This review is from : Acer Aspire M5-581TG 15.6-inch Laptop (Silver) (Intel Core i7 3517U, RAM 6GB, SSD 128GB, DVDSM DL, LAN, WLAN, BT, Webcam, Nvidia Graphics, Windows 8)
Aspire Acer M5-581TG 15 : Good compromise of price, portability, battery life and functionality
- By : Aldi Stico
- Category : Uncategorized
- Tags: Aspire NX.M5MEK.003

I bought this to replace my old pc, and have not regretted doing so. It is three times more powerful, very slim, and i can carry it about easily.
Good compromise of price, portability, battery life and functionality. After spending months researching and looking at alternatives, including reading about the forthcoming haswell cpus, i bought the acer aspire m5-581tg with the 128gb sdd on 29/4/13. I am very pleased with my purchase and i wish i had bought it months ago. Sound, screen, tracking pad and keyboard are all good. After i loaded a few regular programmes (office, skype etc) i found that there is 63gb of the original 128gb memory free. Whilst haswell, widi, 256gb sdd and a 9 hour battery life were on my ideal wish list, i did not want to wait longer & pay more so the m5 is a great compromise for my needs. Pros: thin and light for its 15. 6′ size, start up in 2-20 seconds, good battery life (looks like 4-5 hours in real world times), stunning speed. Cons: windows 8 but the third party app start8 seamlessly by passes win8. Overall a very good package for my needs, which are mainly ms office, email, internet, youtube & bbc iplayer.
I bought this to replace my old pc, and have not regretted doing so. It is three times more powerful, very slim, and i can carry it about easily. Here are the specifications for the Aspire Acer M5-581TG 15:

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to make sure this fits. - Revolutionary new display technology integrates the display frame, cutting the bezel thickness by a third. What’s more, the LCD is protected by a resilient case design with aluminium cage for maximum protection
- Embedded PowerSmart Long-life battery pack provides more than 8 hours of use and offers a 3x longer lifecycle
- Acer Green Instant On allows the M5 to resume from sleep in just 1.5 seconds and up to 50 days standby time
- USB 3.0 with Power-off Charging – so you can charge devices via USB even when the M5 is not even on
- Professionally tuned speakers with Dolby Home Theater v4 for cinema-quality sound
Aesthetically pleasing with decent performance. . I have had this laptop for three days. Pros- very nice design, aluminium/plastic combo. – gt730m one of the latest nvidia card for 2013. – battery life (based on ssd version) 5hrs+ avg so far. – ports on the rear (personal preference). Cons- screen resolution on the low side (1366×720)- heavier than an ultrabook- base gets quite hot when gaming- battery not user replaceable (although good for 1000+ recycles)overall i am pleased with my purchase and i believe it is a fair price.
Aesthetically pleasing with decent performance. . I have had this laptop for three days. Pros- very nice design, aluminium/plastic combo. – gt730m one of the latest nvidia card for 2013. – battery life (based on ssd version) 5hrs+ avg so far. – ports on the rear (personal preference). Cons- screen resolution on the low side (1366×720)- heavier than an ultrabook- base gets quite hot when gaming- battery not user replaceable (although good for 1000+ recycles)overall i am pleased with my purchase and i believe it is a fair price.
Reviews from purchasers :
- Good compromise of price, portability, battery life and functionality
- Aesthetically pleasing with decent performance.
- good product but few annoing things
Like the way the board lights up, easy to get into. Main complaint is the sound. The reviews i read suggested it was good and i find it a bit tiny.
Like the way the board lights up, easy to get into. Main complaint is the sound. The reviews i read suggested it was good and i find it a bit tiny.