Is acer aspire 5 profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £246K/yr across 43 tracked products. 16 of 23 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -17.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).

How competitive is the acer aspire 5 niche?

5 brands and 410 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 42% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in acer aspire 5?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Functionality-Overall, Charging. The return rate is 2.5%.

When does demand for acer aspire 5 peak?

Demand peaks in Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the acer aspire 5 niche?

Listings span £115.20–£1439.08; the average listing price is £379.50 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 51 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

acer aspire 5

Skip it

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Review moat

Incredible51.07

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Great4.1★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Good42%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Returns

Good2.5%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Market size

Okay£246K

£246K/yr · 154K searches

Avg price

Bad£379.50

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-17.2%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Conversion

Bad0.4%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Price range

Bad£115.20–£1439.08

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Signals High Price

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, acer aspire 5 is a £246K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (154K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.

Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

acer aspire 5 market data

Units sold / yr: 500–750; avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr: £190K–£285K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 0.4%
Avg BSR: #398
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 56%
Sponsored: 95%
Out of stock: 8.0%
Avg brand age: 22 months
Avg seller age: 166 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 42% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

5 rising

Sellers

410

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

42%

Top 20: 77%

Open market

Lenovo85%
Acer8%
HP5%
MESH Computers1%
ASUS1%
Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 102 weeks — -17.2% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Open Trend

Top acer aspire 5 search terms

thinkpad100K/yr -15.9%0.3% conv.
acer aspire19K/yr -23.0%0.6% conv.
hp touchscreen laptop13K/yr -23.2%0.1% conv.
white laptop9K/yr -8.0%0.1% conv.
hp laptop i55K/yr -13.3%0.0% conv.
sony laptop4K/yr -26.0%0.1% conv.
hp laptops i72K/yr -6.7%0.0% conv.
hp notebook2K/yr -30.9%0.0% conv.

All search terms

Top acer aspire 5 products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 products missing review or click data not plotted

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Lenovo ThinkPad T490 14 Laptop - Intel Core i5 8th Gen CPU - 16GB RAM - 256GB SSD - Windows 11 Pro - Black (Renewed)

Lenovo£174.064.0★127 rev

Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 14 FHD Laptop i5-10310U 16GB RAM 256GB NVMe SSD Windows 11 Pro UK Layout (14 Inches Black Intel UHD Graphics 620 256 GB Windows 11 Pro 16 GB)

Lenovo£210.214.0★37 rev

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12 Laptop with Intel Ultra 7 155U Processor 14 WUXGA 100% sRGB Non-Touch Screen 32GB 6400MHz RAM 512GB Gen4 Performance SSD FHD+ IR+ Camera

Lenovo£1401.414.9★21 rev

Lenovo Thinkpad T14 Laptop Business 14 FHD(1920x1080) AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 512GB SSD 16GB RAM Bluetooth Qwerty keyboard Win11 Pro (Renewed)

Lenovo£240.074.0★18 rev

Lenovo ThinkPad T480 Windows 11 Ultrabook - 14 Full HD Quad Core i5-8350U 16GB 256GB SSD (Black) Laptop (Renewed)

Lenovo£160.643.6★399 rev

Newest

by launch date

Lenovo£444.041 rev

2mo ago

Lenovo ThinkPad X260 12.5 Core i5-6200U 8GB 512GB SSD HDMI WiFi WebCam Windows 11 Pro (Renewed)

Lenovo£166.341 rev

3mo ago

Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 2 14 FHD Core i5-1145G7 16GB RAM 256GB SSD WebCam WiFi + LTE Windows 11 Pro (Renewed)

Lenovo£238.941 rev

3mo ago

Lenovo Thinkpad T14 Laptop Computer 14 FHD(1920x1080) Intel Core i7-10610U 16GB RAM 256GB SSD Webcam US Qwerty Keyboard Windows 11 Pro (Renewed)

Lenovo£239.600 rev

5mo ago

Lenovo ThinkPad L490 Business Laptop - 14 FHD Core i5-8365U 16GB RAM 256GB SSD WiFi + LTE WebCam Windows 11 Pro (Renewed)

Lenovo£187.478 rev

6mo ago

What buyers say about acer aspire 5

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Value For Money25%

“Excellent value for money”

Quality-Overall13%

“Excellent product”

Assembly/Installation8%

“Easy to set up”

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

“As advertised”

Battery Life7%

“Battery life is good”

Ease Of Use5%

“easy to use”

Display Resolution4%

“the screen is clear”

Product Condition3%

“Like new”

Functionality-Overall2%

“it does the work perfectly”

Design-Overall2%

“Build looks nice enough”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall17%

“Absolutely rubbish”

Functionality-Overall8%

“would refuse to boot”

Charging6%

“Charger is defective”

Software/Application6%

“issues with not turning on-however a software update seemed to have worked”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“I didn't notice it in the ad so bit surprised by it”

Durability5%

“Stopped working after just 2 months”

Connectivity-Overall5%

“both are not connecting to each other”

Heating4%

“Unresponive, flimsy, overheats super easily, mouse is already falling apart after a year of use, constantly crashing and freezing up”

Value For Money3%

“not full price”

Noise Level3%

“Not much wrong with it other than the fan can get quite loud when doing certain cpu heavy tasks”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall17%

Charging8%

Defective Material/Parts6%

Constant Reboot Or Restart5%

Compatibility-Overall5%

Quality-Overall5%

Product Condition4%

Touch/Button Controls4%

Noise Level4%

Size-Overall4%

Common questions

Is acer aspire 5 profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?: The niche generates £246K/yr across 43 tracked products. 16 of 23 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -17.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).
How competitive is the acer aspire 5 niche?: 5 brands and 410 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 42% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in acer aspire 5?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Functionality-Overall, Charging. The return rate is 2.5%.
When does demand for acer aspire 5 peak?: Demand peaks in Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the acer aspire 5 niche?: Listings span £115.20–£1439.08; the average listing price is £379.50 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 51 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.