If it's set at 100% windows scaling, the text might look too small to work comfortably with for most people.

SD card reader, power and charging indicator.

Good touchpad. I would rate it above average.

 7th Gen Intel Core i5 and dedicated Nvidia Geforce 940MX GPU.

 Brushed aluminium with textured patterns. Sturdy build overall.

From left to right; 3.5mm headphone/speaker jack, USB 2.0 port, DVD-RW drive, DC-in jack.

 Rear side.

 Left to right; Kensington lock slot, USB type-C port, Gigabit LAN port, VGA port, HDMI port, USB 3.0 ports.

 Bottom side. 3-screw cover panel for easy access to HDD, SSD and RAM upgrade.

 Keyboard up close. Full layout keyboard for better productivity.

 Keyboard backlight under lowlight condition. ( *This photo has too much blue tint in it, I apologize for that. The photo below is more color accurate)

Keyboard backlight in total darkness.

 Backpack.

Added another 4GB DDR4 RAM.

The Acer Aspire F15 F5-573G specfications and configuration may vary in different countries or regions. Models can be identified by their last four prefix, F5-573G-xxxx. For example, F5-573G-510L(using Intel Core i5-7200U) which is sold in the US, has a better dedicated GPU, 12GB RAM, better battery and of course a higher price tag.

Another example, the Acer Aspire F5-573G-58W4 which is sold in Romania has a Linux OS installed, 256GB SSD and no HDD storage, a better NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 950M GPU and 6 cell battery.

It is a low mid-range laptop with a 15.6inch screen, full size keyboard, SSD + HDD combo, latest 7th Gen  Intel Core CPU, decent amount of ports and connectors and a DVD-RW drive as a bonus. If you don't mind the limited viewing angles on the TN panel screen and weight of the laptop, this laptop might just fit your needs.

*Update ( 28/7/2017 ): Acer has released another model, Acer Aspire F15 F5-573G-58YP ( black color ). It has a better dedicated GPU Nvidia GTX950M and a 6-cell battery which costs about RM200(or USD47) more. I think it's worth that extra cost and still a value for money laptop.