Our review of the Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-58C1
Sporting a sleek, thin and light silver design, the Ultrabook Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-58C1 with a 15-inch IPS Full HD anti-reflective screen benefits from enhanced responsiveness thanks to its fast 512 GB SSD storage, a backlit keyboard and even connectivity with USB-C and Wi-Fi ax. This thin and light versatile laptop PC runs Windows 11 with 16 GB of RAM and a Quad Core i5 Tiger Lake processor with Iris Xe graphics solution ensuring good performance in everyday use with the ability to support modest games.
Best known price: 825€
Features of the Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-58C1
| Screen(s) | 15.6’’ Full HD LED IPS 220cd/m² ComfyView bords fins 6.3mm (1920×1080, antireflet) |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-1135G7 Tiger Lake (2.4 GHz, 4 cœurs, TDP 15W) |
| Installed RAM (max) | 16 GB (8 GB soldered + 8 GB) DDR4 3200 MHz (32 GB), 1 slot (occupied) |
| Graphic card | Intel Iris Xe integrated into the processor |
| Storage | 512 GB M.2 SSD (NVMe PCIe) + 1 free 2.5 inch slot |
| connectors | 2 USB 3.0 + 1 USB 2.0 + 1 USB 3.1 Type-C (Gen1), HDMI 2.0 |
| Network | Wi-Fi ax (2×2, Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201), Bluetooth 5.1 + Ethernet Gigabit |
| Backlit Keyboard | Oui |
| Numeric keypad | Oui |
| Windows Hello | – |
| Audio system | 2 Acer TrueHarmony speakers |
| Operating system | Windows 11 64 bits |
| Announced autonomy / Battery | 7 hours / Li-Ion 3 cells 3220mAh 48Whr |
| Poids / Dimensions (mm) | 1.65 Kg / 363.4 x 238.5 x 17.90 |
The Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-58C1 once morest the competition
The Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-58C1 is currently marketed by Amazon and positions itself in the average in its category where you can find cheaper competitors.
Chassis, connectors, screen of the Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-58C1
With its thin and light light silver design, this versatile laptop PC has a sober and elegant appearance.
It is equipped with good connectivity consisting of 1 USB-C, Wi-Fi ax wireless modules (newer and more efficient than Wi-Fi ac) and Bluetooth 5.1 for remote connections and communications, Ethernet and audio ports, a practical HDMI video output to easily connect it to a TV or a monitor for example, but also 3 USBs all compatible with both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0, USB 3.0 guaranteeing transfers made up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 if USB 3.0 peripherals are plugged into it.
The chiclet keyboard can be backlit, which is very practical for better discerning its keys when the ambient light is reduced.
Thanks to its IPS technology, the screen has significant viewing angles both horizontally and vertically. Due to its 16:9 format and its precise Full HD definition, the screen is also very suitable for displaying videos and more broadly High Definition content. Its anti-reflective treatment also makes it more readable than a shiny panel in a bright environment (eg outdoors).
As the Acer Bluelight Shield technology is present, the blue light that the screen emits is attenuated by up to 30%.
Performance, autonomy of the Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-58C1
The Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-58C1 is a thin and light High Definition 15-inch laptop computer intended for everyday versatile mobile use.
It delivers good general performance capable of suiting many users because it is built around a low-power Intel Tiger Lake Quad Core i5-1135G7 processor and a good amount of 16 GB RAM, which is very appreciable in multitasking.
As a bonus the graphic solution Iris Xe (tested by us) integrated into the Core i5 allows you to watch photos and videos but also to play modest titles while no dedicated graphics card is on board.
On the storage side, there is a 512 GB SSD, in other words, a capacity similar to what hard drives offer as standard. However, compared to the latter, the SSD provides much better fluidity and responsiveness on a daily basis because it is silent, less energy-consuming, more robust and much faster.
Best known price: 825€
Concretely thanks to the SSD, the starts / stops, processing and launches of applications are much faster for example, and we reach the cards of online games faster.
Obviously in the event that 512 GB is too tight, you can use an external storage unit such as a USB 3.0 / USB-C device to benefit from fast transfers.
As for autonomy, count on regarding 7 hours on battery in light use for this versatile Ultrabook whose contained weight and finesse facilitate transport.
