Customers highly value the Aspire 3's price point, considering it an excellent value for the money. However, many customers express concerns regarding the laptop's performance, particularly for gaming and more demanding tasks. Several users found the system's capabilities to be underwhelming compared to older machines. The laptop's suitability depends heavily on the user's expectations and intended use.
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Price
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Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great beginning laptop for school!
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This laptop is an upgrade to the typical school laptops which don’t hold as much or process as quickly. However, it isn’t meant to do some tasks that aren’t outrageous but more complex. I give it 4 stars because it is very great for starters but not a laptop worth investing a lump sum of money in. I would invest a little more in a higher tier for that. Very pleased with what I paid for and will definitely hold on to it for file storage and other such needs.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very Nice for the Value
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Very good laptop, easy to use very good connectivity, perfect for working as an architect to run software that demands a lot of space and ram.
Good battery life very good quality and the screen is very nice colors, i do like it a lot highly recommended.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Speed
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Extremely slow
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
As soon as I got this PC, it has been nothing but slow. I removed unneeded bloatware and disabled startup services not needed. Can't speed it up. Even wemt to overclock the CPU but I can't. It has the older BIOS system instead of UEFI. Wish I would have returned it but no time
The description of this is a Gaming Laptop but I am thinking the only games that would work would be solitare or other low graphic games
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Brand response from TeamAcer
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Dear Carnage, We are sorry to hear you are unhappy with the performance of your Acer Aspire 3 laptop. This is not the experience we want our customers to have and we would like to help you get this resolved. If you are located in the US or Canada, please fill out this form so that we can assist you: http://csapps.acer.com/prompt/?key=662d18a9b0f09c0d7aabc526ff3086c0e3997732 We appreciate you taking the time to write this review. Regards, Acer America
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Great until the mouse locks up
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I am trying to love this computer. I have updated every driver and any and all updates to love the computer. I bought this one due to my old one had the same issue.... I have until 3/5 to return. If it wasn't $400, I might consider keeping it and just rebooting. I love Acer products. I am going this review on a chromebook.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Speed
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good Gaming Laptop
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The Laptop is nice, but bigger than I thought it would be. It is almost same size as my 17 inch. It is slower than I thought it would be as well. Everything else seems to be working as expected. Good laptop for the price.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Performance, Speed
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Horrible, slow laptop
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This laptop is ridiculously slow. It is slower than the computer I bought it to replace. It never wants to turn on, I just get a black screen. Some days I cant get it to turn on at all (yes it's fully charged). Very unreliable computer. There is no support for this model listed on the acer website. I have a new expensive paper weight. I highly do NOT recommend.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Brand response from TeamAcer
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Dear Vanessa, We are sorry to hear you are unhappy with the performance from your Acer Aspire 3 laptop, and we understand this is frustrating for you. This is not the experience we want our customers to have and we would like to help you get this resolved. If you are located in the US or Canada, please fill out this form so that we can assist you: http://csapps.acer.com/prompt/?key=02f96aeb5c3788376d82626a3763230a406f756d We appreciate you taking the time to write this review. Regards, Acer America
Pros mentioned:
Price
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Not a bad laptop, but it seems abit slow at times.
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This was worth the price. We have had it about 1 month, and it does whats needed.....
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great for Minecraft
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Bought for my son bc he was having lagging issues playing Minecraft online. He is very happy with this. Speed is great and no more lag.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Speed
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Very slow for having a good Amy into of memory
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
By new not refurbished . Startup is very slow, background brightness of screen can’t be controlled.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Acer laptop
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This is a gaming PC but I use it for work I use it for online classes and I love the computer of course I had to get it at the price because it was the best system out there under five hundred bucks will totally recommend this computer to anyone
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Satisfied
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Although I only use it to browse and use my personal email, I am satisfied with the purchase. I have every now and then problems with the speed, but nonetheless I personally like it compared to another laptop I bought about 2 years ago. Only problem then was size and hard drive space, etc., and it didn't update it because lack of space.
I am happy with the purchase. Hope it doesn't disappoint me in a year from now.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent laptop at a great price.
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Glad I went with this size laptop. Great display and keyboard.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great for college students
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
My son loves this laptop perfect for his tech class
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Speed
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
I bought the laptop for my girlfriend who is a col
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Good laptop for college students. Have not tried gaming on it, seems a little slow
I would recommend this to a friend
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Price
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Worth the price
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I had to delete pre-installed files but other than that the price was unbeatable
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Fairly decent but not high end.
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Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Laptop is pretty decent for most games out there but don't expect huge frame rates. This was for an older gamer and satisfied all the requirements that come with non triple a games. IE: Gem match, Hidden pics, low res rpg games.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Powerful laptop
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great value for the money. I've been using it for a few weeks now. Battery life is good. It doesn't have as much preloaded junk software like some other brands that I have purchased in the past.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
acer aspire 3
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
seem like a good deal at the time, but the way with technology is going, it seems like it is obsolete before leaving the door (this laptop has HDD instead of SSD for storage)
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Just a laptop. Works but not as advertised.
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Claimed to be a gamer but it isn't. Otherwise it works as it should.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Brand response from TeamAcer
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Dear Ryder, We are sorry to hear you are unhappy with the performance of your Acer Aspire 3 laptop. This is not the experience we want our customers to have and we would like to help you get this resolved. If you are located in the US or Canada, please fill out this form so that we can assist you: http://csapps.acer.com/prompt/?key=93b910e0c56aa560af83e2ff741a52891361696f We appreciate you taking the time to write this review. Regards, Acer America
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Performance
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Good marketing, Disposable execution and its fines
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Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
A real clunker. Don’t even begin to think you can do any gaming on this. Unless you are playing games from 20 years ago.
This is a bona fide dust collector not worth the weight to keep papers in order.