Acer 15.6" Aspire 3 Notebook Black: i5-1235U, 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD $597.00 + Delivery ($0 to Metro/ OnePass/ C&C) @ Officeworks

30

Go to Deal

superforever on 19/12/2023 - 14:35 officeworks.com.au (303 clicks)
Last edited 19/12/2023 - 15:00 by 1 other user

The Acer Aspire 3 is a ready-to-go work companion. Powered by a 12th Generation Intel Core core processor, you can enjoy smooth performance as you complete your tasks throughout the day. With 256 GB of SSD storage, you'll have plenty of space for your files and applications.

15.6" LED display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080.
12th Generation Intel Core i5 processor.
8 GB of RAM.
256 GB SSD storage capacity.
Intel UHD graphics processor.
Connections via WiFi, Bluetooth 5.0, 3 x USB 3.2, 1 x HDMI, 1 x 3.5 mm, and 3 x networking ports.
12 month warranty.
Battery life up to 6 hours.
Windows 11 Home operating system.
Dark grey design.

Related Stores

Officeworks

• 

  michaelavelli on 19/12/2023 - 14:39

  Looking for a laptop for a student, six hour battery seems not great?

  • 

    jcon on 19/12/2023 - 14:44

    +2

    Six hours is low, but the 15" form factor should make it a 'no go'. It's too cumbersome to lug around all day.

    I'd steer clear of Acer, they are consistently poor quality and unreliable, and the couple of hundred dollars you save buying a disappointing brand works out to about a dollar a week over the lifetime of the laptop.

    Keep an eye out for something like these, once they hit the $250-300 price point, which should be soon.
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/817756

    • 

      michaelavelli on 19/12/2023 - 14:52

      +1

      Thanks, appreciate the advice. I have definitely been considering refurbs. I don't quite trust my son to take care of a $1,000+ machine even if I thought it was necessary.

      • 

        jcon on 19/12/2023 - 16:48

        +1

        I've put one kid through high school buying refurbs, selling them on marketplace after 2 years and repeat. Total cost out of pocket is about two bucks per week, total risk of breakage due dumbassery at any point in time was only a couple hundred dollars, and after 5 years he now has a better laptop than the $1300 one the school wanted us to buy.

        Pro tip: If you can, avoid touch screens - they're so much more fragile and they cost a fortune to repair.

        • 

          garage sale on 19/12/2023 - 17:02

          @jcon: yeah, for touch the glass / digitiser breakage is an issue but upside is screen is easy to clean and doesn't scratch … work gave me a touch screen but no pen ….

        • 

          michaelavelli on 19/12/2023 - 17:14

          @jcon: Thankfully, the school does not require touchscreen, so I am happy to avoid that.

          Is 8GB RAM sufficient in your experience?

  • 

    dosada on 19/12/2023 - 14:59

    +1

    It's an Acer, the 6 hours battery life would be the smallest problem.

    • 

      garage sale on 19/12/2023 - 17:07

      I have 2 acers, I5 gen 5, one has had keyboard replaced, other has cracked screen that I won't be repairing but they always boot up OK. In regards to battery, these laptops are designed for home users rather than school, hence the 6 hr battery when new, HDMI as you might use external monitor and charge at the same time.. If you want all day battery life need to get a corporate grade laptop as they are designed to run all day and are smaller so you can run between meeting rooms….