4.0/5
Acer Aspire 3 (A315-54) review
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The Acer Aspire 3 is under £500 but offers above average performance thanks to a Core i5 processor. Find out more in our review.
Specifications | A315-53-34JY + Options Pack 15.6 | A315-53-35DG | A315-53-36CD + Options Pack 15.6 | A315-53-36KQ | A315-53-38A1 | A315-53-38K4 | A315-53-39EJ | A315-53-526S | A315-53-54DP | A315-53-55FW | A315-53-55V8 | A315-53-58M1 | A315-53-81FZ | A315-53-83CS | A315-53-83T0 | A315-53-87UE | A315-53-P0T6 | A315-53-P7LM | A315-53-302T | A315-53-30VC | A315-53-317L | A315-53-3287 | A315-53-34CE |
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RAM | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 6 GB | 6 GB | 4 GB | 8 GB | 12 GB | 6 GB | 4 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 4 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 4 GB |
CPU | i3-7020U | i3-7020U | i3-7020U | i3-7020U | i3-7020U | i3-8130U | i3-7020U | i5-8250U | i5-8250U | i5-8250U | i5-8250U | i5-8250U | i7-8550U | i7-8550U | i7-8550U | i7-8550U | 4417U | 4417U | i3-8130U | i3-7020U | i3-7020U | i3-8130U | i3-7020U |
Display Size | 15.6 inch | 15.6 inch | 15.6 inch | 15.6 inch | 15.6 inch | 15.6 inch | 15.6 inch | 15.6 inch | 15.6 inch | 15.6 inch | 15.6 inch | 15.6 inch | 15.6 inch | 15.6 inch | 15.6 inch | 15.6 inch | 15.6 inch | 15.6 inch | 15.6 inch | 15.6 inch | 15.6 inch | 15.6 inch | 15.6 inch |
Storage Size | 128 GB | 500 GB | 1000 GB | 1000 GB | 1000 GB | 1000 GB | 1128 GB | 512 GB | 1128 GB | 1128 GB | 628 GB | 256 GB | 512 GB | 512 GB | 1000 GB | 256 GB | 256 GB | 256 GB | 512 GB | 128 GB | 1000 GB | 1128 GB | 1000 GB |
Graphics Card | Intel HD Graphics 620 | Intel HD Graphics 620 | Intel HD Graphics 620 | Intel HD Graphics 620 | Intel HD Graphics 620 | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Intel HD Graphics 620 | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Intel HD Graphics 610 | Intel HD Graphics 610 | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Intel HD Graphics 620 | Intel HD Graphics 620 | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Intel HD Graphics 620 |
WIFI | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) | IEEE 802.11ac | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) | IEEE 802.11ac | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) | IEEE 802.11ac | IEEE 802.11ac | IEEE 802.11ac | IEEE 802.11ac | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) | IEEE 802.11ac | IEEE 802.11ac |
Operating System | Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 Home | Endless OS | Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 Family | Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 Home | 2.1 kg | Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 Home |
Weight (g) | 2.1 kg | 2.1 kg | 2.1 kg | 2.1 kg | 2.1 kg | 2.1 kg | 2.1 kg | 2.1 kg | 2.1 kg | 2.1 kg | 2.1 kg | 2.1 kg | 2.1 kg | 2.1 kg | 2.1 kg | 2.1 kg | 2.1 kg | 2.1 kg | NX.H38EH.031 | 2.1 kg | 2.1 kg | 2.1 kg | 2.1 kg |
Part Number | NX.H9KEF.002_B | NX.H9KEY.002 | NX.H2BEF.002_B | NX.H2AEK.001 | NX.HAHEV.001 | NX.H38AL.014 | NX.H2BEH.007 | NX.H38EH.040 | NX.H38EZ.013 | NX.H38EB.009 | NX.H38EL.002 | NX.H38EH.030 | NX.H38EH.041 | NX.H38EH.032 | NX.H38ET.019 | NX.H38ET.016 | NX.H38ET.025 | NX.H38EV.018 | 43535 | NX.H9KEB.006 | NX.H9KEG.002 | NX.H38EV.004 | NX.H2BEM.012 |
Release Date | 43586 | 43507 | 43586 | 43507 | 43598 | 43641 | 43477 | 43511 | 43542 | 43708 | 43708 | 43535 | 43511 | 43511 | 43511 | 43511 | 43696 | 43604 | NX.H38EH.031 | 43690 | 43674 | 39830 | 43501 |
EAN/UPC Code | NX.H9KEF.002_B | NX.H9KEY.002 | NX.H2BEF.002_B | NX.H2AEK.001 | NX.HAHEV.001 | NX.H38AL.014 | NX.H2BEH.007 | NX.H38EH.040 | NX.H38EZ.013 | NX.H38EB.009 | NX.H38EL.002 | NX.H38EH.030 | NX.H38EH.041 | NX.H38EH.032 | NX.H38ET.019 | NX.H38ET.016 | NX.H38ET.025 | NX.H38EV.018 | 8th gen Intel Core i3 | NX.H9KEB.006 | NX.H9KEG.002 | NX.H38EV.004 | NX.H2BEM.012 |
Processor Family | 7th gen Intel Core i3 | 7th gen Intel Core i3 | 7th gen Intel Core i3 | 7th gen Intel Core i3 | 7th gen Intel Core i3 | 8th gen Intel Core i3 | 7th gen Intel Core i3 | 8th gen Intel Core i5 | 8th gen Intel Core i5 | 8th gen Intel Core i5 | 8th gen Intel Core i5 | 8th gen Intel Core i5 | 8th gen Intel Core i7 | 8th gen Intel Core i7 | 8th gen Intel Core i7 | 8th gen Intel Core i7 | Intel Pentium Gold | Intel Pentium | 2.2 GHz | 7th gen Intel Core i3 | 7th gen Intel Core i3 | 8th gen Intel Core i3 | 7th gen Intel Core i3 |
Processor Frequency | 2.3 GHz | 2.3 GHz | 2.3 GHz | 2.3 GHz | 2.3 GHz | 2.2 GHz | 2.3 GHz | 1.60 GHz | 1.60 GHz | 1.6 GHz | 1.6 GHz | 1.60 GHz | 1.80 GHz | 1.80 GHz | 1.80 GHz | 1.80 GHz | 2.3 GHz | 2.3 GHz | 3.4 GHz | 2.3 GHz | 2.3 GHz | 2.2 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
Processor Boost Frequency | 3.4 GHz | 3.40 GHz | 3.40 GHz | 3.4 GHz | 3.4 GHz | 3.40 GHz | 4.00 GHz | 4.00 GHz | 4.00 GHz | 4.00 GHz | 2 | 3.4 GHz | |||||||||||
Processor Cores | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Processor Threads | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 MB | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
Processor Cache | 3 MB | 3 MB | 3 MB | 3 MB | 3 MB | 4 MB | 3 MB | 6 MB | 6 MB | 6 MB | 6 MB | 6 MB | 8 MB | 8 MB | 8 MB | 8 MB | 2 MB | 2 MB | 4 GB | 3 MB | 3 MB | 4 MB | 3 MB |
Internal Memory | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 6 GB | 6 GB | 4 GB | 8 GB | 12 GB | 6 GB | 4 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | DDR4-SDRAM | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 4 GB |
Internal Memory Type | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | |
Memory Form Factor | On-board + SO-DIMM | On-board + SO-DIMM | On-board + SO-DIMM | ||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Clock Speed | LCD | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Panel Type | LCD | LCD | LCD | LCD | N | ||||||||||||||||||
Touch Screen? | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 1920 x 1080 pixels | N | N | N | ||||
Display Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels | SD, SDXC | 1366 x 768 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
Compatible Memory Cards | SD, SDXC | SD, SDXC | SD, SDXC | SD, SDXC | SD, SDXC | SD | SD, SDXC | SD | SD, SDXC | SD, SDXC | SD, SDXC | SD, SDXC | SD | SD | SD | SD | SD, SDXC | SD | 1 | SD, SDXC | SD | SD, SDXC | SD, SDXC |
Number of SSDs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Y | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Card Reader? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | SSD | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Storage Media Type | SSD | HDD | HDD | HDD | HDD | HDD | HDD+SSD | SSD | HDD+SSD | HDD+SSD | HDD+SSD | SSD | SSD | SSD | HDD | SSD | SSD | SSD | SSD | HDD | HDD+SSD | HDD | |
Optical Drive Type | HD DVD-ROM | Lithium Polymer (LiPo) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Battery Technology | Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) | Lithium Polymer (LiPo) | Lithium Polymer (LiPo) | Lithium Polymer (LiPo) | Lithium Polymer (LiPo) | Lithium Polymer (LiPo) | Lithium Polymer (LiPo) | Lithium Polymer (LiPo) | Lithium Polymer (LiPo) | Lithium Polymer (LiPo) | Lithium Polymer (LiPo) | Lithium Polymer (LiPo) | Lithium Polymer (LiPo) | Lithium Polymer (LiPo) | Lithium Polymer (LiPo) | Lithium Polymer (LiPo) | Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) | 1 | Lithium Polymer (LiPo) | Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) | Lithium Polymer (LiPo) | Lithium Polymer (LiPo) | |
Number of Battery Cells | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
Battery Capacity | 36 Wh | 37 Wh | 37 Wh | 37 Wh | 37 Wh | 37 Wh | 37 Wh | 37 Wh | 37 Wh | 21 mm | 37 Wh | 37 Wh | 37 Wh | ||||||||||
Height | 21 mm | 21 mm | 21 mm | 21 mm | 21 mm | 20.9 mm | 21 mm | 21 mm | 21 mm | 21 mm | 21 mm | 21 mm | 21 mm | 21 mm | 20.9 mm | 20.9 mm | 21 mm | 20.9 mm | 262.8 mm | 21 mm | 20.9 mm | 21 mm | 21 mm |
Depth | 262.8 mm | 262.8 mm | 262.8 mm | 262.8 mm | 262.8 mm | 262.8 mm | 262.8 mm | 262.8 mm | 262.8 mm | 262.8 mm | 262.8 mm | 262.8 mm | 262.8 mm | 262.8 mm | 262.8 mm | 262.8 mm | 262.8 mm | 262.8 mm | 381.6 mm | 262.8 mm | 262.8 mm | 262.8 mm | 262.8 mm |
Width | 381.6 mm | 381.6 mm | 381.6 mm | 381.6 mm | 381.6 mm | 381.6 mm | 381.6 mm | 381.6 mm | 381.6 mm | 381.6 mm | 381.6 mm | 381.6 mm | 381.6 mm | 381.6 mm | 381.6 mm | 381.6 mm | 381.6 mm | 381.6 mm | 21 mm x 381.6 mm x 262.8 mm | 381.6 mm | 381.6 mm | 381.6 mm | 381.6 mm |
Dimensions | 21 mm x 381.6 mm x 262.8 mm | 21 mm x 381.6 mm x 262.8 mm | 21 mm x 381.6 mm x 262.8 mm | 21 mm x 381.6 mm x 262.8 mm | 21 mm x 381.6 mm x 262.8 mm | 20.9 mm x 381.6 mm x 262.8 mm | 21 mm x 381.6 mm x 262.8 mm | 21 mm x 381.6 mm x 262.8 mm | 21 mm x 381.6 mm x 262.8 mm | 21 mm x 381.6 mm x 262.8 mm | 21 mm x 381.6 mm x 262.8 mm | 21 mm x 381.6 mm x 262.8 mm | 21 mm x 381.6 mm x 262.8 mm | 21 mm x 381.6 mm x 262.8 mm | 20.9 mm x 381.6 mm x 262.8 mm | 20.9 mm x 381.6 mm x 262.8 mm | 21 mm x 381.6 mm x 262.8 mm | 20.9 mm x 381.6 mm x 262.8 mm | 45 W | 21 mm x 381.6 mm x 262.8 mm | 20.9 mm x 381.6 mm x 262.8 mm | 21 mm x 381.6 mm x 262.8 mm | 21 mm x 381.6 mm x 262.8 mm |
AC Adaptor Power | 65 W | 45 W | 45 W | 45 W | 45 W | 45 W | 65 W | 65 W | 65 W | 45 W | 45 W | 45 W | 45 W | 45 W |
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