If you're fixated on families of premium laptops laden with fancy features, but finding them far out of your range, meet the Acer Aspire 5: the frugal, old-school uncle of machines. It's a ...

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With its affordable price, decent performance, and robust build, the Acer Aspire 5 is a great budget option for most people. Are you in the market for Windows laptop? Don’t want to spend more than ...

While it has nice specs, the Acer Aspire 5 15-inch shows some cut corners for its $600 price tag. A small battery, a mediocre keyboard, and the lack of premium touches make it feel less-than-modern.