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Product Specifications
| General | |
| Brand: | Acer |
| Screen Size: | 15.4 inches |
| Processor | |
| Processor Brand: | Intel |
| Processor Type: | Intel Celeron |
| Processor Speed: | 1.7 GHz |
| Memory | |
| RAM Size: | 1024 MB |
| Hard Drive | |
| Hard Drive Size: | 80 GB |
| Additional Specifications | |
| Operating System: | Windows Vista Home Basic |
Technical Details
- Amazon recommended alternative Aspire 5315, Intel® Celeron® 540
- Intel Celeron M530 Santa Rosa
- Memory:1GB RAM
- Hard Drive: 80GB Hard Disk Drive
- Graphics Card: Mobile Intel� GM960 Express chipset with Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
- Optical Drive: DVD SuperMulti, CD/DVD reader/writer for all types of CD/DVD discs
- Connectivity: Wireless LAN B/G, 3 x USB 2.0 Ports
- Operating System: Windows� Vista Basic:Additional Software: Acer Empowering Technology, Acer Arcade, Norton Internet Security Trial, Adobe Reader, NTI CD Maker
- Display Size: 15.4" WXGA TFT Display with Acer CrystalBrite technology
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Overview
The Aspire 5315 delivers ultra-affordable entertainment performance for students and home users, encased in Acer’s new, stylish Gemstone design. Utilising the Intel® Celeron® mobile processor, Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950, this notebook possesses powerful multimedia potential.
Affordable Performance
- A choice of Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic or Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium to suit what kind of user you are
- The Intel® Celeron® mobile processor is ready for multitasking on a large scale, even with plenty of intense multimedia
- The Mobile Intel® 960GML Express Chipset with integrated 3D graphics via the Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 takes on hi-def applications and displays brilliant, intensive imagery
- A wide-aspect 15.4" screen provides 30 percent more viewing area than traditional 4:3 XGA displays, for additional space and more windows
- The high-brightness (220-nit) Acer CrystalBrite™ TFT LCD enhances hi-def video display performance
- A choice of 80GB or 120GB Serial ATA hard disk offers substantial storage and allows the system to boot up and load multimedia applications faster
- Acer Empowering Technology consolidates access to useful computer management tools, giving you more control over your computer
- Windows Media Centre lets you listen to music from a variety of sources, enjoy DVD movies, and create multimedia through one convenient interface
- Media control keys enable convenient media management while easy-launch buttons facilitate access to often used applications
- The Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® solution, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology, ensures great on-the-move connectivity
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Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Has everything for an entry level laptop and is about £100 cheaper than similar machines.
Looks a million dollars with its glossy modern widescreen and works like a charm
highly recommended but dont expect the earth
Looks a million dollars with its glossy modern widescreen and works like a charm
highly recommended but dont expect the earth
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
If you need a cheap laptop for every day tasks such as web browsing, email, word processing, watching movies and listening to music the Aspire 5315 fits the bill.
Hardware Specification:
Very good value for money. 1.7Ghz Celeron cpu, 1GB RAM, 80GB hard disk, wifi, dvd burner, and a bright and clear 15.4" lcd screen (native resolution 1200x800). The ac power supply brick is small and light. The battery lasts a couple of hours in real world application use.
Build Quality:
As far as build quality goes, the outer case feels a little plasticky and light, and so may not be suitable if you're looking for a laptop to use on trains and in cafes etc. The keyboard feels soft and doesn't have much bite when you type. I prefer a harder keyboard myself. The screen occasionally makes a ringing sound when the battery is recharging from the ac. It's clear that some corners have been cut as far as build quality goes to bring the price down.
Operating System:
Vista Basic. This is the only real negative. This and the Acer Power Management Software (which you must run to avoid overheating and crashing when resuming from sleep mode) consume a very large chunk of memory. I would strongly advise adding another 1GB of memory to get best performance, and possibly upgrading to the premium version of Vista.
Linux Compatability:
I ended up wiping Vista and installing Ubuntu Linux 7.10 instead. The Atheros wifi and the sound card weren't detected upon install, but I had them both working within a couple of days after reading the Ubuntu forums. Getting the sound to work was a matter of typing a couple of lines into the terminal, and the wifi was up and running after using the windows drivers via ndiswrapper. I'm a linux newbie and managed it without too much trouble. This is a very good laptop to buy if you fancy dipping your toes into Linux.
Hardware Specification:
Very good value for money. 1.7Ghz Celeron cpu, 1GB RAM, 80GB hard disk, wifi, dvd burner, and a bright and clear 15.4" lcd screen (native resolution 1200x800). The ac power supply brick is small and light. The battery lasts a couple of hours in real world application use.
Build Quality:
As far as build quality goes, the outer case feels a little plasticky and light, and so may not be suitable if you're looking for a laptop to use on trains and in cafes etc. The keyboard feels soft and doesn't have much bite when you type. I prefer a harder keyboard myself. The screen occasionally makes a ringing sound when the battery is recharging from the ac. It's clear that some corners have been cut as far as build quality goes to bring the price down.
Operating System:
Vista Basic. This is the only real negative. This and the Acer Power Management Software (which you must run to avoid overheating and crashing when resuming from sleep mode) consume a very large chunk of memory. I would strongly advise adding another 1GB of memory to get best performance, and possibly upgrading to the premium version of Vista.
Linux Compatability:
I ended up wiping Vista and installing Ubuntu Linux 7.10 instead. The Atheros wifi and the sound card weren't detected upon install, but I had them both working within a couple of days after reading the Ubuntu forums. Getting the sound to work was a matter of typing a couple of lines into the terminal, and the wifi was up and running after using the windows drivers via ndiswrapper. I'm a linux newbie and managed it without too much trouble. This is a very good laptop to buy if you fancy dipping your toes into Linux.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
You only get what you pay for. At £299.99 it does exactly what it says on the box.
I have purchased this computer for use as part of our disaster recovery plan, e.g. if our system goes down we have remote access. It is great for use with a projector and does everything that we want it to.
OK it does everything that we want it to, so why only three stars? I could not use this for anything else other than I have stated. Battery life is pretty poor, as is the keyboard and touchpad: we use a separe usb mouse as the touchpad is so bad.
Providing that you need a simple machine, with no frills, do not have high expectations or are no further than an hour or so away from mains power, this machine will fulfil your needs. On the other hand if you think that this is a cheap Tosh, Fujitsu or even a Dell, think again.
FOr something that we need, it is ideal and thr price is right. Great for a child's bedroom, but if you want this machine for anything other than as a simple office based machine, with limited use, look elsewhere. AN extra £50-100 is all that is necessary.
I have purchased this computer for use as part of our disaster recovery plan, e.g. if our system goes down we have remote access. It is great for use with a projector and does everything that we want it to.
OK it does everything that we want it to, so why only three stars? I could not use this for anything else other than I have stated. Battery life is pretty poor, as is the keyboard and touchpad: we use a separe usb mouse as the touchpad is so bad.
Providing that you need a simple machine, with no frills, do not have high expectations or are no further than an hour or so away from mains power, this machine will fulfil your needs. On the other hand if you think that this is a cheap Tosh, Fujitsu or even a Dell, think again.
FOr something that we need, it is ideal and thr price is right. Great for a child's bedroom, but if you want this machine for anything other than as a simple office based machine, with limited use, look elsewhere. AN extra £50-100 is all that is necessary.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Very good Laptop.
Had myne for 3years and 4 month now. NOTHING at all have ever gone wrong. college recently gave me a copy of windws 7 pro which i put on and works a treat. Read more
Published 18 months ago by James
IT IS REALLY GOOD
I got this 2 years ago and it still looks new and runs great I did upgrade it to windows 7, because I did not like vista but with vista it does still work fine. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mr. D. W. Leslie
A Disaster
This computer is sold with Vista but does not have sufficient hardware to run it properly. It therefore slows down and crashes on regular basis- in fact this is the only thing it... Read more
Published 24 months ago by Mr. R. D. Toomer
Good, cheap and does the job
I've had it for few years now and it's still a nice laptop. Mainly, I use it for internet but if you want more use on it buy yourself the one with more memory, otherwise this is... Read more
Published on 17 April 2010 by Ms. M. Fernandez
This should never have been sold with Vista on it
I've had this laptop for just over 18 months, and although it has lasted this long, I'm now encountering some serious problems - so much so that I've felt the need to back up my... Read more
Published on 11 Oct 2009 by H. C. Jerrome
Perfect for home use.
I obtained th Acer Aspire 5315 just today and I have to say it is a great little laptop.
Okay it's not the best laptop out there in the market... Read more
Okay it's not the best laptop out there in the market... Read more
Published on 18 Aug 2008 by A. Cox
Great budget laptop
Laptop is great for general use, came with allot of unnecessary software installed simply removing it so it doesn't blog down the system helps the speed a little. Read more
Published on 31 July 2008 by Mr. A. J. Davis
Not Impressed
Had problems connecting to the net after a few weeks. Then the screen went white and red and I now have to pay £174 to get it fixed. Read more
Published on 13 May 2008 by Andy
Windows VHP is not enough
Just bought this laptop from Amzaon for my mom so she can chat with us from home.
Laptop is amazing lookwise and featurewise, especially that wonderful webcam. Read more
Laptop is amazing lookwise and featurewise, especially that wonderful webcam. Read more
Published on 18 Feb 2008 by Kamal S
Just A Few Questions
I would be looking this laptop for nothing more than surfing the web, sending emails and maybe downloading music and watching a few DVDs. Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2008 by Ursula Mallon
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