Acer Aspire Lite, AMD Ryzen 5-5625U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Full HD, 15.6″/39.62cm, Windows 11 Home, Steel Gray, 1.59KG, Premium Metal Body, AL15-41,…

I’ve got the ryzen 3 5000 series 8gb variant in july 2024

It has been 2 days of using it
The built quality of my unit is intact,no damage or scratches so far since delivery

Coming from using IPS display in desktop and amoled in cellphone the screen quality of the laptop feels dull but knowing what i paid for and got,I’m ok with it. if anyone is planning to get this product they will get used to the display quality eventually

I haven’t installed anything yet and feel it’s bit laggy but I’m ok with it,as I don’t play games and will use it for online work and other productive work which don’t require that much memory(although RAM can be extended in this model), people should go for the 16gb ram varient if availability of ryzen 3 5000 is there,under 31k or less

Battery backup is about 3/4 hours of average usage, but more backup can be achieved according to usage patterns, adjusting screen brightness in a new unit as it gets older battery degradation will happen eventually as backup of the laptop

WiFi is working fine so far, haven’t tried bluetooth function yet

Speaker is of average quality but on softer side,what i felt
could have been a little louder

Keyboard is without backlit and responsive, if you have big hands and fingers then it might be an issue(buy an external keyboard and mouse)like me and this will solve the inconvenience and longevity of keyboard and trackpad of laptop

All the ports and jack are working fine

What i had seen in videos and reviews, i thought they will provide a 45watt charger but they have provided with 65 watt charger which charges quite fast, which is a plus point but still it takes about 2 hrs 10 min to fully charged from 7% to 100% in my case(with wifi/ bluetooth off and no apps running in background with 25 to 30% screen brightness)

It doesn’t come with lifetime validity of MS office you have to buy after free trail period or find a cracked one from local computer stores

Overall you can buy the laptop if you are in a budget with decent built,fast charging,full HD screen and average performance under 27000 then go for it,you can also get it under 25000 during sale seasons using bank cards and exchange offers

In future I will update my review or post a comment if something unusual things come by with the laptop

The Acer Aspire Lite AMD Ryzen 3 5300U is a sleek, powerful, and lightweight laptop perfect for work and entertainment. With a premium metal body, vibrant 15.6” Full HD display, and just 1.6 kg weight, it’s easy to carry around. The Ryzen 3 processor, 16 GB RAM, and 512 GB SSD ensure smooth multitasking and fast performance. Pre-installed with Windows 11, it offers a modern, user-friendly experience. Ideal for students, professionals, and everyday users, this laptop strikes a perfect balance between performance and portability. A great value for its prices

I bought this as a second portable laptop. I use a more powerful one as my desktop replacement. Let’s go through the clichéd pros and cons, shall we?
Before that I should mention the biggest issue I’ve had with this. It DOES NOT enter sleep state correctly.
The fan keeps spinning in windows and this will be a drain in the sleep state. There’s NO updated BIOS as of now to fix that. In Linux it just hangs after trying to wake up from sleep.

Pros:
1. Good price
2. Surprisingly good build quality except for the keyboard which feels cheap
3. Decent number of expansion ports
4. It had a spare 2.5 inch disk slot which was not mentioned in the specs. Bonus expansion slot!
Cons:
1. Cheap internal components (Ram and SSD), though they’ll definitely last the warranty period.
2. Stupid policy of not letting users open their laptop without voiding warranty. What do these people think we are? Lemmings?
3. Cheap BIOS with no features
4. No Drivers/BIOS updates on the website.

That last one is the worst, coupled with no BIOS updates which might have fixed the sleep issue. I did some investigation and the issue is that it’s not going into “s2idle” state correctly and the BIOS only advertises that state. Windows somehow just keeps the fan running on trying to sleep which means it’s going into S2 state and not “s2idle” which is supposed to replace S3 state.

The BIOS is very cheap and basic with no options to control sleep states, SMART reporting or other advanced features. You can at least expect sleep state control. In Linux, I’m having to use hibernate instead which works if I turn secure boot off, but it’s slow.

I would avoid this brand in the future and advise others to do the same. Extremely frustrated with the experience.