Acer Aspire 5

LaptopMedia.com Laptop Specs Acer Aspire 5 (A515-44 / A515-44G) Acer Aspire 5

Date Published: 26 Aug 2021

AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (R4000/5000, 15W)
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
512GB SSD
8GB DDR4
1.80 kg (4 lbs)

TOTAL SCORE

7.1 Portability Very Good

7.0 Display Very Good

5.3 For Work Average

2.8 For Gaming Mediocre

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Specs

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U

Display
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS

HDD/SSD
512GB SSD

M.2 Slot
1x 2280 PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 See photo

RAM
8GB DDR4

OS
Windows 10 Home

Body Material
Plastic / Polycarbonate, Aluminum

Dimensions
363.4 x 250.5 x 17.9 mm (14.31" x 9.86" x 0.70")

Weight
1.80 kg (4 lbs)

Ports and connectivity

1x USB Type-A
2.0

2x USB Type-A
3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)

1x USB Type-C

HDMI

Ethernet LAN
10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s

Wi-Fi
802.11ac

Bluetooth
5.0

Audio jack
3.5 Combo Jack

Features

Backlit keyboard

Microphone

Speakers
2 Stereo Speakers

Optical drive

Security Lock slot

Portability

Acer Aspire 5 (A515-44 / A515-44G)

14.31" x 9.86" x 0.70" Dimensions

1.80 kg (4 lbs) Weight

Average 15.6-inch laptop

2.03 kg (4.5 lbs) +13% Weight

Review

Acer Aspire 5 in-depth review

Ever since the new AMD Ryzen 4000U processors got released, manufacturers are slowly but surely flooding the market with AMD versions of their laptops. Ultimately, this is because of the superior performance of the new Red CPUs, which also come at a lower price, compared to their Intel counterparts.The Aspire 5 (A515-44G) is such a device, which is derived from the A515-55. We're not going to lie, it is probably the same outfit, with only the motherboard (and the everything on it) swapped.In addition to the laptop, we're going to see how the "new" AMD Radeon RX 640 performs. Well, we put the word "new" in quotes, because it is not exactly a newly released GPU. Instead, AMD has rebranded their Radeon RX 550X.You can check the prices and configurations in our Specs System: https[...]

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Pros

Features Ryzen 4000U processors at a great price
Comfortable viewing angles and good contrast ratio from the IPS panel (LG LP156WFC-SPD5)
Doesn't use PWM to adjust its brightness levels (LG LP156WFC-SPD5)
Decent battery life
Supports memory and storage upgrades

Cons

Lacks a Thunderbolt connector and an SD card reader
Covers only half of the colors of the sRGB gamut (LG LP156WFC-SPD5)
The Radeon RX 640 is hardly any better than the integrated graphics card

Disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options

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.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 SODIM[...]