Looks like a good deal on Acer Aspire Go for Amazon Prime Members during PD - Intel i3 / 8GB / 128SSD / 15.6" FHD . For $199 pretty good to me. Will let the mob rule and feast on this one.
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Looks like a good deal on Acer Aspire Go for Amazon Prime Members during PD - Intel i3 / 8GB / 128SSD / 15.6" FHD . For $199 pretty good to me. Will let the mob rule and feast on this one.
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First off, while the the i3-N305 is technically an 8-core cpu, it only has e-cores. That means it only has 8 threads, and performs drastically worse than the multiple generations old low end 6-core (2p+6e) i3-1215u. Multithreaded performance is acceptable, though not great, but the more relevant (for most applications commonly used) single core performance is appallingly poor. The n305 only supports a single memory channel, so this laptop will have meaningfully worse memory performance than you'd expect for lpddr5. Also, it's igpu is incredibly weak having only 32 execution units, literally half as many as the i3-1215u.
As a reminder, since this laptop uses LPDDR5 there is no way to upgrade the memory. You'll be stuck with only 8gb, which is already the absolute minimum for a budget tier laptop now, let alone a few years down the road. It's also important to keep in mind that the igpu uses system memory since it doesn't have vram, so in reality this laptop has more like ~6gb of ram for system use.
The amazon listing states that this laptop's storage is "128GB UFS". This stands for universal flash storage, and generally implies that this laptop is using a non-standard much lower quality drive. You should factor in the price of an ssd upgrade for this laptop, since I would highly recommend against using whatever e-waste they pulled out of a dumpster to stick in this laptop. 128gb is exceptionally low anyways, verging on unusable if you store any files locally whatsoever.
The screen is the only real highlight of this laptop, at $200 a 1080p ips screen with 300nits brightness is fairly good. It's only 60hz with 45% ntsc (~62% srgb) coverage, but that's par for the course for the screen in a budget tier laptop. Being ips rather than tn is good for this price point.
The keyboard isn't backlit, which I know a lot of people consider important, though a backlit keyboard is unusual to find at this price point.
The assortment of ports are fairly good for this price tier.
Ultimately, if you already have an extra ssd to swap in, this laptop might barely be able to reach the level of a good deal for those on a very tight budget who prioritize the screen quality over performance. I personally believe most people would be better off looking for a laptop with a slightly higher end cpu (~i3-1215u class performance), and either 16gb of ram or a memory slot permitting a memory upgrade. If you don't already have a spare ssd, once you factor in the price of an ssd upgrade this laptop isn't a good deal.
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Can someone with expertise weigh-in
Here's a review of this laptop with the 512gb ssd (instead of 128gb): https://www.notebookche
First off, while the the i3-N305 is technically an 8-core cpu, it only has e-cores. That means it only has 8 threads, and performs drastically worse than the multiple generations old low end 6-core (2p+6e) i3-1215u. Multithreaded performance is acceptable, though not great, but the more relevant (for most applications commonly used) single core performance is appallingly poor. The n305 only supports a single memory channel, so this laptop will have meaningfully worse memory performance than you'd expect for lpddr5. Also, it's igpu is incredibly weak having only 32 execution units, literally half as many as the i3-1215u.
As a reminder, since this laptop uses LPDDR5 there is no way to upgrade the memory. You'll be stuck with only 8gb, which is already the absolute minimum for a budget tier laptop now, let alone a few years down the road. It's also important to keep in mind that the igpu uses system memory since it doesn't have vram, so in reality this laptop has more like ~6gb of ram for system use.
The amazon listing states that this laptop's storage is "128GB UFS". This stands for universal flash storage, and generally implies that this laptop is using a non-standard much lower quality drive. You should factor in the price of an ssd upgrade for this laptop, since I would highly recommend against using whatever e-waste they pulled out of a dumpster to stick in this laptop. 128gb is exceptionally low anyways, verging on unusable if you store any files locally whatsoever.
The screen is the only real highlight of this laptop, at $200 a 1080p ips screen with 300nits brightness is fairly good. It's only 60hz with 45% ntsc (~62% srgb) coverage, but that's par for the course for the screen in a budget tier laptop. Being ips rather than tn is good for this price point.
The keyboard isn't backlit, which I know a lot of people consider important, though a backlit keyboard is unusual to find at this price point.
The assortment of ports are fairly good for this price tier.
Ultimately, if you already have an extra ssd to swap in, this laptop might barely be able to reach the level of a good deal for those on a very tight budget who prioritize the screen quality over performance. I personally believe most people would be better off looking for a laptop with a slightly higher end cpu (~i3-1215u class performance), and either 16gb of ram or a memory slot permitting a memory upgrade. If you don't already have a spare ssd, once you factor in the price of an ssd upgrade this laptop isn't a good deal.