Aspire 5 A515-46-R14K Slim Laptop | 15.6" Full HD IPS | AMD Ryzen 3 3350U Quad-Core Mobile Processor | 4GB DDR4 | 128GB NVMe SSD | WiFi 6 | Backlit KB | Amazon Alexa | Windows 10 Home (S mode)

I don't write many reviews, but after looking for an inexpensive laptop and going through some trials and tribulations, Acer came through with this model, especially at this price. These notes are geared towards comparing this against other laptops in a similar price range.- Windows does not generally run well on 8GB of RAM, 16GB is the min, and this comes with that, AND is EXPANDABLE. Many other models in this price range come with soldered ram and can't be upgraded. In short, don't buy a windows laptop with less than 16GB of RAM, if possible- Comes with Windows PRO! Maybe not a big deal for most, when you want a windows feature and then learn that you have Home version and or the "S", this is huge. Windows "S" is not great, although it can often be disabled.- 15.6 IPS 1080 screen. Again and area that many other latptops 'skimp' on and IMHO, unless you are plugging into a monitor for most of the time, which I am not, the screen is critical and having a good one is imperative to a happy user- Ryzen 3 7730U cpu is perfect blend of performance, price, power consumption. Many others come with these weak intel processors, where there's so many models #s, its difficult to understand what you are getting and most are way under-powered to do anything other than document editing. The Ryzen performs and with the Intel graphics, you'll be able to run a good number of games at proper resolution and refresh rates.- I haven't tested the battery life - but this is often so subjective to what is running, and my use is to have it plugged in most of the time.- Last but not least, it doesn't seem to come with a ton of bloatware.It doesn't come with a mouse, but I feel like the ones that do include a mouse, the mouse is bad and you probably have a better one laying around anyway.In short, if you are looking for a laptop that can actually run Windows AND actual fun programs (which is what you buy it for), I don't think you can do much if any better than this laptop at this time in 2025.

This Acer Aspire model exceeded my expectations for a slim laptop. The quality feels premium, and the slim design and 15.6-inch screen make it look great. Ease of set up was quick, and Windows 11 Pro was running smoothly in no time. The boot time is incredibly fast thanks to the 256GB NVMe SSD. The AMD Ryzen 3 7330U delivers excellent performance for multitasking and running multiple applications simultaneously. The laptop is also surprisingly lightweight given the large screen size. The sound quality is clear and loud enough for media consumption. This is a powerful, high-functioning machine that offers significant speed.