Acer Aspire 5 (A515-54G)

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Date Published: 08 Aug 2019

Intel Core i7-8565U
NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (25W)
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
512GB SSD
12GB DDR4
1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)

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Specs

CPU
Intel Core i7-8565U

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

HDD/SSD
512GB PCIe NVMe SSD

M.2 Slot
1x 2280 M.2 NVMe slot See photo

RAM
12GB DDR4

OS
Windows 10 Home

Body Material
Plastic / Polycarbonate, Aluminum

Dimensions
363 x 251 x 17 mm (14.29" x 9.88" x 0.67")

Weight
1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)

Ports and connectivity

1x USB Type-A
2.0

1x USB Type-C
3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)

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

HDMI

Ethernet LAN
10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s

Wi-Fi
802.11ac

Bluetooth
5

Audio jack
3.5 mm combo

Features

Web camera
HD 720p

Backlit keyboard

Microphone

Speakers
2x

Optical drive

Security Lock slot

Portability

Acer Aspire 5 (A515-54 / A515-54G)

14.29" x 9.88" x 0.67" Dimensions

1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) Weight

Average 15.6-inch laptop

2.03 kg (4.5 lbs) +7% Weight

Review

Acer Aspire 5 (A515-54G) in-depth review

Acer's Aspire 5 series is bringing some sort of premium looks and feel to the lives of ordinary people, that don't want to spend a great deal of their budget for a laptop. In fact, it is not marketed as a business laptop, and by no means, the A515-54G is not a gaming device. However, the versions with "G" after the model number feature a graphics card - in our case the GeForce MX250.While it is totally up to you, to get the graphically enhanced model, we can't miss saying that the Aspire 5 (A515-54G), is one of the cheapest IPS-equipped laptops that actually feature a decent graphics card. This is all good, but if you remember its predecessor - the Aspire 5 (A515-52), not everything is as good as it looks on paper.You can check the prices and configurations in our Specs System: ht[...]

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Pros

Good battery life
GeForce MX250 and an IPS display at a great price
Its display doesn't use PWM to adjust its brightness (AUO B156HAN02.1)
Thin and light chassis

Cons

Plasticky body
Uneven tactile feedback and short key travel from the keyboard
Covers only 54% of sRGB (AUO B156HAN02.1)

Disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options

Last year, we had the Aspire 5 (A515-52G), which turned out to be a flop by many standards. However, its successor - the A515-54G seems to tackle many of the issues of the previous generation. Let's see what's inside of it, though.Check out all Acer Aspire 5 (A515-54G) prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.1. Remove the bottom plate Accessing the internals of this notebook is nothing too difficult. You just need to remove the bottom panel, which is held in place by 11 Phillips-head screws. After you are done with that, just pop the pla[...]