Inside Acer Aspire 5 (A515-44G) – disassembly and upgrade options

LaptopMedia.com Highlights Inside Acer Aspire 5 (A515-44G) - disassembly and upgrade options

From: Alex Iliev 14 October 2020 / 06:57 0

All manufacturers are hastily releasing AMD versions of pretty much all their new models. And the Aspire 5 (A515-44G) is no different.

Check out all Acer Aspire 5 (A515-44G) prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.

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Acer Aspire 5 (A515-44G)

Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
VideoCard: AMD Radeon RX 640
RAM: 8GB RAM
STORAGE: 1000GB HDD

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Acer Aspire 5

Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
VideoCard: AMD Radeon RX 640
RAM: 8GB RAM
STORAGE: 512GB SSD

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Acer Aspire 5

Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
VideoCard: AMD Radeon RX 640
RAM: 8GB RAM
STORAGE: 512GB SSD

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1. Remove the bottom plate

So, you have 11 Phillips-head screws that you need to undo. After you do so, pry the bottom panel away with a plastic tool. Pretty standard.

2. Battery

Interestingly the 48Wh battery is held in place by… nothing. Just a simple tape.

3. Memory and storage

Thankfully, there is one RAM SODIMM slot, which supports 16GB of DDR4 memory. Together with the integrated 4GB modules, it totals to a maximum of 20GB. Storage-wise, there is one M.2 slot for NVMe drives, and a 2.5-inch SATA drives bay.

4. Cooling system

Here, we see a pretty unimpressive cooling solution, comprising of a single heat pipe and a fan. This means that both the CPU and the dedicated Radeon RX 640 are cooled by the same component, which is unfortunate.