Acer Aspire 16 Al: Big screen, small price

The Acer Aspire 16 Al delivers solid CPU performance, a big screen, and a long list of features at a low price.

- MATTHEW S. SMITH

Qualcomm's Snapdragon X chips are often a solid choice for a budget laptop (fave.co/45BKiC7), as they deliver good-enough performance and solid battery life at a low price. Most systems, though, have smaller displays. The Acer Aspire 16 AI adds an appealing big-screen option that is packed with features including USB4, Windows Hello facial recognition, and a plus-size touchpad, among other things.

SPECS AND FEATURES

The Acer Aspire 16 AI has Qualcomm's entry-level Snapdragon X chip with eight cores and a maximum multicore speed of 3GHz. It also ships with 16GB of memory and a 512GB solid-state drive. These are typical specifications for an entry-level Snapdragon X laptop.

Model number: A16-11MT-X669

CPU: Snapdragon X1P-26-100

Memory: 16GB LPDDR5X-8448

Graphics/GPU: Qualcomm Adreno

NPU: Qualcomm NPU up to 45 TOPS

Display: 16-inch 1920×1200 120Hz IPS-LCD

Storage: 512GB M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Webcam: 1080p 30fps

Connectivity: 2x USB-C 4 up to 40Gbps with Power Delivery and DisplayPort, two USB 3.2 Gen 1 (one with charging), 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x 3.5mm combo audio. MicroSD card reader

Networking: WiFi 7, Bluetooth 5.3

Biometrics: Facial recognition

Battery capacity: 65 watt-hours

Dimensions: 14×9.8×0.63 inches

Weight: 3.42 pounds

Operating System: Windows 11 Home

Price: $729.99 MSRP

The Acer Aspire 16 currently comes in just one configuration and is listed at an MSRP of $729.99.

Some retailers actually list it higher at $799.99. The lack of configuration options makes shopping for the laptop simple—just buy from the retailer with the lowest price you can find.