Acer Aspire E 15 E5-573G-52G3 Notebook (15.6″ Full HD, Intel i5-6200U, Nvidia 940M, 8GB/1TB, Windows 10, Charcoal Gray)

The Acer Aspire E 15 E5-573G-52G3 is a traditional 15.6-inch laptop PC with a budget-class “Charcoal Gray” plastic chassis, good components, and Windows 10 operating system. As stand-out features, the E5-573G-52G3 has a Full HD display resolution and a dedicated video card.

The 1920×1080-pixel display is powered by the Nvidia GeForce 940M GPU with 2GB of video memory. The card enables you to play even the latest demanding PC games, although with reduced detail settings in some game titles. Main computing is done on the Intel Core i5-5200U, which is a typical mid-range dual-core processor. It can easily crunch your day-to-day computing chores and additionally provides some potential for more demanding stuff, be it photography editing, video production, or similar tasks. Thankfully, Acer has included 8 Gigabytes of RAM memory, which can easily satisfy multitasking needs of the average and more advanced users. As for storage, 1-Terabyte offers a huge storage space, but keep in mind this is just an old-school HDD with slow read and write speeds.

As a downside for some users, a built-in DVD optical drive is missing. But, the rest of the specs sheet is admirable. As usual, there are a full-size keyboard with numeric pad, multi-touch trackpad, stereo speakers, and a 720p web camera. The laptop enables Internet connectivity via 802.11AC Wi-Fi wireless and Ethernet LAN port and provides Bluetooth 4.0, two USB 3.0 and a USB 2.0 port, HDMI and VGA video output, a combo microphone / headphones sound port, and an SD memory card reader.

The battery life of the Acer Aspire E 15 E5-573G-52G3 can last up to five hours, acccording to the manufacturer.

The laptop weighs in at 5.3 pounds and is 1.1″ thick, which are typical measures for a mainstream 15.6″ laptop PC.

Here are the specs of the Acer Aspire E 15 E5-573G-52G3 with descriptions of its features. For comparison against other laptops, you can use the "Compare Specs" button.

Brand	Acer
Screen Size	15.6-inch This is by far the most popular laptop screen size. It provides a lot of screen real estate, while avoiding bulkiness of the 17.3" laptops.
Screen Resolution	1920x1080 pixels Full HD Full HD is the most common laptop screen resolution today. It provides a good image sharpness and a decent amount of space on the display for the user interface and programs. However, it isn't as good as the top-tier 4K Ultra HD.
Touchscreen	No This laptop doesn't support touchscreen input.
Other Display Specs	TN type Displays based on the old TN technology lack wide viewing angles you can find on IPS screens. The colors may look washed out or inverted at certain viewing angles.
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-5200U 5th Gen dual-core 2.2-2.7GHz 3MB cache (User Benchmark CPU score: 37)
Graphics (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GT 940M 2GB dedicated video card (User Benchmark GPU score: 10)
System Memory (RAM) Size	8GB RAM The 8GB RAM size is the standard one in 2023. It provides comfortable multi-tasking for the most home and office users.
Data Storage	1000GB (1TB) HDD 1TB is an excellent storage capacity, but HDD is a slow type of storage.
DVD Optical Drive	None
Keyboard & Input	Non-backlit keyboard with dedicated number pad The keyboard has a separate numeric pad on the right side of the keyboard, but it has no keyboard backlight. Touchpad with click buttons built into the surface The left and right click buttons are built into the surface of the touchpad, as opposed to separate physical buttons.
Speakers & Audio	Stereo speakers As usual, the device features a pair of built-in stereo speakers. Combo microphone and headphones audio jack This laptop has the ordinary 3.5mm combo audio jack that supports both headphone output and microphone input simultaneously.
Camera	Front-facing web camera Laptops usually feature a frontal webcam located on the display bezel. This laptop is no exception.
Wi-Fi Wireless	802.11AC The 802.11AC is the previous-generation wireless networking standard. It's also known as Wi-Fi 5. 802.11AC is succeeded by 802.11AX Wi-Fi 6 with data transfer speed and multi-device connectivity improvements.
Ethernet Network Port	Yes This laptop has an Ethernet LAN port for wired internet and networking connectivity.
Mobile broadband (4G LTE)	No
Bluetooth	Yes This laptop has a built-in Bluetooth module. It enables you to connect the computer to Bluetooth mice and other Bluetooth peripherals, smartphones, and other Bluetooth-equipped devices.
USB Ports	2 x USB 3.0 + 1 x USB 2.0 A total of three full-size Type A USB ports.
Video Output Ports	1 x HDMI + 1 x VGA HDMI is a widely used digital video output port. You can find HDMI-in ports on most computer monitors and TVs. VGA is an old analog type of video connectivity used on older computers, monitors, TVs, and projectors.
Media Card Reader	SD card reader The laptop has a slot for full-size SD memory cards, used in many digital cameras. You can also use microSD cards with a card adapter.
Battery	"Up to 5 hours" of battery life 4-cell 2520 mAh
Weight	5.3 pounds
Height	1.1"
Width	15"
Depth	10.1"
Windows Version	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Home is aimed at the regular home and office computer users. Only select business users need the Professional edition. Windows 10 Home users are eligible for a free upgrade to the latest Windows 11 Home.
Warranty	1-year A typical laptop warranty.