This was honestly a heartwarming review I appreciate you considering some people don't have the money to buy expensive laptops. Sometimes even 600 dollars for a laptop was too much for my family to afford. Keep up the great work ❤ thank you for a good review❤
Love you for that , people just act like money grows on trees! I appreciate the humbleness you have ❤ it’s really hard to find now days . God bless you
This is arriving Tomorrow for me. It is still so out of budget but I pused myself and parents to help me to get this. Hope to change the world with this gadget ❤️
Keep in mind everyone, this is the 2019 model with the Ryzen 3 3200u. I've had it for a couple of years. Great laptop for the price. It comes with a removable 4GB stick of RAM and 2.5 inch hard drive bay. I upgraded mine to 16GB and added an SSD. The 4GB of RAM on the newer models of this laptop (the ones with a USB C port) is SOLDERED. There's only 1 slot to add RAM.
First things first. I really enjoy your presentations and have sub'd as a result. Loved your Echo Dot video too. Glad the RUclips algorithm popped you up in my feed. Regarding the above laptop. I purchased 2 of these back in 2019 after seeing a review. The price point then was $315, and as they say, "Such a deal!" The clincher was these can be upgraded by the user. What I did was take them out of S mode and put them into regular mode like you did. I then changed the NVME drives from the 128 gig to Intel 512 gig 660p's. Then added terabyte SSD's to the expansion space. Plus upgraded the RAM to 16 gigs. It can take up to 32 gigs, which is overkill for sure. The internal build quality is excellent. Of note for me especially, is the power connector is independent of the motherboard, so one does not have to worry about breaking it off as in other builds and crippling the machine. As for peripherals, I use the Bluetooth function for a mouse and external speakers. No issues whatsoever. One unit I kept as Windows 10, the other I turned into an Ubuntu 20.04 machine. Works perfectly under Ubuntu, I use the BT function for externals there too. The most complex piece of software I use is on the Windows machine and that is an SDR radio program that requires high sampling rates of received radio spectrum. It satisfactorily crunches up to 4 Megahertz of spectrum, which is quite impressive for such a low cost machine. Yes, one can say I have become a fanboy for the Acer Aspire 5.
Nice review. I'm getting this laptop on my birthday next month. I'm a kid and this laptop does everything what I need to do. Perfect review and laptop. I like how it's affordable and you get this much for the price. Nice video!
I've had an Acer Aspire 5 sinds 2018. Only issue I had was the HDD crashing after two years. Replaced it with an SSD and it made my laptop super fast. For $500 at the time it was great value. It even has a USB-C port.
Finally a budget laptop, not a “budget” midrange at $700, not a $250 ultra-budget Windows laptop with 1 GHz + 4GB RAM + 64 GB Hard Drive, nor a $200 Chromebook.
I absolutely loved this vídeo! Just tested and said everything that is "required" or something that normal people want to know and buy for this price... thank you
I purchased an Acer Aspire E 15 seven years ago, installed Linux and has been functioning extremely well and still is. Better than a couple of HP laptops I had.
Thank you for your review, I have had the Acer 5 for the last 7.5 years and it had served me well. Unfortunately, I am retiring my present one because it is getting a bit slow and one of the hinges had come apart, but I am off to the Good Guys to purchase another one. Cannot wait to unwrap my new Acer. 🤗
ive been on an Acer Aspire E15 for the last 3 years and it continues to be a very good laptop especially for the price. Cant spean on the Aspire 5 but my experience with Acer has been good!
I had one of these until recently. Unfortunately, the on/off button went kaput, making the laptop effectively dead. A repair would have required a whole new keyboard as the button is integrated into the keyboard. This is a big minus point, and it's not mentioned. Otherwise, it performed well for 3 years.
I remember seeing Ryzen 5 3500u laptops for $300-400 pre-COVID. Then the world lost its damn mind and laptop prices exploded. The Ryzen 3200u annoyed me because the Ryzen 3200g was a awesome bang for the buck and 3200u was weaker than Athlon branded CPUs. It’s Chromebook performance on a windows laptop. I wound up waiting for a 4000 series laptop.
Yeah I can kinda agree. I own this computer, and while it isn't as fast as my macbook air m1, it works great with 12gb of ram (added an 8gb stick to the existing 4gb) and put Linux on it, and it works much better than it did with Windows 10 and at 4gb of ram. Other than that, it is quite nice.
I bought an Aspire 5 in December of 2019 on Amazon for like $300. It might have been even less. 8th gen i3. I don't remember how much RAM it came with but I upgraded it myself anyways and brought it up to 12GB. For general day-to-day tasks, this laptop has been phenomenal for the price. Never had a single issue with it over a span of almost 4 years. Great, reliable machine from Acer. Edit: Had to come back and add this to my comment. When thinking about the price of this laptop, how well it handles the basics, the daily grind, and how reliable it is....this is like the Toyota Corolla of Laptops lol
I've been searching for laptops for school, and I think this might be the one I (My dad, actually) purchase! I may get a vinyl cover the the ~aesthetic~, but other than that it fills all of of my, and my school's requirements! (School starts next year so I am far ahead of myself, but at this point I'm fixated at looking for a laptop)
Wasn’t sure if I should but after this video lol 😂 I’m not doing anything crazy on my laptop just occasionally school, meetings, and leisure this works just fine. I bought one thanks 🙏
Soooooo it's June 2023 andddd I'm thinking of buying this laptop because my last one just broke but still kinda working. I need it for school and I'm farrr from being a kid, lol so what's the 2023 review? Loved your vid!
Got this laptop recently and my main complaint with it is the volume level on the audio is absolutely atrocious. The speakers are located at the bottom of the laptop. The laptop literally sits on the speakers (terrible design choice). And the speakers aren't the greatest either. For comparison's sake I bought an HP laptop in 2016 at around the same price and it had touchscreen, a better touchpad and MUCH better speakers. Not even exaggerating, but when both laptops would get turned up to max volume the HP laptop was about twice as loud. Or somewhere close. It's to the point that if I have the speakers on lower than 50% volume you basically can't hear clearly and make out what is being said in videos, music, etc. By contrast, on the HP I could still hear relatively good at around 20%. I do not recommend this laptop for anyone who plans on watching lots of videos, listening to music, etc. Unless you're okay with using headphones or buying external speakers for it. The touchpad also feels a bit gimmicky and cheap like it it doesn't correctly register what you press all the time. I could live with the less than perfect touchpad, but the audio issue is a deal breaker for me. Disappointing, because in other respects it's a decent laptop especially for the price.
Im going to buy this laptop. I need a laptop that's good for online school, wathcing twitch, being on discord and playing video games, and somethin with good screen res. The backlit is a nice ot have but not needed bc i use an external keyboard and mouse. Thank's for the review, also I'd recommend adding a 4gb or 8gb stick to this laptop. 8gb is like minimum ram when it comes to gaming and will improve speed im adding an 8gb bc why not have 12gb right?
Thanks for your review interesting some valid points ,i have a question what is the Acer Aspire 5 17.3in Intel i7 8GB 1TB SSD Like should i buy it ? is this a good spec sorry to ask for £850 GBP should i buy or move on Dayo.
acer and lenovo something i been hearing about my friends this year. My mom wants new laptop, i got myeself a lenovo im waiting for, thinking getting her an acer since hearing some nice things about this brand.
Finally, someone who actually reviews 'budget laptops'
Fr, You see youtubers saying a 800$ laptop is budget 💀💀💀
@@mein553 "Here is a good laptop for people on tight budget and 1000€ gets you a lot more than you think!"
@@Rehunauris Bro you don't know how hard it was looking for budget laptops for gaming and school then seeing every list Included a 3080 with a i9.
As someone who’s not tech savvy at all, I appreciate this video and how understanding you are to people’s circumstances
That's the goal!
This was honestly a heartwarming review I appreciate you considering some people don't have the money to buy expensive laptops. Sometimes even 600 dollars for a laptop was too much for my family to afford. Keep up the great work ❤ thank you for a good review❤
Anytime. More to come in the new year.
i cant afford a mac :/
Love you for that , people just act like money grows on trees! I appreciate the humbleness you have ❤ it’s really hard to find now days . God bless you
This is arriving Tomorrow for me.
It is still so out of budget but I pused myself and parents to help me to get this. Hope to change the world with this gadget ❤️
How is it so far?
I pray!
@@taimarry8492 Great
Has it been good?
How's it holding up so far? Do you still recommend?
Keep in mind everyone, this is the 2019 model with the Ryzen 3 3200u. I've had it for a couple of years. Great laptop for the price. It comes with a removable 4GB stick of RAM and 2.5 inch hard drive bay. I upgraded mine to 16GB and added an SSD.
The 4GB of RAM on the newer models of this laptop (the ones with a USB C port) is SOLDERED. There's only 1 slot to add RAM.
gold info thank you!!!
This comment has to be pinnned, I wanted to give up and buy laptop with soldered ram for a budget price.
First things first. I really enjoy your presentations and have sub'd as a result. Loved your Echo Dot video too. Glad the RUclips algorithm popped you up in my feed.
Regarding the above laptop. I purchased 2 of these back in 2019 after seeing a review. The price point then was $315, and as they say, "Such a deal!" The clincher was these can be upgraded by the user.
What I did was take them out of S mode and put them into regular mode like you did. I then changed the NVME drives from the 128 gig to Intel 512 gig 660p's. Then added terabyte SSD's to the expansion space. Plus upgraded the RAM to 16 gigs. It can take up to 32 gigs, which is overkill for sure. The internal build quality is excellent. Of note for me especially, is the power connector is independent of the motherboard, so one does not have to worry about breaking it off as in other builds and crippling the machine.
As for peripherals, I use the Bluetooth function for a mouse and external speakers. No issues whatsoever.
One unit I kept as Windows 10, the other I turned into an Ubuntu 20.04 machine. Works perfectly under Ubuntu, I use the BT function for externals there too.
The most complex piece of software I use is on the Windows machine and that is an SDR radio program that requires high sampling rates of received radio spectrum. It satisfactorily crunches up to 4 Megahertz of spectrum, which is quite impressive for such a low cost machine.
Yes, one can say I have become a fanboy for the Acer Aspire 5.
Nice review. I'm getting this laptop on my birthday next month. I'm a kid and this laptop does everything what I need to do. Perfect review and laptop. I like how it's affordable and you get this much for the price. Nice video!
Also, how much is this laptop right now?
Mines coming in today and I’m trying to learn more bout it
@@thaweebz_f8266 so how's ur new laptop? Did you enjoy it?
fan loud and trackpad bad
Please don't. The design is horrible..the hinges break super easily and the trackpad is horrible.
I've had an Acer Aspire 5 sinds 2018. Only issue I had was the HDD crashing after two years. Replaced it with an SSD and it made my laptop super fast. For $500 at the time it was great value. It even has a USB-C port.
I love the acer because it’s a great brand and it’s upgradable
I chuckled when you smelled the laptop. I subscribed immediately after seeing that. Great review.
Lmao that’s the signature on the channel
Finally a budget laptop, not a “budget” midrange at $700, not a $250 ultra-budget Windows laptop with 1 GHz + 4GB RAM + 64 GB Hard Drive, nor a $200 Chromebook.
I absolutely loved this vídeo! Just tested and said everything that is "required" or something that normal people want to know and buy for this price... thank you
does it have bluetooth? everyone on amazon said it did but he said it didn’t so now idk 😭
@@violet3002 It does have bluetooth!
I purchased an Acer Aspire E 15 seven years ago, installed Linux and has been functioning extremely well and still is. Better than a couple of HP laptops I had.
this guys is real original,decent review,one of the best
O_O *sweat intensifies*
I loved how personable this video was. Thanks for the review!
This is GOOD deal: IPS screen, decent AMD chip, partly metal build, ssd. The bad however: 4GB. Is it expandable?
It is. So is the RAM and theres an extra Sata 3 drive for ssd
@@DayoAworunse NICE!
@@arijeanz mine is coming tomorrow and I’m putting 16gb ram into it hoping it runs nice
@@autooutlet1563 where’d you buy your ram?
@@clearproppea Amazon the teamgroup elite only buy one because there’s one extra slot the 8gb will help a lot in performance
Finally someone who reviews technology realistically all these tech people act like we make living wages and stuff lol
Thank you for your review, I have had the Acer 5 for the last 7.5 years and it had served me well. Unfortunately, I am retiring my present one because it is getting a bit slow and one of the hinges had come apart, but I am off to the Good Guys to purchase another one. Cannot wait to unwrap my new Acer. 🤗
i thoroughly enjoyed this review. all of my stuff got destroyed in hurricane ida so i’m trying to find a new laptop that isn’t too expensive
This is the best review I've watched in years.
I just ordered this. Thanks for an insightful and honest review. You sir are a gift to humanity 😊
How's it holding up so far? Would you still recommend?
@@henryijeoma it's not bad i haven't upgraded it yet with a memory card but it does what I need it to do with my 3d printing.
Excellent comprehensive review. Thanks. We're buying one.
Yeah, same here, gotta smell what I open, nice to see I’m not alone 😊
This was a very honest review.. Thank you Dayo, I really enjoy your videos
Your very welcome Manisharora
I still don't know why you haven't have +1M subs already
The RUclips algorithm will bless me one day
first time watching your channel, you have a good way of presenting your reviews , I quite enjoyed it.
ive been on an Acer Aspire E15 for the last 3 years and it continues to be a very good laptop especially for the price. Cant spean on the Aspire 5 but my experience with Acer has been good!
I really enjoyed this video! Thank you for making it. :)
You are very good reviewer. I enjoy your narrative.
Thanks so much, I used your link and ordered it! Another video you did helped me cancel another one that I almost purchased (The SGIN).
Im glad you listened to my advice and picked up this device. Much better. MUCH BETTER.
Hey dayo, I like your videos.I am Nigerian.I know you are Nigerian by descent.Thanks for the review.Much love from Lagos,Nigeria.
❤️🔥
Very practical and realistic review, much appreciated.
Excellent video, thankyou for your hard work!
You just did Acer justice....they should definitely either hire you or cut you a check for this video alone.
Thanks for you assessment. Accurate and to the point. Looking forward to more videos.
I got the Acer Aspire 3 with a AMD A4 9250e processor and it runs well my games run good and it is perfect for school
I love your review of this laptop! ❤
I had one of these until recently. Unfortunately, the on/off button went kaput, making the laptop effectively dead. A repair would have required a whole new keyboard as the button is integrated into the keyboard. This is a big minus point, and it's not mentioned. Otherwise, it performed well for 3 years.
i am going to have this Acer this week, thanks i really love it.
not only did I buy this I subscribed, thank you very much
:)
I use this laptop for Ham Radio in the field. Digital modes work great. Good video!
Ty, appreciate your objective opinion.
Bought this laptop today and stumbled upon your video!
I remember seeing Ryzen 5 3500u laptops for $300-400 pre-COVID. Then the world lost its damn mind and laptop prices exploded.
The Ryzen 3200u annoyed me because the Ryzen 3200g was a awesome bang for the buck and 3200u was weaker than Athlon branded CPUs. It’s Chromebook performance on a windows laptop.
I wound up waiting for a 4000 series laptop.
Yeah I can kinda agree. I own this computer, and while it isn't as fast as my macbook air m1, it works great with 12gb of ram (added an 8gb stick to the existing 4gb) and put Linux on it, and it works much better than it did with Windows 10 and at 4gb of ram. Other than that, it is quite nice.
@@stellarorbit1341qual 515 você tem?
yeah that acer laptop has a lot of value for the money!
Your a life saver what i liked most really the honesty review the laptop is cheap but still cant do professional task point noted as a tech lover
good video bro, I liked your review (they have told you that you look like the Dembele de barca player)
I liked your style of review subbed bro!! 👍🏾
This was just the unboxing serious but take it as you will! Tried to cover as much as I could.
This is my current laptop! I love it 💻
thank you so much for your review. I was looking for a budget laptop which is not bad. your review is convincing.
Wonderful review!
Wonderful comment
Kids nowadays will never know what it was like to get an HP Mini with a single-core Intel Atom processor.
@Anish Khadka it's still good
True. Very true. I’m glad the iPad killed the netbook.
Facts and I’m 20
I am considering buying Acer Aspire 5 (A515-45- R5DU Ryzen 5 5500U 8GB DDR4, 512GB PCle NVMe SSD. The features are similar. What is your opinion?
Buying this for self for my 15th birthday on the 25th of October. Lets see if I have enough!
Best Delivery 📦
The laptop i got when i was young was a laptop with a single core processor and dual slot 2gb 1600mhz ram.
Great video!
I bought an Aspire 5 in December of 2019 on Amazon for like $300. It might have been even less. 8th gen i3. I don't remember how much RAM it came with but I upgraded it myself anyways and brought it up to 12GB. For general day-to-day tasks, this laptop has been phenomenal for the price. Never had a single issue with it over a span of almost 4 years. Great, reliable machine from Acer.
Edit: Had to come back and add this to my comment. When thinking about the price of this laptop, how well it handles the basics, the daily grind, and how reliable it is....this is like the Toyota Corolla of Laptops lol
helpful!
Finally, a review for normal people. Thank you so much!
Currently in nursing school looking for a good laptop.love your page
I've been searching for laptops for school, and I think this might be the one I (My dad, actually) purchase! I may get a vinyl cover the the ~aesthetic~, but other than that it fills all of of my, and my school's requirements!
(School starts next year so I am far ahead of myself, but at this point I'm fixated at looking for a laptop)
I enjoy your review - you awesome
No you’re awesome
Excellent review !! Thank you for being so clear in your explanation. I think you have sold me on this computer. Does it have a camera? I do Zooming.
Yes 720p camera pretty sure
Wasn’t sure if I should but after this video lol 😂 I’m not doing anything crazy on my laptop just occasionally school, meetings, and leisure this works just fine. I bought one thanks 🙏
How's it holding up so far? Would you still recommend?
Exactly what I need to know. Thanks 👌🏾
Ty for making a video for the poverty gang 🥲
not poverty gang 😭
One pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth. (Proverbs 13:7)
@@kevin3837 lol
Nice to see a no BS, no curve ball review +10
This video might just persuade my parents into getting me one of these
Dude you had me rolling!
Glad you enjoyed!
Thank you Ousmane
good review and managing peoples expectation "would i like a m1 macbook? Sure!"
I love the little details you put in. And the silly tongue sounds 😅 very fast typist 🚀
Soooooo it's June 2023 andddd I'm thinking of buying this laptop because my last one just broke but still kinda working. I need it for school and I'm farrr from being a kid, lol so what's the 2023 review? Loved your vid!
❤ the review!
Dude, whenever I search for something in Google you upload a video related to that, i love u
Nice review mate!
This man used a whole ass kitchen knife to open this box bro 😂
You gotttttta
Great video. Will help me make a decision on buying a laptop.👍
Days , I’m looking to find a laptop , I’m confused I see different type of aspire 5 🤷♂️
Thanks for the review
Got this laptop recently and my main complaint with it is the volume level on the audio is absolutely atrocious. The speakers are located at the bottom of the laptop. The laptop literally sits on the speakers (terrible design choice). And the speakers aren't the greatest either. For comparison's sake I bought an HP laptop in 2016 at around the same price and it had touchscreen, a better touchpad and MUCH better speakers. Not even exaggerating, but when both laptops would get turned up to max volume the HP laptop was about twice as loud. Or somewhere close. It's to the point that if I have the speakers on lower than 50% volume you basically can't hear clearly and make out what is being said in videos, music, etc. By contrast, on the HP I could still hear relatively good at around 20%. I do not recommend this laptop for anyone who plans on watching lots of videos, listening to music, etc. Unless you're okay with using headphones or buying external speakers for it. The touchpad also feels a bit gimmicky and cheap like it it doesn't correctly register what you press all the time. I could live with the less than perfect touchpad, but the audio issue is a deal breaker for me. Disappointing, because in other respects it's a decent laptop especially for the price.
You did a nice review, thanks
I am looking into this computer, because I do want to buy it, so I am thankful it came up
I just bought it... give me 650 dollars and it is yours
Thanks for the review!!!
No problem!
Watching on my 6 year old Acer Aspire.
Nice video, thanks for sharing.
"Come on man, be grateful" 😅😆🤣
The way you stopped Cortana. 🤣🤣
Im going to buy this laptop. I need a laptop that's good for online school, wathcing twitch, being on discord and playing video games, and somethin with good screen res. The backlit is a nice ot have but not needed bc i use an external keyboard and mouse. Thank's for the review, also I'd recommend adding a 4gb or 8gb stick to this laptop. 8gb is like minimum ram when it comes to gaming and will improve speed im adding an 8gb bc why not have 12gb right?
Can’t complain about having more ram! Got that right.
I use mine for my trading and emails. It does the job beautifully.
Wakanda forever 😂❤️
WAKANDA
mine still works great!
Thanks for your review interesting some valid points ,i have a question what is the Acer Aspire 5 17.3in Intel i7 8GB 1TB SSD Like should i buy it ? is this a good spec sorry to ask for £850 GBP should i buy or move on Dayo.
So this the best laptop wit someone having a budget u recommend to??
dembele be reviewing laptop when he's injured😭😂
Great review…. Down to earth. I’m gonna buy one to Learn coding
Great video. Do i need to charge it 100% after the set up?
You dont need to
Going to purchase 😌
its pretty cool to have this
acer and lenovo something i been hearing about my friends this year. My mom wants new laptop, i got myeself a lenovo im waiting for, thinking getting her an acer since hearing some nice things about this brand.