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Acer Aspire 5 A515-54G review

Acer Aspire 5 A515-54G

CHOICE Expert Rating

73%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Very good Wi-Fi speed
  • Very good keyboard
  • Very good screen quality
Bad points

Bad Points

  • 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
73%
Performance score
56%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
81%
Battery life score
66%
Display score
83%
Audio score
55%
Wi-Fi score
85%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
1035
Storage read-speed (MBps)
1637
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
48
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
6:26
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:13
Expert tester comments
Acer's Aspire 5 A515-54G is a robust 15.6-inch laptop that provides enough power for everyday office work, multimedia, and communications tasks. Its keyboard is spacious and comfortable, and its screen won't reflect room lights thanks to its matte finish.

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)
1920 x 1080
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i7-10510U
CPU frequency (GHz)
1.8
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
NVIDIA GeForce MX250
Storage capacity (GB)
512
Available user space (GB)
425
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 247 x 363

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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