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Acer Aspire A515-51G-859W

Acer Aspire A515-51G-859W

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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

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

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