![]() ![]() The hard drive is a bottleneck for performance but the other components don’t seem to play nice with each other other. This is quite unacceptable at this price.Īs for specs, the Aspire 5 has an 8th gen Intel Core i5 processor, 4GB of DDR4 RAM, Nvidia GeForce MX150 GPU with 2GB VRAM and a 1TB 5,400rpm hard drive. ![]() You’ll get the best colours and readability only at a specific angle (give or take 5 degrees). Brightness levels are excellent, but the biggest failing of the screen - the one thing that takes away from all the good - is poor viewing angles. It’s nice that you can open the screen 180 degrees - the hinge holds fast at any angle. We like the screen, even though it comes the old-school thick bezels. The screen has an anti-glare coating which helps in minimizing reflections. The 15.6-inch screen with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels keeps everything sharp. At this price, at least two ports should be the USB 3.0 type. ![]() That being said, only one of the USB ports is the faster USB 3.0 type. In terms of ports, Acer has generously included a USB Type-C port, full size HDMI output, SD card reader, Ethernet and three USB ports. You get a full-size keyboard with keys that have good travel and are even backlit (though its just backlight on or off). ![]() The easy access doors underneath (for RAM and hard drive upgrades) are quite rare now but always welcome. Even though it has all-plastic constructions, the patterned top lid, brushed metal palm rest and silver highlights on the trackpad give it a premium appearance. The machine has a focus on multimedia and comes with an impressive set of specifications for the price. Acer chose the Aspire 5 to be amongst the first for the 8th generation refresh. The series was announced last April but at the time, it came with Intel’s 7th generation processors. Acer Aspire 5 is not exactly a new laptop. ![]()
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