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
Acer Aspire 3 (A317-51G) - Specs
- Intel Core i7-10510U 532.5%
- Intel Core i5-1035G7 3024.2%
- Intel Core i5-10210U
- Intel Core i7-8565U 3016.9%
- Intel Core i5-8265U 3021.2%
- Intel Core i5-1035G1 3025%
- AMD Radeon RX 540 (4GB GDDR5)
- AMD Radeon Vega 9 0.1%
- NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (2GB GDDR5)
- Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 0.7%
- AMD Radeon RX 540 (2GB GDDR5) 0.6%
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000, 15W) 0.2%
Display
17.3”, HD+ (1600 x 900), TN
RAM
4GB (1x 4096MB) - DDR4, 2666Mhz
Dimensions
419.5 x 289.5 x 24.7 mm (16.52" x 11.40" x 0.97")
Ports and connectivity
- 2x USB Type-A 2.0
- 1x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- HDMI
- Ethernet LAN 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
- Wi-Fi 802.11ac
- Bluetooth 4.2
- Audio jack 3.5 mm combo
Features
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- Speakers 2x
- Optical drive
DISPLAY: 17.3”, HD+ (1600 x 900), TN
Name |
17.3”, HD+ (1600 x 900), TN |
Diagonal |
17.3" |
Pixel density |
106.11 ppi |
Panel Type |
TN |
Resolution |
1600 x 900 |
Becomes "Retina" from |
33 inches (83 cm) |
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[...]
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CPU Performance: Intel Core i5-10210U
Results are from the Cinebench 15 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Fritz chess benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Results are from our Photoshop benchmark test (the lower the score, the better)
GPU Performance: NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (2GB GDDR5)
Results are for the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Results are for the Unigine Heaven 4.0 benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Results are for the Unigine Superposition benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Results are for the Unigine Heaven 3.0 benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
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