Acer Aspire R11 Series

Processor: Intel Celeron N3050, Intel Celeron N3160, Intel Pentium N3700, Intel Pentium N3710
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics (Braswell), Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell), Intel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell)
Display: 11.60 inch
Weight: 1.42kg, 1.5kg, 1.6kg
Price: 350, 400, 500 euro
price: 100%, performance: 57%, features: 77%, display: 68%, mobility: 83%, workmanship: 79%, ergonomy: 90%, emissions: 93%

 

Acer Aspire R3-131T

The Acer Aspire R3-131T is a wallet friendly laptop with features found on higher end models. The build quality is impressive with a black interior wrapped inside a beautifully textured blue shell. The top cover is simple and playful and the Acer Aspire R3-131T comes with a tile-style keyboard and a large touchpad. A strong selling point of the design is its screen positioning angle. The 11.6 inch HD Active Matrix TFT LCD display is able to flip passed 180 degree. This allows the laptop to function as a tablet on a stand for easy touch screen navigation. The Windows 8.1 system comes with an Intel Celeron N3050 dual-core processor clocked at 1.60 GHz, a maximum of 8 GB DDR3L SDRAM, an Intel HD Graphics GPU and 32 GB SSD storage. Other features on the device consist of a webcam, a HDMI out, two USB ports and a card reader. With a weight of 1.58 kg, the Acer Aspire R3-131T is a perfect on-the-go companion for users look to carry a standard laptop form factor instead of a tablet. To complement the Acer Aspire R3-131T’s portability, Acer has included a 4-cell Lithium Polymer battery rated at 3270 mAh for superb battery life.

Specifications

Notebook: Acer Aspire R3-131T
Processor: Intel Pentium N3700
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics (Braswell)
Display: 11.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 1.5kg
Price: 400 euro
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Average Score: 73.33% - average

 

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Acer Aspire R11 R3-131T-C122

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Notebook: Acer Aspire R11 R3-131T-C122
Processor: Intel Celeron N3050
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics (Braswell)
Display: 11.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 1.42kg
Price: 350 euro
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Average Score: 60% - poor

 

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Acer Aspire R3-131-C72X

Specifications

Notebook: Acer Aspire R3-131-C72X
Processor: Intel Celeron N3050
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics (Braswell)
Display: 11.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 1.6kg
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Acer Aspire R3-131T-P3UF

The Acer Aspire R3-131T-P3UF is a 2-in-1 convertible touch notebook. Convertible touch notebooks allow transition between touch and type control on the same device. It offers flexibility on a budget for professionals or travelers. The Aspire R3 fits well in this category but it doesn't look the path. It looks more like a funky laptop-tablet for students. In terms of looks and build quality, it doesn't really compete with the usual convertible laptops out there which can look more like a business device. It comes closer to the Dell Inspiron 11 series which also is a convertible but is mainly aimed at student. The Acer Aspire R3-131T-P3UF measures at 298 x 21 x 211 mm and weighs at 1.6 kg. It is far from a sleek device. The convertible notebook is available in two colors, which are blue and black. Its permanently installed lithium polymer battery with 4-cell and 3270 mAh is capable of delivering up to 8 hours of battery life. The Acer Aspire R3-131T-P3UF comes with a decent hardware specification. It features an Intel Pentium N3710 processor, 4 GB of RAM, an Intel HD Graphics and a 128 GB SSD. The RAM of the convertible notebook can be upgraded to a maximum of 8 GB. Its 11-inch Acer CineCrystal LED touchscreen features an aspect ratio of 16:9 and a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. It is a glare display for high contrast and brilliant colors. However, it reflects environmental lighting, which might be inconvenient for travelers to use outdoors. A 360 degree dual-torque hinge allows easy converting with one hand. For convenience in cooperation and sharing, the notebook can be laid on at flat 180 degree to have multiple people inputting at the same time. However, the hinge isn't as strong as one would want it to be. It does flex a little bit. The Windows 10 64-bit Home edition system has a recovery partition for convenience in creating recovery DVDs with Acer eRecovery. As for entertainment and communication purpose, it has an Acer Crystal Eye 1.3 MP HD webcam built in for video calling. The webcam is capable of capturing 720p video at 30 fps. Furthermore, it has two stereo speakers and a microphone built in. The Aspire comes with an Acer FineTip keyboard and a precision touchpad with multi-gesture support. The convertible notebook has Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165 - M.2 Card installed which provides Wi-Fi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.2 for wireless networking. For input and output interfaces, it features a USB 2.0 port, a USB 3.0 port and HDMI port for external display. The Acer Aspire R3 series consists of good entry level convertible laptops priced very reasonably for students. Hands-on article by Jagadisa Rajarathnam

Specifications

Notebook: Acer Aspire R3-131T-P3UF
Processor: Intel Pentium N3710
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell)
Display: 11.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 1.6kg
Price: 500 euro
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Average Score: 81% - good

 

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Acer Aspire R11 R3-131T-C9QV

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Notebook: Acer Aspire R11 R3-131T-C9QV
Processor: Intel Celeron N3050
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics (Braswell)
Display: 11.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.6kg
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Acer Aspire R3-131T-C7X1

Specifications

Notebook: Acer Aspire R3-131T-C7X1
Processor: Intel Celeron N3160
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)
Display: 11.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 1.5kg
Price: 400 euro
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Average Score: 74% - average

 

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Acer: In 1976, the company was founded in Taiwan under the name Multitech and was renamed Acer or Acer Group in 1987. The product range includes, for example, laptops, tablets, smartphones, desktops, monitors, TVs and computer peripherals. Since 2007, the group has merged with Gateway Inc. and Packard Bell, which also market their own laptop product lines.

Acer computers are designed for a variety of purposes, including ultrabooks for mobile use, gaming laptops for gamers, affordable options for everyday tasks, and 2-in-1 convertible laptops for versatility. Acer's product portfolio also includes tablets that offer portable computing and multimedia capabilities.

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Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.

Intel HD Graphics (Braswell): Integrated graphics card in the Intel Braswell series (Celeron and Pentium) processors. Based on the Broadwell architecture (Intel Gen8) supporting DirectX 11.2. Depending on the processor offers 12 or 16 shader cores (EU) and different clock speed.

Intel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell): Integrated graphics card in the Intel Braswell series (2016 Pentium) processors. Based on the Broadwell architecture (Intel Gen8) supporting DirectX 11.2. Depending on the processor offers 16 shader cores (EU) and different clock speed.

Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell): Integrated graphics card in the Intel Braswell series (2016 Celeron) processors. Based on the Broadwell architecture (Intel Gen8) supporting DirectX 11.2. Depending on the processor offers 12 shader cores (EU) and different clock speeds.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

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Intel Pentium:

N3700: Notebook CPU with an integrated quad core Atom processor clocked at 1.6 - 2.4 GHz, an Intel HD Graphics GPU and a dual channel DDR3L-1600 memory controller.

N3710: Notebook CPU with an integrated quad core Atom processor clocked at 1.1 - 2.56 GHz, an Intel HD Graphics 405 GPU and a dual channel DDR3L-1600 memory controller.

Intel Celeron:

N3050: SoC with an integrated dual core Atom processor clocked at 1.6 - 2.16 GHz, an Intel HD Graphics GPU and a dual channel DDR3L-1600 memory controller.

N3160: Frugal quad-core SoC based on the Atom architecture "Airmont" for inexpensive notebooks. Runs with clocke between 1.6-2.24 GHz and includes a graphics adapter with DirectX 11.2 support.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

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» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

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71.63%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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