Acer Aspire Go 15 15.6" AG15-42P-R6GZ Steel Gray 2026
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU AMD Radeon Graphics
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.8 kg
49 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong port selection (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average reliability (10th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 5825U |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics |
| Type | Discrete |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 2.1 with HDCP support |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| Ethernet | 1 x RJ-45 (1Gbps) |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 3.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Acer Aspire Go 15 15.6" AG15-42P-R6GZ | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 5825U | Apple M4 Pro | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 16" 3840x2160 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics | Apple (16-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | AMD Radeon 8060S Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 80 | 70 | 100 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer Aspire Go 15 15.6" AG15-42P-R6GZ | 56.9 | 45.1 | 37 | 68.8 | 40.9 | 44.6 | 51.7 | 9.8 | 94.1 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare | 90.3 | 74.4 | 96.8 | 74.4 | 99.2 | 69.1 | 79.7 | 97.6 | 86.5 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.2 | 89.1 | 86.9 | 97.5 | 94.1 | 54.8 | 79.7 | 81 | 90.6 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA Compare | 94.7 | 85.3 | 91.4 | 72.1 | 86.4 | 94.2 | 79.7 | 60.2 | 75.5 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 91.7 | 88.1 | 86.9 | 98.7 | 97.7 | 9.2 | 94 | 60.2 | 54.6 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.7 | 27.9 | 98.6 | 59.6 | 90.9 | 57.4 | 79.7 | 81 | 80.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
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