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Acer Aspire 5 vs Apple MacBook Air (2016)

    14.31 in
    0.71 in
    Acer Aspire 5 Laptop
    Acer Aspire 5
      12.8 in
      0.67 in
      Apple MacBook Air (2016) Laptop
      Apple MacBook Air (2016)
      Editiorial reviews
      15
      3.6 out of 5
      13 user ratings
      5 stars
      		0 %
      4 stars
      		76 %
      3 stars
      		23 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      Read editorial reviews
      11
      3.9 out of 5
      7 user ratings
      5 stars
      		14 %
      4 stars
      		85 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      Read editorial reviews
      User rating
      132
      3.7 out of 5
      132 user ratings
      5 stars
      		30 %
      4 stars
      		22 %
      3 stars
      		34 %
      2 stars
      		7 %
      1 stars
      		5 %
      49
      4.1 out of 5
      49 user ratings
      5 stars
      		42 %
      4 stars
      		30 %
      3 stars
      		24 %
      2 stars
      		2 %
      1 stars
      		0 %

      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Display

      Acer Aspire 5Acer Aspire 5
      Apple MacBook Air (2016)Apple MacBook Air (2016)
      Resolution1366 x 768|1920 x 10801440 x 900
      Aspect ratio16:916:10
      Screen size15.6 in13.3 in
      WidescreenYesYes
      Display surfaceMattGloss
      Touchscreennono
      LED backlightyesyes
      LCD backlight technologyLED backlightLED backlight

      Audio properties

      Acer Aspire 5Acer Aspire 5
      Apple MacBook Air (2016)Apple MacBook Air (2016)
      Built-in microphoneyesyes
      Speakersyesyes

      Video

      Acer Aspire 5Acer Aspire 5
      Apple MacBook Air (2016)Apple MacBook Air (2016)
      Graphics processor
      • AMD Radeon 540X
      • AMD Radeon HD
      • AMD Radeon RX 640
      • AMD Radeon Vega 8
      • Intel HD Graphics 610
      • Intel UHD Graphics
      • Intel UHD Graphics 620
      • NVIDIA GeForce MX130
      • NVIDIA GeForce MX150
      • NVIDIA GeForce MX250
      • NVIDIA GeForce MX350
      		Intel HD Graphics 6000
      Video memory size
      • 2 GB
      • None
      		None
      Video memory type
      • GDDR5 SDRAM
      • None
      		None

      Processor

      Acer Aspire 5Acer Aspire 5
      Apple MacBook Air (2016)Apple MacBook Air (2016)
      CPU model
      • AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
      • AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
      • AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
      • Intel Core i5 10210U
      • Intel Core i5 1035G1
      • Intel Core i5 7200U
      • Intel Core i5 8265U
      • Intel Core i7 10510U
      • Intel Core i7 8565U
      • Intel Pentium Gold 4417U
      Intel Core i5
      Clock speed1.6 GHz1600.0 MHz
      Number of cores
      • 6-core
      • 8-core
      • Dual-Core
      • Quad-Core
      		Dual-Core
      64-bit computingyesyes
      Cache
      • 12 MB
      • 2 MB
      • 3 MB
      • 4 MB
      • 6 MB
      • 8 MB
      • L2 - 6 MB
      • L2 - 8 MB
      • L3
      		L3 - 3 MB

      Memory

      Acer Aspire 5Acer Aspire 5
      Apple MacBook Air (2016)Apple MacBook Air (2016)
      RAM size
      • 16 GB
      • 8 GB
      		8 GB
      TechnologyDDR4 SDRAMLPDDR3 SDRAM
      Max RAM supported
      • 12 GB
      • 16 GB
      • 20 GB
      • 24 GB
      • 32 GB
      		8 GB
      Clock speed1.6 GHz1600.0 MHz

      Input

      Acer Aspire 5Acer Aspire 5
      Apple MacBook Air (2016)Apple MacBook Air (2016)
      Input method
      • Keyboard
      • Touchpad
      		Trackpad
      Numeric keypadyesno
      Keyboard backlightyesyes

      Network

      Acer Aspire 5Acer Aspire 5
      Apple MacBook Air (2016)Apple MacBook Air (2016)
      Wi-Fiyesyes
      Wi-Fi standards
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11ac
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11ac
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      Bluetoothyesyes

      Dimensions

      Acer Aspire 5Acer Aspire 5
      Apple MacBook Air (2016)Apple MacBook Air (2016)
      Height
      • 17.95
      • 18.0
      • 18.85
      • 21.6
      		0.67 in
      Weight
      • 1800.0
      • 1900.0
      • 2200.0
      		47.62 oz
      Width
      • 363.4
      • 364.3
      • 381.6
      		12.8 in
      Depth
      • 243.5
      • 247.5
      • 250.5
      • 263.0
      		8.94 in

      Design

      Acer Aspire 5Acer Aspire 5
      Apple MacBook Air (2016)Apple MacBook Air (2016)
      Housing material
      • Aluminum
      • Polycarbonate ABS
      • Plastic
      		Aluminum

      Camera

      Acer Aspire 5Acer Aspire 5
      Apple MacBook Air (2016)Apple MacBook Air (2016)
      Built in camerayesyes
      Camera resolutionHDHD

      Connectivity

      Acer Aspire 5Acer Aspire 5
      Apple MacBook Air (2016)Apple MacBook Air (2016)
      Charging port typeDC-in jackDC-in jack
      Ethernet LANyesno
      Headphone outputs11

      Power

      Acer Aspire 5Acer Aspire 5
      Apple MacBook Air (2016)Apple MacBook Air (2016)
      Battery capacity48.0 Wh54.0 Wh
      Battery technology
      • Lithium Polymer
      • Lithium-Ion
      Lithium Polymer

      Storage

      Acer Aspire 5Acer Aspire 5
      Apple MacBook Air (2016)Apple MacBook Air (2016)
      Main storage
      • 1 TB SSD
      • 128 GB SSD
      • 256 GB SSD
      • 512 GB SSD
      		256 GB flash storage
      Integrated card reader
      • no
      • yes
      		yes
      Compatible memory cards
      • Not supported
      • SD
      • SD
      • SDXC
      		SDXC
      Optical drive typeNoneNone

      Pros & Cons

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