Acer Aspire 3 (A317-51G)

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Date Published: 22 Jan 2020

Intel Core i3-8145U
NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (2GB GDDR5)
17.3”, HD+ (1600 x 900), TN
256GB SSD
8GB DDR4
2.80 kg (6.2 lbs)

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Review

Acer Aspire 3 (A317-51G) in-depth review

The world is aiming at minimalism, everyone wants slimmer, lighter, and more compact devices. Actually... it's not everyone - some people still prefer notebooks with bigger screens because they don't need their devices outside of their homes - these laptops "travel" from room to room and that's all.Sometimes maybe you can take them with you when you're on vacation - from the table to the backpack, and after that in your car's trunk. The 17-inchers aren't very good in terms of portability and there isn't anything bad about it - if you need a big screen laptop that's (almost) the only possible solution for you.These big notebooks still have a decent market share because it's a pleasure to watch some entertaining content on a big screen - yeah, your 14" slim laptop is great for outsid[...]

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Pros

Low price tag
Large screen that has accurate colors with our “Gaming and Web design” profile
Decent overall performance
Doesn't use PWM for brightness adjustment
Has an NVMe drive and other good upgrade options

Cons

All-plastic build
The cooling solution could be better and quieter
One RAM stick is directly soldered to the motherboard
Lacks USB Type-C and SD card reader
TN panel with mediocre sRGB color coverage

DISPLAY: 17.3-inch, 1600x900, TN

Name
AUO B173RTN02.2 (AUO229E)

Diagonal
17.3"

Pixel density
106.11 ppi

Brightness
244 cd/m²

sRGB
63%

PWM frequency
No PWM (Flicker-Free)

Panel Type
TN

Resolution
1600x900

Becomes "Retina" from
33 inches (83 cm)

Contrast
360:1

dE Color Checker
13 2.3

PWM Rating
10.0: (safe)

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