Acer Spin 5 Laptop Review

The Acer Spin 5 is a 13.3 inch thin and light 2-in-1 laptop, so you can use it as both a traditional laptop or flip the screen over and use it like a tablet. This review will show you the features of the laptop to help you decide if it’s worth it.
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[@TechShowdown]

Another solid video bro, keep up the great work!

[@JarrodsTech]

Thanks Kev 😎

[@JarrodsTech]

Ok ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@jerniganantonym2684]

@@JarrodsTech what is the refresh rate ?

[@stevethea5250]

@Daniel Johnson www.dell.com/en-au/work/shop/business-laptops-ultrabooks-and-tablets/vostro-14-5000-laptop/spd/vostro-14-5490-laptop/c9wnv5490c04au

[@stevethea5250]

@@jerniganantonym2684 probably 60hz

[@HeldyyBoi]

So i got this laptop 2 days ago. Here’s my take on it: 1) It warms up quickly 2) you can run fortnite on low-med settings and it’s playable. 3) the sound is great 4) love the fact it can go into tablet mode and mine came with the pen and it’s so much fun 5) if it’s not on a steady surface it doesn’t feel durable. 6) battery life is not equivalent to what’s been advertised which was disappointing Aside from all that, it’s actually a good laptop especially for the price point considering its competition. It came down to either the dell Inspiron 13 7000 with the same specs and price. But this one had more bang for the buck. Also, great review 👍

[@JarrodsTech]

Thanks, and thanks for sharing your experience with it!

[@damnfreakingsien]

Tbh, this laptop is a big disappointment for me. My 2 years tenure ended with me ditching this for a mac. The bad: - the stylus is extremely unreliable. It keeps disconnecting for no reason all the time. - battery life is terrible. When I bought this, it was like, 7 hours. Now it’s 2 hours. - overheats for no reason, even when not doing anything. - the fingerprint scanner is also unreliable as hell. Annoying: - the buttons at the side does accidental clicks when I prop the tablet vertically. - trackpad is mehhhh - chunky bezels, and it weighs quite a bit Good - speakers are great - nice display

[@bravosix8171]

@@damnfreakingsien battery of 2 hours ???? What do you do?

[@damnfreakingsien]

BRAVO SIX I use it mostly for coding. I guess it just degraded with age. But what surprises me is that it runs HOT even when my computer is not doing anything after factory reset. And it drains a significant portion when on sleep/standby.

[@bravosix8171]

@@damnfreakingsien thanks. I also want laptop for coding bcoz i will be doing BS engineering this year. Are you engineer? I am confused between EE AND SE?

[@nurulainbintirahim4136]

Bought it 3 months ago and I'm lovin it!!

[@JarrodsTech]

Good to hear!

[@bathroomlabs1677]

In another couple months the screws will unscrew since it’s such a shit laptop

[@eagilemodise5413]

This is the greatest review on this laptop in KZbin man! I'll subscribe

[@JarrodsTech]

Thanks, and welcome!

[@Euclideanaxiom]

Half way through and I just wanted to say this is a really good, thorough and honest review

[@JarrodsTech]

Thanks!

[@candacerayner1102]

I bought the Acer spin because my current Acer aspire which I have had for 5 years it was a birthday present and has never let me down I like the idea of having the option of touch screen I currently use my Acer aspire to upgrade my dumb 55 inch tv and I am looking forward to another amazing Acer product which I am sure will please me for quite some time thanks for all your help it made my decision to purchase an Acer spin much more comfortable , My husband is glad to take on my Acer aspire as it continues to function perfectly

[@JarrodsTech]

Great to hear!

[@tom92vdb]

have the same 2-in-1. really happy with it so far. I only use it for uni, youtube/netflix and internet browsing. only negative points I have to bring up: IPS panel is reflective, which means a lot of glare. audio, although surprisingly loud and of good quality, sometimes starts crackling, which is only resolved by restarting the PC. Also CPU fans gets super loud under load. Got it for 600.- USD instead of 950.- so can't really complain though and at that price a steal. lol

[@JarrodsTech]

Thanks for sharing your experience with it! Yeah I think it would be a pretty good machine for those activities, I'm generally not a fan of glossy screens either.

[@RoissyAngel]

If you go to the Acer US support site and do a search there is a fix for the crackling sound. Someone posted the same problem in the community support and another user answered the problem with a solution. It involves turning off some settings.

[@heavyrocker58]

Your crackling speaker is cause by the sound driver,i returned mine and the fixed it or free.

[@saytoecharles6776]

What is Uni?

[@JarrodsTech]

uni = university.

[@rosiabbott253]

Thorough review, not seen one like this ever! Well done

[@JarrodsTech]

Thanks!

[@johnmusa6534]

thank for the review. I have 3 laptops. 2 acers and one macpro. I love my two acers plus this model (you reviewed). I found it to be really fast and functional. I use it for my leisure browsing, watching youtube, writing notes. Can expand the RAM and the SSD.

[@Kira-du4tx]

I got this laptop just a few days ago. It is an amazing device and I highly recommend! However, it does warm up quite a bit.

[@JarrodsTech]

Nice, hope it goes well gor you!

[@JarrodsTech]

@Alex McRae Varies between panels, it happens unfortunately regardless of laptop, just the nature of the technology.

[@natalie1157]

How much battery life do YOU get? I'm really considering this.

[@Kira-du4tx]

Don't bother me battery is heaps good! I get through an entire day of school and still have more then half at night

[@natalie1157]

Kiara Mckay Oh wow!!!

[@cliffmathew]

Very comprehensive -- and informative! Thank you.

[@JarrodsTech]

No problem! Cheers Clifford.

[@ignasanchezl]

The single fact that Acer does not offer anything above 8GB of RAM in any of their Spin models (So weird right?) pushed me away from this laptop. Such a shame.

[@JarrodsTech]

I didn't notice that, one model actually seems to have 4GB 😛 I guess because it's soldered to the board there were limitations or something.

[@ignasanchezl]

Jarrod'sTech Well maybe just in this model (although im sure if they actually wanted to they could fit 16gb). It does not only apply to this model, every single non "gaming" consumer laptop Acer sells has a maximum of 8gb of RAM, no matter how expensive it is. Even the Aspire model where the motherboard has 2 RAM slots and supports up to 32GB, nope only 8 for you. I have no Idea what Acer is thinking. This is pushing me away from literally all of their products without upgradable RAM, which are like 90% of the interesting ones. Just take a look at their site.

[@TabalugaDragon]

Totally agree. 8 is below minimum nowdays. When I bought the laptop with 8 gigs I almost always was out of ram until I upgraded to 12.

[@kaiser7637]

It sucks this laptop is garbage

[@GalaOrka]

My model Acer Spin 5 comes with 1x 8GB DDR4 2133MHz (1x SO-DIMM, max 16GB)

[@D...Brayan]

Guys let's make this video on number 1 trending ..... like and share this video as much as you'll can

[@JarrodsTech]

Good luck 😁👍

[@D...Brayan]

I'm on it

[@rashiedej]

Great review! So if you had to pick between this or the ASUS ZenBook Flip 14 UX461UN, which one is more bang for the buck?

[@JarrodsTech]

Thanks! Haha that's weird, I was actually considering doing a comparison video between the two yesterday but then thought no one would be interested, maybe I should look at doing it again 😛 I liked the ASUS one more personally, mostly just because easier to hold and use as a tablet for me and it didn't have the issue where it slides around easily when in laptop mode.

[@rashiedej]

Thx for your input I feel the same. Hope you do the comparison!

[@age_of_reason]

Can you review the Spin 5 2020 with the 3:2 2k screen? So far none of the top reviewers have reviewed this laptop.

[@kylemoore5090]

Great review, helpful when chosing to buy a new laptop

[@JarrodsTech]

Thanks!

[@clockwise7391]

Hey Jarrod, love ur camera action. And video quality. Very professional. I love the fact that you get technical with performance. I do have one question though; what should I get, the Dell inspiron 13 5000 or the acer spin 5? It's one of the 2 but I cannot seem to figure out the real differences. I think the Dell has a Sata ssd, vs the acer's M. 2, which is a big point for the acer, but other than that I can't decide. What do you recommend? Ty

[@JarrodsTech]

Thanks Simeon! I haven't tested the Dell 13 5000 myself so can only really talk in terms of specs sheet / pricing, I've actually got the Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 here at the moment for review but that's probably the next level up. Not sure if you're looking at the new 8th gen model or older 7th gen? In either case in that form factor it probably uses an M.2 SSD too, M.2 only refers to the connector, you can get both SATA based or PCIe NVMe M.2 drives. That said I don't actually know, the Dell website doesn't list M.2 or 2.5" drive either way as far as I can see. If it's anything like the XPS 15 I'm currently using but smaller then it's probably going to be pretty good.

[@winwinpawin]

Great review, I’m waiting for MSI GS65 review :)

[@JarrodsTech]

Thanks! I got it a few days ago, so hopefully not too far away 😃

[@ross_rusher0243]

Not a bad laptop, specs are too low for me t bother at least a mx gpu is needed for me. Another great review Jarrod!!

[@JarrodsTech]

Cheers!

[@r.s.4174]

There is a 15.6" version with NVidia graphics and 16GB of RAM.

[@TabalugaDragon]

what's the cpu frequency at prolonged usage? is this a 15 watt or 25 version? Awesome review as always! That glossy ips with vivid colors... one day I really wanna buy something like this.

[@JarrodsTech]

Thanks! 2.3ghz, it was set at 15w however I believe you can configure it up to 25, at least I did that in Intel xtu and with a slight undervolt was able to get a performance boost, can't remember the tests off the top of my head but might use them in a 8550u comparison video

[@TabalugaDragon]

hmm ok, that would be great!

[@noorelric7506]

Great review

[@JarrodsTech]

Thanks!

[@titanclaw2488]

Loved the review.Keep these coming.😊😊

[@JarrodsTech]

Thanks! Will do 😀

[@alwiranzar3711]

great video broo

[@JarrodsTech]

Cheers!

[@tuf1729]

Very nice vid bro

[@JarrodsTech]

Cheers!

[@eenvleugjegoeiegames]

I'm thinking about getting this for my artificial intelligence course in uni, we only need to program in Python right now. The thing that makes this laptop shine for me is the fact that it's a 2-in-1 that's fully made out of metal. Do you maybe have any other suggestions that fit this picture? Thanks mate

[@eenvleugjegoeiegames]

I already looked at the zenbook flip 14, but it isn't available where I live :/

[@JarrodsTech]

I saw your first comment and was going to reply with the zenbook flip, but then I saw your second comment 😛 the only other laptop in this form factor I've personally tested is the Dell XPS 15 2-in-1, and while a lot nicer all round it also costs quite a bit more, so this might be better at the price point.

[@trizziebrah4417]

Im using this for school. Great for that

[@jayzee2634]

Trizzie Brah Please tell me, does it ever heat up/ fan up at times?

[@Nasdel]

Would you get this or the Dell Inspiron i5379 (same specs)

[@aditya2805]

Acer

[@EitherThisOrThat]

im looking for something thin, fast and not too expensive for my mom, dont need any fancy graphics card cus you know, my mom doesn't play vgs, do you think that acer spin 5 is a good choice? or would you recommend something else ?

[@JarrodsTech]

Yeah I would it's pretty decent, can't really think of much else unfortunately as I haven't tested too many other laptops in this form factor other than the Zenbook Flip, although I personally preferred this one as I had some small issues with the Zenbook as mentioned in the video review I have on it.

[@r8pt3r]

Appreciate the review mate. Only good one on youtube.

[@JarrodsTech]

Thanks!

[@Crosyph]

Do you think this one is better than Surface Pro 2017 with the 7300u ?

[@JarrodsTech]

I haven't used any Surface since gen 1/2 so hard for me to really say, from what I have seen the Surface series seems more high end/premium but also costs more.

[@ilovecheese556]

Does the bezel bother you?

[@JarrodsTech]

Nope, it's preferable in something like this I think, when you use it in tablet mode with a thin bezel you keep touching the screen causing clicks.

[@ilovecheese556]

@@JarrodsTech ahhh I see. Alright thank you for replying. Great video btw!!

[@JarrodsTech]

@@ilovecheese556 No problem, cheers!

[@markhall3323]

I have one on order I wanted a touch screen nothing could beat the specs at this price

[@JarrodsTech]

Nice, hope it goes well

[@pochen4092]

all likes and no dislikes what a legend mate

[@JarrodsTech]

Thanks ! Let's see if it lasts 😛

[@chosenArchitec]

Any working theory on why most laptop manufacturer for years cheap out on cameras 😆

[@JarrodsTech]

I guess the amount of people that actually use them is so low it's not worth the extra cost? Not really sure otherwise

[@srijanbharadwaj4945]

Should I buy this or any other gaming laptop?? I want a durable laptop in which I can do editing and gaming ... I want to ask that how is the stylus In this??

[@JarrodsTech]

Gaming laptops are decent as they have good specs, but be careful as many in the cheaper price ranges cheap out on the screen, not something you want for editing.

[@srijanbharadwaj4945]

So should I buy this or go for Acer predator helios 300.... I want a laptop to last 4 years cause I need to do programming too

[@abdurrahman3236]

Have u heard of the Acer nitro 5?? Review that pls

[@JarrodsTech]

Not yet unfortunately, I asked for it previously and was able to get this instead 😃 maybe in the future! I would really like to.

[@ClaimingChristianity]

Do you have a blue case/cover on it?? Where did you get it.

[@JarrodsTech]

I didn't have any case

[@ClaimingChristianity]

Ok thanks. The photo looks like it's blue. But I am colorblind. ☺️ Thanks

[@JarrodsTech]

Ah probably because I'm using different coloured lighting sometimes, sorry.

[@ClaimingChristianity]

@@JarrodsTech no worries. It was a great review!!! You gained a subscriber

[@JarrodsTech]

Welcome to the channel!

[@Thefrikkinhill]

I'm thinking about getting the model with 16Gb of RAM and the GTX 1050

[@JarrodsTech]

Nice one!

[@bradhaines3142]

cool to see a general use laptop from you, curious if you could get ahold of some ryzen laptops and compare those to intel variants (as close of a comparison as you can manage)

[@JarrodsTech]

I'm really interested in this too and I've been trying, they just seem so rare in comparison!

[@bradhaines3142]

Jarrod'sTech i know acer and hp have one, i think there was a 3rd, also i read AMD just announced their 'pro' line is on the way with lenovo added to the list of options

[@JarrodsTech]

I haven't been able to get in contact with anyone at HP/Lenovo yet, I've tried a few times but will keep at it. I did talk to someone at AMD a few weeks ago about getting a unit from them, but honestly I haven't followed up on it just yet as I'm pretty smashed with other laptops I need to do first 😛

[@bradhaines3142]

Jarrod'sTech busy is good! i hope it gets the bills paid lol

[@JarrodsTech]

Haha true, hopefully one day I can do this full time but for now I just spend all my time outside of work making videos 😛

[@jakefoster8308]

Is this single or duel channel memory?

[@JarrodsTech]

Mine was dual channel.

[@abhisheksah3362]

Full model is Acer spin 5?

[@JarrodsTech]

The full model is in the description, SP513-52N-58E1

[@NanookThedestruction]

Will it work smoothly if I go for the basic version?

[@JarrodsTech]

What specs does that one have, and smoothly for what - what are you using it for?

[@NanookThedestruction]

@@JarrodsTech The core i3 version .I will be using it for browsing , watching videos and for word.

[@kelbyanne9650]

Has anyone used this for digital painting? How does it hold up to that?

[@RushikuTwT]

Thnx dude ! ya helped me alot :) Im buyin this for suure ♥

[@JarrodsTech]

No problem at all!

[@jonnymessele8366]

Is it weird that I am watching this video on my Acer Spin 5? (this EXACT model - the SP513-52N)

[@masudansary2531]

I'm also watching on my spin 5. and it's weird.

[@jonnymessele8366]

@@masudansary2531 lol it feels weird.

[@Kvy8888]

i have this and its really good

[@JarrodsTech]

Good to hear!

[@aimeema7530]

is it loud and slow?

[@jerniganantonym2684]

What is the refresh rate ?

[@JarrodsTech]

60Hz, as listed at 0:43

[@jerniganantonym2684]

@@JarrodsTech oh sorry... Thank you !

[@natalia-FD]

it doesn´t have pen?

[@JarrodsTech]

I think it may, just might have been my review unit that was missing it as it goes between lots if reviewers

[@notneccessary8008]

I bought this laptop thinking it had 12 hours of battery life

[@JarrodsTech]

Yeah the advertised battery life is never accurate, no idea what most of them do their tests with, maybe sitting completely idle or something.

[@notneccessary8008]

I was wrong it was more like 4,5 or six hours

[@JarrodsTech]

Yeah the advertised battery life is never accurate, no idea what most of them do their tests with, maybe sitting completely idle or something.

[@gabriellisi7349]

Guys we just found the perfect budget-ish laptop

[@JarrodsTech]

😎

[@fragrantbloom]

Nice video

[@JarrodsTech]

Thanks!

[@calvinnguyen5366]

i have the same pc

[@davidmartin3102]

yeah great presentation (argon) ,but weak on opinion ,and you mentioned another laptop ,again did tell the name .lacked content that was important to me.

[@JarrodsTech]

Not sure what you mean, what other laptop did I mention? I honestly don't remember, this is an old video. What content did it lack? If you don't tell me, I cannot make changes and improve future videos.

[@kaiser7637]

I have it and it's not worth it at all. With full features and warranty. (I7 processor) it's 1600 dollars. However once it breaks 80% disk space it stops... your computer will stop once over 80% disk... so if you want a computer that crashes constantly, and frezzes then this is for you!! Also recording is impossible. The mic is too quiet or too loud and the cam is horrifying.

[@JarrodsTech]

I can't see why lower performance with a full disk has anything to do with the hardware itself, sounds more like just how Windows behaves once it gets bogged down, especially if you have stuff like page file enabled.

[@GalaOrka]

I Have Acer Spin5, i5 8250U, 8GB, 512GB SSD - I love it, fantastic laptop/tablet, very comfortable keyboard (much better than Asus), really good touchpad, nice feel to type and do my work, great responsive stylus pen (I've got mine together with laptop), no regret for bought it, recommend it, great value for the money I've got all I need and more.

[@mitch5020]

I think you literally covered everything

[@JarrodsTech]

That's what I was going for 😃 some people say I include too much, but I want to provide the information I'd be after if I was going to spend my hard earned money on a machine.

[@definitelynotshanque]

So the bad are: non upgradeable, bad IO, and heat.

[@JarrodsTech]

Yeah basically.

[@definitelynotshanque]

@@JarrodsTech the lack of thunderbolt port convertibles at the ~1K price range sucks.

[@JarrodsTech]

Yeah, I think it costs more to license it but still would be nice to have more options.

[@bathroomlabs1677]

I hate it it can barely run fucking chrome

[@fundabum964]

I’m getting this for free for school

[@JarrodsTech]

Nice!

[@SerjStar]

gaming benchmarks

[@JarrodsTech]

I included Dota 2, unfortunately you can't do too much gaming on Intel integrated graphics 😛

[@bradhaines3142]

seriously dude, INTEL INTEGRATED should automatically void all hopes of gaming lol

[@SerjStar]

Brad Haines dude it has mx150 I believe in less that not the model .

[@ignasanchezl]

Fortnite will run, at minimum settings with 75% scaling... 2 other games that actually run very nice on anything are World of Tanks, and War Thunder.

[@stevenagy88]

Nice video, meh laptop.

[@JarrodsTech]

I'll take it 😛 thanks!

[@stevenagy88]

Jarrod'sTech Cool. Looking forward to your review of the MSI GS65. Keep up the good work!

[@JarrodsTech]

Cheers!