While it has nice specs, the Acer Aspire 5 15-inch shows some cut corners for its $600 price tag. A small battery, a mediocre keyboard, and the lack of premium touches make it feel less-than-modern.

Laptops as well as ordinary keyboards come with back-lit models from many brands. It is mostly the gamers who prefer backlit desktop keyboards who often prefer fancy-looking gadgets to get a more ...