Acer Aspire 5560G review

Image quality from its 15.6in screen is only average, though, and its viewing angles are limited. There’s more than enough tilt, but move too far from a face-on position and colours quickly begin to wash out. Its 1,366×768 resolution is fairly standard for a 15in laptop, but images and text still look sharp from a sitting position. Colours lack a little vibrancy, however, and its glossy screen finish makes it difficult to work under bright lights.

Its I/O connectivity is also fairly basic, providing three USB2 ports, audio input and output jacks, an Ethernet port and a multiformat card reader. It also has a DVD re-writer in case you want to watch films or listen to music.

Acer has done well to fit one of AMD’s top-end mobile processors into a £500 laptop, but we don’t think the Aspire 5560G is quite the bargain it initially appears to be. The technically slower A6 processor that HP has used in its DV6-6c05ea performs better in our benchmarks, and it’s almost £100 less than the 5560G. If you’re looking for the best value, consider the HP Pavilion DV6 instead.