The Acer Aspire 3 offers a 15.6-inch 1080p touchscreen, a mid-range AMD Ryzen 5 7520U quad-core processor, 16GB of RAM (which is as low as I would go for Windows 11 these days), and a roomy 1TB SSD.

New die shots offer a glimpse of the intricacies that went into designing AMD's flagship Strix Point or Ryzen AI Max APUs.

There are some great deals to be had on GeForce RTX 40 series gaming laptops, including ones with premium OLED panels.