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Acer Aspire 3 Laptop: AMD Ryzen 3 2200U, 15.6'', 8GB DDR4, 1TB HDD Expired

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Staples has Acer Aspire 3 Laptop (A315-41-R3RF) on sale for $279.99. Shipping is free. Thanks WaltGrace

Specs:
  • AMD Ryzen 3 2200U Dual-Core Processor
  • 15.6" 1366x768 Widescreen LED-backlit Display
  • 8GB DDR4 Dual Channel Memory
  • 1TB Hard Drive
  • AMD Radeon Vega 3 Mobile Graphics
  • 640 x 480 WebCam
  • 802.11ac WiFi (Dual-Band 2.4GHz and 5GHz)
  • Up to 6 Hours Battery Life
  • Windows 10 Home

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AMD Ryzen 2200U APU
2 core physical, with 2 thread per core - 4 core hyperthreading
8 GB, Dual Channel RAM ( 2 x 4 GB ram modules)
1 TB HDD, has an empty M.2 SSD slot
Free 1 day shipping
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Cons
- No backlit keyboard
- 1366 x 768 screen
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1366x768

This should be against the law.
How are you comparing Celeron N4100 vs the AMD 2200U? The AMD processor has nearly twice the processing power (compare passmark scores), and the Vega 3 graphics can legit do esports gaming, as well as light duty gaming on AAA titles. Those laptops you listed are basically glorified Chromebook level.

Yes, the screen resolution is low, but the hardware for the money is unmatched. For example, The HDMI 2.0 port and Vega 3 graphics will easily allow 4K video @ 60hz.

Also, and this is very important to some. AMD is not susceptible at all to the Meltdown bug, and the two variants of the Spectre bug that affect it are easily patched with little / no performance loss. Intel CPU's have Meltdown baked into the hardware, and the firmware/software patches rob up to 30% performance, especially for disk intensive tasks. Intel is susceptible to ALL variants of the Spectre bug, the more recent variants aren't even patched yet. Additionally... Intel is susceptible to the TLBLEED hyper-threading bug, which AMD isn't.

There are always pros / cons. Cheers.
Do all the screen nazis have a suggestion for a better laptop under 300.00?

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SiberianStars
07-31-2018 at 03:15 PM.
07-31-2018 at 03:15 PM.
1366x768

This should be against the law.
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GuanabanaPR
07-31-2018 at 03:17 PM.
07-31-2018 at 03:17 PM.
Put this man in jail for promoting that horrible display. Just put him out of his misery please!!!! Kill it before it reproduces!!!!
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Rabble_Rabble_Rabble
07-31-2018 at 03:18 PM.
07-31-2018 at 03:18 PM.
This should match up well against the popular i3 Lenovo from a few days back while costing $30 less.
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Peerless_Warrior
07-31-2018 at 03:34 PM.
07-31-2018 at 03:34 PM.
Ah...that resolution brings back memories from a simpler time.
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npolite
07-31-2018 at 03:37 PM.
07-31-2018 at 03:37 PM.
Quote from TheT3767 :
1366x768

This should be against the law.
They really need to stop making these panels.
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stallbaum1
07-31-2018 at 04:06 PM.
07-31-2018 at 04:06 PM.
Do all the screen nazis have a suggestion for a better laptop under 300.00?
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DrRad
07-31-2018 at 04:08 PM.
07-31-2018 at 04:08 PM.
Chromebook killer. Great deal.
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uknowsana
07-31-2018 at 04:10 PM.
07-31-2018 at 04:10 PM.
Quote from stallbaum1 :
Do all the screen nazis have a suggestion for a better laptop under 300.00?
Acer Swift 1
Jumper EZBook 4 Pro
Jumper EZBook X4 v2
Teclast F7 Pro
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euuser5536563
07-31-2018 at 04:29 PM.
07-31-2018 at 04:29 PM.
Damn 720p just won't die!!! Where is Duke Nukem when you need em?!?
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WaltGrace
07-31-2018 at 04:40 PM.
07-31-2018 at 04:40 PM.
Quote from uknowsana :
Acer Swift 1
Jumper EZBook 4 Pro
Jumper EZBook X4 v2
Teclast F7 Pro
How are you comparing Celeron N4100 vs the AMD 2200U? The AMD processor has nearly twice the processing power (compare passmark scores), and the Vega 3 graphics can legit do esports gaming, as well as light duty gaming on AAA titles. Those laptops you listed are basically glorified Chromebook level.

Yes, the screen resolution is low, but the hardware for the money is unmatched. For example, The HDMI 2.0 port and Vega 3 graphics will easily allow 4K video @ 60hz.

Also, and this is very important to some. AMD is not susceptible at all to the Meltdown bug, and the two variants of the Spectre bug that affect it are easily patched with little / no performance loss. Intel CPU's have Meltdown baked into the hardware, and the firmware/software patches rob up to 30% performance, especially for disk intensive tasks. Intel is susceptible to ALL variants of the Spectre bug, the more recent variants aren't even patched yet. Additionally... Intel is susceptible to the TLBLEED hyper-threading bug, which AMD isn't.

There are always pros / cons. Cheers.
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Medic311
07-31-2018 at 04:51 PM.
07-31-2018 at 04:51 PM.
Quote from GuanabanaPR :
Put this man in jail for promoting that horrible display. Just put him out of his misery please!!!! Kill it before it reproduces!!!!
and keep sniping the re-spawn
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Jhustine
07-31-2018 at 04:51 PM.
07-31-2018 at 04:51 PM.
if it's IPS i say it's still okay.
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