Acer Spin 5 Review: 22 Ratings, Pros and Cons

3.9

19 ratings

Acer Spin 5 Review: 22 Ratings, Pros and Cons

Date: 22/11/2017 (Last saved review: 14/11/2024) - Review: CommentChoisir.fr

Check all the 22 reviews find on Laptops Acer Spin 5, with the 19 ratings, comments, pros & cons from the reviewers.
Theses reviews and tests from Laptops magazines and websites give 19 ratings, we get this average rating to this Acer product : 3.9/5.

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Acer Spin 5 review : Acer Spin 5 seems to be very good in the category of Laptops, the reviews are very positive overall for this product and the "Pros" are higher than "Cons".

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2/ Pros and cons Acer Spin 5
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Acer Spin 5 ratings

19 Ratings ranked from best to worst, green to good grades, red to bad, Average rating: 3.9/5.
Source: https://www.commentChoisir.fr

4.5/5 Windows Central	4.4/5 LoBaratoSaleCaro	84/100 NotebookCheck	8.4/10 Absolute Geeks
80/100 CNET France	4/5 CNET USA	4/5 Android Central	4/5 91mobiles.com
4/5 PCMag	4/5 Tom's Guide (US)	3.7/5 Chip.de	3/5 01net
6/10 DigitalTrends	3/5 PCWorld.com

3 Preview or review without rating: LaptopMedia, Pocket-lint, ChinaHandys

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Pros and cons for Acer Spin 5 List of reviews and ratings

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4.5

Windows Central

+ Beautiful 2.5K touch display
+ Quality specs
+ Stylish design, many ports
+ All-day battery life
+ Stylus included

? No option for LTE or 5G
? Function keys are tiny
? Acer's usual bloatware

reviewed at 13/09/2022 - [read the full review on Windows Central]

8.4

Absolute Geeks

Lightweight
Compact
Great for everyday tasks

No dedicated graphics
Average battery

reviewed at 01/07/2021 - [read the full review on Absolute Geeks]

100

CNET France

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 07/02/2018 - [read the full review on CNET France]

CNET USA

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

[4/5] reviewed at 02/02/2018 - Acer Spin 5 [read the full review on CNET USA]
[4/5] reviewed at 08/10/2020 - Acer Spin 5 (2020) review: A 2-in-1 that competes with the best of them - CNET [read the full review on CNET USA]

Android Central

Ryzen processors
Option for SSD storage
Good value
2029 AUE date

Screen could be brighter
Hinge is strong, but tilts the keyboard
Couple of launch bugs to iron out

reviewed at 10/02/2021 - [read the full review on Android Central]

91mobiles.com

Touch response and display quality is great
Capable performance and battery life
Decent speakers
Connectivity options are plenty

Keyboard egonomics could have been better
Poor webcam quality
Falters under sustained load

reviewed at 05/03/2021 - [read the full review on 91mobiles.com]

100

NotebookCheck

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

[84/100] reviewed at 22/11/2017 - Test Acer Spin 5 SP513-52N-54SF (i5-8250U, FHD) Convertible [read the full review on NotebookCheck]
[82/100] reviewed at 05/12/2017 - Test Acer Spin 5 SP515-51GN (i7-8550U, GTX 1050, 8 GB) Convertible [read the full review on NotebookCheck]
[88/100] reviewed at 24/08/2020 - Acer Spin 5 SP513 im Laptop-Test: Optimiertes 13-Zoll-Convertible mit Klickproblemen [read the full review on NotebookCheck]
[88/100] reviewed at 29/08/2020 - Acer Spin 5 SP513 im Laptop-Test: Sinnvoll optimiertes und ausgewogenes 13-Zoll-Convertible [read the full review on NotebookCheck]
[80/100] reviewed at 16/11/2021 - Acer Chromebook Spin 511 R752T im Test - der 2-in-1-Laptop für den Klassenraum [read the full review on NotebookCheck]

PCMag

Bright, colorful 2.5K touch screen
Onboard stylus
Good array of ports
Nice webcam

Costs more than some attractive competitors
Awkward keyboard layout
No LTE mobile broadband
Some bloatware

reviewed at 17/08/2022 - [read the full review on PCMag]

Tom's Guide (US)

+
Ample power
+
Vibrant display

-
Middling speakers
-
Saddled with bloatware

reviewed at 26/01/2023 - [read the full review on Tom's Guide (US)]

3.7

Chip.de

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 28/01/2021 - [read the full review on Chip.de]

01net

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 01/01/1970 - [read the full review on 01net]

DigitalTrends

Solid build quality
Excellent performance
Good productivity battery life
Comfortable keyboard

The display is dim, with below-average contrast
Bezels are way too big
SATA SSD is a relatively poor performer

reviewed at 30/06/2018 - [read the full review on DigitalTrends]

PCWorld.com

Fairly inexpensive given the specs
Great keyboard and trackpad
Plenty of ports, including USB-C, USB-A, and full-sized SD

Fan runs noisy and hot
Thick bezels make the display look cramped
Alexa integration nullified by limited features and middling audio quality

reviewed at 20/12/2018 - [read the full review on PCWorld.com]

not scored

LaptopMedia

Great performance and capability of light gaming
Very high maximum brightness
Covers 94% of sRGB and has accurate colors, especially with our Gaming and Web design profile installed
Has two Thunderbolt 3 connectors
Supports PCIe x4 SSDs, WiFi 6 standards
Light and portable
Has a stylus, that charges for 15 seconds and provides 90 minutes worth of work
Great battery life

Uses harmful PWM to adjust brightness at all levels (our Health-Guard profile fixes that)
Heats up during high loads
No RAM upgradability post-purchase

reviewed at 21/07/2020 - [read the full review on LaptopMedia]

not scored

Pocket-lint

360-degree hinge for versatility

Chrome OS has some limitations

reviewed at 11/01/2021 - [read the full review on Pocket-lint]

not scored

ChinaHandys

good quality of manufacturing
protected against falls
integrated pen
Touch screen
good keyboard
Good integration into the Google ecosystem
long duration

low screen brightness
Reflective display
low processor performance
only 4 GB of RAM
low screen resolution

reviewed at 14/11/2024 - [read the full review on ChinaHandys]