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REVIEWS ACER ASPIRE 5 A515-54-51DJ

5 is no different: Yes, it tips the scales at vent near the back. There are also 11 Phillips-
nearly 4.25 pounds, but at just 0.7 inches head screws that look as though they’re

thin the Aspire 5 manages to feel reasonably inviting you to remove the bottom panel, and
light, particularly given its sizable what’s this: an extra hard drive bracket? Alas,

14.3-by-9.9-inch footprint. while you probably could go ahead and pop
The laptop’s slim
aluminum lid and

tapered shell make it
look fairly stylish for a
budget laptop.

Opening the lid
reveals the 15.6-inch

display with svelte
left and right bezels,
a dapper “Aspire”

logo along the
laptop hinge, and a
silver-colored chassis

offset by the black
keyboard. You can lay the Aspire 5 flat on a table with its lid open, if the mood strikes you.

Incidentally, the lid
bends way back
slightly beyond 180

degrees, which
means you can lay

the Aspire
completely flat with
the lid open.

Turning the
Aspire 5 upside-

down, we find a pair
of small speaker
grilles near the front
You could remove the Aspire 5’s bottom panel with a screwdriver, but doing
and a large cooling so might void the laptop’s warranty.

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