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Acer Aspire A515-51G-859W review

Acer Aspire A515-51G-859W

CHOICE Expert Rating

68%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Very good amount of built-in ports
  • Very good keyboard
  • Full-sized HDMI port
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Screen has very narrow viewing angles
  • Screen is very reflective
  • Screen does not have a Full HD resolution

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 10 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
68%
Performance score
60%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
83%
Battery life score
68%
Display score
55%
Audio score
45%
Wi-Fi score
71%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
265
Storage read-speed (MBps)
558
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
33
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
6:57
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:41
Expert tester comments
Acer's Aspire A515-51G-859W is a 15-inch laptop that's more suited to staying at home rather than being carried to and from a workplace or school. Its comfortable-to-hit keyboard, and highly capable processor, are the main drawcards. Its screen is a major let-down due to a low resolution of 1366×768 and poor viewing angles, its Wi-Fi performance could stand to be better, and its build quality isn't as impressive as other laptops we've seen. Note: This laptop's performance is not directly comparable to current products due to it being tested with an older version of our benchmark.

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
$1,199.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
15.6
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1366 x 768
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i7-8550U
CPU frequency (GHz)
1.8
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
NVIDIA GeForce MX130
Storage capacity (GB)
256
Available user space (GB)
199
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
5
Weight of laptop (kg)
2.1
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.3
Size (mm, H x D x W)
24 x 263 x 382

Features

Screen finish
Glossy
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
2
USB 3.0 ports
1
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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