This is the best laptop I could find that was close to your price range. It will be significantly faster that your current acer. If you have any questions, please reach out. It is refurbished but comes with the same warranty as new.

About this item

• Factory re-newed works as new. Ultra-portable less than 1-inch thin; Windows 11 OS;
• Intel Core i3-1115G4 (up to 4.1 GHz with Intel Turbo Boost Technology, 6 MB L3 cache, 2 cores); Intel UHD graphics
• 8GB DDR4 System Memory; 256 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD; Dual Speakers; Long battery life; Full-size island-style keyboard; HP True Vision 720p HD camera with integrated dual array digital microphones
• 15.6″ diagonal, FHD (1920 x 1080), micro-edge, anti-glare, 250 nits, 45% NTSC; Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (1×1) Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.2 combo;
• 1 SuperSpeed USB Type-C 5Gbps signaling rate; 2 SuperSpeed USB Type-A 5Gbps signaling rate; 1 HDMI 1.4b; 1 AC smart pin; 1 headphone/microphone combo; 1 multi-format SD media card reader