Acer Aspire 3 REVIEW - $399 Ryzen 7000 Series Laptop

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Video Index:
00:00 Intro
01:31 Specs & Pricing
02:18 Unboxing, Design, Build & Size
02:54 Hinges, Keyboard & Touchpad
04:06 Ports & Connections
04:54 Internals & Upgradeability
06:15 Display
08:28 Webcam & Array Mics
09:18 Battery & Charging Times
10:25 Audio
10:55 Performance, Benchmarks & Gaming
12:07 Thermals, Fan Noise & Surface Temps
12:24 Pros & Cons
13:32 The Score
14:00 Final Thoughts
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[@rafaelperez9652]

For $399 Andrew, this is the perfect laptop for a student! The 720p webcam, while not the best is passable even though the video quality is somewhat washed out. The internal mic quality is just okay. However, once again, the laptop is $399 and not $1399. It certainly doesn't blow me away which is why it's a Budget laptop. I'm very curious what AMD will bring to the table in 2023 with the Ryzen 9 7000 series. Impeccable review as usual my friend!! 👍😁

[@ookami-chan3328]

It was on sale a while ago (just as it was released) for under 300$

[@vladislavzedano3145]

Amazing review. I liked the fact that you opened up the laptop to talk about the insights and the soldered RAM.

[@trujacyroslin]

Thank you for this review! It was interesting to see what decisions producer took to get to the certain procepoint.

[@williamcohen3351]

A good entry level laptop for users who use it to browse the internet or use basic level applications. A good starter level unit for young users just starting to use computers. Talk about going from one extreme to another after seeing the livestream with the Dell desktop you recently reviewed to this. It just goes to show, you review all types of pc's which is a great thing as your audience gets to see all types of pc's so they can make intelligent decisions when purchasing a pc to fit their needs. Great review.

[@DavidGillooly]

A strong offering for the budget mindful folks. Yes I'd pay extra for an IR camera and keyboard baclight but still a good option for me as an emergency backup Windows machine.

[@paulkoigi7566]

Hey Andrew. I hope you're having a lovely festive season. This seems like an excellent offering for that price. Thanks for another excellent review

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Thanks Paul!

[@FigWidIt]

The Acer Aspire that had the old Ryzen 3 3200 was for a time the best selling laptop on Amazon. This seems like a successor to that for all the people that want a solid budget windows Laptop.

[@OmiSido]

Thanks brother 🙌

[@Kryvenic]

What a great voice for reviews man. I would love to watch a review of an Xperia smartphone from you hahaha Great as always. Greetings from the champion Argentina 😎🇦🇷.

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Thanks and congratulations to 🇦🇷

[@ookami-chan3328]

New Lenovo Ideapads has been leaked with Phoenix APU inside them...now those I can't wait for!

[@jierenzheng7670]

How strong are the hinges? Compared to the Travelmate, it looks really flimsy somehow

[@tomis181]

The mobile Ryzen chips have a different naming scheme from desktop. This one is actually zen 2, so an architecture from 2019. Search “ryzen naming circle” for a guide. 7320U in this= 7-model year 2022, 3- Ryzen 3 “tier”, 2- architecture Zen 2, 0-lower model w/in segment, U- 15-28 watts. Hope this helps since although it may seem anti-consumer and intentionally misleading once you know the mobile naming scheme it’s fairly clear.

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Thanks for the info!

[@selentatsukienjoyer]

Nah, definitely made to confuse and trick people into buying e waste zen 2 based cpu in 2023

[@randomvideos2620]

then waht laptop can you recommend at this price ?

[@askaykeeners8712]

bought this bad boy on sale its reasonably good the ssd makes its speed prettygood

[@ccroy2001]

I paid $400 for a smaller, 13" Chromebook in 2020. So for the same money you get a larger screen, num pad, and full Windows! Nice!

[@Jack_Sparrow131]

Fun Fact: Ryzen 3 - 7320U have same specs as Ryzen 5 - 7520U, they both have 4C -8T (but Ryzen 5 have 6% more freqnucy) And they both built into ZEN 2 (same as Ryzen 5500U for example) But the good thing is.. both Ryzen 7520U / 7320U have (6nm) chip, hich is more effeciant than old 5500U (7nm) An i3 - 1215U for example, have more cores, but it's not efficient like Ryzen 7520U/7320U (15% efficiency) 10m vs 6nm Lol, which means 1-2 hours longer battery

[@8percent69]

super good laptop review

[@PaoloBuenavente.]

Can it still be used for video and photo editing?

[@leeb.7188]

I bought one in Feb 2024 for $399 on sale. I like the keyboard and touchpad. I use it while traveling so I like that it’s lightweight. The only negative it that the graphics aren’t all that good. Mine is brand new and the colors aren’t nearly as rich and vibrant as the ones shown in this review. But overall, for the price, I’m happy with it.

[@johnbirk6634]

Have you tried to find and install the color profile for this screen?

[@leeb.7188]

@@johnbirk6634 : No, I don’t know how to do that.

[@Alishawright89]

Is there a keyboard backlight on it??

[@Youtuber51704]

Neat review, however for every negative, or not so great thing, u mention the price. Yea we get that the price is low but we still want to know if its a good machine, and how does it compare to other modern laptops.

[@koyangalvintv212]

Is this a backlit ?

[@TheScepticalThinker]

Funny that you say you don't expect a SD card slot at this price point but then you still take it as a con and the same goes for the no backlit keyboard 😂

[@mabarker2009]

How do you use the @ symbol key?

[@davidallen2211]

Chasis looks similar to the more expensive Swift X

[@ditroia2777]

This is the same class of chip as in the steam deck. Zen 2 and RDNA2 graphics with DDR5.

[@stennan]

7320U = 2-3 years old? AMDs naming scheme is damn misleading!

[@jhonedelcaceres9200]

Why theres no backlight keyboard

[@KarlDahlquist]

Cheers for the student budget laptop!

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Agreed!

[@TheAaronJP]

I personally always use my phone as a webcam as the quality is far superior.

[@pooriyaghandi6823]

7320u has Zen 2 Architecture.

[@sameerurs208]

can i soldered the ram off and replace it with a 16gb stick?

[@sameerurs208]

pls someone tell me

[@saeedkhasanov1099]

Yes, u can

[@johnbirk6634]

The funny thing is that more advanced models of this brand have shorter battery life.

[@victorutomo7244]

Other than my personal bad experience with Acer laptop build quality, this 399USD laptop seems legit.

[@AA-flyguy]

EXCELLENT PRICE!!! 👌👌

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Agreed!

[@1BadVan]

Hard to complain much about all that for $400

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Agreed!

[@grangerhipe2000]

Cant extend/upgrade RAM, cant extend HDD/ssd... 3 out 5 stars.