Acer Aspire E-15 review: This laptop packs solid performance, but at too high a price

Poor Acer. Nothing about the Aspire E-15 (model number E5-573-516D) that Acer sent us is wrong. Literally nothing at all. It's a perfectly good machine. The problem? It's almost exactly the same machine as the Toshiba C55-C we took a look at—only marginally worse. And it costs fifty dollars more. It's the America's Got Talent to Toshiba's American Idol . It's the Ken to Toshiba's Ryu. It's the Mr. Pibb to Toshiba's Dr Pepper—and don't you dare tell me you "enjoy Mr. Pibb more." Okay, if you are one of those weirdos that prefers Mr. Pibb maybe you're also someone who wants to spend more money to get less laptop. In that case, read on. The design Like the C55-C, the Acer Aspire E-15 is a 15.6-inch laptop with a 1366x768 resolution screen. That 1366x768 resolution is standard at this $500 price point—literally every single laptop in this round-up used the same. If there's place where Acer edges out Toshiba though, it...