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Acer Aspire A515-54-5725 review

Acer Aspire A515-54-5725

CHOICE Expert Rating

67%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • Very good touchpad
  • Very good Wi-Fi speed
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Screen has narrow viewing angles
  • No indent on the seam between the lid and base can make it a bit difficult to open this laptop
  • No SD card slot

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 10 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
67%
Performance score
55%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
78%
Battery life score
66%
Display score
62%
Audio score
50%
Wi-Fi score
85%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
916
Storage read-speed (MBps)
1643
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
48
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
6:21
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:26
Expert tester comments
Acer's Aspire A515-54-5725 is a regular, 15.6in laptop that features a 10th generation Intel processor (giving it good speed) and plenty of built-in connectivity. It's a slim unit that we think works best as a desktop replacement type of computer, since you can plug in an Ethernet cable, HDMI, and USB peripherals. We think you'll want to use an external screen at some point, because the vertical viewing angles on this laptop's screen are too shallow.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Not collected
Replace/upgrade RAM
Not collected
Slots for additional RAM
Not collected
Replace/upgrade storage
Not collected
Slot for additional storage
Not collected
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Not collected
Country of origin
Not collected

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$979.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
15.6
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1080
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i5-10210U
CPU frequency (GHz)
1.6
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
Intel UHD Graphics
Storage capacity (GB)
256
Available user space (GB)
193
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
6
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.7
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.3
Size (mm, H x D x W)
22 x 250 x 365

Features

Screen finish
Matte
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
1
USB 3.0 ports
2
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
1
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
0
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
1

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