V5-122P-0408 - Walmart (ad) $199 Acer Angel Touchscreen Laptop Black Friday - Sleekbook Silver 11.6

Acer Angel Sleekbook Silver 11.6″ V5-122P-0408 Touch Laptop – $199 Walmart Black Friday Deal

V5-122P-0408 - Walmart (ad) $199 Acer Angel Touchscreen Laptop Black Friday - Sleekbook Silver 11.6
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One of Walmart’s 2014 Black Friday laptop offers is a model listed as “Acer V5 Angel Touchscreen Laptop” with a $199 price tag. The retailer hasn’t provided a detailed specifications sheet nor model name of the machine, so getting to know more about the deal isn’t straightforward. Features listed in the Black Friday ad are 11.6-inch display diagonal, an AMD A4 processor, 4GB of RAM, and a 500GB hard drive. Judging from the image, the mini notebook in question is a V5-122P series model.

UPDATE: The exact model is the one listed under “Acer Sleekbook Silver 11.6″ V5-122P-0408 Touch Laptop PC with AMD A4-1250 Processor” at Walmart.

Since the V5-122P-0408 belongs to the Aspire V5-122P series, we are dealing with a budget-class product. The AMD A4 CPU used in the V5 notebooks is the A4-1250 dual core with Radeon HD 8210 integrated graphics. The processor runs at only 1GHz and is one of the weakest notebook-use parts on the market. PassMark test results confirm that claim, since the chip scores only around 600 benchmark points. For comparison’s sake, the Intel Celeron and Atom processors found in the affordable Windows laptops and tablets score 1,000 points and up. While we are at the competition, lets mention some good alternatives: the Asus X200MA with an Intel Celeron, similar other specs, and a regular price tag of around $250, Staple’s Asus X205TA-RHATMN0 100-dollar Black Friday non-touch laptop with a Celeron, and 200-dollar HP Stream 11 with the same CPU and a free Office 365 1-year subscription. You can find all good Black Friday laptop deals here.

In the real world use, this means the A4-1250 will handle at an adequate speed only the most basic computing tasks, like web surfing with a few browser tabs opened or text editing. On the positive side, AMD’s chips traditionally handle video playback well, thanks to good hardware-based decoding technology. 1080p videos will run smoothly on this computer, without overloading the CPU.

However, the display of the V5-122P-0408 doesn’t support 1080p resolution. It’s a 720p 1366-by-768 panel, expected for a low-cost machine. The screen enables 10-point multitouch input.

Some of the V5 series models have a backlit keyboard, but the Acer Sleekbook Silver 11.6″ V5-122P-0408 doesn’t. The trackpad is made of a single piece of plastics and incorporates click buttons in the surface.

This light and compact plastic-cladded machine with a weight of 3 pounds and .8″ profile has no built-in optical drive. However, it is known the Acer V5 11.6″ comes with built-in stereo speakers, 720p webcam, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth, two USB ports, and a media card reader. Instead of a standard video output port such as HDMI or VGA, the laptop has a proprietary jack and comes with an adapter cable with VGA interface on the output end.

The claimed battery life is only up to 3.5 hours, according to specs of the Acer V5-122P.

Black Friday sales of the Acer V5 Angel V5-122P-0408 (word angel probably describes its light chassis color) will begin on Thursday November 27th, 8PM.

Here are the specs of the Acer Angel Sleekbook Silver 11.6 V5-122P-0408 Touch Laptop PC with descriptions of its features. For comparison against other laptops, you can use the "Compare Specs" button.

Brand Acer
Screen Size 11.6-inch

This is a very small display size, given the most frequently used laptop screen size is 15.6".
Screen Resolution 1366x768 pixels HD

This is an entry-level screen resolution, oftentimes found on budget laptops. It doesn't deliver picture sharpness and space on the screen like the Full HD or higher resolution laptop displays do.
Touchscreen Finger multi-touch input

The screen supports finger touch input, including multi-touch gestures.
Other Display Specs TN type

Displays based on the old TN technology lack wide viewing angles you can find on IPS screens. The colors may look washed out or inverted at certain viewing angles.
Processor (CPU) AMD A4-1250 dual-core 1GHz 1MB cache (User Benchmark CPU score: 7)
Graphics (GPU) AMD Radeon HD 8210 integrated graphics (User Benchmark GPU score: 1)
System Memory (RAM) Size 4GB RAM

4GB is a small RAM size for computing in 2023. For smooth operation of a laptop during everyday tasks, at least 8GB is recommended.
Data Storage 500GB HDD

This is a very good capacity, but HDD is a slow type of storage.
DVD Optical Drive None
Keyboard & Input Non-backlit keyboard without dedicated number pad

The keyboard has no backlit keys and no separate numeric pad you can usually find on the right side of the keyboard on many laptop models.

Touchpad with click buttons built into the surface

The left and right click buttons are built into the surface of the touchpad, as opposed to separate physical buttons.

Touchscreen
Speakers & Audio Stereo speakers

As usual, the device features a pair of built-in stereo speakers.
Camera Front-facing web camera

Laptops usually feature a frontal webcam located on the display bezel. This laptop is no exception.
Wi-Fi Wireless 802.11N

802.11N is an old Wi-Fi standard, precursor of the 802.11AC and the latest 802.11AX with improved data transfer speeds and connectivity. 802.11N is rarely used in modern laptops.
Ethernet Network Port No

This laptop has no Ethernet LAN port for wired internet and networking connectivity.
Mobile broadband (4G LTE) No
Bluetooth Yes

This laptop has a built-in Bluetooth module. It enables you to connect the computer to Bluetooth mice and other Bluetooth peripherals, smartphones, and other Bluetooth-equipped devices.
USB Ports 1 x USB 3.0 + 1 x USB 2.0

A pair of standard full-size USB ports.
Video Output Ports -
Media Card Reader SD card reader

The laptop has a slot for full-size SD memory cards, used in many digital cameras. You can also use microSD cards with a card adapter.
Battery 3-Cell

"up to 3.5 hours" battery life
Weight 3 pounds
Height 0.8"
Width 11.4"
Depth 8.1"
Windows Version Windows 8.1

Windows 8.1 is eligible for free upgrade to Windows 10 Home. Check Windows.com for more info.
Warranty 1-year

A typical laptop warranty.
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Published on November 14, 2014

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User Reviews and Q&A

Below you can read and submit user reviews, questions, and answers about the Acer Angel Sleekbook Silver 11.6 V5-122P-0408 Touch Laptop PC. Thank you for your contribution.

  1. Norma ogaya –

    When did i buy this items

  2. Danijel Z –

    @Danielle: This model has no DVD drive built-in. You can buy a USB external one. They’re quite cheap these days, less than $20.

  3. Danielle Dowd –

    Does this one have a cd drive?

  4. Danijel Z –

    @Heidi: In my opinion yes, especially if they’ve further lowered the price to $199.99.

  5. Heidi –

    Looks like I can get the RCLT208 for $199 would that be a better deal than the acer?

  6. Danijel Z –

    @Heidi: Since the Acer V5 is a touchscreen laptop and has larger system memory and hard drive capacities, I think it is a better choice. True, the AMD A4 CPU inside the Acer is quite sluggish and slower than the Intel Celeron CPU in the HP, but Acer will still be able to get the basic job done, like web browsing without many tabs opened, text editing, movie playback and such.

    The main reason I give advantage to the Acer V5 over the HP Stream 11 is because the HP has really small storage space of 32GB, so you can install only a small number of apps and programs on it. A free 1y Office 365 is clearly an advantage of the Stream series, but I don’t know if it’s a matter of concern for you.

    If a bit higher price is an option for you, this one will be better than both. It has a Celeron, 4GB of RAM, 500GB HDD and touchscreen:
    http://laptoping.com/specs/product/asus-x200ma-bcl0705z/

  7. Heidi –

    What is is a better deal for price & quality the HP 11.6″ Stream Laptop PC with Intel Celeron Processor, 2 GB memory, 32 GB hard drive, windows 8.1 and office 365 or the Acer V5 Angel Touchscreen Laptop both are on sale Black Friday for $199?

  8. Danijel Z –

    @ebrown: It has a Converter port and should come with a Converter port to VGA adapter cable. However, the cable isn’t listed in the What’s in the Box part of the “Sleekbook Silver 11.6″ V5-122P-0408 Touch Laptop” product page, so can’t tell for sure if you get one. The V5 11.6-inch series usually come with the cable. It’s best to contact Walmart directly and ask about it.

    By the way, the Converter port is Acer’s proprietary port and isn’t a DisplayPort as many believe.

  9. ebrown –

    How can I hookup this laptop to my monitor with DVI and VGA?

  10. Danijel Z –

    @arnie: No, you can’t. It is a classic clamshell laptop.

  11. arnie –

    Can you flip the screen like on Toshiba Radius?

  12. no name –

    is this item the best or really bad
    need answer now
    going to buy on black friday

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