Customer Ratings & Reviews

Touchscreen & general response are quicker than expected for this device. The weight is awesome for the large screen size

Its amazing! If ur a college student, get this! Please! Also it comws with a free cover, don't buy an extra one like me lol

Very nice computer. I got this for college and it has exceeded my expectations!

At 64 I do ok on the laptop. When I need to know how to do something I usually figure out how to do it. The Acer is great.

I love this laptop! I’ve had it for a couple of months now and I’m still so obsessed with it! I love how fast it is!

It's a nice laptop for the price, will definitely get the job done. But as with most lower end Windows laptops I've had, it has a few frustrating issues such as shutting down to restart without warning me on multiple occasions, which led to saved work being trashed. It has also randomly restarted on me while on standby quite a few times already, and I've had it about 2-3 months. If you rely on a laptop for important daily work, just fork over some more $$ for a higher quality device.

I have been used it for one month it is pretty good and I enjoyed doing my job smoothly on it It’s not suitable for games at all The screen is a little bit can be broken easily But If you taking care of it then that will not happen

Works well, no problems. Lightweight no touch pad issues. Good battery life.

Great Computer for the price. The lapton even includes a bag for the computer. Nice Detail from Acer

Failed to include an SD card reader. Otherwise excellent for photos, email and browsing.

Pros Cons 1. Attractive HD IPS Touch Screen 1. 8GB RAM, not user-upgradable 2. Long battery life, even with video 2. Keyboard is not backlit 3. Light 3. Only 1 USB-C port In The Box: 1. Aspire 3 with AMD Ryzen 5 processor laptop 2. Carrying case 3. 40w Power Adapter and Charger 4. Setup Guide and warranty information A brief run-down and my experience so far with Aspire 3 model A315-24PT-R90Z with AMD Ryzen 5 7520U processor. It’s a good match for anyone looking for a relatively inexpensive, quiet, dependable “work horse,” rather than a muscular racehorse. It’s a solid value but there is no confusing it for anything but an entry tier model. Based on my use and how it stacks up to similarly priced competitors, I give it 4 of 5 stars. I deduced a star for the absence of a couple features I think it should have, despite its low price, which I’ll get into below. Aesthetically this Aspire 3 model is handsome. The steel blue metallic-look shell gives its otherwise simple design some excitement, but I could be biased since blue is my favorite color. In-hand, it has the familiar plastic feel. That shouldn’t be a surprise at this price level. But it possesses a satisfying rather than debilitating heft at 3.12lb (by my own scale). To me it actually feels lighter than it is and is easy to pack and unpack in my backpack. The included power adapter/charger adds another 5 oz to the payload. The external ports are a bit of “hit & miss,” perhaps to entice prospective buyers to bump up a model. The left side has a barrel power adapter jack, USB-C, full size HDMI 2.1 Out, and USB-A (3.2, Gen 1). The USB-C port is the real deal 3.2, Gen 2: 10 Gbps and can support a monitor with DisplayPort (extra adapter required) or can be used to charge the battery instead of the barrel port (you’ll have to supply your own USB-C cable and charger as only the barrel style power adapter/charger is included). That’s all great. The odd-ness of the port offerings to me comes on the right side of the laptop with another USB-A (3.2, Gen 1) port and a microphone/headphone jack. I understand providing one USB-A port with many legacy peripherals still around, but I really wish the other port was USB-C even if it was the slower 5 Gbps spec. USB-A is nearly out the door technologically. More and more of my accessories now are USB-C. So, two USB-A ports is both retro and clunky for a 2023 model that should last a few years. Also on the right side are the power and charging lights. I find this placement awkward because they are out of view unless you bend your head over and also are on the opposite side of the charging port. From a useability perspective the power and charge lights should be located near the power port. Opening the laptop, one finds the expected full-size keyboard. As a touch-typer, the keystroke feel is responsive, not mushy, yet, there is still something “off” about it that I can’t pinpoint. Maybe it’s the travel distance. It’s not a deal killer though, just could be better. What irks me more about the keyboard is it’s not backlit. Backlighting is a 20+ year old technology so it’s baffling Acer chose to exclude the feature in what is supposed to be a “business laptop”. I knew the keyboard wasn’t backlit going in. But it’s a huge miss, and something to consider if you use your laptop in dark or dimly lit places. I’m also not a fan of how the keyboard letters are decals rather than dyed in or printed on. My concern is that they will wear off. It also looks a bit cheesy when light hits it. Unlike premium laptops, the keyboard does not have a finger scanner for log-in. A four-digit PIN handles that task. Surprisingly, though, the keyboard does sport a slim number pad, something you don’t see in most laptops. It is a tight fit but a nice bonus, especially if you work on spreadsheets or just don’t like using the shift key. Be aware though that the inclusion of the number pad means the keyboard and touchpad are slightly off center to the screen. If you are a touch-typer this may through you off until you get use to the set up. That was my experience at least. The touchpad is well sized for a 15.6” laptop. I have smaller-than-average hands, but large hands should have no navigation problems. You can use it with tap gestures or traditional clicking. However, like the keyboard keys, I find the touch pad has a very plastic and unrewarding click feeling so I use tap and swipe gestures, which is faster anyway. The 1080p resolution IPS touch screen provides colorful, crisp, and pleasant viewing straight ahead and about 20 degrees on either side. Of course, an affordable model like this Aspire 3 isn’t going to provide the near full color gamut you find on high end laptops. But for school and typical business tasks, movie watching, and casual games, that’s not something you will notice. Text is distinctive and easy to read, even when slowly scrolling. In short, the screen is excellent for its intended purpose and the touch screen comes in handy too. There is also a 720p front camera for video conferencing. Windows 11 Home is preloaded onto the 512GB SSD. It’s not the fastest SSD but it’s still a major improvement over laptop hard drives of years past so no complaints. 512GB is a plenty of space for documents and a few office or school applications, games, and movies. If you intend on archiving your photos and videos get an external drive for that – actually get two so you have a backup. 8GB RAM is onboard and not upgradable. So check the minimum RAM requirements for the applications you use and how many you’ll have open when working before buying and remember Windows 11 will need about 4GB of the 8. 8GB is a bit chintzy even for a budget laptop given RAM prices these days and not being upgradable isn’t eco-friendly either because of its planned obsolescence. It’s one of the reasons I could not give this Aspire 3 5 stars. Big unknown here is how usable 8GB of RAM will be in future versions of Windows. For wireless it has Wi-Fi 6 rather than the updated Wi-Fi 6e and Bluetooth 5.2. Not having the latest and greatest here is of no consequence to me since I don’t own a WiFi 6e router. I suspect by the time I do have one this laptop will have been replaced already. As for Bluetooth, it syncs fine with my headphones. I don’t have any other BT accessories I use with this laptop. This Aspire 3 has an AMD Ryzen 5 7520U processor, comparable to a current low-end Intel i5 with integrated Intel graphics, typical of an entry business laptop. My experience so far has been great when limited to “everyday” tasks like using Office 365, web browsing, and video streaming. It can handle more resource intensive apps too like Photoshop and Lightroom editing large high resolution RAW files, but with a less satisfying experience and some patience required. I had noticeable delays that I do not get with higher end PCs using these apps. Overall, I have not been aggravated by excessive “spinning wheels”. In fact, working on the Aspire 3 has been a good experience; it’s nimble and responsive as long as you don’t ask it to do more than it was designed to do. It runs cool to the touch and the fan has only rarely kicked on when I’ve used it. In fact, I’ve only noticed it when mucking with settings or when Windows is updating. When the fan starts up though it can get loud to the point of being too much of a distraction. Perhaps the “crown jewel” feature of the Aspire 3 is its incredible battery life. Acer claims 11-hours. So, curiosity compelled me to test it, albeit unscientifically. I did two different 100% non-scientific tests, each on full batteries. First I streamed movies at 50% brightness until the battery died. Here I got an amazing 9.5 or so hours of video, more than I’d actually watch in a sitting, even on a very long plane trip. The second test was to turn off “sleep” and see how long it took for the battery to get to 5%. Again, brightness was at 50%. This test is meant to simulate office suite tasks since they don’t use much of processor. Performance here was pretty much on target of Acer’s claim, about 11 hours, which is impressive and makes this laptop very useful for all-day work when a plug isn’t nearby or convenient. Finally, for those curious what’s in the box. You get the Aspire 3 laptop, an A/C power brick/battery charger and cable, a brief setup guide, and a nice slim carrying case. I was surprised by the inclusion of the case because that’s not a typical laptop pack-in, even for ones costing 2 and 3 times as much. The unfortunate thing here is I have lots of laptop cases. What I don’t have is an Aspire 3 with a backlit keyboard. So I wish Acer had used the case $ for a better keyboard. But that, and the USB-A port that should be USB-C, and the non-upgradable 8GB RAM, aside, this Aspire 3 model is an excellent laptop for the money. It’s light, quiet (runs cool), has a sharp, easy on the eyes, HD IPS touch screen, and long battery life, and, oh yeah, a number pad too. So despite its shortcomings – and nothing is perfect under the sun – it’s one to closely consider if you are looking for a light to medium duty, lower cost laptop.

Perfect for my school and the case was a bonus. Easy touch screen

Great speed and graphics! Makes work faster and easier to navigate

It works good and is perfect for my day to day tasks

I am really enjoying my new computer. Mine was 7 years old and so slow. This one is great! Love using it. Makes work a lot easier to get done.

Exellent and good material it’s t nice lab top it’s fast

Great storage space for price, cheaper than a computer I bought for $600 with only 128 space memory

The laptop has great spec for its price and is reliable and sturdy. The only downside being that it’s not the most portable and takes up a decent amount of space, but if you don’t care about that, then it’s a perfect buy.

I've been using this laptop for about 3 months and it took some time to get used to but it has been reliable in school and also helped me be a better business owner really recommend it.

This is probably the best laptop I purchased ! Best Buy made it so easy to buy online and picking up in store was a breeze! The employees there were friendly and very helpful !