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Updated January 10, 2024·

The Acer Aspire 3 15 is a budget-friendly option with adequate performance for general use, lower weight for better portability, and a fanless design for silent operation. The HP Omen 15, on the other hand, is priced higher but offers superior performance for 3D rendering, machine learning, and engineering tasks, with a much more powerful processor and graphics card. It also has a higher screen refresh rate beneficial for fast-motion visuals, which is great for gaming. The tradeoff is that the HP Omen 15 is heavier, making it less portable than the Acer. Consider the Acer if you're looking for an affordable, everyday laptop, and the HP if you need high performance for specialized tasks and gaming, despite its greater size and cost. Give Feedback

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Advantages of the Acer Aspire 3 15
  • The Acer Aspire 3 15 has no clear advantages over the HP Omen 15.
Advantages of the HP Omen 15
  • Good for general use
  • Good for engineering and design
  • Good for gaming and AI
  • Good overall display quality
  • Good overall build quality
  • Very good battery life
  • Very good keyboard

Key differences

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General Use

6.6
Aspire 3 15
Omen 15
7.9
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
244.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
318.0 nits
9.5 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
10.0 Hours
6.2/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
7.6/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
7.0/10
The HP Omen 15 is good for general use, while the Acer Aspire 3 15 is only fair.

Gaming and AI

5.8
Aspire 3 15
Omen 15
7.6
3.5/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
7.8/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
144Hz
No
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
10.0/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
7.5/10
The HP Omen 15 is good for gaming and AI, while the Acer Aspire 3 15 is poor.

Engineering and Design

5.9
Aspire 3 15
Omen 15
7.9
4.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
3.5/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
7.8/10
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The HP Omen 15 is good for engineering and design, while the Acer Aspire 3 15 is poor.

Content Creation

7.0
Aspire 3 15
Omen 15
7.8
4.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The HP Omen 15 and Acer Aspire 3 15 are both good for content creation, though the HP Omen 15 is somewhat better.

Software Development

7.0
Aspire 3 15
Omen 15
7.6
4.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
6.2/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
The HP Omen 15 and Acer Aspire 3 15 are both good for software development, though the HP Omen 15 is somewhat better.

Screen Quality

6.2
Aspire 3 15
Omen 15
7.3
15.6in
SIZE
15.6in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
144Hz
244.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
318.0 nits
The HP Omen 15 has a better screen than the Acer Aspire 3 15 for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, content creation, and software development.

Portability

Good
Aspire 3 15
Omen 15
Good
15.6in
SIZE
15.6in
3.9 lbs
WEIGHT
5.4 lbs
0.7in
THICKNESS
0.9in
The Acer Aspire 3 15 and HP Omen 15 both have good portability, though the Acer Aspire 3 15 has somewhat better portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.

Build Quality

6.2
Aspire 3 15
Omen 15
7.2
The HP Omen 15 has good build quality, while the Acer Aspire 3 15 has only fair build quality.

Cost

$330
Aspire 3 15
Omen 15
$960
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The Acer Aspire 3 15 has a price of $330 and the HP Omen 15 costs $960.
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Key similarities

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Battery

9.5 Hours
Aspire 3 15
Omen 15
10.0 Hours
The Acer Aspire 3 15 has 9.5 hours of battery life. The HP Omen 15 has 10 hours of battery life.

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How the Acer Aspire 3 15 and the HP Omen 15 compare to other laptops

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Spec Comparison

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Acer Aspire 3 15HP Omen 15
Acer Aspire 3 15HP Omen 15

GENERAL

Price
$330
$960
Release Date
January 1, 2023December 1, 2021
Overall Dimensions
14.3'' x 9.4'' x 0.74''14.1'' x 9.4'' x 0.9''
Weight
3.97 lbs5.42 lbs
Width
14.29"14.09"
Depth
9.35"9.44"

INTERNAL

Processor
AMD Ryzen 3 7320UAMD Ryzen 7 5800H
RAM
8 GB16 GB
DDR Memory Version
54
RAM Slots
02
Storage
128 GB1024 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
9.5 Hours10 Hours
Battery Capacity
40 Wh70.9 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
15.6"15.6"
Display Technology
IPSIPS
Resolution
1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Refresh Rate
60Hz144Hz
Display Brightness
244 nits318 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
6.3/107.2/10
Portability Score
7.7/107.1/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
NoYes
Premium Business Laptop
NoNo
Fan Noise Score
10/107.5/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
6.3/108.5/10
Speaker Quality Score
6/106.3/10
Webcam
720p720p
Fingerprint Reader
NoNo
Backlit Keyboard
NoYes
Number Pad
YesNo

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-A
23
USB-C ports
11
USB-C Charging
YesNo
Display Outputs
23
Thunderbolt Ports
00

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Acer Aspire 3 15

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Rtings

Alexander Tozzi, Ryan Lim, and Yannick Khong | March 2023
"The Acer Aspire 3 is okay for school use. It feels reasonably well-built, and it's easy to carry around. The display looks decently sharp and provides plenty of space for multitasking, but it doesn't get bright enough to combat glare. Its Intel Core i3-N305 CPU and integrated graphics can only handle simple tasks, like text processing, web browsing, and video playback, so it isn't ideal for students in more technical fields like 3D graphics. Unfortunately, the battery lasts only around six to seven hours of light use."

HP Omen 15

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Florian Glaser | January 2021
"We consider around 1,260 Euros (~$1530) for a Ryzen 7 4800H, a GeForce RTX 2060, a 512 GB SSD and 16 GB dual-channel RAM to be a good offer that appeals to price-conscious gamers. Very high details are rarely a problem in the native resolution of 1,920 x 1,080. Buyers will also be spoiled with a top-notch battery life that even beats most other notebook classes. If HP now improves the speed of the WLAN module, the stability of the case and the repeatedly criticized picture quality, the competition will have to dress extra warmly."

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About Acer

Acer is a prominent Taiwanese electronics brand which makes a wide range of laptops, with multiple product lines catering to personal use, gaming, and business use. They are renowned for having exceptional value for money, as they frequently offer good specifications at a lower price than other manufacturers.

About HP

HP, also known as Hewlett-Packard, is an American technology company that develops personal computers and computer peripherals. In the laptop industry, HP is known for its entry level Essential series laptops, its mid-range Pavilion, Envy, and Victus series, and high-end Omen and Spectre series, in addition to its business-oriented EliteBook, ProBook, and Dragonfly series laptops. HP laptops generally undercut other mainstream competitors in terms of price, placing itself as the value-oriented mainstream brand.

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