Aspire 5 A515-56-702V Laptop | 15.6" Full HD IPS Display | 11th Gen Intel Core i7-1165G7 | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | 16GB DDR4 | 512GB SSD | WiFi 6 | Fingerprint Reader | BL Keyboard | Windows 11

So we just got this laptop a couple days ago, and I'll update things as they go along. Firstly it's a pretty decent laptop for the money, trying to read reviews on it is a pretty mixed basket because they have so many other cheap/er laptops that most of the reviews are not for this one. So you'll have to pay attention to the model number they are reviewing. (Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-702V)Here's a couple of my deciding points which lead to the purchase:- Aluminum case (not super thick but still not plastic) has a more sturdy feel to it (within reason as this is not a $2K laptop).- Solid Intel i7 Processor, first came to market Sep 2020. Good sized cache.- It has a 512GB NVMe SSD drive in it which is the M.2 format, these are some of the fastest drives out right now as far as standards go. Most laptops with SSD are taking about the SATA drives, which while fast, are not anywhere close to the M.2 speeds.- Being that it's an M.2 drive this leaves an entire drive bay empty in the laptop for future storage upgrade (SATA) if needed or having an alternate backup drive right in the laptop etc. (i.e. expandable in the future if you need it)- It has 16GB of memory, I'm not sure why so many laptops out there only have 8GB, just running basic windows will eat at least 5GB+ of memory which doesn't leave a lot left for everything else. (In my humble opinion) and I appreciated the ability to upgrade that further in the future if needed to 24GB.- It has plenty of USB ports and HDMI out for conference rooms/TV's etc.Some of the cons:- The power adapter is a very small "pin" power adapter. Needless to say this was rather disappointing because we all know that sometimes cords get pulled or bumped etc. And it's likely to damage the internals because it's very small. I would have liked to see one of the thicker power adapter connections just for strength.- Windows 11 - Personally I'm not a huge fan thus far but mainly just for functionality reasons like you can't ungroup open programs on the task bar, it's one icon and that's it with no ability to change it. It's not a tablet it's a computer.- No Thunderbolt Port- No option to charge via USB C (which would negate the very tiny pin adapter)So we did run into a couple issues. We had a problem with the laptop not seeing the power cord plugged in, it would blink as if it was going to start working (windows battery page in settings) then act like it was never plugged in. We reached out to Acer and they had us reset the battery via a paperclip and pin hole on the bottom. It's worked find so far after that. Getting a tech on the online chat via Acer support was fast and he was able to quickly resolve the issue.So generally, this being my very first Acer Laptop, I'm pleased with things so far. We'll see how it holds up in the long run.

I've had Acer laptops in the past and liked them. The laptop this Acer replaced was a Lenovo. I didn't have any real issues with the Lenovo but it was slowly dying, sound issues sometimes & touch pad issues. This Acer is lightning fast. It has a great display. I'm not sure I'm that happy with Windows 11 because it has settings I don't like and can't change but overall it is pretty user friendly. I would have liked a larger hard drive because I have a ton of graphics but I can connect my old laptop to this one to use files that I haven't transferred. Overall I'm happy with the Acer. For the price, I think it's a good buy. Now that I've used this laptop for a few days I would like to add that the display is excellent. I have a lot of videos & they are crystal clear on this laptop. The only thing I didn't think of when I bought it: it doesn't have a card reader slot like the Lenovo. It's okay because I have a card reader that plugs into the USB port but having the slot was more convenient. Still very happy with my purchase.