•  Date Published: 09 Dec 2024
    • AMD A4-9120
    • AMD Radeon R2
    • 15.6”, HD (1366 x 768), TN
    • 256GB SSD
    • 4GB RAM
    • 1.94 kg (4.3 lbs)

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    Acer Aspire 3 in-depth review

    Today we have something that is on the budget. And we mean really on the budget. Usually, you can find the Acer Aspire 3 in many different configurations, some of which include pretty powerful hardware. This makes the Aspire 3 (A315-22) look like a very weird option, as the processor inside is the AMD A4-9120e. It is built on a 28nm architecture, called Stoney Ridge, and it came out roughly 6 years ago.So why is Acer selling a laptop that comes with such old hardware? Well, we see one reason for that. Because of the current situation, which pretty much depleted the low-budget laptop market, manufacturers have tried everything to provide anything. And what do you do when everything new is out of stock? You get what you have. And we are pretty positive that the Stoney Ridge stuff had a [...]

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    Pros

    • Extremely affordable
    • Decent upgradeability
    • Doesn't use aggressive PWM for brightness adjustment (BOE NT156WHM-N44)

    Cons

    • Poor build materials choice
    • Its TN panel has poor viewing angles, mediocre contrast ratio and covers only 53% of the sRGB color gamut (BOE NT156WHM-N44)
    • Dated hardware with a very low performance
    • No SD card reader and USB Type-C port

    DISPLAY: 15.6-inch, 1366x768, TN

    • Name
    • BOE NT156WHM-N44 (BOE07CE)
    • Diagonal
    • 15.6"
    • Pixel density
    • 100.45 ppi
    • Brightness
    • 263 cd/m2
    • sRGB
    • 50%
    • PWM frequency
    • 24600 Hz
    • Panel Type
    • TN
    • Resolution
    • 1366x768
    • Becomes "Retina" from
    • 34 inches (87 cm)
    • Contrast
    • 225:1
    • dE Color Checker
    • 11 3.5
    • PWM Rating
    • 9.6: (safe)

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