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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E5-576G model. Best PC bang for this level of buck. I saw lots of good reviews and I concur. So far I am pleasantly impressed with this unit, however I have not used it a long time or tested many applications to date.. I am upgrading with a second storage disk (HD not SSD) and more memory. To perhaps help some avoid confusion the memory upgrade: There are two RAM memory slots in the laptop, and it comes shipped from Acer with 1 slot filled with 8GB. (By piecing together numerous incomplete Acer replies and posts from Acer) -- The RAM memory supported by the E5-576G model is 32GB maximum (2x16) DDR3L 1600Mhz memory 1.35v SODIMM Laptop. DDR3L memory is low voltage ( L=1.3v ) Acer (incorrectly?) posted memory as having 260-pins -- I believe that Acer post is wrong and should be 204-pins. This was very confusing and took a while to figure out. I ordered the wrong memory twice and one commenter lead me astray by recommending the wrong memory -- perhaps their post was not for the E5-576G model? To the best of my knowledge this 8GB of Kingston memory is the specification that is correct for the E5-576G. ( https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B5SKK78?tag=wwwkingstonco-20 ) I have not found any matching 16GB single sticks (1x16) available anywhere -- only 8GB. The photo attached is the 8GB memory stick that ACER delivered with the PC. I will update this post if anything changes from what I posted, after I get the correct memory installed. If anyone thinks this memory information is incorrect or incomplete PLEASE comment.

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I have been beyond pleased with this laptop purchase over the last 6 months of use. I can certainly say this is the best laptop Ive ever had (but then again Ive only had 3, and you would expect these things to improve over time, right). I purchased the Acer Aspire E 15, 15.6" E5-576G-5762 laptop with 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U, GeForce MX150, 8GB RAM Memory, and 256GB SSD. I highly recommend this laptop for anyone looking for a great performing machine with an outstanding price (just to be clear, it wont be running the newest high-end games on ultra-high graphics settings, but it still performs phenomenally for its price range and usage category). This laptop has been my traveling partner as Ive been traveling for 4 months, and Ive been extremely happy with the battery life, performance, and form of this machine. It is also amazingly quiet: the SSD doesnt make any noise, and the fan only spins up if I am doing something intensive like playing games or running a heafty program - just browsing or watching videos / basic office work will not make this computer more than whisper. This was pretty amazing coming most recently from a desktop, which always has its loud fans spinning. The battery life is longer than I expected, and really can meet the 15hrs specified for this laptop in regular conditions. I spend most of my time on battery with the brightness low (again, Ive been traveling, so charging up is not exactly easy) and I will be able to watch several movies / shows and browse the internet for hours without concern for the battery. As of writing this, windows says that I have 14.5hrs left on battery (I dont completely trust Windows battery estimates, but they have been reasonable ballparks) and Im at 77% left. Ive been using it for at least 4 hours since last charged in that 23% used up. So again, the battery is surprisingly great, and way better than what any other laptop like this was offering. Obviously if you try playing Overwatch or Assassins Creed the battery will drain super fast. Many comments complained about the screen, but I have no issues with it. It is clear, HD, bright (if you want), and no possible concerns or complaints from me. Same with the trackpad/ touch pad: its worked really well for me and the standard Windows gestures (zoom, scroll, taps, etc.) are responsive and easy to use. Not sure what problems people have saying its difficult to use (maybe older model?)... The keyboard was a bonus for me: I really like having the number pad for when working with spreadsheets and such, and this size laptop doesnt always have one. Additionally, this has a nice backlight to the keyboard, which will turn off when nothing has been pressed for about 20 seconds (great for when just watching or reading something) or can be manually turned off entirely. The ports were another thing that I was really excited to see fully included on a laptop in this price range. They can be a bit confusing so let me detail them out: there is 1 USB-C 3.1 port (this is the same port most new phones have for connectivity), 1 USB 2.0 port, and 2 higher speed USB 3.0 ports for faster transfers. One of these 3.0 ports also allows sleep and charge (so the laptop can be closed and asleep while still charging your device). There is HDMI, VGA, and Ethernet, so you wont struggle to connect to anything modern. In addition, you are gifted with an SD card reader and an optical drive which can read and write CDs and DVDs (which I cant say Ive used other than testing that it worked, but I do remember how hazardous it is to suddenly need something like that and not have it available). The MX150 GPU performs really well - it doesnt make this a high-end modern gaming PC, but it will let you play most current games reliably (check out the benchmark data for just how it compares). Ive been happy being able to plug in and run Overwatch from time to time on this laptop, with higher settings. I have also been using this laptop to dual boot Ubuntu Linux with Windows, so for those who are looking to do something similar: this laptop works well with both, and Ive had no issues getting any of the hardware to function with either OS.

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Monitor went out 35 days after receiving. Dropped my son off at college 8 hours away. Didnt take box laptop was shipped in as its a new product right?, opted for Amazon Basic protector case. What a mistake. 5 days too late for Amazon Warranty, 2 months too early for Square Trade Warranty, Acer will take a look if you send it back on your dime. Great freakin great. Small college town, son having problems getting packed correctly for insurance. What a hassle... Out $700. plus probably another $40. for return shipping. Meanwhile my son has no laptop for his summer classes.

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My Acer Aspire e 15 worked great for a day, and then shut off by itself. Called tech support and they had me reset the computer by pushing paper clip in pinhole in back of computer...That seemed to correct problem, but problem returned next day and the battery would only charge up to 1% with charger plugged in . I had to keep charger plugged in to use a new computer...Acer I think you have a track record with battery problems with this computer.. Please note I contacted Amazon for a refund and I returned the defective computer for a quick refund---thank you Amazon.....

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Purchased this laptop in January 2018. By June 2018, the keyboard stopped working, and I had to do an unplug and reboot. That solved the problem for a few weeks, then both CTRL keys stopped working. No reboot resolved it, and within a couple weeks, the keyboard once again stopped working and the unplug reboot did nothing. I called tech support, and they guided me through a battery reset, which got the keyboard working but not the CTRL keys. They have offered to replace the keyboard (which is covered by the warranty for which they have the wrong purchase date), but they will not cover postage for the submission for repairs. So my cost for the computer has gone up, and I have a faulty computer that has already required a major part replacement. I will NEVER purchase an ACER computer again, and lesson learned on purchasing such items through Amazon, without the ability to return it to a store and avoid having to pay more money for a problem that I did not cause.

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********************************************************************************************************************************* Update June 30, 2019: Have had this laptop for 7 or 8 months now. No problems whatsoever, it runs like a champ. Battery life is really great - with just mild use (internet, email, etc) it will run for 6-8 hours. Ive never had a laptop that would run that long on 1 charge! I did buy an extra power supply since I carry this thing back and forth between houses, and its just easier to have a power supply at each place. Note - I bought the power supply directly from Acer since I had read reviews of aftermarket power supplies, and they werent great - the biggest complaint was that the connector that plugs into the laptop did not fit well and the connection was intermittent. No such problems with the Acer supply. And it wasnt but a couple dollars more than the aftermarkets ($19.99 I believe). Well worth it IMO. Performance is still top notch. I run Bricscad and ArcView 9.1 on it, and it handles both with ease. I can actually do 3D modeling in Bricscad. Rotating the 3D view is smooth and fast, with no lags. Of course, how smooth it handles 3D depends a lot on file size. I dont have complex 3D shapes, so this laptop is well suited to my needs. It also handles JPG, GIF, PDF and TIFF imagery as well, again, quickness depends on file size as you would expect. Same with ArcView. If you know anything about ArcView, you know it doesnt take much to generate huge database files. Same with background aerial imagery - large MrSid files are not a problem provided you dont try and load more than a dozen or so. Its not extremely fast on file regens, but its acceptable. Large Word and Excel files are absolutely no problem at all. I use OpenOffice and it handles .doc and .xls files very well. I recently opened and manipulated a large (140,000 rows x 6 columns) Excel file with no problems at all. Copy/paste across all 140,000 rows was handled in a couple of seconds. Im still impressed with this little machine. It does everything I want it to do and more. I would definitely buy another of these. *************************************************************************************************************************************** I bought this mostly for my wife to use (net surfing, email), but wanted a machine with enough power to run CAD and GIS software. This laptop fills the bill. I like that its got the 8th generation i5 CPU. Ive got a home-built desktop with an i5-8800k and it runs great and has plenty of computing power. Regarding CAD software, Ive found that 3D rendering does not work well at all (if at all) using CPU integrated graphics; you need a dedicated video card to do the heavy lifting for rendering. Thats another reason I settled on the Acer. Pros: - separate video card (with GDDR5 ram) - easily replaceable battery (Ive had other laptops that you had to tear apart to get to the battery - not good) - easily upgradeable RAM - easily upgradeable HDD (it comes with a 512 SSD, which is fine for now, but is easily changed out) - CD/DVD drive - 2 USB 3.0 ports, 1 USB 2.0, and 1 USB C-type (havent used the C type) - VGA and HDMI ports for external projector/monitor - nice feature! Cons: - Windows 10 (do I really need to list the drawbacks of 10? My biggest complaint is that a major update erases your desktop settings - annoying as hell!) The E15 has a bright, 1080p screen - text is extremely sharp. Viewing angle isnt all that great but certainly adequate. One feature that I love is the ability to disable the touchpad from the keyboard. Ive had other laptops where you had to be a computer geek to do that. The only thing that would be nicer would be if it automatically disabled the touchpad when it detected that a mouse was attached (like Macs do). EDIT: This capability is now in Windows 10! I also really like the finish on the case. Its not "shiny and slick" - its textured, which helps when you are getting it into and out of a carrier. I wish the power cord were longer, but thats minor. All in all, Im really glad I got this machine. I was considering an HP Pavilion, but it just doesnt have the features I was looking for. EDIT: I wrote the SSD is 512 when I should have written 256.

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Just got it today. Powered it on and did all the updates. Powered it down and back up a few time to check boot times and now ibhave huge black lines running down the screen.

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purchased this new and with high expectations. We have been using it for about a month. While the computer starts up and runs quickly we are experiencing frequent crashes. While browsing or completing basic tasks the screen goes black and the only solution is to hold the power button down until it turns off. The is very frustrating and disappointing! I have only installed Microsoft office and the driver for my printer so this should not be happening after 1 month!

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Display driver fails 3X a day. Loses Wifi connection every hour. Sometimes wont boot. I bought two of them, installed all BIOS and driver updates. They are simply unreliable, poorly made laptops.

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This laptop has an amazing price for the hardware it offers. Some laptops have sold for more than twice the price of this laptop with similar hardware. Pros: 1. Core i7 8550U processor 2. Dedicated graphics card 3. Multiple ports for anything you need. 4. I never really understood the point of a back lit keyboard. After spending some time with it, the feature can really be useful. 5. Two slots for storage. One is SATA and the other can be either a HDD or a SSD. 6. Easily upgrade to storage and RAM. Just requires three screw to be put out. There are two slots for RAM. I believe it only accepts DDR3L RAM. I know it does not support DDR4 RAM because I tried transferring the RAM from other laptop and it did not fit in the slots. 7. Decent sized track pad. The previous laptops I have owned never had a decent enough track pad. I always preferred a mouse. This track pad is large and smooth enough to easily navigate the laptop. 8. Separate number pad. 9. Screen is IPS. I was afraid it was not. This means that colors do not looked washed out if you look at the screen at a slight angle. This is a major plus. Cons: 1. I figured out the day I got this laptop why the company was able to keep the price of this laptop even with the great hardware inside. The build quality of the laptop is on the lower end. It is not terrible, but it could have been better. The plastic that borders the screen kind of comes out ever so slightly. It is not noticeable unless you look carefully. 2. In order to use the 2nd storage option, you have to buy a case for the HDD or SDD to fit in properly. You can only get this case on Acers website. It cost 8 dollars and shipping is not cheap. I only got it because a friend of mine had a similar laptop and we just ordered two and split the shipping cost. 3. I saw a lot of comments on this laptop that there were issues with battery and power. I did not get this so far with my laptop. I bought a warranty with this laptop because I plan on keeping this laptop for at least 4 or more years. 4. Bloatware. I immediately uninstalled Norton and any other pre-installed software. I dont like how common this is in laptops. 5. This is for anyone that needs more graphics power. This laptop has a USB-C port. It is NOT thunderbolt. This does not really matter to me because the MX150 is enough for my needs. 6. Taking off the entire back of the laptop is very difficult. You have to be very careful not to chip anything. I was not able to do it. I believe it involves taking out the optical drive first. I only attempted to do this because I wanted to see the other hardware that was inside. Overall the laptop is great for its price. I cared more about hardware and I definitely believe I got a steal. I should also mention that I got this laptop when it was 100 dollars off.

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