The Acer Aspire 3 budget laptop has received positive reviews for its great price to performance ratio, with special mentions of its ability to handle basic tasks well thanks to the Dual-Core AMD Processor. It also comes with 6GB of RAM, which should allow for comfortable light to moderate multitasking, and a large 1TB hard drive for storage. However, some users did note that it feels a tad sluggish, which could impart be due to the slower mechanical hard drive, and it comes full of bloatware, which is quite a headache to uninstall. Furthermore, some noted that the construction feels cheap. For the price, however, the Acer Aspire 3 laptop drives a decent performance for handling word documents and simple task handling and will run some newer games on low settings.
Pros
- Price
- Decent performance for basic tasks
- Decent amount of RAM
- 1TB HDD
Cons
- Slower mechanical hard drive
- Bloatware
- Feels cheap
Bottom Line
Acer’s Aspire 3 runs some newer titles such as GTA V and Overwatch on low settings, and most have found it to perform reasonably well at handling the basics, but the slower 5400RPM HDD will make the machine slightly sluggish overall.
- Weight: 4.63 lbs
- Processor: AMD A9-9420 3GHz
- Display Size: 15.6 inch
- RAM: 6GB DDR4
- Operating System: Windows 10 Home
- Graphics: Amd Radeon R5 (Beema)
Critic Reviews
- NotebookCheck September 8, 2017
Acer has produced a well-equipped 15-inch notebook that needs not fear comparison with similarly equipped competitors. Find out how our test unit did in our detailed review.
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Full Specifications
| Processor | AMD A9-9420 3GHz [View Benchmarks] |
|---|---|
| Graphics | Amd Radeon R5 (Beema) [View Benchmarks] |
| Graphics Type | Integrated |
| Graphics Memory | Shared |
| RAM | 6GB DDR4 |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows Windows 10 Home |
| Weight | 4.63 lbs |
| Battery Life | 5.5 hours |
| Hard Drive 1 | 1000 HDD 5400 |
| Display Size | 15.6 inch |
| Display Resolution | 1366 x 768 |
| Display Technology | LED |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi | Bluetooth | 1x USB 3.0 | 2x USB 2.0| 1x HDMI Output| 1 x Headphone/Speaker/Line-Out Jack, 1 x Ethernet (RJ-45) Port |
| Webcam | HD |
| Additional Features | Built-in media reader |
| Dimension (LxWxH) | 15 x 10.2 x 0.8 |
| Warranty | 1 year |
