The Acer Aspire E 15 E5-575-33BM is one of the top budget laptops out there for business persons, students and even light gamers but what makes this sub $350 laptop worth it?

Display

The Acer Aspire E 15 E5-575-33BM has a full HD screen which is a rarity at this price point with a decent coverage of the RBG spectrum. While the colors are not always accurate you get what you pay for with this laptop.

Power

In terms of power the laptop comes with a 7th gen i3 processor and 4 GB of RAM which is expected at this price bracket. An upgrade in RAM is simple to do and is recommended as 4 GB just won’t cut it when opening 8+ tabs on the internet while typing a document in Microsoft Word. Since the laptop comes with a single 4 GB stick adding a RAM such as the Crucial 4GB DDR4 for cheap on Amazon is recommended. A dedicated graphics card is out of the question at this price point but we did get the Intel HD Graphics 620 in this laptop. This integrated graphics can still manage light gaming or some popular titles such as League of Legends at low settings.

Battery

The laptop has a battery that supports over eight (8) hours of battery life if the screen is set to 50% or below brightness under light use. For maximum brightness under heavy load this time will be reduced from 8 to 4-6 hours (which is decent for the price you pay)

Design & Build quality

For the price we cannot expect an aluminum laptop but wheat we get is not too bad for the price. The laptop is made of a strong plastic black in color with a dark gray, matte lid that has a subtle crosshatch pattern and texture. While typing the keyboard shows little to no flex and the chassis is not easily bent. The backlit keyboard although plain is nice to have for late night typing or even those low settings gaming. What more can we ask for? Ports? Well you get all the ports you need in this device a full-size Ethernet port, two USB 3.0 connectors, HDMI-out, VGA-out and a USB Type-C 3.1. The right side contains the DVD drive, a USB port and a 3.5mm audio jack while the front has an SD card reader.