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Is this laptop worth its price?   

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  1. 1. Is this laptop worth its price?


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I'll cut to the chase. Is this laptop, the Acer Aspire 5, worth its 2319 MYR (565 USD) price tag? 

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-8250U @ up to 3.4 GHz

RAM: 4 GB DDR4 @ 2133 MHz

GPU: Nvidia MX150 2 GB GDDR5

HDD: 1 TB HDD @ 5400 RPM

Screen: Acer ComfyView 15.6" 1080p display

OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64-bit

Ports: 3x USB Type-A, 2x 2.0, 1x 3.0

            1x USB Type C, 3.1

            1x HDMI port

            1x Ethernet port

            1x SD card slot

            1x Headphone jack         

Weight: 2.1 kg

Dimensions: (mm) 21.6 (h) x 381.6 (w) x 259 (d) 

Battery: 48 Wh, 3220 mAh Lithium-Ion, 15.2 V

Materials: Plastic, Brushed metal

 

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My Daily Driver:

 

Acer Predator Helios 300
»« Intel Core i5-8300H »« 16GB DDR4 RAM »« NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB »« Silicon Power A60 512 GB M.2 SSD »« Toshiba PC L200 1 TB HDD »« Microsoft Windows 10 Home »«

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2 hours ago, Daniel Z. said:

If you can upgrade the ram, definitely. If not, its still pretty good.

Yes, I can and I will upgrade it to 8 GB if I get it. 

My Daily Driver:

 

Acer Predator Helios 300
»« Intel Core i5-8300H »« 16GB DDR4 RAM »« NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB »« Silicon Power A60 512 GB M.2 SSD »« Toshiba PC L200 1 TB HDD »« Microsoft Windows 10 Home »«

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2 hours ago, Damascus said:

It's not bad, though there may be better options out there 

Such as? 

My Daily Driver:

 

Acer Predator Helios 300
»« Intel Core i5-8300H »« 16GB DDR4 RAM »« NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB »« Silicon Power A60 512 GB M.2 SSD »« Toshiba PC L200 1 TB HDD »« Microsoft Windows 10 Home »«

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15 minutes ago, Freezanator said:

Such as? 

I don't know :P thus "there may be"

Want to custom loop?  Ask me more if you are curious

 

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It's the best budget laptop in Malaysia. Go for it if you have budget constraint. Though you may want to upgrade RAM (must) and SSD (optional)

Desktop specs:

Spoiler

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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14 hours ago, ZM Fong said:

It's the best budget laptop in Malaysia. Go for it if you have budget constraint. Though you may want to upgrade RAM (must) and SSD (optional)

I'll definitely upgrade The RAM to 8 GB but I probably won't get an SSD upgrade due to their high price. Man, do you remember the times you could get a 120 GB SSD from just RM 130? Now they're all beyond RM 200! 

My Daily Driver:

 

Acer Predator Helios 300
»« Intel Core i5-8300H »« 16GB DDR4 RAM »« NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB »« Silicon Power A60 512 GB M.2 SSD »« Toshiba PC L200 1 TB HDD »« Microsoft Windows 10 Home »«

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35 minutes ago, Freezanator said:

Man, do you remember the times you could get a 120 GB SSD from just RM 130? Now they're all beyond RM 200! 

And 8GB DDR4 RAM for around RM160-180, now it's almost doubled the price

Desktop specs:

Spoiler

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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