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expireddelz4stelz posted Nov 24, 2023 11:38 PM

Acer Aspire 3 Spin Touch Laptop (Refurb): 14" 1200p, i3-N305, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD

$225

$500

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Acer via eBay has Acer Aspire 3 Spin 14 2-in-1 Touch Laptop (Certified Refurbished, A3SP14-31PT-32M6) on sale for $224.99 (price reflected in cart). Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member delz4stelz for sharing this deal.
  • Note: Includes a 2-year warranty serviced by Allstate.
Specs:
  • 14" 1920x1200 60Hz Touchscreen Display
  • Intel i3-N305 8-Core / 8-Thread Processor
  • 8GB LPDDR5 Memory
  • 256GB Solid State Drive
  • 802.11ax Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5.1 (or higher)
  • Windows 11 Home in S Mode
  • Ports:
    • 1x HDMI
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
  • 40 Wh Battery
  • ~3.31 lbs

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  • About this Deal:
    • Offer is valid for a limited time or while supplies last.
    • At the time of this posting, our research indicates that this is $25 lower than the next best available prices starting from $249.99. -SaltyOne

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Acer via eBay has Acer Aspire 3 Spin 14 2-in-1 Touch Laptop (Certified Refurbished, A3SP14-31PT-32M6) on sale for $224.99 (price reflected in cart). Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member delz4stelz for sharing this deal.
  • Note: Includes a 2-year warranty serviced by Allstate.
Specs:
  • 14" 1920x1200 60Hz Touchscreen Display
  • Intel i3-N305 8-Core / 8-Thread Processor
  • 8GB LPDDR5 Memory
  • 256GB Solid State Drive
  • 802.11ax Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5.1 (or higher)
  • Windows 11 Home in S Mode
  • Ports:
    • 1x HDMI
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
  • 40 Wh Battery
  • ~3.31 lbs

Editor's Notes

Written by RazorConcepts
  • About this Deal:
    • Offer is valid for a limited time or while supplies last.
    • At the time of this posting, our research indicates that this is $25 lower than the next best available prices starting from $249.99. -SaltyOne

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ilovebeermoney
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Bought a bunch of Acer's over the years for my clients. One by one they all died. Literally all the Dells I bought them are still working. This is like 10 years later. I'm done buying Acer. Their stuff doesn't last. It's nice for a year or two though.
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Tricky question. The key contrast here is presumably between the i3-N305 (being an Efficiency-core only CPU) and those other 12th generation CPUs which incorporate Performance-cores or a mix of P-cores and E-cores. The 12th generation E-cores have come a long way from their Atom-based roots, providing single core performance comparable to 6th generation i-series CPUs. However, P-cores haven't stood still either relative to earlier i-series CPU cores. As a result, benchmarking has suggested that the 8-core N305 provides performance close to, but not necessarily exceeding that, of reference 4-core i-series CPUs from recent generations (the i5-1135G7 or, my personal favorite sleeper, the i3-1125G4 come to mind). At the same time, the efficiency of these newer E-cores is hard to beat. This suggests that the N305 is a solid productivity CPU in a way which wasn't necessarily true of older 2- and 4-core Atom-based designs. However, bargain shoppers might continue to make the case that 2P+4E designs represent better bang-for-buck or that older 4-core i-series CPUs are better long-term investments in some applications.

So if you're worried that the N305 will disappoint in the way that other Atom-based CPUs have as general purpose PCs you can breathe a sigh of relief. However, don't go trashing all your 4-core i-series PCs just yet...

Good luck!
Jon
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Nov 25, 2023 1:36 AM
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physio1213Nov 25, 2023 1:36 AM
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How is i3- N305 vs i3 12th gen ?
Nov 25, 2023 1:40 AM
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ilovebeermoneyNov 25, 2023 1:40 AM
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Bought a bunch of Acer's over the years for my clients. One by one they all died. Literally all the Dells I bought them are still working. This is like 10 years later. I'm done buying Acer. Their stuff doesn't last. It's nice for a year or two though.
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NickB3364Nov 25, 2023 1:46 AM
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Quote from physio1213 :
How is i3- N305 vs i3 12th gen ?
Not worth this cheap model when you can spend 18% more for something 50% better from their refurbished options

https://www.ebay.com/itm/275923774946
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Nov 25, 2023 1:52 AM
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Muddy_BottomsNov 25, 2023 1:52 AM
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Wonder how low the power draw can be on this thing. N100 mini PCs are wonderful for Plex and a small amount of virtualization. this thing would be a dream with 8 e cores.
Nov 25, 2023 2:03 AM
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PolyDayNov 25, 2023 2:03 AM
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That's hot… replacing wifeys 2 year old gateway with this! Touchscreen and i3 vs pentium!!
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Nov 25, 2023 2:18 AM
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DhinchakNov 25, 2023 2:18 AM
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Wondering if Chrome OS can be installed on this one..
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Ron999Nov 25, 2023 4:11 AM
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Ebay listing does not say 2-in-1.

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metdeathNov 25, 2023 4:51 AM
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Quote from physio1213 :
How is i3- N305 vs i3 12th gen ?
For CPU comparison, I use https://www.cpubenchmark.net/ it gives a reasonable quick apples to apple performance comparison, but you need to keep your usage in mind when looking at numbers. Because gaming performance (not that this laptop is for gaming) and raw compute aren't the same.
Nov 25, 2023 5:25 AM
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NorthPurposeNov 25, 2023 5:25 AM
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Quote from Ron999 :
Ebay listing does not say 2-in-1.
The pictures in the listing do not show the hinge for a 2 in 1. Also the listing does not say "spin". The part number does reference the 2 in 1 spin model however. I took a gamble. If it isn't the model in the listing I will return. Take a screenshot if you do order just in case.
Nov 25, 2023 8:45 PM
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zbaNov 25, 2023 8:45 PM
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This is no spin model. Part number is the same as one below
https://acerrecertified.com/acer-...kn1aa-001/
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The_Love_SpudNov 25, 2023 9:01 PM
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Quote from NorthPurpose :
Quote from Ron999 :
Ebay listing does not say 2-in-1.
The pictures in the listing do not show the hinge for a 2 in 1. Also the listing does not say "spin". The part number does reference the 2 in 1 spin model however. I took a gamble. If it isn't the model in the listing I will return. Take a screenshot if you do order just in case.
I think you're taking a pretty safe bet assuming they are using the correct model name. That ebay listing model name is A3SP14-31PT-32M6 which is the same as the Spin model. Acer documents an Acer Aspire 3 model (with touchscreen and N305 CPU) that isn't a Spin with model A314-36P-35UU. The Spin model name appears to be in a format A3SP14 for Aspire 3 SPin 14.

Good luck!
Jon
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With touchscreen and decent productivity CPU this might finally have been the bargain choice I've been waiting to recommend this season... but the 8GB of soldered RAM makes this a good choice for today but potentially limited as to how long it will serve its purpose in the future. Even for those buyers for whom a Windows PC with 8GB of RAM is a fine choice today (which includes the basic Word/Excel/e-mail crowd), the long-term usability of this system is genuinely threatened by some future update that finally pushes 8GB systems to be stuck in swap file purgatory in the way that 4GB systems have become already.

Good luck!
Jon
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cheemaNov 25, 2023 9:21 PM
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Quote from NickB3364 :
Not worth this cheap model when you can spend 18% more for something 50% better from their refurbished options

https://www.ebay.com/itm/275923774946
These are not comparable machines. The one you linked to is a much bigger and heavier machine.
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The_Love_SpudNov 25, 2023 10:31 PM
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Quote from physio1213 :
How is i3- N305 vs i3 12th gen ?
Tricky question. The key contrast here is presumably between the i3-N305 (being an Efficiency-core only CPU) and those other 12th generation CPUs which incorporate Performance-cores or a mix of P-cores and E-cores. The 12th generation E-cores have come a long way from their Atom-based roots, providing single core performance comparable to 6th generation i-series CPUs. However, P-cores haven't stood still either relative to earlier i-series CPU cores. As a result, benchmarking has suggested that the 8-core N305 provides performance close to, but not necessarily exceeding that, of reference 4-core i-series CPUs from recent generations (the i5-1135G7 or, my personal favorite sleeper, the i3-1125G4 come to mind). At the same time, the efficiency of these newer E-cores is hard to beat. This suggests that the N305 is a solid productivity CPU in a way which wasn't necessarily true of older 2- and 4-core Atom-based designs. However, bargain shoppers might continue to make the case that 2P+4E designs represent better bang-for-buck or that older 4-core i-series CPUs are better long-term investments in some applications.

So if you're worried that the N305 will disappoint in the way that other Atom-based CPUs have as general purpose PCs you can breathe a sigh of relief. However, don't go trashing all your 4-core i-series PCs just yet...

Good luck!
Jon

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Quote from The_Love_Spud :
Tricky question. The key contrast here is presumably between the i3-N305 (being an Efficiency-core only CPU) and those other 12th generation CPUs which incorporate Performance-cores or a mix of P-cores and E-cores. The 12th generation E-cores have come a long way from their Atom-based roots, providing single core performance comparable to 6th generation i-series CPUs. However, P-cores haven't stood still either relative to earlier i-series CPU cores. As a result, benchmarking has suggested that the 8-core N305 provides performance close to, but not necessarily exceeding that, of reference 4-core i-series CPUs from recent generations (the i5-1135G7 or, my personal favorite sleeper, the i3-1125G4 come to mind). At the same time, the efficiency of these newer E-cores is hard to beat. This suggests that the N305 is a solid productivity CPU in a way which wasn't necessarily true of older 2- and 4-core Atom-based designs. However, bargain shoppers might continue to make the case that 2P+4E designs represent better bang-for-buck or that older 4-core i-series CPUs are better long-term investments in some applications.

So if you're worried that the N305 will disappoint in the way that other Atom-based CPUs have as general purpose PCs you can breathe a sigh of relief. However, don't go trashing all your 4-core i-series PCs just yet...

Good luck!
Jon
Woha… Thanks for the detailed explanation. I am not a computer person but this will definitely help in making some decisions.

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