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This might be the best deal I’ve seen all year on a budget laptop. Right now, Acer—by way of eBay—is selling a refurbished Aspire 15.6-inch laptop with 16GB of RAM, a touchscreen display, and an AMD Ryzen 5 processor for just $287.99. For a laptop that’s normally $500 retail, that’s a certified banger of a deal.
This is definitely a budget design, so keep your expectations in check. The Aspire 3 has a plastic body and its 15-inch screen isn’t going to impress anyone, even if the touch panel is an impressive find at this price point. With 53 watt-hours of battery, this laptop won’t be a longevity champion either. But even with these specs, it’s actually much better-equipped than the model we tested and reviewed back in 2023. This laptop won’t run the latest high-end games, but it should be good enough for Minecraft and the like.
The version being sold on eBay has a touchscreen, a faster quad-core AMD processor, a much bigger 1TB SSD, and 16GB of RAM. That’s the minimum I would recommend for running Windows 11. Though it’s being sold directly from Acer, it’s “eBay refurbished,” which means you get a two-year Allstate warranty. Also note that the eBay listing is for a blue laptop, not the silver-and-black one in the review photo.
As of right now, the listing is showing a price of $359.99—but you can take an extra 20% off for the next six days by using the coupon code MEMORIALDEALS. Shipping is free via FedEx. If you’ve been waiting for an incredibly affordable workhorse laptop, this is it, so hop to it!
Get a 15-inch touchscreen laptop with 16GB RAM for $288
Author: Michael Crider, Staff Writer, PCWorld
Michael is a 10-year veteran of technology journalism, covering everything from Apple to ZTE. On PCWorld he’s the resident keyboard nut, always using a new one for a review and building a new mechanical board or expanding his desktop “battlestation” in his off hours. Michael’s previous bylines include Android Police, Digital Trends, Wired, Lifehacker, and How-To Geek, and he’s covered events like CES and Mobile World Congress live. Michael lives in Pennsylvania where he’s always looking forward to his next kayaking trip.
