You can expect support for Wi-Fi 6E, USB-C with Thunderbolt 4, and HDMI 2.1. The 14-inch Aspire 5 starts at $549.99, while the 15-inch and 17-inch models start at $599.99 and $699.99, respectively.

The Acer Aspire 5 is what you get if you show up at Jo-Anne Fabrics and order 14 inches of laptop. They’ll roll it out, cut it, roll it back up, and hand it to you in a tall paper bag.

By comparison, the Acer E 15 had the same screen size, but was more than 5 pounds (2.4 kg) and just over an inch thick (30 mm). It also started at roughly the same price and was similarly configured.

Just like the Aspire 7, the Aspire 5 offers a 15.6-inch Full HD panel. And Acer's added BlueLightShield technologies should help you mute the emission of that spectrum of light.

Acer packed in 48 watt-hours of battery into the Aspire 5. That’s not a lot for a 15.6-inch Full HD display, but we expected longevity to be assisted by the relatively power-sipping CPU.

The Aspire 5 as reviewed packs a pretty generous 48W lithium pack which Acer claims is good for an impressive 12.5 hours. Head to our Acer Aspire 5 vs Lenovo IdeaPad 3 face-off to see how this ...

The 15-inch Aspire 5 (A515-58P) will be available in North America in April, starting at USD $599.99; in EMEA in March, starting at EUR 799, and in China in March, starting at 4,099.

That's in part because, in this particular case, we're dealing with the 14-inch variant of the Acer Aspire 5, which is also available i n 15-inch format, while the Asus Vivobook 15 is a 15 incher ...