Comparison of Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271P-5972 (NT.LCEAA.004SA5-271P-5972) vs Acer Aspire 14″ (NX.G7WAA.012R5-471T-78VY)
Comparison of Acer Aspire 14″ (NX.G7WAA.012R5-471T-78VY) vs Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271P-5972 (NT.LCEAA.004SA5-271P-5972)

Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271P-5972 (NT.LCEAA.004SA5-271P-5972) vs Acer Aspire 14″ (NX.G7WAA.012R5-471T-78VY)

Comparison summary

  • For performance Acer Aspire 14″ has a bit better processor.
  • Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271P-5972 has Windows 10 Pro, which is better and safer than Windows 10 Home that is in Aspire 14″.
  • Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271P-5972 features a higher resolution screen (Quad HD).
  • Aspire 14″ has a bigger screen. For portability Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271P-5972 is lighter. Its also thinner and smaller in size.
Compare technical specifications of Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271P-5972 (NT.LCEAA.004SA5-271P-5972)
Compare technical specifications of Acer Aspire 14″ (NX.G7WAA.012R5-471T-78VY)

Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271P-5972 (NT.LCEAA.004SA5-271P-5972)

Acer Aspire 14″ (NX.G7WAA.012R5-471T-78VY)

Lightweighti5 CPUIPS screenHigh resolution
ThinTouchscreeni7 CPU

Compare specifications

Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271P-5972 (NT.LCEAA.004SA5-271P-5972)Acer Aspire 14″ (NX.G7WAA.012R5-471T-78VY)
Processor (CPU)?Central Processing Unit is the heart of a laptop and is responsible for executing programs.
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Intel Core i5-6200UIntel Core i7-6500U
Memory (RAM)?Memory increases the general speed and multiprocessing capabilities of a laptop.
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-8gb
Graphics card (GPU)?Graphics Processing Unit calculates 3D graphics and is essential for gaming and heavy programs.
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-Intel HD 520
Screen size
12″14″
Screen resolution
Quad HD (2560 x 1440 pixels)Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels)
Weight
2.76 lbs (1.25 kg)4.19 lbs (1.9 kg)
Size (length x width x height)
15 x 10 x 1 inches13.5 x 9.6 x 0.7 inches
(38.1 x 25.4 x 2.54 cm)(34.29 x 24.38 x 1.78 cm)
Operating system (OS)
Windows 10 ProWindows 10 Home
Hard drives
250gb SSD250gb SSD
Release date
June 12, 2018June 7, 2017

Laptop Dimensions

15 in
38.1 cm
10 in
25.4 cm
Thickness: 1 in (2.54 cm)
13.5 in
34.29 cm
9.6 in
24.38 cm
Thickness: 0.7 in (1.78 cm)

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13″
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13″
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13″
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14″
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11″
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Amazon.com description

Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271P-5972 i5-6200U 12-in 8GB 256GB Notebook (NT.LCEAA.004;SA5-271P-5972)

Intel Core i5-6200U processor Dual-core 2.30 GHz

12" QHD (2160 x 1440) 3:2 IPS

Intel Shared Memory

8 GB, LPDDR3 Memory + 256 GB SSD

ASIN: B01FJT2EDW

Acer Aspire NX.G7WAA.012;R5-471T-78VY Touchscreen Laptop (Windows 10 Home, Intel Core i7-6500U, 14" LED-Lit Screen, Storage: 256 GB, RAM: 8 GB) Black

Intel Core i7-6500U Processor dual-core 2.50 GHz

14" full HD (1920 x 1080) 16:9

Intel HD graphics 520 with Shared Memory

8GB (8/0) DDR3L SDRAM Memory and 256GB SSD

ASIN: B01GVYGSFY