Acer via eBay has
Acer Aspire 16 AI Laptop (Refurbished, A16-52MT-91B0-US) for
$714.01.
Shipping is free.
Note: Includes 2-year Allstate warranty.
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Dr.W for finding this deal.
Specs:
- Intel Core Ultra 9-288V 3.30GHz 8-Core Processor
- 16" 1920x1200 120Hz IPS 350 nits Touchscreen Display
- 32GB LPDDR5X Memory
- 1TB PCI Express NVMe 4.0 M.2 SSD
- Intel Arc Graphics 140V
- Backlit Keyboard
- WiFi 7 + Bluetooth 5.4
- Windows 11 Home
- Ports:
- 2x Thunderbolt / USB4
- 1x HDMI 2.1
- 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1
Top Comments
Community Reviews
This refurbished Aspire 16 AI stands out as a light 16 inch laptop with strong specs for the money, especially 32GB of RAM, a 1TB SSD, Intel Arc 140V graphics, and a 120Hz touch display. The screen is described as bright, crisp, semi matte, and smooth thanks to VRR down to 30Hz, while the 65W charger keeps the carry load simple. It also looks capable for everyday gaming and some local AI or machine learning work. The main knocks are build quality, possible cooling and fan noise concerns, and a wireless card failure on arrival in one case. The price feels less compelling than earlier refurb pricing, though warranty coverage and coupon discounts help soften it.
Travelers who want a light 16-inch laptop, because it weighs 3.4 pounds and uses a simple 65W charger.
Users who want a bright touch display for everyday work, because the screen is crisp, responsive, and rated 100% sRGB.
College students running local AI tools, because 32GB RAM and a recent CPU give enough headroom for on-device work.
Casual gamers playing modern titles at modest settings, because the integrated graphics can handle AAA games at lower resolutions and stays smooth with VRR.
Shoppers expecting a premium chassis, because the build quality is described as weak compared with better-built alternatives.
People wanting a true high-end AI workstation, because 32GB RAM is enough for light local AI but not for serious on-device model work.
Buyers who need a flawless out-of-box wireless setup, because the wireless network card can arrive nonworking.
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FYI, "Intel Core Ultra processors feature a dedicated three-tier AI engine (CPU, GPU, and NPU) delivering up to over 100 total TOPS of AI compute (power)"...and the also have Intel Arc Graphics. Only you seem to be confusing those concepts.
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For the person that said not much AI with 32gb of ram, my work has plenty of devs doing local AI work on 24gb and 32gb machines. For serious work we're not doing stuff locally anyway, but you can do quite a lot of ML and local AI that non-devs are going to be doing over the next few years on 32gb. If you want more, look at $1500+ with non soldered ram, or drop $4000-6000 on powerhouse laptops like we do for 128gb laptops. Those are in a completely different league in budget and performance than this deal.
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