While it’s thicker and heavier than we’d like and it suffers from an iffy display, the Optane memory-equipped Acer Aspire 5 delivers impressive quad-core performance for hundreds less than its ...

The Core i3-powered version of the Acer Aspire 5 offers middling speed, and we wish it had more storage, but this still manages to find the sweet spot between size, power, and price. It won’t win any ...

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One of Acer's first Windows 11 laptops has an attractive eco-friendly design and all the performance you need for everyday use. Managing Editor Josh Goldman is a laptop expert and has been writing ...

Gaming Laptops This is not a typo: You can pick up an RTX 5070 Ti gaming laptop for less than most RTX 5060 machines in the early Black Friday sales and it's an absolute fire-breather Gaming Laptops ...