Acer’s updated Aspire 5 benefits greatly from Intel’s latest technology, including its 8th-gen processor and Optane memory. The Aspire 5 offers a lot of performance for not a lot of money, but ...

Enter the Acer Aspire 5. This laptop packs an Intel Core i5 processor and 8GB of RAM, and is among the most expensive in the Aspire line. But that doesn’t mean it’s expensive.

The Acer Aspire 5 combines a great feature set, strong performance and brilliant battery life for a low price.

Acer Aspire 5 (2019) review: An incredible thin-and-light laptop deal But even the best deals have shortcomings.

Acer’s Aspire 5 is such a good deal, we’re having a hard time finding the version we reviewed (Aspire 5 A515-51-58HD) anywhere online. Walmart had it but is sold out as of this writing.