Acer Aspire 5 Slim Laptop, 15.6 Inches FHD IPS Display, 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8265U, 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, Fingerprint Reader, Windows 10 Home, A515-54-51DJ

I didnt have it long enough to give an accurate review. But, I can give a accurate review on their tech support ! Its the worse I have ever dealt with in my life !! I couldnt understand most of their instructions because their English was so bad it was just impossible. They tried to intimidate me and then got mad because I couldnt follow their high tech instructions. If I had known as much as they thought I should know I wouldnt have needed them in the first place !! What a nightmare. Never again !!!!

Im loving my new Acer, especially in comparison to my old Lenovo. Its very fast, has an easy keyboard, the screen is bright and clear. Only down sides for me are no SD slot and not enough USB ports (everything along the sides, and nothing in back).....so far, so good.....

Very nice.

Bought this computer two weeks ago. It worked for two days and then all I got was a blue screen, indicating a hardware problem. Returned it and got a replacement. Had the replacement two days and the first time I tried to print a document, it did not work. Tried calling Acer customers service three times. First time, I was disconnected. Next two times, they hung up on me. Returned the second computer for a refund

Worked for 6 weeks but the touched pad stopped working. Replaced it with another.

I bought this for a teenager who would be taking online classes. It is quick and responsive and should stand the test of time. It wont play AAA title video games, but thats not what its for. I was surprised by how little bloatware came preinstalled. Nortons useless (and overpriced and bloated) AV comes preinstalled, but its easy to remove and replace with windows defender. Some might say the smaller NVME is too small, but for schoolwork and general usage, 256G is more than plenty and the performance is well worth the trade off. (Seriously, I cant believe new laptops are still being sold with 5400rpm spinning drives only.... cant believe people buy them either). If you actually need more space, the box actually includes the bracket and cable needed to add a larger sata HD, which is a nice touch imho, since those things can get hard to find once a laptop model is a few years out of style. All in all, this laptop is a solid workhorse so far and a great buy for the four hundred thirty-something I paid for it.

Review for A515-54 I wouldn’t buy this laptop again. This is my first Acer, and my first non box and mortar store laptop purchase. The screen is beautiful and the laptop is very light. I love that it has a number pad and the backlit keyboard. But thats it! My issues are that the sound & videos cards seem not to work correctly, and no amount of updating drivers has fixed it. With the volume all the way up, I can just barely hear it. This is only partly due to the poor placement of the speakers. Something is wrong with the volume. I’m not a computer guru, but I shouldn’t have to be. I’ve checked Acer’s website and Googled solutions in case it was a Windows issue. I’ve gotten correct sound once or twice, but when the laptop is restarted, it reverts back to the settings it had before. I had to wear headphones in order to complete my video trainings for work. All the video programs run in double time speed. The program I used on my previous laptop to play videos won’t play them on this lap top. I finally found a program that would work. My other complaint is that this takes some special charging cable that is apparently different than every other Acer model made. My cable got damaged, and it took a wrong purchase from Amazon, and an hour on the phone with Acer customer service to figure out what cable was needed. I had to order it from Acer (and wait 10 days for shipping or pay exorbitant fees for overnight) with no way to charge my lap top I use for work. While there are some nice features, I wouldn’t buy it again. Update April 2020. Removing 2 stars. Nothing but one problem after another. The touch pad crapped out for a while. Drivers constantly need installed again, but every time the computer is restarted, it reverts back to its original settings which impact sound, video, and now touchpad. Its been less than a year and Im shopping for a replacement. This is my first and last Acer. The only good thing is the price, but I guess I got what I paid for.

Nice light laptop with fast booting. Doesnt seem to have much bloatware. Good battery life.

Before purchasing this laptop, do yourself a favor and search this model and Power Supply Issue.

I purchased two of these and they seem to be decent laptops for the money, but reliability is a problem and I am disappointed by the warranty service. One still continues to function, while the other one died after about 9 months. Acers warranty policy is to have me pay to ship it to them (~$40), then get it fixed within 15 to 20 days from the time it is received and then ship it back to me. So, one of my sons will be without a laptop for over a month. I have been purchasing desktop computers and laptops for 30 years and this is the first computer that has actually died on me. I just hope the second one doesnt die a month after the warranty period ends. I wont be buying an Acer product again.