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Aug 24, 2023 8:33 PM

Acer Aspire 3 Laptop: Ryzen 5 7520U, 15.6" IPS, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD

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Best Buy has Acer Aspire 3 Laptop on sale for $349.99. Select free store pickup where available.

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Specs:
  • 15.6" 1920x1080 IPS Touchscreen Display
  • AMD Ryzen 5 7520U Quad-Core Processor
  • 8GB LPDDR5 Memory
  • 512GB NVMe Solid State Drive
  • WiFi 6 + Bluetooth
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports:
    • 2x USB-A 3.2
    • 1x USB-C 3.2 (w/ Power Delivery)
    • 1x HDMI 2.1

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  • Comes with a 1-year warranty.
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Best Buy has Acer Aspire 3 Laptop on sale for $349.99. Select free store pickup where available.

Thanks to community member delz4stelz for finding this deal.

Note: Availability for store pickup will vary by location.

Specs:
  • 15.6" 1920x1080 IPS Touchscreen Display
  • AMD Ryzen 5 7520U Quad-Core Processor
  • 8GB LPDDR5 Memory
  • 512GB NVMe Solid State Drive
  • WiFi 6 + Bluetooth
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports:
    • 2x USB-A 3.2
    • 1x USB-C 3.2 (w/ Power Delivery)
    • 1x HDMI 2.1

Editor's Notes

Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • Comes with a 1-year warranty.
  • See the forum thread for additional discussion of this deal.

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Alex_Thorlake
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If compare with "normal" i5:
cpubenchmark.net for
Ryzen 5 7520U - 9753
i5-1335U - 18259
i5-13450HX - 26496
i5-1350P - 22137
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Mikeomus
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XX2X<---that means its ZEN 2... current gen is ZEN 4.. i do not know why AMD rebranded old CPU's like this
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dreamwarrior
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215nits screen, TN panel. If only it had a good screen.
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Aug 24, 2023 8:41 PM
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alan11Aug 24, 2023 8:41 PM
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how's the Ryzen 5 7520U compares to 12th or 13rd gen of i5?
Aug 24, 2023 8:47 PM
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alan11Aug 24, 2023 8:47 PM
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Quote from alan11 View quoted comment :
how's the Ryzen 5 7520U compares to 12th or 13rd gen of i5?
https://nanoreview.net/en/cpu-com...en-5-7520u
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Aug 24, 2023 9:15 PM
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dreamwarriorAug 24, 2023 9:15 PM
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215nits screen, TN panel. If only it had a good screen.
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Aug 24, 2023 10:58 PM
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GILTIAug 24, 2023 10:58 PM
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Quote from dreamwarrior View quoted comment :
215nits screen, TN panel. If only it had a good screen.
Are you sure it's a TN panel? Best Buy specs say it's an IPS but I realize they could be wrong.
Aug 24, 2023 11:04 PM
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AndrepartthreeAug 24, 2023 11:04 PM
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I was actually disappointed to see.. especially if this is going to be the new direction newer acer laptops are going in (pure speculation here ) .. that there is no included hard drive bay for a secondary hard drive and no slot to stick an additional stick of ram in Frown ... unlike the previous acer laptop editions I mean.. here's a video link or two

https://laptopmedia.com/highlight...e-options/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-DKrRRw-jo


On the other hand $350 is a pretty low price so .. you get what you pay for ? Was all excited until I saw the lack of upgrade options Frown .. for what it's worth you can swap it out to a bigger m.2 drive, size limit of which escapes me off the top of my head
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Aug 25, 2023 12:20 AM
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MikeomusAug 25, 2023 12:20 AM
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Quote from alan11 View quoted comment :
how's the Ryzen 5 7520U compares to 12th or 13rd gen of i5?
XX2X<---that means its ZEN 2... current gen is ZEN 4.. i do not know why AMD rebranded old CPU's like this
Aug 25, 2023 12:38 AM
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hotczechAug 25, 2023 12:38 AM
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Color me curious...why is this deal getting more traction than this deal?

https://slickdeals.net/f/16881434-dell-inspiron-15-3525-laptop-ryzen-5-5625u-15-6-fhd-touchscreen-16gb-ddr4-512gb-ssd-vega-7-win-11-349-99-free-shipping-dell?v=1&src=SiteSearch
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Aug 25, 2023 3:56 AM
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twinturbozAug 25, 2023 3:56 AM
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Quote from Mikeomus View quoted comment :
XX2X
I mean Intel kind of did the same thing with the alder lake CPUs on the earlier 13th generation, when the real 13th generation is the raptor lake.
Aug 25, 2023 12:10 PM
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Alex_ThorlakeAug 25, 2023 12:10 PM
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Quote from alan11 View quoted comment :
https://nanoreview.net/en/cpu-com...en-5-7520u [nanoreview.net]
If compare with "normal" i5:
cpubenchmark.net for
Ryzen 5 7520U - 9753
i5-1335U - 18259
i5-13450HX - 26496
i5-1350P - 22137
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Aug 25, 2023 12:15 PM
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asirfAug 25, 2023 12:15 PM
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Quote from hotczech View quoted comment :
Color me curious...why is this deal getting more traction than this deal?

https://slickdeals.net/f/16881434-dell-inspiron-15-3525-laptop-ryzen-5-5625u-15-6-fhd-touchscreen-16gb-ddr4-512gb-ssd-vega-7-win-11-349-99-free-shipping-dell?v=1&src=SiteSearch
Dell is sold out.
Aug 25, 2023 12:25 PM
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Faceman47Aug 25, 2023 12:25 PM
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Quote from Andrepartthree View quoted comment :
I was actually disappointed to see.. especially if this is going to be the new direction newer acer laptops are going in (pure speculation here ) .. that there is no included hard drive bay for a secondary hard drive and no slot to stick an additional stick of ram in Frown ... unlike the previous acer laptop editions I mean.. here's a video link or two

https://laptopmedia.com/highlight...e-options/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-DKrRRw-jo


On the other hand $350 is a pretty low price so .. you get what you pay for ? Was all excited until I saw the lack of upgrade options Frown .. for what it's worth you can swap it out to a bigger m.2 drive, size limit of which escapes me off the top of my head
Is there current ram soldered?
Aug 25, 2023 1:21 PM
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02nzAug 25, 2023 1:21 PM
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Quote from alan11 View quoted comment :
how's the Ryzen 5 7520U compares to 12th or 13rd gen of i5?
Quite a bit slower - https://www.cpubenchmark.net/comp...l-i5-1335U

But I don't think you'll find a 12th- or 13th-gen Core i5 at this price.
Aug 25, 2023 1:24 PM
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02nzAug 25, 2023 1:24 PM
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Quote from Mikeomus View quoted comment :
XX2X<---that means its ZEN 2... current gen is ZEN 4.. i do not know why AMD rebranded old CPU's like this
They rebranded old CPUs like this to make them easier to sell, esp. as the Zen 4 parts are in very short supply.

The deception is really bad in this case, as this 7520U is not a "real" Ryzen 5. Ryzen 5 mobile CPUs since the 4000 generation have all had 6 or more cores, this one only has 4. It's in reality a rebranded Ryzen 3 5300U:

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/comp...en-3-5300U
Last edited by 02nz August 25, 2023 at 06:33 AM.
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Aug 25, 2023 1:33 PM
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PC9394Aug 25, 2023 1:33 PM
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What the hype is all about? This "new Ryzen 5" is not even close to a Core i3-1215U…
8GB LPDDR5 means not upgradable, and it's being shared with the AMD GPU
Though nice to have touchscreen and USB-C charging

$300 at max!
Last edited by PC9394 August 25, 2023 at 09:43 AM.
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Aug 25, 2023 2:04 PM
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AndrepartthreeAug 25, 2023 2:04 PM
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Is there current ram soldered?
I think the ram is soldered yes - very disappointing Frown

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