Acer Aspire V3-772G review

The keyboard is very similar to those used on other Acer laptops, making it a joy to work on. Its bouncy keys gave a superb level of feedback while we were typing and the addition of a numeric keypad is a welcome extra.

The large all-in-one touchpad was responsive as well, and at no point did we hanker for a pair of dedicated buttons when dragging files across our desktop. Windows 8 gestures sometimes took a few attempts to work, particularly swiping from the left to switch windows, but otherwise multi-touch gestures all worked perfectly.

With such a large chassis, the V3-772G has a great range of ports to choose from. There are four USB ports, two of which are USB3, VGA and HDMI video outputs, an SD card reader, a Gigabit Ethernet port, separate headphone and microphone jacks and a DVD optical drive.

The laptop’s battery life was around average for a 17in laptop, as it lasted 5 hours and 8 minutes in our light use battery test with the screen set to half brightness. This shouldn’t be too much of an issue, though, as the V3-772G’s size means it’s likely to stay tethered to your desk rather than carried around in a backpack.

The Acer Aspire V3-772G is an excellent desktop replacement. It’s one of the most powerful laptops we’ve seen for less than £800, and wins a Best Buy award.