Acer Aspire 3 Ryzen 5 15.6-inch Laptop (4GB/1TB/Windows 10/Obsidian Black/2.3kg), A315-41

I had purchased for this laptop for ₹28,300 in July, 2019 and I'm writing this review in June, 2020. So, I'm writing this review after 11 months. So sit down, it's going to be long review.1) Build Quality> It has simple plastic body with parallel line texture for better grip.> It does not feel sturdy or premium. Screen wobbles in the middle portion when lid is closed. So, don't put anything on it.> It weighs 2.3Kg and feels bulky as per today's standards.2) Display> It has 15.6 inch Full HD TN panel.> As a TN panel, viewing not good. Horizontal angles are okay but vertical angles are bad. So, you always have to make sure that screen is directly in front of your eyes for better usage and its very annoying.> Brightness is good. It has anti-reflective coating. So, you will not feel any problems for indoor use.> Colours are okay. Can't compare it with IPS panel.> But, please make sure that you install the required graphics drivers as display is not well calibrated out of the box. For that, use AMD Radeon Adrenalin Software which is available on AMD's website for free.3) Internals> It has AMD Ryzen 5 2500U CPU which has 4 cores and 8 threads. It's very capable midrange processor and definitely far better than dual core Intel Core i3 in terms of multicore performance.> It has 4GB DDR4 RAM clocked at 25MHz. But, it is not sufficient. So, I recommend you to put another 4GB RAM for better multi tasking. RAM socket is accessible to end user. Easy to install.> You can also install M.2 SATA SSD by opening back panel. But, open it through service center as it has warranty seal on screw. If you break it by yourself, your device warranty may get void (this is what company says).> Update to Windows version, drivers for better performance.4) Keyboard & Trackpad> It has 10.5*7.9 cm trackpad. Left and right keys are integrated in it. It's fairy responsive and I faced no issues as I don't even use external mouse. For, better efficiency you may increase pointer speed.> Keyboard is okay. It has separate numpad. Keys are mushy and they don't create any kind of disturbing noise. Some people like it while others don't.> It has screen lock, touchpad lock, volume control, brightness control, WiFI and sleep key integrated on function keys. Good to have such keys as they make user's work easy.> Main drawback is, it does not have caps lock or num lock LED indicator. So, you have rely on display notification/indicator.> No backlight keyboard, so some may face issues while doing typing work in pinch dark environment.5) Connectivity> It has two 2.0 USB port, 1 USB 3 port, 1 LAN Port, Headphone Jack, HDMI port and card slot.> No USB Type C port.> It has 5 GHz WiFI support which is good for fast wireless network speed.> So, on connectivity side, it is filled with all essential things.6) Sound Quality> It has 2 downward firing speakers.> They are rich in clarity. Not very loud. Sufficient only for single single user.> Even on high volume they don't get distorted.> Don't expect high bass.> Headphone output is also okay. No problems whatsoever.7) Webcam & Macrophone> Webcam resolution is VGA. It's simply useless..!> Microphone quality is not good.> If you do lots of video calling, then purchase external webcam and microphone.8) Thermals> I use this laptop on flat table.> It never gets hot on daily work even after extensive usage and battery charging turned on.> It is very silent and fans get activated only when you play high end games or do high resolution video rendering during video editing.9) Battery> I purposely kept this point for last. As it can be make or break for some people.> It has 4810mAh Lithium Polymer battery.> Company claims that it can last upto 6 hours. Don't believe on them.> I usually get only 2-2:20 hours of battery backup with WiFI usage and brightness at nearly 40%. And it's since day one.> You can hardly watch 2 hour long movie with loud speaker turned on single charge. That's disappointing.> Charger is of 45W. Its light in weight but, takes 1:45- 2:00 hours for full charge. Slow charging.* My Final Thoughts> In ₹28 thousands, it gives everything you needed, nothing you don't.> The biggest selling point of this laptop is Ryzen 5 Series 2500U processor.> Increase RAM and put M.2 SSD, then it will run amazingly fast. Even without SSD, it works good. But, extra 4GB RAM is must. No problem in multi tasking.> I don't game on PC. But, surely this laptop is not meant for gaming.> Definitely not recommended for travelers because of low battery capacity and bulkiness.> Its Nov 2018 model, so may not be that much future proof.> Purchase it only if it is getting around ₹25 thousands and are you are willing to upgrade its RAM.I think, I have covered all the major points. If you have any doubt, please feel free to ask it. I will try my best to answer it as per my experience.

Screen quality is ok no complaints.

If you are going to purchase an laptop in the price range of 30000 then just go for it ..... For the detailed review I am defining all the points of this laptop🔶 PERFORMANCE- The performance of the laptop is the best thing for which I am recommending this laptop to you...the processor RYZEN 5 is a quad core CPU which is based on 2.0 ghz frequency and can be boost up to 3.6-3.7 ghz.. but you should add up more RAM for the best performance..🔶RAM-I have purchased the 4GB ram variant so I have to increase my RAM and I have upgraded to 12 GB RAM and ssd and now the machine is so powerful that it can boot up in a few seconds (booting time is reduced to one fourth)🔶DISPLAY-It is the main factor for which I am giving this laptop a 4 star rating(I reduced one star for the viewing angles) the quality of the screen is average but the viewing angles are not good.... Don't cancel the deal due to display other factors are very good....🔶BUILD QUALITY-the build quality is not so good and not so bad .... specially the plastic quality around the screen borders is not so good🔶 SPEAKERS-The sound of this laptop is above average and I know most of the users doesn't use the speakers regularly because mostly use earphones and headphones🔶BATTERY-I don't like the battery capacity because it lasts around 2 to 3 hours when we use basic things like only file exploring and Microsoft office and gives about 1.5 hour to 2 hour when we use internet explorer and the Chrome...🔶Harddisk-most of the time it shows that disk usage is 100% so upgraded with m.2 ssd .....So at last I would like to say that if you are a average user like you play old games and required laptop for daily task and Microsoft office and Chrome multitasking just go for it now...But if you want a particular laptop for low gaming around 25k to 27k then you should purchase it and upgrade the RAM and then you would see the best performance in this price range

AS SAID CHEAP THINGS ARE ALWAYS THE WORSE1.)Bad sellerDon't buy from this seller please they give me a faluty laptop2.) battery backup on only on a 480p video playback at 25 percent brightness and WiFi off is just 2 HOURS YOU SEE ONLY 2 HOURS even my decade old laptop can do that .3.) The CPU is insaley fast but given that the chasis is poorly build and the CPU is locked to just 2.2 GHz (was supposed to be 3.6ghz trust me it makes a huge difference) during cinebench it first goes to 2.9ghz then drops to 2.2ghz4.) The temperature is kept below 75 degrees I never saw it going above 75 and after 75 degrees the CPU start throttle so so so disappointed with Acer . I had 2 HP laptops both were 7 year old and had i5 trust me it can beat this laptop5.)Bad build quality ,bad touchpad,bad speaker,bad screen (contrast issue causes eye pain), keyboard feels a bit mediocre6.)The laptop came installed with a lot of bloatware like Norton etc.... I had to do a clean installation for the new windows update.7.) Lol I got a score of 480 in cinbenech R15 so bad people with the same CPU but different laptops would get minimum 580 and maximum of 650 without overclocking(in real this CPU cant be overcloked { locked bios and is write protected })8.) The only pros is the it has a bigger brighter screen LMFAO it's so bad if you see it in your own hand .9.) For gaming it's a definitely NO the integrated GPU is quite powerful but again same reason that it's in a poorly built chasis whose bios is locked along with the CPU and GPU capabilities I would get like 30-40 fps on 1600X900 on a game from 2000 (L4D2).IN SHORT PLEASE IF YOUR BUDGER ALLOWS YOU TO GO A LITTLE BIT HIGHER (only 1000-2000) GO FOR SOME OTHER LIKE FROM HP OR LENOVO