laptops on the market are roughly divided into several types: thin and light laptops, gaming laptops, tablet computers, design laptops, etc. The first three are familiar to everyone, but how are design laptops defined? Usually game laptops are equipped with independent graphics cards, which can provide strong performance, and aren’t they also very smooth when used for design? In fact, there are differences between design laptops and gaming laptops. First of all, in terms of screen, gaming laptops pursue high refresh rates, while design laptops are used for drawing, video editing, etc. and pursue high color accuracy. Secondly, gaming laptops usually have a cooler appearance and smaller body shape. Larger, and the design should take into account both performance and portability, and it should be relatively small and exquisite. I recently got my hands on the Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel creative design notebook, which is quite different from common notebooks. Let me share it~
Appearance
When I first saw the Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel, I knew it was not simple. First of all, the official website of "ConceptD" The explanation is: The name of
ConceptD combines two different essences. First, “Concept” can formulate an idea, which is a vision of endless possibilities. "D" is open to interpretation and represents everything a creator needs, including various abilities such as dynamism, design, discovery, detail, and development.
Friends who are not familiar with this series of notebooks really don’t know that it is owned by Acer . Whether it is the color or the appearance of the notebook, ConceptD is quite avant-garde!
First of all, you can see the two-layer structure from side A. The screen part is connected to the notebook through the Ezel hinge. The specific support method and feel will be discussed in detail below.
Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel has a black screen frame, and the other A, C, and D surfaces are all white, supplemented by a skin-like coating. It feels warm and does not stain fingerprints, and does not have the cold feeling of common CNC metal processes.
ConceptD series has a variety of appearances, and the screens are also different. The Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel at hand uses a 14-inch 1080P IPS screen, 100% sRGB color gamut, passed Pantone certification, Delta E＜2, is covered with Corning Gorilla Glass, supports touch and 096-level pressure-sensitive stylus is of very high quality. Although it is fully laminated glass, it has a frosted texture after a special process. Using a digital pen can provide close The experience of drawing on paper.
html The 114-inch notebook must use a streamlined layout keyboard. Some of the multi-function keys of the Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel are on the far right side of the keyboard. There are buttons on the top for quick screenshots, quick window switching, quick software startup, etc., which are slightly different from those of ordinary notebooks. different.
You can see a large area of the heat dissipation grille on the back, which is relatively fine. The feet can make the notebook higher than the desktop, so there is no need to worry about ventilation issues.
The left side of Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel contains the power interface, HDMI, Thunderbolt 4 port, Mini DP, and fingerprint power button. Careful friends will definitely find that there is a power button in the upper right corner of the keyboard. Why is there an extra power button here? Leave it in suspense~ The right side of
contains USB 3.2*2, sd card slot (with dust cover), and 3.5mm headset interface. For friends who often need to connect external displays, projections, mobile hard drives, keyboards and mice, etc., this notebook No need to use it with a docking station, it’s convenient enough!
notebook can detach a stylus from the front and supports 4096 levels of pressure sensitivity. Drawing on the screen is definitely more intuitive than the tablet , and the stylus and notebook can be combined into one, completely hidden when stored, which is great design.
Ezel hinge
Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel is not much different from an ordinary notebook in normal mode. The screen part can be flipped nearly 180°, which can adapt to more office scenarios. Some friends may think that screen flipping is not very useful, but I believe you have seen the news of programmers squatting on the side of the road to temporarily modify the code. If the screen flip angle is large enough and the notebook is placed on the lap, the viewing angle will be more comfortable. .
Another small detail, when the screen flip angle is within 120°, the notebook is supported by the bottom feet. When it continues to be turned, it is supported by the feet at the screen axis. After the notebook is slightly raised, the ventilation volume will be effectively increased. .
When the screen is flipped over, the damping of the Ezel shaft is just enough to keep the screen stable without looseness. The special features of the Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel are revealed.
officially gave Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel’s special screen display classification into classic mode, creative mode, drawing mode, and sharing mode. Acer ConceptD 3 was mentioned above Why does Ezel have two power keys? When the screen is flipped through the Ezel hinge (creative mode), the screen will cover the keyboard. At this time, turn on the computer through the side power key and use a touch or stylus to operate the computer. Users can operate the computer in a very special way. Walk around and think in a relaxed state. This is a very careful consideration.
color performance
was measured using Starscream. The Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel color gamut covers 99% sRGB, 75% AdobeRGB, and 77% P3. From the coordinate chart, you can see that its color gamut is basically consistent with the standard sRGB color gamut. In terms of grayscale , the absolute temperature is directly between 6550K and 6900K, which is close to the standard 6500K color temperature, neither cold nor warm.
In terms of tone response, the Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel luminosity basically coincides with the standard luminosity 2.2, and the mid-tone part is slightly brighter than the standard luminosity. In terms of contrast, when the brightness is between 0% and 100%, the contrast ratio exceeds 1500:1, which is much higher than the 1000:1 contrast ratio of ordinary IPS screens, and the picture will look very transparent.
In terms of screen uniformity, when the input brightness is 100, the maximum deviation in output brightness is 7%, and area 5 is the brightest, with a brightness of 364cd/㎡; the maximum color deviation is Delta E of 4.0, area 5 is closest to the D65 standard, and area 7 has the largest deviation. .
In terms of color accuracy, the maximum Delta E is 5.39, and most of the color deviations are maintained within Delta E 1.5. The average Delta E is 1.07, which is very excellent.
Overall, the Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel screen performs well in color gamut, contrast, color uniformity, brightness uniformity, white point, color accuracy, etc., and it does meet its positioning as a creative design notebook.
Performance
Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel configuration is as follows:
CPU: i7-11800H Main frequency 2.4GHz Turbo frequency 4.6GHz 8 cores 16 threads
Memory: 16GDDR4 3200*2
Graphics card: RTX3050Ti
Solid state: Samsung MZVL21T0HCLR-00B07
Network card: Intel® WIFI-6 AX201
Battery capacity: 57Wh
Dimensions: length 327mm; width 229mm; height 18mm
Weight: 1.73g
As the latest mobile processor of Intel , i7-11800H is widely used in high-end performance notebooks. It supports up to 20-channel PCle4.0 connection and supports Thunderbolt 4. The new features are in Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel can also be used.
simply ran a score. In CINEBENCH R23, the single-core score was 1476pts and the multi-core score was 11569pts. The multi-core score was 20% and 100% better than i5-11500H and i3-11300 respectively. In terms of video rendering and multi-program opening, etc., i7-11800H has obvious advantages.
In terms of graphics cards, everyone should be familiar with the RTX3050Ti. It is more than capable of dealing with the 1080P screen of the Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel, whether for office or gaming. In the
Time Spy benchmark, the Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel scored a total of 5089, a Graphics score of 4723, and a CPU score of 9094. In
PCMark10, Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel scored 6291 points, basic functions scored 9783 points, productivity scored 8503 points, and digital content creation scored 8123 points.
In terms of solid state, in the CrystalDiskMark test, the hard drive of Samsung achieved continuous reading and writing of 7039MB/s and 5120MB/s, and 4K random reading and writing of 89.57MB/s and 222.3MB/s respectively. The PCle 4.0 score was It is much stronger than PCle 3.0 solid state.
It should be noted that after consulting customer service here, I learned that the Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel uses onboard memory, and the solid state does not support replacement for the time being. Friends who need capacity can prepare a mobile solid state.
uses the double-baking heat dissipation test of Aida64+furmark. After running for 20 minutes, the CPU power consumption, frequency, and temperature are stable at 70W, 3.3GHz, and 94℃, and the GPU power consumption, frequency, and temperature are stable at 45W, 1702MHz, and 52℃. The overall power consumption is stable at 115W, the performance is fully released, and the performance is good.
Actual experience
For friends who often need to go out, it is very necessary to carry a suitable notebook. When you get home and have a monitor, of course a large screen is more comfortable. Many designers and coders friends I also use multiple screens to improve office efficiency. Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel can achieve 3-screen output without the need for a docking station. It is particularly convenient to connect an external monitor. If your display Type The C port supports reverse power supply, and the Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel can be used in office work without even connecting the original power adapter (supporting up to 45W input).
My daily work process is roughly setting the scene, taking pictures, retouching, writing, and editing. The camera equipment I use is Sony 6400.
Usually the files for taking photos or videos will be dozens of gigabytes. At this time, the reading and writing of the sd card Speed is very important. The card reader I used before was only 20M/s, which was very slow. I started to lose focus while waiting. Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel's SD card slot supports high-speed reading and writing. Using the SanDisk U3 C10 card, the measured reading speed is 157MB/s and the writing speed is 97MB/s. The SD card performance is fully maxed out.
In addition to high color accuracy, the anti-glare and anti-fingerprint screen of the Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel is really good. I have used a mirror-screen notebook from a major brand before, and it also supports touch. Unfortunately, I have to wipe it when I touch it. It’s very embarrassing, but this won’t happen with the Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel.
In addition, for friends who have hand-drawing needs, a stylus that supports 4096 levels of pressure sensitivity is very practical. In addition to iPad users, all the designers I know are using tablets. It is really troublesome to carry and store them daily. If the Acer ConceptD 3 After Ezel combines the two into one, its screen can provide a paper-like drawing experience, and the stylus can be charged when stored in daily life, which is indeed much more convenient. For non-professional users, it is also good to teach children at home to draw, or to use a stylus to demonstrate PPT and mark text.
Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel is the most powerful notebook I have ever used. It has high-performance CPU + RTX3050Ti, and is matched with PCie4.0 solid state. The response speed for loading files, loading effects, encoding output, etc. is very fast. There is no lag when dragging 4K videos. , there will be no loss of clarity during preview playback.
I am a non-professional editing user. I mostly retouch pictures, so I rarely squeeze the performance of my laptop. Generally, when I carry the Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel out, the original 135W charger is still too heavy. It is faster to bring a 65W PD by myself. Just charge it, it’s Acer ConceptD 3 When Ezel is fully charged, it can be used continuously for half a day without any problem, and the 4-port Thunderbolt emergency charging is also convenient.
Summary
Putting aside performance, Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel innovatively combines a flip screen with a stand structure, and with its own stylus, it brings more possibilities to office design. Needless to say, the Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel, with its pure white magnesium alloy body, has a simple appearance without fancy stripes or outlines. The unique coating process is anti-fouling and wear-resistant, allowing the notebook to remain elegant at all times. The Pantone-certified professional color calibration screen has excellent color accuracy, and the default sRGB mode color temperature is close to 6500k. Users do not need to calibrate color twice. In general, Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel breaks the barriers between traditional notebooks and innovative designs. Excellent equipment can always bring more creative incentives and potential stimulation to designers.
