Acer Aspire 3, 15.6" Full HD, 10th Gen Intel Core i5-1035G1, 20GB DDR4, 1000GB NVMe SSD, Windows 10 Home

This Acer Aspire 3 laptop is simply amazing! Set up was a breeze with the help of Cortana. It was lightning fast at connecting to my WiFi and loads apps and webpages super quick! It has a 15.6" screen, 8 GB of ram and even has a webcam! It's very lightweight and thin. Stylish and sleek looking. It's easy to see the quality of this laptop just by looking at it. The battery charges quickly and if in battery saver mode (which is where I keep mine most of the time) it will last for hours if not days depending on how long I'm on it. A couple things to note are first; its not a touchscreen, which doesn't bother me at all and secondly it doesn't have a disc player. Also doesn't bother me bc most things are streamed nowadays. If you are a serious gamer this probably isn't the laptop for you. It has plenty of ports and a headphones jack. The volume on this laptop is a little disappointing but not a deal breaker. Although it's very fast it still has its limitations. Processor specs are Intel Core i5-1035G1 CPU @1.00 GHz. System type: 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor. Windows 10 Home.

The Acer Aspire 3 is a good budget-friendly laptop that offers nice specs for the price. I also have an Acer Aspire 5 Slim laptop that I like a lot and this Aspire 3 has an identical body, except for the grey color instead of silver. Comparing the two, this laptop has a newer/faster cpu (10th gen Intel i5 vs AMD Ryzen 3 3200U) and twice the storage (256 GB SSD vs 128 GB). The performance increase provided by the better cpu in the Aspire 3 hasn't been noticeable for the applications that I use but it's nice to know it's there if needed. I do think the Aspire 3 has a less vibrant screen (slightly more washout and reduced viewing angles) than the Aspire 5 but it's perfectly acceptable nonetheless. I do miss the backlit keys of the Aspire 5 but can live without it considering the price. But just like the Aspire 5, the build quality, feel and performance of this Aspire 3 exceeded my expectations. Battery life is not the best but still within reason. Overall, I would definitely recommend this laptop for anyone that doesn't want to break the bank.