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Acer Aspire 5 vs Asus VivoBook 17

14.31 in
0.71 in
Acer Aspire 5 Laptop
Acer Aspire 5
16.02 in
0.84 in
Asus VivoBook 17 Laptop
Asus VivoBook 17
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 %
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9
3.7 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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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 %
45
4.0 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Display

Acer Aspire 5Acer Aspire 5
Asus VivoBook 17Asus VivoBook 17
Resolution1366 x 768|1920 x 10801600 x 900|1920 x 1080
Aspect ratio16:916:9
Screen size15.6 in17.3 in
WidescreenYesYes
Brightness
  • 220
  • 250
  • 200
  • 250
Display surfaceMattMatt
Touchscreennono
LED backlightyesyes
LCD backlight technologyLED backlightLED backlight

Audio properties

Acer Aspire 5Acer Aspire 5
Asus VivoBook 17Asus VivoBook 17
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Speakersyesyes

Video

Acer Aspire 5Acer Aspire 5
Asus VivoBook 17Asus VivoBook 17
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
  • AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
  • AMD Radeon Vega 8
  • Intel HD Graphics 520
  • Intel UHD Graphics
  • Intel UHD Graphics 600
  • Intel UHD Graphics 620
Video memory size
  • 2 GB
  • None
None
Video memory type
  • GDDR5 SDRAM
  • None
None

Processor

Acer Aspire 5Acer Aspire 5
Asus VivoBook 17Asus VivoBook 17
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
  • AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
  • AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
  • Intel Celeron N4000
  • Intel Core i3 10110U
  • Intel Core i3 6006U
  • Intel Core i3 8130U
  • Intel Core i5 10210U
Clock speed1.6 GHz
  • 2133
  • 2400
Number of cores
  • 6-core
  • 8-core
  • Dual-Core
  • Quad-Core
  • Dual-Core
  • Quad-Core
64-bit computingyesyes
Cache
  • 12 MB
  • 2 MB
  • 3 MB
  • 4 MB
  • 6 MB
  • 8 MB
  • L2 - 6 MB
  • L2 - 8 MB
  • L3
  • 3 MB
  • 4 MB
  • 6 MB

Memory

Acer Aspire 5Acer Aspire 5
Asus VivoBook 17Asus VivoBook 17
RAM size
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
8 GB
TechnologyDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
Form factorSO-DIMM 260-pinSO-DIMM 260-pin
Max RAM supported
  • 12 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 20 GB
  • 24 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 12 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
Memory slots
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1
  • 2
Clock speed1.6 GHz
  • 2133
  • 2400

Input

Acer Aspire 5Acer Aspire 5
Asus VivoBook 17Asus VivoBook 17
Input method
  • Keyboard
  • Touchpad
Touchpad
Numeric keypadyesyes
Security
  • Fingerprint reader
  • None
  • Fingerprint reader
  • Firmware Trusted Platform Module Security Chip
  • None

Network

Acer Aspire 5Acer Aspire 5
Asus VivoBook 17Asus VivoBook 17
Wi-Fiyesyes
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
  • Wi-Fi 5
  • Wi-Fi 5
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version
  • 4.0
  • 4.2
  • 5.0
  • 4.1
  • 4.2
Antenna type2x2
  • 1x1
  • 2x2
InterfaceGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
  • 10
  • 100
  • 1000
  • 10
  • 100
  • 1000

Dimensions

Acer Aspire 5Acer Aspire 5
Asus VivoBook 17Asus VivoBook 17
Height
  • 17.95
  • 18.0
  • 18.85
  • 21.6
  • 21.4
  • 22.6
Weight
  • 1800.0
  • 1900.0
  • 2200.0
  • 2100.0
  • 2300.0
Width
  • 363.4
  • 364.3
  • 381.6
  • 406.9
  • 411.0
Depth
  • 243.5
  • 247.5
  • 250.5
  • 263.0
  • 253.0
  • 256.0
  • 270.0

Design

Acer Aspire 5Acer Aspire 5
Asus VivoBook 17Asus VivoBook 17
Housing material
  • Aluminum
  • Polycarbonate ABS
  • Plastic
Plastic

Camera

Acer Aspire 5Acer Aspire 5
Asus VivoBook 17Asus VivoBook 17
Built in camerayesyes
Camera resolutionHD
  • HD
  • VGA

Connectivity

Acer Aspire 5Acer Aspire 5
Asus VivoBook 17Asus VivoBook 17
Charging port typeDC-in jackDC-in jack
Ethernet LANyes
  • no
  • yes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) quantity11
HDMI ports quantity11
Headphone outputs11

Power

Acer Aspire 5Acer Aspire 5
Asus VivoBook 17Asus VivoBook 17
Battery capacity48.0 Wh
  • 32
  • 42
Battery technology
  • Lithium Polymer
  • Lithium-Ion
  • Lithium Polymer
  • Lithium-Ion
Battery cells4
  • 2
  • 3

Storage

Acer Aspire 5Acer Aspire 5
Asus VivoBook 17Asus VivoBook 17
Main storage
  • 1 TB SSD
  • 128 GB SSD
  • 256 GB SSD
  • 512 GB SSD
  • 256 GB SSD
  • 512 GB SSD
Storage type
  • M,2 SATA
  • M.2 2280
  • M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe
  • M.2 PCIe
  • M.2 PCIe NVMe
  • PCIe
  • PCIe NVMe
  • SATA
  • M.2 PCIe
  • M.2 PCIe NVMe
  • M.2 SATA
  • M.2 SATA 6Gb/s
  • SATA 6Gb/s
Integrated card reader
  • no
  • yes
yes
Compatible memory cards
  • Not supported
  • SD
  • SD
  • SDXC
  • MicroSD
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SDXC
Optical drive typeNoneNone

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