Acer Aspire 5 (A515-56)

A515-56 · A515-56G · 2020 · laptop

Specifications

Cpu: Intel Core i3-1115G4 to Core i7-1165G7 (11th Gen Tiger Lake); A515-56G SKUs pair the CPU with Nvidia GeForce MX350 or MX450 discrete graphics
Ram: max: 20 GB (4 GB soldered plus one accessible SO-DIMM slot up to 16 GB); some regional SKUs ship with all RAM socketed instead, configuration varies by market · base: 4 GB DDR4-3200 (soldered) on entry SKUs; 8 GB or 16 GB on higher SKUs
Ports: USB 2.0 Type-A · USB 3.1/3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (2 to 3 depending on SKU) · HDMI · Kensington lock · 3.5mm combo audio jack
Battery: 48.85 Wh Li-Ion
Display: 15.6" FHD (1920x1080) IPS, 16:9, non-touch
Storage: base: 128 GB PCIe NVMe SSD (entry SKU) · options: 256 GB PCIe NVMe SSD · 512 GB PCIe NVMe SSD · 1 TB PCIe NVMe SSD · 1 TB HDD paired with a smaller boot SSD on some dual-storage SKUs
Weight: 1.9 kg
Os Support: latest: Windows 11 · shipped: Windows 10 Home
Release Price: From about $550; a reviewed i5-1135G7 configuration was priced at 750 Euro

Variants

Revisions

Core i3-1115G4Entry CPU, Intel UHD graphics

Core i5-1135G7Mid-tier CPU, Iris Xe graphics

Core i7-1165G7Top-tier CPU, Iris Xe graphics

A515-56GAdds discrete Nvidia GeForce MX350 or MX450 graphics alongside the Intel CPU's integrated graphics

Storage

128 GB SSD

256 GB SSD

512 GB SSD

1 TB SSD

Upgrade paths

RAM

20 GB (4 GB soldered plus one SO-DIMM slot up to 16 GB) · One SO-DIMM slot is user-accessible under the bottom panel. 4 GB is soldered on most SKUs, so total capacity tops out around 20 GB even with a 16 GB module installed.

~$30-60

EASY

storage

M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD, plus a 2.5" SATA bay on some SKUs · Bottom panel removes with standard screws; the M.2 slot is straightforward to access.

~$40-120

EASY