Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG Review: Affordable and Versatile!

Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG: At First Glance

Not everyone is willing to spend thousands of dollars on a high-end laptop with decent gaming performance. However, that may not be necessary as there are some cheaper laptops that are capable of rendering some latest games.

One of these laptops is the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG, which was released in 2016. Although not your typical gaming laptop, this laptop comes with some powerful specs that can handle most tasks, including running title AAA games.

For example, the laptop features a 6th-generation Intel Core i5 processor and a dedicated graphics card. To make things better, the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG isn’t expensive – it cost around $419 when this article was published (November 2022).

However, Acer had to make some compromises in order to keep the laptop’s price as low as possible. These compromises and more about the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG will be discussed in the other sections of this review – read on!

Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG: Design, Display, Ports, and Connectivity

The Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG has a moderate-looking design with an all-plastic chassis and matte-black finish. Furthermore, the lid of the laptop features a subtle thatched pattern that gives the laptop a more appealing look.

In addition to that, you will find a reflective Acer logo on the left side of the lid. Besides, this lid is connected to the base of the laptop with two black plastic hinges.

These hinges are tough and pretty tight. As a result, you will find it difficult to open the laptop’s lid with one hand.

Nonetheless, the tightness and rigidness of the hinges prevent the lid from wobbling when nudged. When you open the lid, you will be greeted by the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG’s 15.6-inch display with FHD (1920 x 1080 pixels) resolution.

Thanks to the FHD (1920 x 1080 pixels) resolution, the display offers a sharp and colorful picture quality. Therefore, the laptop should offer an impressive viewing experience.

Besides, the laptop’s display is an Acer ComfyView display, meaning it features an anti-glare, matte surface. This anti-glare surface prevents sun glares from the display and reduces the intensity of reflection.

Hence, you should be able to use the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG outdoors or in well-lit areas without the fear of reflections or sun glares. Unfortunately, this laptop’s display has poor viewing angles.

Thus, colors will look washed out when you view the display off-center or from the sides. Therefore, you are better off watching the display directly from the center.

Surrounding this display are somewhat thick bezels that are made of plastic with a matte-black finish. You will find a reflective Acer logo on the bottom bezel.

On the other hand, Acer included a 720p HD webcam at the center of the top bezel. This webcam offers good performance and picture quality for causal video calls.

However, images will look blurry and fussy when you use the webcam to take pictures.

Moving on, the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG comes with an attractive full-sized keyboard with well-spaced keys. However, this keyboard isn’t comfortable to type on as its keys are shallow and don’t offer nice feedback.

Also, the keyboard flexes a lot which makes the typing experience even worse. Sadly, the laptop’s touchpad below the keyboard isn’t any better.

Although this touchpad is spacious, its surface isn’t smooth and sometimes unresponsive. Also, the integrated click buttons of the touchpad are pretty shallow.

Nonetheless, the touchpad supports multi-touch gestures.

That being said, the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG comes with a decent amount of ports divided among its sides. Specifically, the laptop features one HDMI port, two USB 3.0 ports, one Ethernet port, and one USB 3.1 on the left side.

Meanwhile, the right side of the laptop accommodates the charging port, one 3.5-mm combo jack, and one USB 2.0 port. You will also find an SD card reader slot on the left corner of the laptop’s front side.

For wireless connectivity, the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG comes with WI-Fi 802.11 ac. In addition to that, the laptop also offers Bluetooth 4.1.

In terms of dimension and weight, the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG measures 381 x 259.1 x 23.8 mm – 30.2 mm (W x D x H) and weighs 2390 g. With this amount of weight, this laptop is somewhat heavy and will be difficult to carry around with ease.

In comparison, the Lenovo Yoga C740 weighs far lesser and is slimmer than the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG. Specifically, this Lenovo laptop weighs 1360.78 g and measures 322.58 x 215.9 x 15.24 mm (W x D x H).

In conclusion, the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG offers a good design and a decent FHD display. However, the laptop’s keyboard and touchpad are quite disappointing.

Also, the laptop is heavier than most of its competitors. Considering all these, I will rate the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG a seven out of ten in this design review section.

Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG: Processor (CPU) Performance

The Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG comes with an Intel Core i5-6200U processor. This processor is a 6th-generation Intel processor with two cores and a cache memory of 3 MB.

In terms of speed, the processor has a base frequency of 2.40 GHz and a 2.80 GHz boost frequency. Considering the specs of this processor, the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG should be able to perform most computing tasks seamlessly.

Also, the laptop will be able to run powerful applications like Adobe Premiere Pro with ease. Having said that, let us examine the laptop’s result on the Cinebench R15 benchmark test to evaluate its processor performance further.

This benchmark test measures a computer processor’s performance by utilizing its cores to perform heavy-duty workloads. Furthermore, the test is divided into two sections – the single-core test and the multi-core test.

As the name suggests, the single-core test measures the processor’s performance when one of its cores is in use. Meanwhile, the multi-core test does the same but with the entire cores of the processor being utilized.

Besides, the higher the single-core and multi-core test scores on the Cinebench R15 benchmark test, the better the processor performance of the computer. So, based on the test results, the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG offered a single-core score of 111.8 points.

On the other hand, it offered a multi-core score of 282.5 points. In comparison, this laptop has a better performance than the Lenovo Yoga 500-14ISK, which also uses the Intel Core i5-6200U processor.

Specifically, the Lenovo Yoga 500-14ISK offered a 100 points single-core score and 265 points multi-core score on the Cinebench R15 test.

As a result, the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG deserves a rating of nine out of ten in the processor review section.

Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG: Memory (RAM) Performance

The Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG comes with a standard memory of 8 GB DDR4 2133 MHz RAM. Furthermore, the laptop offers two RAM slots and supports a maximum memory of 32 GB RAM – 16 GB RAM in each slot.

However, this review focuses on the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG with 8 GB standard memory. With this amount of memory, this Acer laptop should be able to perform most tasks and multitask effectively.

Speaking of multitasking, the laptop with 8 GB RAM can run up to 20 Chrome tabs simultaneously without lagging. As a matter of fact, switching between the browser tabs shouldn’t be a problem for the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG.

To further evaluate the laptop’s performance with 8 GB RAM, I will be sharing its PCMark 10 test result. For clarity, the PCMark 10 benchmark assesses the total performance of a computer’s memory when handling office-related workloads.

Furthermore, a high score on this benchmark test depicts a good memory performance. Having known that, the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG scored 3162 points on the PCMark 10 benchmark test.

In comparison, the Medion Erazer P6661 MD 99873 with the same amount of memory scored 3266 points on the benchmark test. Hence, it has a better memory performance than the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG.

Nonetheless, I believe the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG deserves an eight out of ten rating in this memory review section.

Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG: Storage Options and Performance

The Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG comes with a SATA SSD. However, the laptop only supports a maximum storage capacity of 256 GB.

Although SSDs are pretty fast, a 256 GB maximum storage capacity will be insufficient for most users. As a matter of fact, there are some smartphones out there that offer the same amount of maximum storage capacity.

Gladly, the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG features an SD card reader for storage expansion. Besides that, you can also purchase an external storage drive alongside the laptop for more storage space.

That being said, let us check out the laptop’s CrystalDiskMark test results to know how well its SSD can perform. In case you are wondering, the CrystalDiskMark test is a benchmark test that evaluates a storage drive’s performance by measuring its read and write speed.

For clarity, read and write speed is the amount of time it takes a computer’s storage drive to open and saves files, respectively. Moreover, a high MBps value on the CrystalDiskMark test suggests a fast read and write speed.

Hence, according to the test result, the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG offered a read speed of 2139 MBps. On the other hand, the laptop offered a write speed of 1620 MBps.

In comparison, the Lenovo Legion Y720 – which also uses SSD – recorded a read speed of 2196 MBps and a write speed of 1144 MBps. Hence, the Lenovo Legion Y720 will be able to open files faster than the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG.

However, the latter will be able to save files faster than the former.

All in all, I will rate the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG an eight out of ten in this storage review section.

Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG: Graphics Card Performance

Even though the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG is not particularly a gaming laptop, it offers a dedicated GPU. To be more specific, the laptop comes with an NVIDIA GeForce 940MX graphics card.

This GPU has a base frequency of 1004 MHz and a boost frequency of 1242 MHz. Also, as a dedicated graphics card, the graphics card has a dedicated VRAM of 2 GB DDR3.

Hence, it doesn’t have to share the system memory with the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG’s CPU to perform graphics-related tasks. Due to that, this Acer laptop should be able to handle graphics-related tasks like video editing effectively.

Also, the laptop should be able to run most title AAA games smoothly. Speaking of games, this laptop can run Dirt Rally (2015) at a frame rate of 79.3 fps, which is pretty impressive.

That’s not all; the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG is also capable of achieving 78.6 fps while playing Battlefield 4 (2013). However, the laptop won’t achieve these frame rates if you play the games in the highest graphic settings.

Moving on, let us discuss the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG’s result on the 3DMark test to assess its graphics performance further. For your information, 3DMark is a benchmark that measures the performance of a computer’s GPU when rendering 3D graphics.

As with most benchmark tests, a high score on the 3DMark test means a good performance. So, according to the test results, the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG scored 3574 points.

Comparatively, this laptop has a higher score than the Medion Erazer P6661 MD 99873, which uses the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M GPU. To be more specific, the Medion Erazer P6661 MD 99873 scored 3102 points on the 3DMark benchmark test.

All things considered, I will rate the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG a nine out of ten.

Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG: Battery Life and Performance Review

The Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG is powered by a 6-cell, 2800 mAh Li-Ion battery. Sadly, Acer did not specify how long this laptop could last with the battery.

However, 6-cell batteries are known to last for commendable hours. Nonetheless, to have a clear idea of how long this laptop’s battery can last, let’s discuss its result on a battery rundown test.

By the way, this test involves browsing the web continuously with a Wi-Fi connection until the laptop’s battery runs low. Impressively, the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG lasted for 9 hours and 43 minutes at the end of the test.

Compared with the HP Notebook 15, this Acer laptop has a longer battery life. Specifically, the HP Notebook 15 was only able to last 5 hours and 51 minutes on the same battery rundown test.

Therefore, I will be rating the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG a nine out of ten in this battery review section.

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Conclusion

The Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG is an affordable laptop with adequate specs for productivity tasks and gaming. To give more details, this laptop features a powerful 6th-generation processor with a dedicated NVIDIA GeForce 940MX GPU.

Furthermore, the laptop has an impressive 15.6-inch FHD display with clear and colorful picture quality. Additionally, the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG comes with a decent amount of ports and an outstanding battery life.

However, this laptop has some flaws, such as a disappointing keyboard and bad viewing angles. Also, the Acer Aspire E 15 E5 575G 53VG is pretty heavy, and its touchpad isn’t impressive.

Nonetheless, if you need an inexpensive laptop that offers versatility, this Acer laptop is for you.

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