Acer TravelMate P449 (14-Inch, 2017)

IPS display ; case remains cool ; accurate touchpad with decent dedicated buttons ; fast PCIe SSD ; three-year warranty

keyboard layout needs getting used to ; fan almost always on ; poor color space coverage ; wasted space for 2.5-inch drive ; very slow SD card reader

Affordable business notebooks like our unit at hand are sometimes described as the “bread and butter” of the notebook market by the manufacturers: not particularly exciting but a staple of their sales. Pulling away from the competition is fairly hard,...

portable size ; great keyboard ; good display ; battery lasts a full work day ; generous port selection ; quiet operation ; cool temperatures

poor build quality ; inconsistent fingerprint reader ; frustrating trackpad ; CPU is heavily throttled ; most connections are older standards

The Acer TravelMate P449 fits the bill of "Jack of all trades, master of none." It is a well-rounded device that brings a lot to the table. It nails the sweet spot when it comes to size; the chassis is small and light enough to be easily carried, but...

Fingerprint reader;Excellent connectivity and upgrade options;Good battery life;Supports M.2 SATA SSDs (NVMe too);Affordable price

We expected more from the display;PWM from 0 to 99% brightness (our Health-Guard profile fixes that)

At Rs 44,000, the laptop is a decent buy. If it wasn’t for the screen, I’d blindly recommend this to anyone who asks for a laptop in this price range.