Inside Acer Aspire 3 (A317-32) – disassembly and upgrade options

LaptopMedia.com Highlights Inside Acer Aspire 3 (A317-32) - disassembly and upgrade options

From: Alex Iliev 06 February 2020 / 09:36 0

Even though this is not the most powerful laptop on the market, it is very tempting to get it just to have something at home that you can take from the desk and watch a movie in the kitchen or in the bed.

Check out all Acer Aspire 3 (A317-32) prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.

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Acer Aspire 3

Processor: Intel Pentium Silver N5000
VideoCard: Intel UHD Graphics 605
RAM: 4GB RAM
STORAGE: 256GB SSD

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Acer Aspire 3

Processor: Intel Pentium Silver N5030
VideoCard: Intel UHD Graphics 605
RAM: 4GB RAM
STORAGE: 256GB SSD

Detailed review

Acer Aspire 3

Processor: Intel Pentium Silver N5000
VideoCard: Intel UHD Graphics 605
RAM: 8GB RAM
STORAGE: 256GB SSD

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1. Remove the bottom plate

As a device that has an optical drive option, first, you need to remove it, in order to access the rest of the internals. This is extremely easy to do – just unscrew the appropriate middle screw, and you should be able to pull it away. After that, there are 12 more Phillips-head screws left for removal, and then you need to pry the panel with a plastic tool.

2. Battery

Sadly, the Aspire 3 (A317-32) is equipped with a rather small 37Wh unit.

3. Memory and storage

This device comes with 4GB of RAM soldered to the motherboard and a single SODIMM slot for expansion. Just beneath it, you can see the M.2 NVMe-enabled slot, while there is space for a 2.5″ SATA drive on the left side of the battery.

4. Cooling system

Inside, we saw a similarly bizarre cooling solution, to the one on the smaller Aspire 3 – A315-34. Even though it looks weird, the purpose of the fan is to spin the air inside of the chassis, so that it can drive away the heat from the heat spreader.