Acer Aspire E 15, 15.6" Full HD, 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U, GeForce MX150, 8GB RAM Memory, 256GB SSD, E5-576G-5762 with Microsoft Office 365 Home

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I wish I could have read a review from an average person who doesnt work on computers for a living, or isnt a full time gaming nut. So here it is: I have always bought cheaper laptops, $200-$300 HPs. And I end up getting a new one every two years or so. I decided to step it up a little this time, and from the hours of research I did, this is where I ended up. So coming from those cheaper laptops, this thing is a dream, I mean it is the Ferrari of laptops. Its fast, and I mean instant kind of fast . The SSD (solid state drive) is what I understand makes it so fast. Its pretty, and clean, and feels and looks expensive. The biggest complaint I read about this laptop before I bought it was the screen... If there is a problem with this screen, I cant imagine what the people complaining are used to looking at... Its perfect, I mean I have a nice quality 1080hd TV hanging on my wall, and the picture on this laptop screen is every bit as good. You can view it from every angle also. I play a little Minecraft, I never knew how awesome it could look until I got this laptop, I downloaded a shader pack for it and ran it on the highest settings... Perfection. Also, the keyboard IS BACKLIT, there seemed to be some confusion in the Q&A section on that but I assure you, it is backlit (see pictures). I never had that before, and I never realized how valuable it is. I will never have another laptop without backlit keyboard when Im on it at night on the couch, its amazing to have. If youre not a computer person, and youre having a hard time making a decision like I was... Look no further, this thing is amazing. **UPDATE: Its been about 5 months now and I would still highly recommend this laptop. It works as smooth and fast as the day I bought it, and now I have loaded with apps and programs. I am the person that has 20 windows at a time open and it never bogs down. Tech gains have slowed significantly in the last 10 years or so, making this laptop as relevant as it was 5 months ago when I bought it.

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Ive had this laptop for close to a month. Im self-employed in the IT Industry for 30 years and know computers inside nad out. Im also super frugal but I am a power user (20 browser windows open, Photoshop, Video Editing, sometimes CAD) NO GAMING though but gaming machines work well for my purpose. This is a mid-range laptop as far as gaming - if youre really into gaming you should be getting a laptop with a NVIDIA 1050 GPU and an Intel Processor with H at the end of the model instead of U. More power, but less battery life. This unit is a great compromise between powerful CPU and GPU with good battery life. Its a fantastic value if you are not one of the unlucky ones to run into issues. I wasnt so lucky and am returning it. The GOOD: - Cant beat the value for the power you get - Exceptional keyboard and touchpad feel The BAD - Below average screen brightness about 200 nits, average is 250-275. Youll have the brightness turned up all the way all the time. (yes it IPS display but they had to cut corners somewhere to get this price) It should suffice for your average user. Its not usable outdoors when its bright out though. - I had issues with it occasionally not waking up from sleep and system crashing when doing intensive graphic applications (this may be a software issue though so may be just fine for non-power user) Also the mouse pointer sometimes disappeared. Most of the time I could resolve by closing the lid and then opening and rewaking, MOST of the time. I wasnt willing to waste hours troubleshooting so its going back. - Timeout on keyboard backlight not adjustable. It goes off in 30 seconds meaning (at least for me) 80% of the time I have to hit the shift key to wake the keyboard light up which sort of defeats the purpose of having a backlit keyboard so I can see the keys BEFORE I start typing (without having to press a key!) I thought this was very minor but over time it got very annoying. If youre a power user, Id probably spend a little more on a different unit. If youre on a tight budget and want the most bang for your buck, Id go ahead and give it a try. As you can see from the reviews it worked out fine for most people. But like buying tires for a car that had bald tires, everyone loves their brand new tires. It takes a while to see if the until continues to be stable. But it may in some cases be Microsofts fault and not Acer when you run into problems.

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I received this laptop promptly. I was beating myself up with all the choices. What I finally decided was that this one was really my only option. I wanted all the features this offers. Great battery life, a matte screen (non-glossy) full HD, an SSD vs the HDD drive, and a backlit keyboard. This laptop as mentioned by others will not win any style points. It will however win with substance. It still is nice looking with a textured cover and being black overall. But that is not what this one is about. Its about what is inside of this amazing product. It took me about an hour to get all the updates to get it current. It boots up in 10 seconds and shuts down in 2 to 3 seconds. The screen quality is excellent, and I am fussy due to my interest in digital imagery. It opens programs immediately. I like the idea that the keyboard lights up and has a "time out" feature to shut off. It also works with the battery where my older ACER did not. That one had to be plugged in for the keyboard to light up. I can tell you for web surfing, the battery life is on par with what is advertised. I bought this primarily to surf the web and to edit digital images. I may play SIMS 4. I do not think I will need to upgrade the RAM. I will however be looking into adding a second storage drive at some point. If you are on the fence about buying this, go for it. Its amazing. One more note. Do not even consider a laptop with an HDD drive vs. an SSD. You will already be behind the times. The difference is incredible. Acer made a winner here!! I am a very happy customer!

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"She may not look like much, but shes got it where it counts, kid. Ive made a lot of special modifications myself. " --Han Solo I couldn’t have put my feelings about my new Acer Aspire E 15 E5-576G-5762 better. The 8th generation processor and SSD make for a very snappy computer, and the easy upgradablility is helpful now and will be useful in the future. Since the i5-8250U version comes with DDR3L RAM, I swapped out the 16GB from my old laptop for a free upgrade. It took all of 3 minutes. The hardest part was finding the 3 tiny screws that flew everywhere when I took the plastic compartment off. I foresee a time when I’ll need more storage, but when that time comes I’ll get another SSD and install it. Again, a 3 minute task. Chassis: Plastic, with a painted aluminum surface for the keyboard and track pad. It seems put together well. The monitor is surrounded by a somewhat large bezel, which I’ve been told is a turn off for some people. I never would have noticed had it not been pointed out in my research. Processor: This is the primary selling point for me. The i5-8250U is substantially faster than even the 7th generation mobile processors in a very energy efficient package. I haven’t put the processor through anything very rigorous yet, but reading the reviews and head-to-head comparisons on the internet was convincing enough for me to buy it. GPU: A discrete GPU with 2GB GDDR5 VRAM in a computer that costs less than some graphics cards. I don’t play GPU intensive games, but I’ve read that many games are playable with this card, just not to consider this a gaming computer. SSD: A Solid State Drive is a must have! What they lack in size, they make up for in raw speed, durability, and energy efficiency. I would have liked a 512GB drive, but the 256GB one that comes with the computer will last a while, and when I need more space, it’s an easy process to put another SSD, or HDD, in the empty bay. I/O: Tons of ports, a DVD burner, solid keyboard with good feel to the key strokes, and a very precise and responsive trackpad. The trackpad, keys, and wrist-rests collect the oil from your fingers and hands very well, so I’ve taken to wiping them down after every use. RAM: 8GB of DDR3L-1600 RAM. I’m sure it’s enough, though I would have preferred the faster, more energy efficient DDR4. Still, I had other 8GB sticks of the RAM available, so was able to get a nice upgrade for free. Screen: This 15.6 inch screen is my first 1080 screen on a laptop, and I love it! The higher definition is very apparent from the 1200 X 800 screen I’m used to. Plus the screen is matte, so bright lights aren’t glaring. Not the brightest screen I’ve seen, but certainly acceptable for all indoor use. Battery: Coming from a 17.3 inch laptop with a 3rd generation, power-hungry i5 in it, I was used to getting 2ish hours of battery life, even with battery saver on. Now, without sacrificing processor performance or screen brightness, I can get 5-6 hours of battery life out of my computer. I will be interested to see how long I can get the battery to last with power saver on. Acer claims you can get 12 hours, so we’ll see. Overall Impression: This is a killer laptop for a killer deal! Acer has done a great job of creating this workhorse of a computer and selling it at the $600 price point. Kudos to them. If you’re on the fence I challenge you to find another computer with all these feature at a similar price. Buy this computer and you’ll be very happy with it. Edit: Since writing this my computer needed warrantied repair, and the service was extremely quick. Amazon and Acer make the repair process very easy. Ive also discovered that the battery is better than I first thought, and will last 8 hours for light-duty activities such as web-surfing and word processing; longer with power management on. The maximum resolution of its graphics card is 1920 x 1080, which is fine for my uses, but may not be acceptable if you wanted to use a higher resolution TV as a monitor. Ive also added a small, $40 SSD to the computer for audio and visual files since the SSD it came with was getting cramped. A word of caution if you add another drive: dont forget to go to Disk Management and format the drive or Windows will not recognize it. My overall impression has not changed in the past 8 months, and I am still very impressed by it. I recently was forced to use my machine in direct sunlight, and the screen performed excellently. The matte finish made everything very easy to read without the glare you get on some monitors.

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My search for the perfect laptop began 6 months ago and nothing has changed since then. No new technologies have rendered others obsolete or pushed prices down. The same laptops still cost the same amount. I first started in the 300 dollar range since I only needed the laptop for writing books and background music. In fact, the less it could do the better, because then I couldnt get distracted so easily. I quickly learned that laptops in that price range could barely function as laptops. They either didnt have hard drives or had such weak CPUs that opening a Word document was a complex task requiring several hours and a battery recharge. The best laptop in that range was the 350 dollar little brother of this one, but to make it worth it, you had to upgrade the RAM and the hard drive, bumping the price up to around 550. I quickly found that most negative reviews of laptops are by people who have no idea what the specifications of a laptop mean. They get mad that a 300 dollar laptop with the guts of a typewriter cant play The Witcher 3 at 60 fps. If you want to game, why are you buying a laptop? Gaming laptops are lava-hot bricks of awkwardness. Just buy a desktop. Also among the complaints were people who liked to pay too much money for redundant gimmick features (lets call these people iPhone users), like fingerprint scanners and detachable screens and laptops that fold in half backward. People would complain that the viewing angles get dark when viewed from the side. Why are you watching your laptop from the side? Its mobile. It turns. Thats the whole point. I quickly deduced that a laptop needs at least 8 gigs of RAM, which this laptop has. It needs an SSD hard drive, which I had never used until now. This laptop turns off and starts up faster than my desktop comes out of sleep mode. It needs at least an i5 processor. I narrowed it down between this one, the Acer Swift 3 (which costs hundreds more just for being metal), some random HP laptop (but being a PC purist since the 80s, I have always despised HP anything that isnt a printer), and the Acer Nitro 5 (a gaming laptop on sale, but the dual graphics cards meant a battery life of 5 hours). Basically, here are the pros and cons of this laptop: Pros: -Though the case is plastic, the keyboard area itself has a cold metallic feel. -The battery life is at least 8 hours. I can use the laptop off and on all day without worrying about charging it. -The keys, often described as mushy, still have a decent click and distance to them. -The backlit keyboard looks nice. -The screen is sharp, and this is coming from a guy who owns a 144hz IPS desktop monitor. -Compared to other laptops Ive owned, this one stays pretty cool unless playing a game on full performance. Cons -As others have mentioned, the keyboard backlight turns off after just a few seconds of not typing, which can be annoying and there doesnt seem to be a way to change this. -I swear my screen periodically changes brightness but I cant tell if this is my imagination or not. -The webcam sucks but I dont care about that. -The speakers are on the bottom and sound like any other laptop speakers, but laptop users should always use headphones anyway. Overall, it looks better than I expected and has performed without any problems. This is the best laptop for the price.

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The computer worked flawlessly up until it randomly shut off one day and became unresponsive. Ive owned it for a little over two and a half months so naturally I was upset. When I sent it back to Acer to repair it they simply claimed it had water damaging and couldnt fix it. Instead they offered to sell my a replacement for the same cost of the original. Im very careful and very strict about keeping liquids away from my electronic devices. Im very upset with how the company has dealt with this issue. I will not be buying an Acer again.

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Hello. Just recently acquired the new E5-576G-5762 (8th gen i5 with Nvidia 150mx) and have to say that this laptop is extremely decent. Thanks to its SSD, it boots Windows 10 pretty fast, bloatware is kept to a minimum (please uninstall Norton before doing anything else. :p), and the machine is definitely zippy. Havent added more RAM nor extra HDD but planning to do so (and update the "review" when I do). Battery life is touted at 12 hours and I pretty much doubt it will reach that milestone (unless you are using the screen at 30% or less maybe) but it does give you at least 6 to 7 hours using it for browsing, writing, etc. Oh, and the Nvidia card is plenty capable for gaming at medium settings at least (Grid Autosport FPS avg is in the 80s/90s or so) Initial assessment: + Great and fast CPU and overall fast PC performance + Backlight KB and travel feels pretty nice on the keys. + Decent quantity of available ports + It has a DVD drive :o + Upgrade possibilities + Decent Full HD screen (might be the crappiest thing on it and it is still good for the price) - Trackpad is too finicky and not my favorite - IT RUNS HOT!!!!! That is the major con for me. Running GRID benchmark, it got to a high 92/93 degrees C!!! Same thing when running 3DMark :o I think Intel CPUs limit is 100 C and it will probably start throttling to maintain a decent temperature. I guess we could probably undervolt (will look into that) or see if one of those rest things with fans could help. (Do note that this is at room temp 60-something Fahrenheit. I live in the Caribbean were temps are usually 80+ so when I go back I need to retry the test and watch the temps. Other than that, havent found any major problems, but its been only 3 days... Need to play with it a bit more. As of now, for $600 or less, this is a nice buy. Thanks

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My laptop model is E5-576G-5762. If you are purchasing any other model this review is not relevant. This laptop is the best for the price in my opinion. There are 2 pretty significant flaws in the design however. One I think might only be on my laptop. Con1 high pitched buzzing sound coming from both speakers even when the sound is off. Sounds like an electrical problem. Con2. Finger sticks to touchpad. It does not slide accross it easily. It skips across the touchpad because it grips too well. - new I5 mobile processor. - very decent graphics card for a non gaming laptop. Plays most games in 1080p. -ddr4 ram that is upgradable. -IPS full HD screen. -Very decent battery life. Around 6-7 hours of normal usage. Probably half of that for gaming. -M.2 SSD for fastest boot and file transfers. -sata port so that you can add a HDD or sata ssd for more storage. -backlit keyboard. - pretty loud speakers. -an optical drive if you ever want to play a classic game or watch a dvd. -usb 3.0s and Usb-c port. - thinner than most 15.6 inch laptops.

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I read reviews on screens going black, rendering the computer useless. Crossed fingers and ordered anyway. Huge mistake. Yep, it happened to me, and at the worst time possible (as if there is ever a good time), when a big snowstorm hit and I needed to work from home. Im writing this after eking my way to the office through ice and snow. When Im finished being angry about that, Ill turn to being angry about the work product that Ive lost forever. Ive had this computer less than two months. I bought it after returning another Acer laptop that did not perform as billed and so was returned. Between that fiasco and this one, Ive been without a reliable laptop since the end of July. Not funny and not fun. Cannot emphasize this enough: If you buy an Acer laptop, you are either a fool or you like to gamble with odds, as always, heavily in the houses favor. Do not let the low prices tempt you. Stone tablets Moses used are better bets than Acer laptops. If Amazon had any integrity, the company would stop selling Acer products, given what I and--reading product reviews--many other people have experienced. Not to prolong this, but Acer customer service also has proven a joke. The company promised to make everything right with the first laptop I bought (and ultimately returned), which was part of the reason I bought this one--everyone can make a mistake, I thought, and they did communicate promptly. But, after I sent the laptop back to Acer for repair, it was returned to me in the exact same condition, with the exact same problem, that I had when I sent it in. And so I had to return it, which involved at least three phone calls to Amazon customer service. Because I trusted Acer to fix the issue, I was past the 30-day return window, and so Amazon charged a restocking fee that took multiple calls to rectify, even after Amazon representatives promised that everything would be fine. Now, Im bracing myself for a similar experience with this paperweight masquerading as a computer. I fully expect a response from Acer to appear below this review, with the company saying "Contact us, well make it right." Thats what happened last time. What a load of crud. Lastly, Amazon requires that stars be awarded before reviews can be posted. Thats silly in cases like this. There should be negative stars, or perhaps crescent moons or images of Pluto, to describe whats happened here. Prime, you say? Rhymes with "crime."

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My screen now has numerous horizontal and vertical white bands making it impossible to use the laptop. Acer refused to pay for shipping it back to them for warranty repairs. California law mandates that products shipped to California customers must have free shipping for warranty repairs over-riding whatever the manufacturer puts in their warranty agreements. After spending over 30 min on the phone with their supervisors, Acer finally agreed to pay for shipping as "one-time courtesy" even though it was their obligation under the California law. Hope your states have a similar law on the books protecting you from such scavengers.

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