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.

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

The system measures 15 inches wide by 10 inches long, and is 1 inch thick at its thickest point. It weighs 5.3 pounds, and, thanks to the laptop’s relatively slim profile, looks a lot lighter ...

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 ...