How to open Acer Aspire 5 (A517-53G) – disassembly and upgrade options

This laptop’s upgradeability is great. Especially for its price range.

Check out all Acer Aspire 5 (A517-53G) prices and configurations in our Specs System, or read more in our In-Depth review.


1. Remove the bottom plate

To get inside this device, you need to undo 14 Phillips-head screws. Then, pry the bottom panel with a plastic tool, and lift it away from the chassis.


2. Remove the battery

Here, we find a 50.3Wh battery pack, which lasts for 11 hours and 30 minutes of Web browsing, or 7 hours of video playback. Taking it out is pretty easy. Just unplug the connector from the motherboard, and undo the two Phillips-head screws keeping the battery in place.


3. Upgrade memory and storage

This laptop features two SODIMM slots for DDR4 memory, which can work in dual-channel mode. Storage-wise, there are also two slots of M.2 PCIe x4 type. One of them supports Gen 4 SSDs, while the other is limited to Gen 3.


4. Cooling system

There are two heat pipes shared between the CPU and the GPU. In addition, you get a large heat sink, two fans, and some heat spreaders over the graphics memory.

Check out all Acer Aspire 5 (A517-53G) prices and configurations in our Specs System, or read more in our In-Depth review.

Acer Aspire 5 (A517-53 / A517-53G) in-depth review

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Pros

  • 2x SODIMM, 2x M.2 PCIe x4 (one Gen 4)
  • Great cooling and performance
  • Comfortable viewing angles and good contrast ratio
  • No PWM
  • Light chassis
  • Thunderbolt 4 + fingerprint reader

Cons

  • Covers only 52% of the sRGB gamut
  • No SD card reader
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Tina
Tina
6 months ago

Tolles Gerät, ABER: Beschriftung der Tastatur bei Tageslicht, trotz Tastaturbeleuchtung nicht lesbar!!! Da das Gehäuse grau ist hilft auch die Beleuchtung kaum. Anstrengendes Arbeiten!