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The Acer Aspire 3 is the ultimate value for money laptop on the market right now, coming in at under £400 at Currys PC World. It's packed full of features that would normally be found on models that sell for double the price. Here's why it's such a good deal:

Design

As you can see it's a beautifully simple looking laptop with a really clean black finish, I especially like the "delicate horizontal hair-line brush pattern" that Acer have been able to achieve, it really adds that 'expensive' look to the laptop. You certainly wouldn't feel any embarrassment at pulling this out at your local Macbook filled coffee shop. 

Performance & Power

With a built-in 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8265U Processor and 8GB RAM, the Acer Aspire 3 can pretty much do most things you'd want it to do. Whether it's simply surfing the web, working on Word and Excel documents, or even editing photos and videos, this machine can do it. And with 1TB HDD on board, you will have more than enough storage so that you will never have to use an external hard drive. In terms of battery life, on a full charge you can expect up to 8 hours. Which granted, isn't the best as you might expect 10 hours + but for under £400 it's a compromise worth taking.


Specifications & Connectivity 

As well as editing photos and videos, the Acer Aspire 3 is perfect for watching your favourite tv shows, movies and YouTube videos due to the HD 15.6" LED screen. And with the HDMI port available you can always connect to a bigger screen, TV, or even a projector. It also comes with one USB 3.1 slot and two USB 2.0 slots, so you will be able to easily connect your favourite devices. Other notable features are that it comes with Windows 10 built-in and it has a Gigabit Ethernet Port so that you can connect straight to your Internet router for a more secure connection.


In Conclusion

For just £399.97 from Currys PC World, the Acer Aspire 3 A315-54 15.6" Intel® Core™ i5 Laptop is well worth the investment, whether it's for work or for play, this laptop can do it. I wouldn't imagine it will stay at that price for long so I would snap up yours quick!