Question 1

I read on two reviews here that the laptop makes annoying sound when the power adapter is plugged in and it comes from the left rear underside near the RAM area. Is it true? Is it anything harmful for the laptop? How to remove this sound? Is it anything harmful for the laptop?

Accepted Answer

I have no idea what these reviewers are talking about. I've never heard any strange noises coming from any part of my Acer Aspire. It's extraordinarily quiet, which one would expect from a rig with a solid state drive. I am regularly plugging and unplugging my laptop as I go about my day. I probably use it, on and off, about 8 hours a day, and have not had any problems. It is a very nice rig, light, fast and quiet.

Question 2

Does the computer overheat easily for anyone else? Mine will overheat after 1-2hr of gameplay, sometimes less. Is that something to be concerned about?

Accepted Answer

Yeah, it does overheat when I play for over an hour. Maybe just grab a separate mouse and keyboard. I had to because it does get a bit hot. I wouldn't be too concerned, but if you want, you can also get those portable laptop cooling pads and keep it running under your laptop.

Question 3

does this laptop have a built-in mic?

Accepted Answer

Hello there,

Thank you for contacting us in regards to your question. According to the specifications, it lists that the Acer Aspire laptop has a built-in dual digital microphone.

Hope this helps, 
Newegg Support

Question 4

can you hook it up to a 4k tv and use 3840x2160 resolution?

Accepted Answer

I've never attempted this as, it's a GTX 1060. The frame rate would be terrible at that resolution. Go with a GTX 1080 OR, a new RTX 2070 OR, higher. This laptop does run kinda hot. You will need a good cooling pad and, a cool ambient temperature to run this thing. Like 75° in the room.  I have hooked it up and ran it at 1080p on my 4K however, it runs and looks just fine. Search Google for forums on this laptop. It's a great deal just, research before you buy!!!

Question 5

Does this have a glossy or matte screen?

Accepted Answer

I would say it's much more matte than glossy. While you can see yourself when the screen is black, the image is more subtle than sharp, and there's little depth. The screen images are quite good, which you would expect from the graphics chip that comes with it. I recommend this laptop. It's relatively inexpensive and has lots of bells and whistles. Not had any problem with mine after a year of daily use, 7-8 hours a day, using it for graphics, spreadsheets, cruising the net, etc.

Question 6

Does the keyboard have any backlighting options or is it only plain white?

Accepted Answer

Not from what I've tested, only white.

Question 7

1. Can I remove the exiting SSD 256 GB SSD and use my existing 2.5" SSD 512 GB?
2. Can I use my existing 2.5-Inch 2TB SATA Seagate HDD in addition to the SSD?

I would like to use a SSD and HDD at the same time, and I would like to remove the hard drives that come with this PC. Is this possible?

Accepted Answer

Hello Dan,

Thank you for contacting us in regards to your question.

You would not be able to install both drives. This model currently has 1 available 2.5" SATA Bay that is not occupied. The current SSD is a M.2.

Thank you and have a nice day! 
Newegg Support

Question 8

Can I add an SSHD to this or is the SSD all I can have?

Accepted Answer

Hello,

Thank you for contacting us in regards to your question.

You can indeed add in SATA SSD, SSHD or HDD if needed.

Thank you, 
Newegg Support

Question 9

Is it a flicker free screen?

Accepted Answer

It appears to be. I'd never heard of that, so after a quick Google search, I took a quick shot of the screen with my phone. Perfect image, no lines.

Question 10

will this fit in the empty hd slot, and do i need a bracket for it?Samsung - 970 EVO 500GB Internal PCI Express 3.0 x4 (NVMe) Solid State Drive for Laptops with V-NAND Technology

Accepted Answer

Isn't the SSD you mentioned M.2? The laptop's free slot is 2.5", not M.2. The M.2 slot has the 256GB SSD that comes with the laptop, but you can replace it if you want.

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