Acer - Aspire Go 15 Laptop – 15.3" WUXGA 1920 x 1200 IPS – Intel i5-1334U – Intel UHD Graphics - 8GB DDR4 – 256GB PCIe Gen4 SSD - Steel Gray
Model: AG15-51P-510U
SKU: 6617160
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Customers recognize the Aspire Go 15 Laptop for its good build quality and fast processor speed. Many appreciate its lightweight design and portability, along with the inclusion of a numeric keypad and a good variety of ports. However, some customers have expressed concerns about the battery life and the absence of a memory card reader.
So I've had this laptop for about a week or two ago, it was bought for the price of $400 and within the same week they lowered the price to $320.00. I asked them if they could price match and they did! So now having this laptop at the price of $320.00 I think it's totally worth it and here's why 1. Display The display features a nice boxy 16:10 aspect ratio with a resolution of 1920 by 1200. This panel gets reasonably bright and has a matte finish to it. Bezels are thin and colors to me look good. Overall, this display works well for my needs, and I don't have much to complain about, especially for the price. 2. Build quality This laptop is built all out of plastic which is what I preferred because unlike aluminum I don't have to worry about it getting dented and/or scratched as easily and it brings the overall cost of the machine down, kind of a win win situation. Does it feel as premium as an aluminum housing? No, but that's ok. Despite this laptop being made out of plastic it still feels solid. It doesn't creak, it's not flimsy and they just did a good job. 3. Keyboard, trackpad, palm rest Typing on the keyboard is OKAY. The keys feel a little mushy, there's not that much travel to them and there's no back light to them as well. I personally like the texture of the keys because it has somewhat of a rough texture, but others say it feels cheap to them. The trackpad feels great, gliding on it feels natural and the feedback you get from clicking on it feels solid. The palm rest is nice and big, giving me enough room to type for long hours without any discomfort. 4. Battery life I've been using this laptop just about every day since I've had it and let me tell you. The battery life is also JUST OKAY and that's thanks to the 53wh battery this comes with. I can say I get about 4 to 6 hours of mixed use such as watching YouTube, typing documents and performing those awesome updates that Microsoft constantly puts out. Thankfully this laptop charges by the 65 watt USB type C charger. This means you are not bound to the charger it came with, you can use your phones charger or tablets charger to charge it (as long as they're usb c as well) making it versatile. 5. Upgradeability The upgradeability of this laptop is one of my favorite parts about it because you can upgrade/replace just about anything within this machine which a good portion of laptops are missing. This laptop uses dual channel DDR5 ram sticks, both are upgradeable and uses a 2280 PCIe SSD. If there's any advice, I could give you it would be to upgrade the ram from 8GB to 16GB, this will allow the laptop to maintain top performance for a longer amount of time. Since this machine is using just x1 8GB stick of ram you'll only need one other 8GB stick to upgrade to 16GB. 6. Speakers Speakers sound alright, they are bottom firring speakers and they sound tinny but do get somewhat loud. These are good enough to get you by but don't expect the world out of them. Conclusion Overall, this laptop checks the right boxes for the right price, I think even at $600.00 it's a fair deal but defiantly keep an eye out for any discounts towards this laptop. This laptop is built well, it charges by USB C, it has a nice display and is upgradeable which can't be said about most laptops in this price range. If you're looking for something reliable that's built well I'd say, go for this. The last photo showing the internals of this laptop is credited to Ben Reed who also revied this computer on BestBuy's website.
Posted by WarrenM
This computer works great for everything I use it for, which is mostly just a few games and doing things online that are easier on a computer than on a phone. But I'm sure if you work from home or are in school this would be great for that too. It's also very thin and lightweight especially compared to every other laptop I've had in the past which makes it easier to travel with it if I ever have to/want to. But I've always had a good experience with acer as a brand, this is the third laptop from them that I've had over the years. I would definitely recommend it
Posted by user973066
It's a very nice laptop to set up and if you're looking to stream , obs ,streamlabs and whatnot it does handle good , very light and it's very comfortable to use
Posted by sadsorii
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