Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H Review: An Excellent Budget Laptop

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By Mary Agada James

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My take on Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H

Summary

The Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H is a laptop that offers great specs and powerful performance at an affordable price. Also, this laptop offers a great battery life, a comfortable keyboard, and a smooth touchpad. However, the laptop is quite heavy.

Overall
4

Pros

  • Strong processor performance
  • User-friendly keyboard
  • Good battery life
  • Lots of port

Cons

  • Heavy
  • Lacks SD card reader

Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H: At First Glance

Acer is widely recognized as one of the best laptop manufacturers. They seem to have made quite an impression on laptop lovers due to their unique ability to merge the right features and specifications at a reasonable price.

Fortunately, the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H happens to be one of such laptops with an amazing blend of features and specifications. This laptop is a complete mix of power and efficiency that won’t cost you too much.

Specifically, as of the time I wrote this review in December 2021, the laptop had a starting price of $419. Enough with the introductions, read out to learn more about the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H in subsequent sections below.

Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H: Design, Dimension, and Weight

First, it is important to know that the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H is a budget laptop. Therefore, don’t expect too much in terms of design.

Nonetheless, the laptop features a decently-sleek design, although it isn’t a premium design. To give more details, the matte-black plastic chassis of the laptop doesn’t look luxurious.

However, it is refined enough to attract your attention.

Moving on, the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H features a brushed metallic finish on the lid. Furthermore, this lid has a stainless silver Acer logo printed at the mid-right section.

That is just the only thing you will see on the lid of the laptop – simple right? I agree.

Interestingly, when rays of light shine on the laptop’s lid, this stainless Acer logo sends shimmers of silver lines all over the metallic brushed lid. Thus, giving the laptop an elegant look.

Moving on to the interior, the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H features a widescreen 15.6-inch display with FHD (1920 x 1080) resolution. This display screen looks reasonably sharp and vivid – it is perfectly adequate for browsing the web and editing Microsoft Word documents.

Moreover, there is hardly anything to dislike about this laptop’s display asides from its viewing angles. To be more specific, this laptop’s display has very disappointing viewing angles.

The reason for this is that the display is made with a TN panel. Hence, viewing content from the side of the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H’s display will not be enjoyable.

To make matters even worse, this laptop’s 15.6-inch display is surrounded by thick bezels. On a positive note, there is an Acer logo finely placed in the center of the bottom bezel.

Also, in the middle of the top bezel, there is an HD webcam. This HD webcam produces decent picture quality, and it is ideal for video conference calls.

That said, below the display, the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H features a backlit keyboard. Impressively, this keyboard has well-spaced keys that are painted black with white lettering at the top.

Furthermore, the keyboard features a decent amount of key travel. For clarity, key travel is the distance between a key’s resting position and how far it dips when you press it.

Additionally, having the right amount of key travel is important because it affects your typing experience. Overall, the keyboard of the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H will definitely offer users a great typing experience.

Moving on, below the laptop’s keyboard, you will find a mid-sized touchpad with a smooth surface. As far as a budget laptop goes, the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H’s touchpad is very accurate and responsive.

When it comes to the ports, the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H features a wide variety of ports. On the right side of the laptop, there is a USB 2.0 Type-A port as well as a combo audio jack.

Meanwhile, on the left side, you will find 1 USB Type-C port, an HDMI port, two USB 3.0 ports, and an Ethernet port.

Measuring 381 x 258.0 x 23.8 mm and weighing 2390.4 g, the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H is pretty heavy and chunky. In fact, the laptop is heavier than most budget laptops in its range.

For example, the Asus Vivobook 15 measures 360 x 235 x 22.90 mm and weighs only 1900 g. Therefore, due to the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H’s heavyweight, you won’t be able to carry the laptop around with ease.

Overall, the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H features a decent design and a variety of ports. However, the laptop’s heavyweight is kind of a flaw.

Therefore, in this design review section, I won’t be rating the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H more than eight out of ten.

Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H: Processor (CPU) Performance

One of the best things about the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H is its processor. To give more details, this laptop comes with an 8th-generation Intel Core i3-8130U processor.

Moreover, this processor offers a base frequency of 2.20 GHz and a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Furthermore, the Intel Core i3-8130U processor also comes with a 4 MB cache memory.

That said, the Intel Core i3-8130U processor is a power-efficient processor for handling heavy-duty tasks. Hence, you should expect that the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H will be able to carry out intensive computing operations easily.

To prove that this laptop is suitable for intensive computing operations, I will now discuss the laptop’s result on a Cinebench benchmark test. In case you are wondering, a Cinebench is a benchmark test that measures the processor performance of a computer.

Furthermore, this benchmark test consists of two tests: single-core test and multi-core test. Also, the higher the score on either test, the greater the processor performance of the computer.

So, based on the Cinebench benchmark test results, the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H scored 143 points in the single-core test. On the other hand, the laptop scored 365 points in the multi-core test.

Comparatively, the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H has a better processor performance than the HP 250 G6. Specifically, the HP 250 G6 scored 83 points in the Cinebench single-core test and 218 points in the multi-core test.

Overall, the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H’s processor is capable of giving you an all-day-long excellent performance. Furthermore, this dual-core processor is capable of efficiently handling any computing task including word processing, web surfing, multitasking, and video streaming.

Hence, I will be rating the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H a nine out of ten in this processor review section.

Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H: Memory (RAM) Performance

The Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H comes with a standard memory of 6 GB DDR3L SDRAM. Furthermore, this laptop features two memory slots.

Therefore, you will be able to upgrade its standard 6 GB RAM to the maximum capacity of 16 GB RAM. Before I continue, it is important to note that this review is based on the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H with 6 GB RAM.

That said, 6 GB RAM on this laptop alongside its dual-core processor is enough to deliver excellent computing performance. In fact, with 6 GB RAM, the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H will be able to multitask with ease.

Specifically, this laptop will be able to run smoothly with about 15 Google Chrome tabs opened. Impressively, this laptop will continue to run smoothly even though multiple apps are running in the background.

To top that up, the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H won’t show any sign of lagging when switching between the apps and Chrome tabs.

That’s not all though, the laptop also put up quite a performance in a PCMark 8 benchmark test. Briefly, PCMark 8 is a benchmark test that checks how the memory of a computer handles office-related computing tasks and multitasking.

Well, according to PCMark 8 test result, the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H scored 2949 points. In comparison, the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H performs slightly better than the HP 250 G6 which scored 2845 points.

Overall, the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H possesses incredible multitasking ability even with 6 GB RAM. Also, the laptop performed better than one of its closest competitors on a memory benchmark test.

Hence, I will rate the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H a nine out of ten in this memory review section.

Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H: Storage Options and Performance

In terms of storage, the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H comes with a 1 TB SATA 5400 RPM HDD. Although this laptop does not offer an SD card reader for storage expansion, its 1 TB HDD storage should be sufficient for most users.

The main downside of HDD storage, however, is its speed. Specifically, HDD, also known as Hard Disk Drive, is very slow when it comes to saving and sending files.

Additionally, SSDs are way faster than HDDs.

To validate my point, I will now share the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H results on a CrystalDiskMark benchmark test. CrystalDiskMark is a benchmark test that calculates the read and writes speed of a computer’s storage drive.

Just to be clear, read speed indicates how fast a computer’s storage drive can open a file. Write speed, on the other hand, is how fast the storage can store a file.

So, based on the CrystalDiskMark test result, the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H has a sequential read speed of 490 MBps. Additionally, the laptop also has a sequential write speed of 470 MBps.

Comparatively, the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H has a slightly faster read and write speed than the HP 250 G6. Specifically, the HP 250 G6 has a sequential read speed of 488 MBps and a sequential write speed of 455 MBps.

It is important to mention that the HP 250 G6 also uses HDD storage.

In conclusion, the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H has a storage capacity that will be enough for most users. However, the laptop lacks an SD card reader for storage expansion.

Also, being a laptop with HDD storage, the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H has a slow read and write speed. However, the laptop’s read and write speed is still better than one of its closest competitors.

Therefore, I will be rating the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H a seven out of ten in this storage review section.

Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H: Graphics Card Performance

The Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H employs an Intel UHD Graphics 620 for performing graphics-related tasks. Moreover, this GPU offers a base frequency of 300 MHz and a maximum frequency of 1000 MHz.

However, the GPU is an integrated graphics card that lacks dedicated VRAM. Thus, the graphics card relies on the laptop’s memory to carry out graphics-related tasks.

Therefore, don’t expect the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H to run graphics-intensive apps or games. However, just like most laptops with integrated GPU, this laptop will be able to smoothly play outdated games like FIFA 12.

Also, the laptop should be able to run most games from the Microsoft Store including Asphalt 8.

To further prove the GPU performance of the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H, I will now discuss its result on a 3DMark benchmark test. Briefly, 3DMark is a graphics-rendering benchmark test tool that measures how a computer can render 3D.

Furthermore, on this test, the higher the score, the better the performance. So, based on the test result, the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H scored 1744 points.

In comparison, the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H performed better than the HP 250 G6 which scored 1220 points.

All things considered, I will rate the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H a seven out of ten in this GPU review section.

Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H: Battery Life and Performance

For the battery, Acer equipped the Aspire E15 E5-576-392H with a 6-cell 2800 mAh Li-Ion battery. According to Acer, the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H should last a whopping 13.5 hours with this battery.

While it is normal for manufacturers to make such claims, it is important to verify. Hence, I will now share the laptop’s results on a video playback test.

Specifically, this video playback test involves repeating an HD YouTube video till the laptop runs low. So, based on this test, the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H recorded a battery life of 8 hours and 5 minutes, which is impressive.

In fact, this laptop has a longer battery life compared to the HP 250 G6. To give more details, the HP 250 G6 has a battery life of 6 hours and 49 minutes based on the video playback test.

Overall, the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H can last the whole day on a single charge. Hence, the laptop deserves an eight out of ten rating in this battery performance review section.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Does the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H have a dedicated graphics card?

No, the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H does not have a dedicated GPU. Instead, the laptop features an Integrated Intel UHD Graphics 620 GPU.

2. Does the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H have a backlit keyboard?

Yes, it does. The Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H features a backlit keyboard.

3. How long does the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H last in terms of battery life?

Acer claims that the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H can last up to 13 hours. However, based on a video playback test result, the laptop has a battery life of 8 hours and 5 minutes.

4. How much does the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H cost?

When I wrote this review in December 2021, the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H had a starting price of $419.00.

5. What is the maximum memory size that the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H supports?

The Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H supports a maximum memory of 16 GB.

Conclusion

The Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H offers an overall solid performance and a good range of ports for a fair price. Furthermore, the long battery life of the laptop is one aspect where the laptop beat most of its competitors.

However, this laptop is somewhat heavy and it lacks an SD card reader for storage expansion. On a positive note, the laptop features 1 TB HDD storage, which I believe will be enough for most users to store their files.

Therefore, if you need an overall solid-performing budget laptop, I strongly advise you consider the Acer Aspire E15 E5-576-392H.

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James Mary Agada is a Technical Writer for Itechguides.com. She has HND in Computer Science. Mary loves reading, movies, and Music. In techguides.com, she writes gadget buying guides, apps and software reviews, movies, and video games reviews.

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