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An unremarkable mid-range laptop that's average in just about every department. With more appealing SSD-based alternatives out there, it's hard to get excited about the E5-551 - even if it does have AMD's latest APU processor inside.

Pros

  • + DVD drive
  • + Keyboard and clickpad
  • + Runs cool and quiet

Cons

  • - Display
  • - Heavy and chunky
  • - Battery life
  • - Last-gen Wi-Fi

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Affordable computing hit the headlines in 2014 thanks to laptops and tablets like the HP Stream and Linx 7. At the opposite end of the market, Intel's new Broadwell chip began to pave the way for lighter, thinner and more desirable, wallet-intimidating Ultrabooks.

These developments have made it difficult for mid-range laptops like the Acer E5-551 to stand out from the crowd, but its Taiwan-based maker is giving it a good go. The Windows 8.1-powered E5-551 is one of the first notebooks with an APU based on AMD's Kaveri architecture, which combines CPU and GPU power into a single package.

Launching at £399 (around $US626/AUS$766), the E5-551 has a large 15.6-inch display and is being billed as a machine fit for everyday tasks - from general productivity work to browsing the web, streaming music and light gaming thanks to its Radeon-branded graphics (Acer was keen to stress that high-end gaming is off the menu).

There's no shortage of alternatives to the E5-551 in its price bracket, including the , which also uses an AMD APU. Other similarly-priced laptops include the Lenovo G505, Lenovo IdeaPad S405 and the 14-inch Lenovo Flex 2 convertible.

Acer aspire e5-491g-51aw review năm 2024

Black Slabbath

In terms of appearances, the E5-551 is pretty much what you would expect from a mid-range laptop. It's one big black slab of plastic with a subtle brushed metal finish on the lid and base. But while it won't win any design awards, Acer has at least kept appearances tidy by positioning a sole AMD sticker and power button around the keyboard.

The E5-551's display is nothing to shout about. Its 1,366 x 768 pixel-resolution is low by modern laptop standards and looks particularly stretched here. You can fit two windows side-by-side in Windows 8.1, but only just. Zooming out while viewing web pages and documents becomes necessary just to fit more content on the screen.

Acer aspire e5-491g-51aw review năm 2024

The display uses is a TFT panel that provides poor horizontal viewing angles and narrow vertical viewing angles. The large screen is fine for watching movies and other content when viewed head-on, but it's less than ideal for sharing content with a friend.

It also suffers from low brightness and dull colour reproduction. It's not a problem if you only plan to browse the web, shop online or type documents, but professional image editors will want to look for something a little brighter and more vibrant. The E5-551's display is not touch compatible, meaning you'll have to stick to keyboard and mouse when using Windows 8.1 apps. Boo.

Acer aspire e5-491g-51aw review năm 2024

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The Acer Aspire E5-573G-57HR is a top-notch desktop-replacement laptop, with a better display and more powerful gaming and processing capabilities than similarly priced machines.

Is Acer Aspire 5 a good buy?

Even so, it still provides respectable performance for a laptop in this price range, with a score of 1,417 for single-core performance and 4,440 for multi-core. For real-world applications, the PCMark 10 test suite gives the Aspire 5 a score of 1280, which qualifies as a perfectly respectable 'office laptop'.

Is Acer Aspire 5 a low end laptop?

The Acer Aspire 5 15 (2020) is a mid-range ultraportable Windows laptop. It sits between the entry-level Aspire 3 in Acer's Aspire line of laptops and the higher-end Aspire 7. It's available with Intel 10th Gen.

How old is the Acer Aspire 5?

The Aspire series was introduced in 2017 with four main models: 1, 3, 5 and 7.