Standing screen display size | 15.6 Inches |
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Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
Max Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 Pixels |
Processor | 2.2 GHz core_i3 |
RAM | 6 GB DDR3 |
Memory Speed | 3.2 GHz |
Hard Drive | 1000 GB HDD |
Graphics Coprocessor | Intel HD Graphics 620 |
Chipset Brand | Intel |
Card Description | Integrated |
Graphics Card Ram Size | 2 GB |
Wireless Type | 802.11ac |
Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 3 |
Average Battery Life (in hours) | 13.5 Hours |
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Acer Aspire E 15, 15.6" Full HD, 8th Gen Intel Core i3-8130U, 6GB RAM Memory, 1TB HDD, 8X DVD, E5-576-392H
Brand | acer |
Model Name | Aspire E series |
Screen Size | 15.6 Inches |
Color | Obsidian Black |
Hard Disk Size | 1000 GB |
CPU Model | Core i3 |
Ram Memory Installed Size | 6 GB |
Operating System | Windows 10 Home |
Graphics Card Description | Integrated |
Graphics Coprocessor | Intel HD Graphics 620 |
About this item
- 8th Generation Intel Core i3 8130U Processor 2.2 GHz (Up to 3.2GHz)
- 15.6 inches Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen LED lit Display
- 6GB Dual Channel Memory, 1TB HDD and 8x DVD
- Up to 13.5 Hours of battery life
- Windows 10 Home. Operating System Architecture 64-bit
- TIP: try a battery pin-hole reset procedure, a different AC adapter, or pressing the key combination FN + F6 to make sure the system is outputting the video to the notebook's internal display
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Screen quality | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
For gaming | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
Battery life | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.4 | — | 3.7 | 5.0 |
Touch Screen | 3.0 | — | 3.3 | — | 3.2 | 3.3 |
Value for money | — | 4.3 | 3.3 | — | 3.8 | 4.3 |
Sold By | — | SAVEABIZ | National Sales LLC(S/N recorded ) | PROSALE (SN Recorded) | Halandy Electronics | Amazon.com |
display size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches | 22 miles | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
hard disk size | 1000 GB | 512 GB | 128 GB | 1 TB | 1 TB | 512 GB |
computer memory size | 6 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | — | 20 GB | 512 GB |
cpu manufacturer | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel | AMD | Intel |
cpu speed | 2.2 GHz | 4.4 GHz | 4.1 GHz | 4.1 GHz | 3.5 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
cpu model number | Core i3-8130u | i5-1235U | i3-1115G4 | i3-1115G4 | 3350U | 1335U |
Product Description
Acer Aspire E 15 E5-576-392H comes with these high level specs: 8th Generation Intel Core i3-8130U Processor 2.2GHz with Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.4GHz, Windows 10 Home, 15.6" Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen LED-backlit display, Intel UHD Graphics 620, 6GB Dual Channel Memory, 1TB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive, 8X DVD Double-Layer Drive RW (M-DISC enabled), Secure Digital (SD) card reader, Acer True Harmony, Two Built-in Stereo Speakers, 802.11ac Wi-Fi featuring MU-MIMO technology (Dual-Band 2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.1, HD Webcam (1280 x 720) supporting High Dynamic Range (HDR), 1 - USB 3.1 Type C Gen 1 port (up to 5 Gbps), 2 - USB 3.0 ports (one with power-off charging), 1 - USB 2.0 port, 1 - HDMI Port with HDCP support, 6-cell Li-Ion Battery (2800 mAh), Up to 13.5-hours Battery Life, 5.27 lbs. | 2.39 kg (system unit only) (NX.GRYAA.001). Processor Core - Dual-core.Processor Speed: 2.20 GHz.
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Brand | acer |
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Series | Aspire E series |
Item model number | E5-576-392H |
Hardware Platform | laptop |
Operating System | Windows 10 Home |
Item Weight | 5.27 pounds |
Product Dimensions | 15.02 x 10.2 x 1.19 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 15.02 x 10.2 x 1.19 inches |
Color | Obsidian Black |
Processor Brand | Intel |
Number of Processors | 2 |
Computer Memory Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
Hard Drive Interface | Serial ATA |
Hard Drive Rotational Speed | 5400 RPM |
Optical Drive Type | DVD-RW |
Power Source | Battery Powered |
Voltage | 100240 Volts |
Batteries | 1 Lithium Metal batteries required. (included) |
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ASIN | B079TGL2BZ |
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Customer Reviews |
4.1 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #22,537 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories) #3,626 in Traditional Laptop Computers |
Date First Available | April 2, 2018 |
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Better Everyday Computing
The new Aspire E Series laptops provide a comprehensive range of choices for every-day users, with many appealing features and an attractive design. Incredible performance, fast 802.11ac wireless with new MU-MIMO technology and great battery life make the Aspire E series shine in any situation.
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Powerful Processing
8th gen Intel Core i3 processor.
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Go All Day
Up to 13.5 hours of battery life.
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Easy Access
A convenient compartment door allows you to upgrade the Hard Drive and Memory with ease.
8th Gen Processing
Featuring the 8th gen Intel Core i3 processor, experience powerful performance and seamless computing for your everyday tasks. With Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 you get that extra burst of performance, smooth streaming, and brilliant HD entertainment when you need it.
Vibrant Images
Breathtakingly beautiful images abound in rich Full HD on the 15.6 inch widescreen display.
Go All Day
We figure with up to 13.5 hours of battery operation, you’ll agree, whatever you call a day, we’ve got you covered.
Crystal Clear Audio
Acer TrueHarmony ensures movies come to life, songs have more depth and games are even more engaging.
Stay Connected
Maintain a strong, consistent wireless signal with the strategically placed 802.11ac featuring MU-MIMO technology wireless antenna.
USB 3.0 & 3.1 Type-C Ports
The USB 3.1 Type-C port supports ultra-fast data transfers and USB 3.0 port can charge up your devices when the laptop is powered off.
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Customers like the value of the laptop. They say it's a great laptop for the money, with a remarkable battery life. Customers are also happy with ease of use. However, some customers dislike the color and hardness. Opinions are mixed on quality, speed, performance, and battery life of the product.
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Customers like the value of the notebook computer. They mention that it's a great laptop for the money, has a remarkable battery, and runs very well for the price. Some say that the additional capacity and the IPS screen replacement was cheap.
"...Given the price this is a crazy good deal and most definitely exceeds expectations." Read more
"...An IPS screen replacement was cheap and after looking over Youtube DIY videos, its actually really easy upgrade...." Read more
"...: I don't need an integrated GPU, and it sells for a great price for college students...." Read more
"...care for the little problems I have described above, it's a great value for under 400, a steal for under 325, anything less than 300 is simply..." Read more
Customers like the ease of use of the notebook computer. For example, they mention it's easy to upgrade, make changes to the privacy settings, and service. Some appreciate the simple setup and use. Overall, most are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.
"...That was easy to install and operated ok. There was a YouTube video of how to do the install...." Read more
"...cheap and after looking over Youtube DIY videos, its actually really easy upgrade...." Read more
"...It was easy enough to make changes to the privacy settings once the laptop was finally up and working...." Read more
"...VERY easy access (3 small phillips head screws) to upgrade memory, hard drive, and an empty M.2 slot for an SSD (screw & standoff included)...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the laptop. Some mention that it has high quality components, is easy to upgrade, and has a long battery life. They also appreciate the decent quality bluetooth speakers and headphones that can be connected. That said, some complain about the weight, the plastic feels lower quality, and the keyboard feels cheap.
"...It was beautifully made and used a slick free program Macrium Reflect, and when it was done it booted from the new SSD and the HDD had a different..." Read more
"...Build quality - I would say that it is really nice, a bit flimsy may be but laptops are all flimsy, I have a $1000 surface that I don't think I..." Read more
"...The screen is fine all things considered, but you have to be facing it head on or else the colors get affected by the backlight, my older laptop was..." Read more
"...I have had no stability problems at all. I use this laptop in sporadic stretches...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the speed of the notebook computer. Some mention that the performance is far faster than most ordinary folks will, the GPU acceleration works perfectly, and programs load on time. The boot time into Windows was much faster, and the laptop seems very responsive. However, others say that it was extremely slow, slow to boot up, and suffered from strange system delays.
"...not even think of using this laptop with the supplied HDD, it is a slow as hell... using an SSD makes the performance increase about 1000% so the..." Read more
"...The boot time into Windows was much faster. All the programs were there and worked, so the clone was successful...." Read more
"...Full stop! Horrible from rate! Ugh. Change it back to Fullscreen 1080 and suddenly its butter smooth! An old game but still delightful...." Read more
"...It's probably like that for a reason.Finally, the startup time is awesome...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the laptop. Some mention that it works well so far, has no battery failures, and delivers speed, function, and battery life. However, others say that it just now stopped working, is barely functional, and the hard drive fails 57% of the time.
"...The boot time into Windows was much faster. All the programs were there and worked, so the clone was successful...." Read more
"...Display - I think it's fine, has classic TN panel issues but that is fully expected at this price point...." Read more
"...Fluorescent keyboard stickers. They work pretty darn well. Very visible and although it took some getting used to, not THAT ugly. $9.96...." Read more
"...Windows Defender, meanwhile, has some kind of bug where it tells me there's a warning and I get the yellow warning triangle, but when I go to see..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the battery life of the notebook computer. Some mention that it has outstanding battery life, while others say that it's not what it'd be rated at. The battery is inaccessible, has long charge times, and is not readily removeable. The light and fan stay on, and it can't be turned off unless you hold down the power.
"...Battery life - pretty great, I got about 8 hours of continuous use which is phenomenal...." Read more
"...of the keyboard says it's a proper 392H, perhaps the battery life sticker was a mistake (595 BM model anyone), or is the page here on Amazon..." Read more
"...I thought I'd like the Long Battery Life, but didn't like the fact that as soon as it goes to wireless, the screen brightness cuts in Half, without..." Read more
"...To sum up, its a fine laptop, its large screen, long battery life, and light weight are important pluses, and with a SSD..." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the color of the notebook computer. They mention that the screen looks dull, washed out, and vivid. Some say that the graphics are not crisp. Overall, some are disappointed with the quality of the display.
"...The LCD panel. At any angle except straight on it was washed out and faded. Even looking straight on video was... pretty terrible...." Read more
"...The color is very washed out even after a lot of tweaking, and I'm going to have to do more work to try to figure that particular problem out...." Read more
"I've found three real cons for this laptop:1. The screen isn't the best, but it is acceptable...." Read more
"...Like some other reviewers have mentioned, the screen colors are not vivid and it was real pain to watch some old low resolution movies; the colors..." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the hardness of the laptop. They mention that the entire system crashed seemingly beyond repair, the hard drive decided to fail, and the computer was broken in less than three days. They also say that the hinges are breaking down and the lid cannot be opened or closed.
"...It does load, it does have horrible framerates that I don't think I could bear (if I could bear the actual game) but it runs...." Read more
"...A few days ago, I went to open this laptop and it FELL APART. Yes, that's right a 3 1/2 year hardly used laptop fell apart...." Read more
"...good decision as after a few more hours it froze again, this time dying completely...." Read more
"...I unfortunately did have the mother board burn out on my computer within the first month of ownership, however I have to say that my experience with..." Read more
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After receiving the computer and going through Windows setup, everything seemed to be working ok. It was extremely difficult to insert USB devices into the ports the first time. It took so much force, I was afraid something would break. That improved with continued use. I bought some USB flash memory sticks and created a Windows 10 Recovery USB drive. (SanDisk Cruzer CZ36 32GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive, Frustration-Free Packaging- SDCZ36-032G-AFFP for $6.99 each).
Some reviewers said they were not able to get into the BIOS, but I had no problem getting into BIOS by tapping the F2 key during boot-up. At least one reviewer said wifi performance was poor and replaced the wifi card. I did not have that problem, wifi reception was excellent, never dropped out, was ok waking from sleep. I had no wifi problems at all.
On the Acer website, I selected Support then chose Drivers and Manuals from that dropdown menu. I entered model E5-576-392H but that didn’t work. I found the SNID number on the label on the bottom of the computer and entered that, which took me to a list of the things available to download. I downloaded the User Manual PDF files. I did not download and install any device drivers or BIOS revision. One reviewer cautioned against installing the BIOS revision, so that made me cautious. On the web I found and downloaded a free DVD player program (VLC) and played part of a movie DVD to verify DVD operation. I downloaded Adobe Reader, PrimoPDF, and some other utility programs that I like. I signed my wife up for Microsoft Office 365 personal and downloaded those programs. (I have been a ribbon hater, but decided to finally master that and quit complaining…ordered latest copies of Word and Exel Bible – used from Amazon.)
After a few days of operating and testing, a memory upgrade was ordered. This computer came with one 2GB and one 4GB memory sticks as other reviewers have described. Some just bought a single 4 GB for a very low price to replace the 2 GB, but I decided to buy a 16 GB kit (two 8GB) of a brand I was familiar with for $87.98 (Crucial 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR3/DDR3L 1600 MT/S (PC3-12800) Unbuffered SODIMM 204-Pin Memory - CT2KIT102464BF160B). That was easy to install and operated ok. There was a YouTube video of how to do the install.
After I installed the memory upgrade but before I ordered the SSD, I wanted to run a free memory test program (MemTest86). That required making a USB flash memory drive with the MemTest86 program on it and booting from it. I could see the USB drive in the BIOS and move it to the top of the boot order, but I could not get the computer to actually boot from it. And when I went back into the BIOS, it showed the boot order change had not been preserved. This not being able to successfully change the boot order was a worry. More about that, and how it turned out, later.
Reviewers were saying conflicting things about installing an SSD. Some reviewers replaced the HDD with an equivalent SATA SSD. Some reviewers said that a new M.2 type SSD could not coexist with the HDD that came installed in the computer. One reviewer claimed to have confirmed this with Acer tech support!! I found a YouTube video that seemed to contradict that and at least one reviewer said they had both drives operating simultaneously. I wanted to install an M.2 style SSD, which I had no previous experience with, and hoped I could use it for boot drive C and keep the 1TB mechanical drive as drive E for additional storage (the DVD drive is drive D). At that point in time, I didn’t know if that plan would work out or not.
From the reviews and Wikipedia, it seemed there are at least two types of M.2 style SSDs, one type with a SATA interface, the other type with an NVMe interface which is faster and also more expensive. One reviewer said, yes the NVMe interface is faster, but you will never see the difference unless you are doing something very heavy duty computationally. That had the ring of truth to it, so I bought Crucial MX500 500GB 3D NAND SATA M.2 Type 2280SS Internal SSD - CT500MX500SSD4 for $66.99. The connecter end of this M.2 SSD circuit board had two little cutouts, with a few connectors on left and right, and a wide section in the middle. The socket in the computer had only one interference nib. Temporary major panic quandary, which side of the M.2 SSD should be up!! Then I realized the small sections on each side of the SSD were not the exact same width, so it would actually insert only one way. Whew. When I powered up the computer, the new drive did not show up in the BIOS, but I clicked on the Windows button and in the pop-up menu I scrolled down to Windows Administrative Tools, selected Computer Management, then selected Disk Management and it was there as uninitialized disk 2. I didn’t do anything more at this point.
The YoutTube video I found for my exact computer (title “How to clone Acer Aspire E5 576 392H HDD to SSD make boot drive without reinstalling Windows 10”) used a program EaseUS Todo. Unfortunately, the free version of that program did not have the cloning feature. I would have to buy the program to get that feature. I found another YouTube video for a Dell laptop (title “How to Clone Windows from a Hard Disk to an M.2 SSD (and Keep It Bootable)”). It was beautifully made and used a slick free program Macrium Reflect, and when it was done it booted from the new SSD and the HDD had a different drive letter. In the container with my Crucial M.2 SSD was a little paper that said go to the Crucial website/clone and get a download there. That was Acronis TrueImage which is a program I am familiar with and has been around for years.
I installed Acronis and followed the prompts using automatic mode. When it finished, there was no second drive showing in File Explorer. Repeating the steps above to get back to the Disk Management window, the SSD was there and formatted. but had not been assigned a drive letter. I thought about doing something there, but did not. I decided to shut down the computer and take out the HDD, then reboot to see if it would boot off the M.2 SSD.
After removing the bottom cover, it was not obvious to me how to remove the HDD. I found another YouTube video title “Acer Install a Hard Drive and Do a Fresh Install of Windows 10” that showed I could just slide the HDD out, which I did. Then when I booted into the BIOS, the Information page showed no HDD0, and the SSD showed as HDD1. On the Boot page, Windows Boot Manager was showing the model number for the HDD1.
The boot time into Windows was much faster. All the programs were there and worked, so the clone was successful. In Windows Disk Management, the new SSD showed as drive C.
The question was, when the 1TB HDD was put back into the computer, how to achieve the computer seeing the new SSD as boot drive C and the old HDD as drive E? What determined which drive it would boot from, was it the BIOS? I put the old HDD back in. When I powered up the computer, I was slow to hit F2, so I missed getting into the BIOS. However, Windows booted fast to my surprise. I got into Disk Management, and lo and behold there was the new 500GB SSD as drive C and the old 1TB HDD as drive E. I didn’t have to do a darn thing. Windows and the BIOS figured it out by themselves. Windows File Explorer showed both drives. I powered down and back up a few times, always with the same good result. So I don’t know why some reviewers had a problem with having both drives in.
Very happy with this purchase.
Once the SSD is installed you need to go into disk management (Start > type "Disk Management") and format the new SSD drive as NTFS and it will assign a drive letter etc.
After that plug in a USB flash drive and download Windows 10. I created installable media on the USB flash drive, then went into the BIOS (press F2 at the Acer logo) and changed the boot order to USB, restart and follow the prompts to install on the new SSD. When you are ready to reboot remove the USB and it will boot into the new Win10 on the SSD, you may get a menu that gives you the option to choose the boot drive. To remove the mutliple boot options start msconfig (Start > type "Msconfig") Boot tab and delete the HDD boot option. Then you can reformat the HDD.
Quick observations -
Display - I think it's fine, has classic TN panel issues but that is fully expected at this price point. If you're looking at the display head on then it has a nice picture, brightness is average but overall it's acceptable. For an entry level laptop I would say the Display is acceptable. Pics of direct and off angle are attached in low light indoors conditions.
HDD - Do not even think of using this laptop with the supplied HDD, it is a slow as hell... using an SSD makes the performance increase about 1000% so the only way I would use this is with installing an SSD. The boot time with the HDD is about 1-2 minutes, with an SSD it's about 5-7 seconds so I make my point!!! The Crystal Diskmark scores for the SSD and HDD are attached to see the difference.
Trackpad - I just use an external mouse, my favorite is the M187 wireless from Logitech, mini mouse that costs $10... I hate all trackpads even on laptops that cost 4 times the price of this so just get an external mouse.
Build quality - I would say that it is really nice, a bit flimsy may be but laptops are all flimsy, I have a $1000 surface that I don't think I would want to test it's toughness by dropping it so I think it's silly to debate toughness on a laptop, they are all relatively delicate - the Acer is well put together and looks nice.
Battery life - pretty great, I got about 8 hours of continuous use which is phenomenal.
Given the price this is a crazy good deal and most definitely exceeds expectations.
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2018
Once the SSD is installed you need to go into disk management (Start > type "Disk Management") and format the new SSD drive as NTFS and it will assign a drive letter etc.
After that plug in a USB flash drive and download Windows 10. I created installable media on the USB flash drive, then went into the BIOS (press F2 at the Acer logo) and changed the boot order to USB, restart and follow the prompts to install on the new SSD. When you are ready to reboot remove the USB and it will boot into the new Win10 on the SSD, you may get a menu that gives you the option to choose the boot drive. To remove the mutliple boot options start msconfig (Start > type "Msconfig") Boot tab and delete the HDD boot option. Then you can reformat the HDD.
Quick observations -
Display - I think it's fine, has classic TN panel issues but that is fully expected at this price point. If you're looking at the display head on then it has a nice picture, brightness is average but overall it's acceptable. For an entry level laptop I would say the Display is acceptable. Pics of direct and off angle are attached in low light indoors conditions.
HDD - Do not even think of using this laptop with the supplied HDD, it is a slow as hell... using an SSD makes the performance increase about 1000% so the only way I would use this is with installing an SSD. The boot time with the HDD is about 1-2 minutes, with an SSD it's about 5-7 seconds so I make my point!!! The Crystal Diskmark scores for the SSD and HDD are attached to see the difference.
Trackpad - I just use an external mouse, my favorite is the M187 wireless from Logitech, mini mouse that costs $10... I hate all trackpads even on laptops that cost 4 times the price of this so just get an external mouse.
Build quality - I would say that it is really nice, a bit flimsy may be but laptops are all flimsy, I have a $1000 surface that I don't think I would want to test it's toughness by dropping it so I think it's silly to debate toughness on a laptop, they are all relatively delicate - the Acer is well put together and looks nice.
Battery life - pretty great, I got about 8 hours of continuous use which is phenomenal.
Given the price this is a crazy good deal and most definitely exceeds expectations.
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Puntos rápidos destacables.
* Windows 10 home, al ser un equipo de importación, viene en inglés totalmente.
* Es un imán de huellas dactilares, pero no es nada que no se pueda arreglar con un trapo. ;)
* Incluye conexión Vía Bluetooth
* El mouse pad incluye funciones de Gestos configurables que son una pasada increíble.