Updated 26 Jul 2018
Acer
Aspire 3 A315-21-49UK
Snapshot: The Acer Aspire 3 A315-21-49UK laptop has a 15.6-inch screen. It has an AMD A4-9120 processor and 4GB RAM. How good is its display?
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Test results
Overall score
Design and use
Performance
Battery life
Display
Good points
- Good design and use.
- Just OK performance.
- OK colours on the screen.
- Fair amount reflectance.
- Good brightness and contrast.
- OK video playback.
- OK viewing angles.
- Has a USB 3.0 port and an HDMI port.
- RAM can be upgraded.
- Hard drive can be upgraded.
- Keyboard feels comfortable to use.
- Large trackpad.
But
- Just OK battery life.
- Just OK audio.
- Front camera only.
How we test
Overall score includes:
Design and use (35%) includes status lights/indicators, connections, laptop design, general use as a laptop, overall style and mobility as well as evaluating its security, manual and recovery options (if provided). For hybrids we also test laptop-to-tablet conversion and general use as a tablet. We also assess the audio quality of the speaker.
Performance (25%) is assessed using 3 benchmark software tools to evaluate the laptop’s performance during a range of tasks as well as its storage capabilities.
Battery life (20%) looks at the battery consumption for both heavy and light usage. Heavy usage is defined as playing an HD-quality video on loop, with power management features set for maximum performance, screen brightness at 100% and connected to a network with WiFi. Light usage is daily tasks, such as browsing the internet and checking email.
Display (20%) includes colour accuracy, brightness, depth and contrast, vertical and horizontal angle of view and glare and surface reflections.
Price is from a November 2018 survey.
