Acer Aspire 5 Slim Laptop 15.6 IPS FHD 2023, AMD Ryzen 5 5500U 6 core (Beat i7-1160G7, up to 4.0GHz), 24GB RAM 1TB PCIe SSD, Backlit KB, WiFi 6, HDMI, Win 11 w/GM Accessories

I purchased this in May of 2021. It is now July 2022. Depite the low volume issue as others have stated it is fixable adding a speaker. The main reason for the 1 star is that no matter what fix is applied, this laptop constantly loses connectivity. It will usually reconnect on its own in a few seconds. But at times takes longer. It has gotten really annoying. I had an Acer 7R that was a bit slower but there were never connectivity issues.

This is great. It worked right out of the box. It of course suggests plugging it in during set up. Someone mentioned it doesnt come charged up. I havent experienced any brand new computer arriving fully charged. It did come in that S mode everyone was talking about in the reviews. I had no problem disabling it. It said I couldnt download a program because it was in the S mode and asked if I wanted to disable it. I clicked yes and it walked me through disabling it. After that I was able to download everything I needed. I do know computers on a higher level than most but I think it was super simple to set up. Many, many years ago I use to dread getting new computers because of all the work it took to set them up. I would say it took me maybe 20m-30m to tops. We are professional photographers but dont want to put the extra money into the high end computers. This is perfect! After downloading my photoshop program (easy to install by the way) I was editing photos faster than on my old laptop. The view of the photos are amazing. I did a lot of research before deciding on this one. I am so happy I did. I think I read a review where they said the screen wasnt clear but I dont get that. It is crystal clear. The colors are great. If you want an affordable one this is the best Ive owned so far. I wouldnt pay attention to the negative reviews... I havent had any negative experiences yet.

This laptop came in Windows S mode and wont switch out of it! Keep getting an error from Microsoft Store that there was a problem, but never tells me why. I have updated everything and restarted numerous times.... it still is stuck in that mode. Seriously?

Everything seemed okay. Nothing that really bums me out comes to mind.

This thing is great for playing games, nothing to heavy like call of duty but other games like Fortnite, 7 days to die, and things like that

The computer itself works fine; turning off Microsoft S was no problem, it looks really nice and sleek, all the apps are in order...

Very easy to operate and perfect size.

Acer is #1 brand for everyday laptops in $500 price range. I bought this for my parents to replace their desktop. Always a good buy. Acers are easy to use (and update), dependable, & have sleek yet sturdy (but not too heavy) design for laptops @ 15”+ size .

I purchased this in May of 2021. It is now July 2022. Depite the low volume issue as others have stated it is fixable adding a speaker. The main reason for the 1 star is that no matter what fix is applied, this laptop constantly loses connectivity. It will usually reconnect on its own in a few seconds. But at times takes longer. It has gotten really annoying. I had an Acer 7R that was a bit slower but there were never connectivity issues.

There are a couple of bad reviews for this laptop that I just dont understand, a couple say they couldnt get it out of S mode. First I really dont see a need for S mode and there should be an option to purchase it without S mode, but I had no trouble removing S mode at all.