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) derinlemesine inceleme
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Artıları
- 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
Eksileri
- Covers only 52% of the sRGB gamut
- No SD card reader
Author: Alex Iliev
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Tolles Gerät, ABER: Beschriftung der Tastatur bei Tageslicht, trotz Tastaturbeleuchtung nicht lesbar!!! Da das Gehäuse grau ist hilft auch die Beleuchtung kaum. Anstrengendes Arbeiten!