Acer Aspire 5 (A517-51)
Acer Aspire 5 (A517-51) - Specs
- HDD/SSD
- up to 1000GB SSD + up to 1000GB HDD
- M.2 Slot
- M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD slot (2280)
- RAM
- up to 16GB
- OS
- Windows 10 Home, Linux
- Battery
- 3320 mAh, 4-cell, 3220 mAh, 4-cell, 4-cell Li-Ion (3220 mAh), 31Wh, 3-cell, 3220 mAh, 4-cell, Li-Ion, 48Wh, 48Wh, 3220 mAh, 3220 mAh, 4-cell, Li-Ion
- Body material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate, Aluminum (Plastic exterior, aluminum interior)
- Dimensions
- 423 x 290 x 28 mm (16.65" x 11.42" x 1.10")
- Weight
- 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 2x USB Type-A
- 2.0
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- HDMI
- Card reader
- SD, SDHC, SDXC
- Ethernet LAN
- Gigabit LAN
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ac
- Audio jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- optional
- Web camera
- HD 720p
- Backlit keyboard
- optional
- Microphone
- Optical drive
- optional
- Security Lock slot
All Acer Aspire 5 (A517-51) configurations
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Office Work
Office Work should be used mostly by users who spend most of the time looking at pieces of text, tables or just surfing. This profile aims to deliver better distinctness and clarity by keeping a flat gamma curve (2.20), native color temperature and perceptually accurate colors.
Design and Gaming
This profile is aimed at designers who work with colors professionally, and for games and movies as well. Design and Gaming takes display panels to their limits, making them as accurate as possible in the sRGB IEC61966-2-1 standard for Web and HDTV, at white point D65.
Health-Guard
Health-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body. Since it’s custom tailored for every panel, it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate. Health-Guard simulates paper so the pressure on the eyes is greatly reduced.
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CPU performance
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the CPUs that come in the Acer Aspire 5 (A517-51) series.
Results are from the Cinebench R23 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
GPU performance
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the GPUs that come in the Acer Aspire 5 (A517-51) series.
The results are from 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics). Higher is better.
Acer Aspire 5 (A517-51) in-depth review
The last few years, Acer is the OEM with one of the best value notebooks and it aims to uphold its reputation with the new Acer Aspire 5 lineup. The series delivers a variety of configurations packed in a decent 15-inch and 17-inch bodies without too much compromise in build quality. The most interesting models, however, are the ones with the latest 8th Generation Intel Core-U processors. Luckily, we now have the chance to test the Core i7-8550U processor that features not two but four compute cores while retaining the 15W TDP from the previous generation. We can expect considerably better[...]
Pros
- Decent build with small exceptions
- Best in class display - bright, vibrant and with wide sRGB coverage
- No PWM at any brightness level
- Good price/performance ratio
- Impressive battery runtimes for a budget 17-inch laptop
Cons
- Wobbly touchpad
- No keyboard LED illumination
- Just a few flexible areas - the lid and interior
Games you can play on this laptop series
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
NORMAL |
HIGH |
VERY HIGH |
MAX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (25W) | 84 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 37 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 20 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 6 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
MIN |
MAX |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (25W) | 210 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 49 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
VERY LOW |
MED |
MAX |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (25W) | 230 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 195 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 187 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
LOW |
MED |
HIGH |
EPIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (25W) | 35 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 14 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 6 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 4 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
MIN |
MED |
ULTRA |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (25W) | 259 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 66 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 31 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
LOW |
MED |
MAX |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (25W) | 118 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 94 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 77 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
LOW |
NORMAL |
HIGH |
MAX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (25W) | 104 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 71 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 61 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 44 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
MIN |
MED |
MAX |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (25W) | 43 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 31 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 20 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
HIGH PERF |
HIGH QLT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (25W) | 178 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 74 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
PERF. |
ORIG. |
ENCH. |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (25W) | 89 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 66 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 65 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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