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Acer Aspire 5 Laptop
Acer Aspire 5
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Microsoft Surface Laptop
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15
3.6 out of 5
13 user ratings
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0 %
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76 %
3 stars
23 %
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3.9 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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13 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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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 %
49
4.1 out of 5
49 user ratings
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30 %
3 stars
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3.5 out of 5
78 user ratings
5 stars
26 %
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29 %
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21 %
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1 stars
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Display

Resolution1366 x 768|1920 x 10801440 x 9002256 x 1504
Aspect ratio16:916:103:2
Screen size15.6 in13.3 in13.5 in
WidescreenYesYesYes
Panel type
  • IPS
  • TN
N/A
N/A
Brightness
  • 220
  • 250
N/A
N/A
Display surfaceMattGloss
N/A
Touchscreennonoyes
LED backlightyesyesyes
LCD backlight technologyLED backlightLED backlight
N/A

Audio properties

Built-in microphoneyesyesyes
Speakersyesyesyes
Number of built-in speakers2
N/A
N/A

Video

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
  • Intel HD Graphics 620
  • Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
Video memory size
  • 2 GB
  • None
NoneNone
Video memory type
  • GDDR5 SDRAM
  • None
NoneNone

Processor

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
  • Intel Core i5 7200U
  • Intel Core i7 7660U
Clock speed1.6 GHz1600.0 MHz1866.0 MHz
Number of cores
  • 6-core
  • 8-core
  • Dual-Core
  • Quad-Core
Dual-CoreDual-Core
64-bit computingyesyesyes
Cache
  • 12 MB
  • 2 MB
  • 3 MB
  • 4 MB
  • 6 MB
  • 8 MB
  • L2 - 6 MB
  • L2 - 8 MB
  • L3
L3 - 3 MB
  • 3 MB
  • 4 MB

Memory

RAM size
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
TechnologyDDR4 SDRAMLPDDR3 SDRAMLPDDR3 SDRAM
Form factorSO-DIMM 260-pin
N/A
N/A
Max RAM supported
  • 12 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 20 GB
  • 24 GB
  • 32 GB
8 GB
N/A
Memory slots
  • 1
  • 2
N/A
N/A
Clock speed1.6 GHz1600.0 MHz1866.0 MHz

Input

Input method
  • Keyboard
  • Touchpad
TrackpadTrackpad
Fingerprint reader
  • no
  • yes
N/A
N/A
Numeric keypadyesnono
Keyboard backlightyesyesyes
Security
  • Fingerprint reader
  • None
N/A
Trusted Platform Module Security Chip

Network

Wi-Fiyesyesyes
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version
  • 4.0
  • 4.2
  • 5.0
N/A
4.0
Antenna type2x2
N/A
N/A
InterfaceGigabit Ethernet
N/A
N/A
Ethernet LAN data rates
  • 10
  • 100
  • 1000
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height
  • 17.95
  • 18.0
  • 18.85
  • 21.6
0.67 in0.57 in
Weight
  • 1800.0
  • 1900.0
  • 2200.0
47.62 oz
  • 1252.0
  • 1283.0
Width
  • 363.4
  • 364.3
  • 381.6
12.8 in12.13 in
Depth
  • 243.5
  • 247.5
  • 250.5
  • 263.0
8.94 in8.79 in

Design

Housing material
  • Aluminum
  • Polycarbonate ABS
  • Plastic
AluminumAluminum
Colour of product
N/A
Silver
N/A

Camera

Built in camerayesyesyes
Camera resolutionHDHDHD

Connectivity

Charging port typeDC-in jackDC-in jackDC-in jack
Ethernet LANyesnono
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) quantity1
N/A
N/A
HDMI ports quantity1
N/A
N/A
Headphone outputs11
N/A

Storage

Main storage
  • 1 TB SSD
  • 128 GB SSD
  • 256 GB SSD
  • 512 GB SSD
256 GB flash storage
  • 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
N/A
N/A
Storage speed5400.0 rpm
N/A
N/A
Integrated card reader
  • no
  • yes
yes
N/A
Compatible memory cards
  • Not supported
  • SD
  • SD
  • SDXC
SDXC
N/A
Optical drive typeNoneNoneNone

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