Inside Acer Aspire 5 (A515-56G) – disassembly and upgrade options

LaptopMedia.com Highlights Inside Acer Aspire 5 (A515-56G) - disassembly and upgrade options

From: Alex Iliev 04 January 2021 / 04:55 0

This is one of the main contenders in the multimedia laptop range, where you can also rely on some gaming capabilities.

Check out all Acer Aspire 5 (A515-56G) prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.

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Acer Aspire 5

Processor: Intel Core i5-1135G7
VideoCard: NVIDIA GeForce MX350
RAM: 4GB RAM
STORAGE: 512GB SSD

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Acer Aspire 5

Processor: Intel Core i5-1135G7
VideoCard: NVIDIA GeForce MX350
RAM: 8GB RAM
STORAGE: 512GB SSD

Detailed review

Acer Aspire 5

Processor: Intel Core i7-1165G7
VideoCard: NVIDIA GeForce MX350
RAM: 8GB RAM
STORAGE: 512GB SSD

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1. Remove the bottom plate

There are 11 Phillips-head screws holding the bottom panel of this notebook. Once you remove them, you need to pop the panel open with a plastic pry tool.

2. Battery

Here, we see the same 50Wh unit, placed on the 14-inch Aspire 5.

3. Memory and storage

Speaking of memory, this laptop comes in configurations with 4GB and 8GB soldered to the motherboard, and it is further expandable by one SODIMM slot. Storage-wise, there is one M.2 PCIe x4 slot, as well as a 2.5-inch SATA drive bay with an included connector.

4. Cooling system

In terms of thermal management, we see a familiar, yet troubling setup. Cooling both the CPU and the GPU, there is only one heat pipe. This also includes a metal sheet, covering the graphics memory.