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off the bottom panel, a note in
the box warns that cracking open

the chassis yourself could void
the warranty, so you might want

to leave the upgrades to an
authorized service dealer.

DISPLAY

When it comes to the Aspire’s
display, let’s start with the

positives. Its 1920x1080
resolution is the minimum we like

to see when dealing with a
We like the slim bezel on the left and right side of the Aspire 5’s
15.6-inch screen. The Aspire’s IPS display, but screen brightness leaves something to be desired.
(in-plane switching) panel makes

for solid viewing angles, with the display KEYBOARD, TRACKPAD,
looking relatively bright and readable even SPEAKERS, AND EXTRAS
when looking from the side, above, or below. The Aspire 5 offers a roomy backlit keyboard

The display’s matted “ComfyView” design complete with a 10-key numeric keypad. The
minimizes glare, though direct outdoor latter is a tad too squished for our liking, but

sunlight will fight back hard.
Unfortunately, the display on
this particular model of the

Aspire 5 is disappointingly
dim—just 201 nits (or candelas)

according to our measurements,
which is well below the 250 nits
we generally prefer. While the

Aspire 5’s screen looked bright
enough indoors, it began to

fade noticeably when I was
using it outside in the shade,
and it looked even worse in
The backlit keyboard on the Aspire 5 comes with a dedicated (but
direct sunlight. narrow) numeric keypad.

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