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Entry notebook - Acer Aspire 5 Ryzen 3 3350 / 15.6" / 4GB / 128GB on Amazon $299.99

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The price for Acer's Ryzen 3 basic notebook just dropped back down to $299.99. It has not been this low since December. Granted it only has 4GB RAM, but it is great price for a notebook with a full HD IPS display.


Specs:
Ryzen 3 3350u processor
15.6" full HD IPS display
4GB RAM (upgradable)
128GB SSD
Windows 11 Home in S mode.


https://smile.amazon.com/Acer-A51...B09HVC79PC
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Created 02-03-2023 at 08:51 AM by NotLeviosAR
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Model: Acer Aspire 5 A515-46-R3UB | 15.6" Full HD IPS Display | AMD Ryzen 3 3350U Quad-Core Mobile Processor | 4GB DDR4 | 128GB NVMe SSD | WiFi 6 | Backlit KB | FPR | Amazon Alexa | Windows 11 Home in S mode

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NoypiWinterSoldier
02-03-2023 at 11:04 AM.
02-03-2023 at 11:04 AM.
Great deal!
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SdMeem1
02-03-2023 at 06:47 PM.
02-03-2023 at 06:47 PM.
Why? This isn't getting many reviews here
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Andrepartthree
02-03-2023 at 10:10 PM.
02-03-2023 at 10:10 PM.
did some research on this one .. see

https://www.9to5gadgets.com/2021/...ryram.html

https://www.9to5gadgets.com/2021/...orage.html

and this very helpful video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=572y9qYOmm8

I'm guessing this comes with a hard drive caddy case so hang onto that... more than likely for a 2.5 form factor ssd drive which are getting pretty darn cheap nowadays, more than likely you've seen a slick deal post that mentions one Smilie

https://slickdeals.net/deals/ssd/

kind of sad the crucial mx500 isn't in stock right now at amazon Frown but maybe you could snag a teamgroup brand 2.5 ssd drive from the list above?

the ram upgrade link above mentions that you can add a 16 gb ram stick which I would definitely do ... like this one

https://www.crucial.com/memory/dd...ct20401385

https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-16GB-Laptop-Memory-CT16G4SFRA32A/dp/B08C511GQH/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2WHD49... [amazon.com]

(if you're wondering how I found this do a google search for the laptop model number, A515-46-R3UB and the words crucial memory and it will pop up the crucial website with the exact ram stick and model number compatible with your laptop )

at $42 for the ram definitely worth the investment.... and the m2 ssd drive on there?.. that's a small amount of storage space , grab this secondary drive (spend at least the $47 for a 1 TB drive)

https://slickdeals.net/f/16401265-teamgroup-ex2-2-5-sata-solid-state-drive-ssds-1tb-49-2tb-87-free-shipping?src=catpagev2

order that all at once on amazon and make sure you select the "free returns" option so you can return anything that doesn't work out... I found that rather than having to use a prying tool a very small flat head screwdriver worked but sadly it also scratched the nice aluminum/silver finish on the laptop case Frown ... you might want to consider looking for a cheap plastic "laptop prying tool" (use those search terms) on amazon and keep that for future use , make sure that has free returns too in case it doesn't work out Smilie ..
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Andrepartthree
02-03-2023 at 10:21 PM.
02-03-2023 at 10:21 PM.
also you probably want to switch out of s mode which you can do for free

https://support.microsoft.com/en-...baebeebc85

and grab a cheap 16 GB usb 2.0 drive (or 3.0 drive if you're willing to pay the bit extra) to make a recovery drive to restore the laptop back to it's original condition if necessary ... do a search on windows 11 for "recovery drive" ... you'll have to do some searching but I think if you type the words "recovery drive" in the windows 11 search bar it should pop up the tool to make you create these on the usb drive.

I'd strongly recommend grabbing a second 16 gb usb drive when you place this amazon order, download and install macrium reflect free on the laptop , create the recovery media macrium reflect will show you how to do and back that windows image up periodically onto that second hard drive you installed into the laptop (to save space you can delete the old backup each time you make a new one ) .. you'll be happy you did this when windows decides not to cooperate for no apparent reason and you'll have to use macrium to restore windows to a previous working condition (in theory the tools built into windows like system restore and so forth should do this but in the past I've found their reliability to be "iffy" at times)
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LordDrol
02-04-2023 at 03:18 AM.
02-04-2023 at 03:18 AM.
Old Zen+ APU for the price.

Even Alder Lake appears around $300 (with upgradable memory):

https://slickdeals.net/f/16407274
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WeatherBono
02-04-2023 at 08:49 AM.
02-04-2023 at 08:49 AM.
I've had one of these for about a year, added a 4GB stick to make it 8GB total. It has been a great machine for the price. No complaints.
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NotLeviosAR
02-04-2023 at 10:14 AM.
02-04-2023 at 10:14 AM.
Quote from LordDrol :
Old Zen+ APU for the price.

Even Alder Lake appears around $300 (with upgradable memory):

https://slickdeals.net/f/16407274
TN screen vs IPS. It is a big difference.
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