Name: Aspire 5 Pro
Brand: Acer
SKU: 460232
Rating: 4.3 (39 reviews)

3.9

based on all reviews

keyboard is fine for a day s typing
it was a solid visual experience
The colors were well saturated

screen flexes and the underside bends easily
there s a Function key that turns off the trackpad
minimal black bezel surrounding the display

Graphics processor: Intel UHD Graphics 620
Resolution: 1920, 1080
Screen size: 17.3 in
Panel type: IPS
Ram size: 4 GB
Technology: DDR4 SDRAM
Cpu model: Intel Core i3 (8th Gen) 8130U
Clock speed: 2.2 GHz

Acer

Aspire 5 Pro

Apple

MacBook Pro (Mid 2015)

Acer Aspire 5 Pro - Pros & Cons

keyboard is fine for a day s typing
it was a solid visual experience
The colors were well saturated
warm
and rich
pretty standard and performs well
inoffensive looks with lots of ports and surprisingly good audio
Aspire 5 is it can be easily upgraded thanks to its design
mids and highs were excellent and clear
enjoys comfortable vertical and horizontal viewing angles thanks to
up a solid design and has enough power to get the job done
The keyboard is comfortable enough for typing
thin
sleek and understated styling
aluminum lid looks great and is held firmly against the chassis
excellent viewing angles
natural colours and decent contrast
comfortable viewing angles
the lid is made out of aluminum
which makes it really sturdy
contrast ratio is good 1180:1
efficient and health-friendly profiles
it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate
viewing angles are comfortable
see that the area around the fingerprint reader is usable
Straightforward
Affordable Daily DriverThe
lower times are better here
It pans smoothly and responds well to touch and clicks
Acer Aspire 5 is a very functional laptop
nicer-looking
slimmer
and sturdier-feeling machine
It s backlit and quiet with decent travel
decent battery life and performance
sound is clear and crisp
fast and reliable wireless internet
smooth and tracks well
storage is pleasantly fast
affordability and performance
The surface feels identical to the surrounding palm rest as well
Aspire 5 is a competent and enjoyable laptop
reasonably priced and it delivers pretty good performance
quick
accurate
and comfortable
the fairly quiet operation and good battery life stand
reproduce the highs well
and the mids are solid
noise development is moderate
with better equipment and performance in the test
cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye
graphics performance remains almost stable during the stress test (
Acer Aspire 5 performs most tasks well
powerful components and a solid performance
an affordable laptop to stay docked all the time
steady performance and a wealth of ports
excellent laptop for catching up on the latest content
Decent ease of access to internals
NVMe SSD is amazingly fast
Acer Aspire 5 feels well-built
better-sounding speakers and a better-quality touchpad
a better port selection and better-sounding speakers
The backlit keyboard feels good to type on
Fan is decently quiet under load

screen flexes and the underside bends easily
there s a Function key that turns off the trackpad
minimal black bezel surrounding the display
Battery lifeThe battery is only mediocre
somewhat stingy plastic trackpad
durability rather than style are deemed the more critical metrics
a great choice for really heavy-duty rendering or encoding
The bed is prone to a bit of bounce
Brightness is a slight weak point
Pentium-powered surface could only supply a fraction of the speed
the lid can't be opened with a single hand
there is no SD card reader
nor a Thunderbolt 4 certification
be able to open the lid with a single hand
4GB of memory soldered to the motherboard
the air is trapped by the lid
bland metal is uninspiring and the display s wide bezels
Acer s trackpad is a bit soft and rattly
middling performance and subpar battery life
it did not stand out like it did on the CPU benchmarks
The panel lacks touch input
stresses the CPU rather than the GPU to render a complex image
It lacks any standout aspect or feature
The backlit keyboard feels a little soft
the color can be a little off in tone and the details will be grainy
still fell short of the mainstream laptop average of 14-fps
The display is a bit of a dud on paper
its battery life is disastrous
this Ultrabook does not embed a dedicated graphics card
Colors are severely washed out
and contrast is poor
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The touchpad also has a rather plastic and cheap feel to it when
take it too long to pick up fingerprints
The keyboard is not the most responsive or satisfying-feeling
lack of a microSD card reader feels
a mediocre display with poor color reproduction
built-in screen at all
higher-end Aspire 5 models have a backlight included
poor contrast
color
and viewing angles of the screen
the display is a bit dim
touch-and-drag mechanism can be too fussy to use confidently
Your palm will have a hard time differentiating between the spaces
The keyboard also feels a bit cheap
no memory card slot
which is
Windows 11 would sometimes feel rather sluggish
The screen is also not the brightest or most vibrant we've
matte screen sometimes catches a glare from external light
Poor sRGB coverage and terrible color accuracy
hamper performance or generate unwanted pop-ups
Color accuracy is a bit worse than average as well
most expensive in the Aspire line
can't keep up with AMD processors that pack more processor cores
The display has a limited color gamut
It can only install apps or programs from the Windows Store
Poor overall 3D rendering performance
screen shows relatively slow response rates
The display only wobbles briefly after the device is shaken
clicking becomes difficult the further you get from the bottom center
frequency is too low
users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches
notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession
the movement of the mouse cursor is not interrupted
its multi-thread performance is mediocre

Acer Aspire 5 Pro - Technical Overview

	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
Screen size	17.3 in Best: MSI GT83 Titan SLI Screen size: 18.4 in
Weight	3000 g Best: Lenovo IdeaPad Duet Chromebook Weight: 450 g
Resolution	1920 x 1080 Best: Dell XPS 13 7390 - Flip design / 32 GB LPDDR4X / Intel Iris Plus Graphics / 1 TB SSD / 13.4" - WVA Resolution: 3840 x 2400

Acer Aspire 5 Pro - Full Specifications

Resolution	1920 x 1080
Aspect ratio	16:9
Screen size	17.3 in
Widescreen	Yes
Panel type	IPS
Touchscreen	no
LED backlight	yes
LCD backlight technology	LED backlight

Graphics processor	Intel UHD Graphics 620
Video memory size	None
Video memory type	None

RAM size	4 GB
Technology	DDR4 SDRAM
Form factor	SO-DIMM 260-pin
Max RAM supported	20 GB
Memory slots	1

Wi-Fi	yes
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a 802.11ac 802.11b 802.11g 802.11n
Bluetooth	yes
Bluetooth version	4.0
Interface	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates	10 100 1000

Colour of product	Black

Charging port type	DC-in jack
Ethernet LAN	yes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) quantity	1
HDMI ports quantity	1
Headphone outputs	1

Main storage	500 GB HDD
Storage speed	5400.0 rpm
Integrated card reader	yes
Compatible memory cards	SD SDXC
Optical drive type	DVD±RW

Built-in microphone	yes
Speakers	yes

CPU model	Intel Core i3 8130U
Clock speed	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	Dual-Core
64-bit computing	yes
Cache	L3 - 4 MB

Input method	Touchpad
Numeric keypad	yes

Height	1.11 in
Weight	105.82 oz
Width	16.65 in
Depth	11.41 in

Built in camera	yes

Battery capacity	48.0 Wh
Battery technology	Lithium-Ion
Battery cells	4

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Acer Aspire 5 Pro Acer - Editorial Reviews (13)

3.5

Based on 13 reviews

Tom's Guide

Published: 19.01.2021

Acer Aspire 5 review

3.0

The new Acer Aspire 5's isn't the budget winner its predecessor was

Acer Aspire 5 Pro Acer Aspire 5 (2019) review: An incredible thin-and-light laptop deal

CNET

Published: 16.11.2019

Acer Aspire 5 (2019) review: An incredible thin-and-light laptop deal

But even the best deals have shortcomings.

Acer Aspire 5 Pro Acer Aspire 5 (2020) review

LaptopMag

Published: 07.09.2020

Acer Aspire 5 (2020) review

3.0

An affordable laptop with too many faults

Acer Aspire 5 Pro Acer Aspire 5 A515-45 review: A laptop with AMD Ryzen 7 power but...

Notebookcheck

Published: 05.02.2022

Acer Aspire 5 A515-45 review: A laptop with AMD Ryzen 7 power but...

4.1

For about 600 Euros (~$687), the Acer Aspire 5 A515-45 offers a powerful AMD Ryzen 7 5700U processor. However, the rest of the configuration including an AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 and 8 GB of RAM thwart the plans of the elegant, quiet, and cool laptop in terms of many benchmarks, as our test shows.

Acer Aspire 5 Pro Acer Aspire 5 review: Packs a serious punch for the price

Published: 26.08.2021

Acer Aspire 5 review: Packs a serious punch for the price

4.0

The Acer Aspire 5 combines a great feature set, strong performance and brilliant battery life for a low price.

Acer Aspire 5 Pro Acer Aspire 5 15 (2020) Review

RTINGS.com

Published: 03.11.2021

Acer Aspire 5 15 (2020) Review

3.6

The Acer Aspire 5 15 (2020) is a portable, well-built 15 inch laptop. It has an NVMe SSD that makes booting and launching programs amazingly quick, and you can e...

Acer Aspire 5 Pro Acer Aspire 5 (2020, Ryzen 7) Review

PCMAG

Published: 28.08.2020

Acer Aspire 5 (2020, Ryzen 7) Review

3.5

The Acer Aspire 5 is a no-fuss, general-use laptop with a simple design, a generous port selection, and Ryzen 7 pep. It lacks any standout aspect or feature, but it does the job well at a reasonable price.

Acer Aspire 5 Pro Acer Aspire 5 (A517-52G) review – an everyday device that offers balance

LaptopMedia.com

Published: 05.04.2022

Acer Aspire 5 (A517-52G) review – an everyday device that offers balance

4.0

Acer has a bit of catching up to do with their Aspire lineup. Both Lenovo (with their Ideapad), and ASUS (through its Vivobook brand) have done a great job with their latest low-budget machines. Th…