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The Acer Aspire AZ3-710-UR54 ($899.99 as tested) is a sleek, midrange all-in-one desktop with a large 1080p touch display, plenty of storage, and decent performance in our tests. This Windows 10 system does not have any one particular weak point, and its moderate pricing makes it appealing, but that lower cost means it lacks the power of slightly more expensive systems. The Lenovo B50 remains our Editors’ Choice for offering the same feature set with more memory, a faster processor, more storage, and discrete graphics, albeit for $300 more.
Design and Features
Slim and attractive, the Aspire AZ3-710-UR54’s design is fairly simple, with a 23.8-inch screen set into a black chassis that measures 15.6 by 23.3 by 1.4 inches (HWD). A silver plastic bar runs along the bottom of the bezel where the LED power indicator is located, while the rear of the system is made of all-black plastic, and the stand is fashioned out of a silver aluminum. The stand has tilt functionality, allowing you to position the display to use it comfortably whether you’re standing or sitting. Still, the base could use a bit more heft. Trying to tilt the screen back with one hand can tip the whole system back, so I’d recommend holding the base when you adjust the screen.
The 1,920-by-1,080-resolution touch display shows vibrant colors and sharp text. It is not an In-Plane-Switching (IPS) screen like those on the Lenovo B50 or the Dell XPS 18 (1820) , but it is sharper than many non-IPS displays I’ve seen. It generally looks great, though the viewing angles are not very wide. Its 10-point capacitive touch is responsive.
There included wireless keyboard and mouse are pretty basic, but they get the job done, and setup is simple, thanks to a USB dongle that connects both to the PC. You can insert the dongle into a somewhat hidden USB port on the underside of the display that’s otherwise hard to access for other peripherals. The Lenovo B50, in contrast, comes with a wired keyboard and mouse.
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Connectivity options include a USB 3.0 port, two USB 2.0 ports, HDMI-in and -out ports, and an Ethernet port on the rear panel. In a recess on the left side of the system, there are another USB 3.0 port, a USB 2.0 port, a headphone jack, a display menu button, and an SD card reader. The right side holds a DVD drive. The system also includes Bluetooth 4.0, dual-band 802.11ac Wi-FI, an HD webcam, and Dolby-branded speakers, which get pretty loud with moderate bass.
There’s a roomy 1TB, 5,400rpm hard drive on board, though the Lenovo B50 goes the extra mile with both a 2TB hard drive and an 8GB solid-state drive (SSD). Other systems like the Acer Aspire Z (AZ3-615-UR15) ( at Amazon)(Opens in a new window) and the Dell OptiPlex 9030 Touch offer 500GB and 1TB hard drives, respectively. Acer bundles in a one-year limited warranty with this desktop.
Performance
The Aspire AZ3-710-UR54 is equipped with a fourth-generation 2GHz Intel Core i5-4590T processor, 8GB of memory, and integrated Intel HD Graphics 4600. This led to decent performance across the board, with a score of 2,723 points on the PCMark 8 Work Conventional test. The Lenovo B50 (2,923 points) and the Acer Aspire Z (3,041 points) were better performers.
See How We Test DesktopsThe same is true on the 3DMark Cloud Gate test, where the Aspire AZ3-710-UR54’s score of 5,167 was edged out by the Acer Aspire Z (5,545 points) and trounced by the Lenovo B50 (8,032 points) and its discrete graphics card. The machine isn’t the most powerful out there in the category, but it’s quick enough on day-to-day tasks.
The lack of discrete graphics hurt the system on the Heaven and Valley tests. The Aspire AZ3-710-UR54 could only produce 16 frames per second (fps) and 17fps, respectively, at Medium-quality settings, which are not playable numbers. The Lenovo B50 and its Nvidia GeForce GT 840A discrete GPU scored 29fps and 35fps on Heaven and Valley, respectively, at the same settings.
The AZ3-710-UR54 did better on our multimedia tests. It finished our Handbrake video encoding test in 1 minutes 50 seconds, placing it between the Lenovo B50’s 1:28 and the Acer Aspire Z’s 2:22. The system’s Photoshop test results were particularly strong—it finished in 4:22, just ahead of the Lenovo B50 (4:23) and slightly behind the Aspire Z (4:12). Its Cinebench score of 389 is solid, beating the Acer Aspire Z (313) and coming in behind the Lenovo B50 (491).
Conclusion
The Acer Aspire AZ3-710-UR54 offers solid performance across the board to supplement its feature set. With plenty of storage, a wide array of ports, and a large, sharp touch screen, it has what you need for basic work and media viewing. The Lenovo B50 is more expensive, but the extra $300 goes a long way, resulting in double the storage, a discrete graphics card, a better processor, more memory, and superior overall performance. Because of this, the Lenovo B50 remains our Editors’ Choice for midrange all-in-one desktops.
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Acer’s Aspire AZ3-710-UR54 is a strong all-around PC with a solid display and feature set, though a little extra power would make it a true contender among all-in-one desktops.
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