Work from anywhere seems to be the new norm emerging right now with more people opting to work from home or even from cafes. #Acer’s #Spin5 laptop is one of the most adaptable laptops which looks to be able to fill that niche of adapting to any work environment. It comes with enough power to keep you productive on the go with the #IntelEVO platform powered by the #IntelCore i7 processor and a stylus. We gave the Spin5 our review treatment to see whether this laptop is worth your RM5,599.
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The demands on the notebook PC have also changed a little bit in 2020 and 2021. The role of notebook PCs for work has become more critical than ever. The change in work practices in 2020/2021 also means that like us working from home, notebook PCs needs to be ever ready. Notebook PCs needs to be as flexible as we are, it needs to get us up to speed and working at moments’ notice anywhere in the house, except maybe your bathrooms.
To answer the call of flexible working conditions and demanding productivity, Acer introduced the 2021 version of the Acer Spin 5 and Spin 3. This could tick a lot of your boxes in working from home situations. In fact, it could tick your ‘work from anywhere’ box too.
The Acer Spin series are equipped with 360-degree hinges that turns your laptop into a tablet in seconds. That added flexibility gives you options to work with the tablet in multiple settings and in different modes. You can work comfortably on your couch, your dining table, and even your kitchen counter, if you really need to.
At 1.2kg, the Acer Spin 5 is not exactly heavy to lug around too. With the thickness of just 14.8mm, you have more space in your bag too. The Acer Spin 3 weighs just 200g heavier and just 1.1mm thicker than the Acer Spin 5, so it is not like you are too compromised with the more budget friendly choice either.
Both the Acer Spin 5 and Spin 3 are Intel Evo platform certified platforms. That also means that they benefit from the power of Intel’s 11th Generation Core i7 (up to) processors with Intel’s Iris Xe Graphics platform. To ensure that the Spin series notebooks can keep up with demands on top of the instant boot, Acer fitted the device with up to 16G of RAM and up to 512GB of speedy SSD storage.
The Acer Spin 5 gets the benefit of NVMe PCIe Gen 4 slot that boasts double the speed of traditional SSD slots. It also gest a QHD IPS 13.5-inch panel with slim-bezels at 3:2 display ratio for an even more expansive view of Windows 10. The Spin 3 is no slouch either though with a 13.3-inch 2,560 by 1,600 pixels from its multi-touch IPS display. Both notebooks get Acer’s Active Stylus for even more breadth of productivity. Acer also says that the notebooks have battery packs that allows the device to run up to 15 hours.
The Acer Spin 5 and Spin 3 are now available at all Acer official online stores, including Shopee and Lazada. You can also find them at Acer’s authorised dealers nationwide. The Acer Spin 5 will set you back MYR 4,599, while the Acer Spin 3 goes for MYR 3,999. More information on the Acer Spin 5 and Acer Spin 3 can be found on Acer’s website.