This slim $530 laptop packs in more than enough power for everyday computing tasks, and its quad-core performance is respectable, but you’ll have to settle for a dim display. If you’re looking for an ...

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There’s a lot to like about this inexpensive Ryzen 3-powered Acer Aspire 5, including its slim and light chassis and its solid performance when it comes to mainstream computing tasks, but the middling ...

There's a lot to like about the Acer Aspire 5 (starts at $399, $629 as tested). You get a 15.6-inch low-cost desktop-replacement laptop with a peppy Intel Core i5 processor, a generous 12GB of memory, ...

If you're fixated on families of premium laptops laden with fancy features, but finding them far out of your range, meet the Acer Aspire 5: the frugal, old-school uncle of machines. It's a ...