The Aspire 3 from Acer is an ideal everyday laptop.
With one of Intel’s Celeron CPUs and 4GB of RAM, it can handle all your day-to-day tasks. Plus you get a 128GB SSD for all your documents, media and files.
The 15.6” display features an HD resolution of 1366x768, so you get plenty of sharp detail.
Additionally, the screen features Acer’s BlueLightShield technology which helps reduce eye strain and fatigue.
The Aspire 3 also comes with 12 months of Microsoft 365 Personal included, worth £59.99.
This gives you access to the full Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage, which you can use across 5 different devices.
You get a complete array of connectivity options as standard with the Aspire 3. There’s integrated Wi-Fi 6 for getting online, as well as three USB ports and an HDMI connection for monitors or displays.
This versatility means the Aspire 3 is perfect for families, children or students.
Specifications
| Design |
| Form factor |
Clamshell |
| Product colour |
Silver |
| Product type |
Laptop |
| Display |
| Maximum refresh rate |
60 Hz |
| Colour gamut |
45% |
| RGB colour space |
NTSC |
| Display brightness |
220 cd/m² |
| Display surface |
Matt |
| Native aspect ratio |
16:9 |
| Display technology marketing name |
ComfyView |
| Panel type |
TN |
| HD type |
HD |
| Touchscreen |
No |
| Display resolution |
1366 x 768 pixels |
| Display diagonal |
39.6 cm (15.6") |
| Processor |
| Processor cache |
4 MB |
| Processor frequency |
1.1 GHz |
| Processor boost frequency |
2.8 GHz |
| Processor threads |
2 |
| Processor cores |
2 |
| Processor model |
N4500 |
| Processor family |
Intel® Celeron® |
| Processor manufacturer |
Intel |
| Memory |
| Maximum internal memory |
16 GB |
| Memory slots |
1x SO-DIMM |
| Memory layout (slots x size) |
1 x 4 GB |
| Internal memory type |
DDR4-SDRAM |
| Internal memory |
4 GB |
| Storage |
| SSD form factor |
M.2 |
| NVMe |
Yes |
| SSD interface |
PCI Express 3.0 |
| SSD capacity |
128 GB |
| Number of SSDs installed |
1 |
| Total SSDs capacity |
128 GB |
| Storage media |
SSD |
| Total storage capacity |
128 GB |
| Graphics |
| On-board graphics card model |
Intel® UHD Graphics |
| Discrete graphics card model |
Not available |
| Discrete graphics card |
No |
| On-board graphics card |
Yes |
| Audio |
| Number of microphones |
1 |
| Number of built-in speakers |
2 |
| Camera |
| Front camera resolution |
640 x 480 pixels |
| Front camera resolution (numeric) |
0.3 MP |
| Front camera |
Yes |
| Network |
| Bluetooth |
Yes |
| Wi-Fi standards |
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) |
| Top Wi-Fi standard |
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) |
| Ports & interfaces |
| Combo headphone/mic port |
Yes |
| HDMI ports quantity |
1 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity |
2 |
| USB 2.0 ports quantity |
1 |
| Keyboard |
| Numeric keypad |
Yes |
| Pointing device |
Touchpad |
| Software |
| Bundled software |
12 month Microsoft 365 subscription |
| Operating system installed |
Windows 11 Home in S mode |
| Battery |
| Battery life (max) |
9 h |
| Battery capacity |
36 Wh |
| Battery capacity |
36 Wh |
| Battery technology |
Lithium Polymer (LiPo) |
| Power |
| AC adapter power |
40 W |
| Security |
| Password protection type |
BIOS, HDD, Supervisor, User |
| Password protection |
Yes |
| Trusted Platform Module (TPM) |
Yes |
| Cable lock slot type |
Kensington |
| Cable lock slot |
Yes |
| Weight & dimensions |
| Height |
19.9 mm |
| Depth |
238.4 mm |
| Width |
363.4 mm |
| Weight |
1.7 kg |
| Packaging data |
| Package weight |
2.67 kg |
| Package height |
310 mm |
| Package depth |
480 mm |
| Package width |
63 mm |
| Packaging content |
| AC adapter included |
Yes |
| Other features |
| Internal memory |
4 GB |
| Manufacturer |
Acer |
| Maximum internal memory |
16 GB |
| Package weight |
2.67 kg |
