Acer Aspire A315-24PT is €43 cheaper today, 13% below the other.
Over the 1 days of the last 90 both were for sale, the Acer Aspire A315-24PT was the cheaper one on 1 of 1 days, by €10 to €10, and the two stayed close enough that either price is fair.
All three differ: Linux support, RAM and the screen.
Price history: the lowest price we saw each week
- Dell Inspiron 3530€277 now
- Acer Aspire A315-24PT€267 now
Week of 19 October 2026
- Dell Inspiron 3530Online Used Laptops
- €277
- Acer Aspire A315-24PTOnline Used Laptops
- €267
Every week, as a table
| Week | Dell Inspiron 3530 | Acer Aspire A315-24PT |
|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2026 | €262 | |
| 14 September 2026 | €262 | |
| 21 September 2026 | €277 | |
| 28 September 2026 | €277 | |
| 5 October 2026 | €277 | |
| 12 October 2026 | €277 | |
| 19 October 2026 | €277 | €267 |
What differs between them
No shop states these. We looked them up ourselves, and we say when.
| Fact | Dell Inspiron 3530 | Acer Aspire A315-24PT |
|---|---|---|
| Linux support | Linux runs on this laptop. “Dell Inspiron 15 3530 (i7-1355U) certified with Ubuntu”ubuntu.com, checked 11 September 2026. | Linux runs on this laptop, with something not working. “I am running Linux mint 22, the latest release, on my new A315-24PT and have found that there is no support at present for the built-in Bluetooth or the built-in WiFi.”community.acer.com, checked 20 October 2026. |
| Soldered RAM | The RAM can be upgraded. “Two SODIMM slots”cdn.cs.1worldsync.com, checked 11 September 2026. | The RAM is soldered and cannot be upgraded. “Memory, on the other hand, is not due to it being soldered to the motherboard.”notebookcheck.net, checked 20 October 2026. |
| Screen quality | Reviewers rate this screen well. “The screen’s real strength is the 120Hz refresh rate, that is what makes everyday navigation feel noticeably smoother than most laptops at this price.”hotshot.co, checked 11 September 2026. | Reviewers rate this screen poorly. “Disappointing panel with low brightness and poor colour accuracy”notebookcheck.net, checked 20 October 2026. |
Dell Inspiron 3530 and Acer Aspire A315-24PTDell Inspiron 3530 and Acer Aspire A315-24PT each have a page of their own.