Q: Is the SSD user replaceable with a comparable effort to upgrading the RAM?

Hello, Thank you for contacting us in regards to your question. Quite a bit of disassembly appears to be necessary to access the M.2 slot on this particular laptop. As a note, upgrading this SSD may void your warranty due to having to remove the entirety of the rear panel. https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/537125/install-m2-ssd-on-aspire-5-a515-51g Thank you, Newegg Support

Q: Is Microsoft Office Starter 2010 installed on this laptop ? Is there a photo edit program installed ? If not, what are you using ?

No. Office 2019 trial is installed. And yes, there is a photo edit program installed. It is called PhotoDirector.

Q: Is the product exactly as the images show here in newegg? Im asking because Acer's webpage shows thinner bezels

Not sure if it helps, there is a little under a 1/2 inch of plastic on the left and right of the screen, about a 1/2 inch of plastic on the top and bottom of the screen, and the screen is a little over a 1/4 inch thick.

Q: Does the Windows 10 operating system come pre-loaded onto the 128GB SSD?

Windows 10 Home edition is pre-installed on the SSD drive. The 1 TB HDD is empty.

Q: what is the battery life?

Sorry just got it My techie stepson said it was a good product for the money

Question 1

Is it touch screen ?

Accepted Answer

No, Nice screen, but no touching!

Question 2

Can it turbo up to 4.00GHz, or 1.8GHz only?

Accepted Answer

The Intel specification sheet (from the Intel website) indicates the 4 GHz option is available on the 8550U chip via "Turbo Boost Technology".   When I run everything I can throw at the processor (I am not a gamer however), the CPU is working at about 1.7 GHz max, with memory utilization at ~85%, and <25% on-board video utilization.    Sorry I'm not more of a geek to investigation your question more thoroughly.   The noted system, however seems to be capable of handling video editing + SDR + internet video + KiwiSDR (simultaneously) with ease.

Question 3

Is the SSD user replaceable with a comparable effort to upgrading the RAM?

Accepted Answer

Hello, Thank you for contacting us in regards to your question. Quite a bit of disassembly appears to be necessary to access the M.2 slot on this particular laptop. As a note, upgrading this SSD may void your warranty due to having to remove the entirety of the rear panel. https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/537125/install-m2-ssd-on-aspire-5-a515-51g Thank you, Newegg Support

Question 4

Is Microsoft Office Starter 2010 installed on this laptop ?  Is there a photo edit program installed ?  If not, what are you using ?

Accepted Answer

No. Office 2019 trial is installed. And yes, there is a photo edit program installed. It is called PhotoDirector.

Question 5

Is the product exactly as the images show here in newegg? Im asking because Acer's webpage shows thinner bezels

Accepted Answer

Not sure if it helps, there is a little under a 1/2 inch of plastic on the left and right of the screen, about a 1/2 inch of plastic on the top and bottom of the screen, and the screen is a little over a 1/4 inch thick.

Question 6

Does the Windows 10 operating system come pre-loaded onto the 128GB SSD?

Accepted Answer

Windows 10 Home edition is pre-installed on the SSD drive.  The 1 TB HDD is empty.

Question 7

what is the battery life?

Accepted Answer

Sorry just got it
My techie stepson said it was a good product for the money

Question 8

Is the keyboard backlit?

Accepted Answer

Yes, there is backlighting.

Question 9

Is the NVidia MX150 in this device the 10w (device ID #1D12) or 25w (device ID #1D10) version?

Accepted Answer

I just bought this on Black Friday sale and the device ID of my NVidia MX150 is 10DE 1D10 ...

Brand	Acer
Series	Aspire 5
Model	A515-51G-87PK
Part Number	NX.GTCAA.023
Color	Obsidian Black

CPU Type	Intel Core i7 8th Gen
Processor Name	Intel Core i7-8550U
Core Name	Kaby Lake R
Number of Cores	Quad-core Processor
CPU L3 Cache	8 MB

Screen Size	15.6"
Touchscreen	Non-Touch Screen
Wide Screen Support	Yes
Display Type	FHD
Resolution	1920 x 1080
Display Features	LED backlight

GPU/VPU	NVIDIA GeForce MX150
Video Memory	2GB
Graphic Type	Dedicated Card

Memory	8GB
Memory Spec	4 GB onboard + 4 GB x 1
Memory Slot (Total)	1
Memory Slot (Available)	0
Max Memory Supported	20 GB (4 GB onboard + 16 GB x 1)

Acer Laptop Aspire 5 Intel Core i7 8th Gen 8550U (1.80 GHz) 8 GB Memory 1 TB HDD 128 GB SSD NVIDIA GeForce MX150 15.6" FHD 1920 x 1080 Windows 10 Home 64-Bit Obsidian Black A515-51G-87PK

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LAN	10/100/1000Mbps
WLAN	802.11ac WiFi (Dual-Band 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.0

USB	1 x USB 3.1 Type-C Gen 1 (up to 5 Gbps) 1 x USB 3.0 (with Power-off Charging) 2 x USB 2.0
HDMI	1 x HDMI
Audio Ports	1 x Headphone/Microphone Combo Jack

Touchpad	Precision Touchpad (supporting Windows Modern Touchpad gestures)
Keyboard	Dedicated Numeric Keypad Media Control Keys
Webcam	HD Webcam (1280 x 720) supporting High Dynamic Range (HDR)

Battery	4-cell Li-Ion (3220 mAh) Battery
Battery Life	Up to 7 hours battery life

Dimensions (W x D x H)	15.02" x 10.35" x 0.85"
Weight	4.85 lbs.

General
Style	Thin and Light
Type	Mainstream
Usage	Consumer

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