Acer Aspire 5 A515-55-35SE, 15.6 Full HD Display, 10th Gen Intel Core i3-1005G1 Processor, 4GB DDR4, 128GB NVMe SSD, Intel WiFi 6 AX201, Backlit KB, Fingerprint Reader, Windows 10 Home (S Mode)

It was easy to setup and does everything I need.

I thought it was a great deal & purchased it for my granddaughters first year at college for her birthday. Unfortunately, I had to return it since it was not exactly what she wanted. Apparently, a college freshman needs more bells & whistles than her grandfather needs for his surfing & Fantasy Sports Leagues.

This laptop has features that youll find on more expensive units like the fingerprint reader and the backlit keyboard. I love it. What a great value.

Was what I wanted!

I had an Acer for 7 years (yes you read that correctly), no issues. I’ve had Dell and HP, and since Acer lived the longest I opted to buy the same brand. Setup was super easy. Unfortunately the rest was not. The batter won’t charge after the initial charge. This might be a faulty power cord, but getting one through Acer will take 5/7 business days. So now I have no laptop for over a week. To initiate the request I received an email - which was confusing, as I thought giving all my details to the CSA on the phone and him confirming it would be sent out was all I needed to do. He did say it needed to be registered…..I did that online when I set it up…but ok. Of course, the email link I was sent, when I click on it and begin to enter my details, immediately reverts back to the start before I finish. Every. Single. Time.

Do not buy this laptop. Yes it works pretty good. But the hinges that allow you to open it are fragile. After only about a year and a half of use one broke. I fixed that one only to have the other hinge break. Its out of warranty, and the hinges are not replaceable. All you can do is tear the thing apart and glue the screws back in...which only lasts for so long. Eventually the hinges will not be repairable, the screen will be ruined...so Ive read...and this is a very very common occurrence with this model. If you Google it, youll see a lot of complaints about the hinges. So if you plan on buying a new laptop every year, then this is the one for you...otherwise avoid it.

The only complaint I have is that after a year and a half of ownership, with the laptop rarely used, the battery only lasts about 90 minutes. That’s far less than what the brand advertises.

I was a bit nervous ordering this computer. I had the older version that was a bit bigger than this one that I was replacing due to age. For the cost, I went for it and crossed my fingers it would work for remote working and basic everyday tasks. So far, I’m very impressed! I was nervous to take the S mode off to install an anti virus. (I’m not tech savvy AT ALL). But I went ahead and did it and to my amazement my computer didn’t burst into flames lol. It’s a great smaller computer! I love the backlit keyboard too!

I’m sure this would have been a fine laptop to use, it is not a touch screen, but I just couldn’t get over the awkward keyboard layout. The huge mouse pad landing/wrist resting area, and tiny squished 10-key area made typing difficult so I returned it.

The mouse pad on this thing is so incredibly annoying. If you click in the bottom portion of the pad it opens a drop down menu. This feature is difficult to get used to. I really dislike it. The screen glitches out all the time too. Big black spots appear on the screen randomly all the time. Other than that I like the computer. Battery life is great. I charge at night and it lasts all day.