Acer Aspire V5-471P-6605 14-Inch Touchscreen Laptop (Silky Silver) Review

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I will keep this relatively short-you get what you pay for! For the current listed price there is no other 14" touchscreen on the market at this price point. I have now had this laptop for nearly a week and it is pretty fast. I ordered 4gb of ram along with the computer to upgrade to 8gb total. This makes all the difference and for roughly $25 you can get the most out of this computer with this simple upgrade that a child could install. Backlit keyboard is great and illuminates nicely without blinding you in very dark locations. As for the fit and finish-I personally like it. It really is silky in feel. The computer itself is solidly built and all parts fit well. Also, the speakers on this thing are great for a budget laptop. They get a lot louder than previous laptops I've had and with more body. They really sound the best when the laptop is sitting on a hard surface so they can reflect sound off of it since they are on the bottom. My only issues with this laptop are the wifi and the smallish battery. The wifi disconnects on a regular basis and has to be reset. Three hours on the internet and I will have to reset atleast twice. I will probably just get a nano usb wifi module to fix this situation. That being said, still a great purchase as long as I get 2 years out of this thing.

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This is a great laptop and definitely worth the price. I had some issues with the wifi staying connected, but went to Acer's site and downloaded a different driver and now it works perfect! I love the touchscreen! It has everything I need in a computer and very happy with the purchase.

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I researched extensively before buying this laptop. I needed something under $800, lightweight, had an optical drive, a webcam, quick start at boot and a decent size hard drive. This is what I ended up purchasing.

PROS:

-Good price for what you get.

-Very comparable to ultrabooks for a similar size and weight (albeit slightly heavier, but not much bulkier)

-Haven't had any software issues, or bugs to report. I've been using this laptop for 3 1/2 months.

-When starting the computer it literally takes less than 10 seconds to boot.

-Good size memory and RAM

-Processor speed is good.

-The touchscreen; I have gotten used to it and really like it. Scrolling on webpages can go way faster than using the pad on a laptop.

CONS:

-The wifi adapter tends to go in and out. Every couple of hours or so you will lose your connection for about 10-30 seconds.

-As is you will need to do a manual update for the wireless adapter from the Acer website. If you aren't very computer saavy this can take a while to figure out how to do.

-The casing of the laptop (on mine at least) is poorly put together. There is a good 1/4 inch gap in the casing on the left side of mine.

-The touchscreen; If you use it often your screen will need to be cleaned very often. Visually this can get annoying. If you have OCD, don't even bother getting a touchscreen laptop. It will drive you nuts.

OVERALL:

Overall I think for the price you are getting higher end "insides" with a lower quality "outside". If you're on a budget and don't mind the few issues I have found so far, this computer will work fine. None of the issues were enough, for me, to ever get frustrated or regret my purchase. I think its great that you can still get a higher functioning laptop for a lower price.

Edit: Upon opening there was a tiny scratch in the corner of the casing where the screen is. Amazon resolved my issue within a matter of minutes via email. No worries when purchasing from Amazon.

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maybe it was just my luck but it got defective on me twice so had to return, Amazon saved me!! i wouldve cried if I couldnt lol. dont mean to scare anybody it worked awsome when it did, just didnt last! ;(

UPDATE,Ive searched and searched and searched for another good laptop for a good price!! and no luck!, thers 2 other acer for 50-60 more and I think im going to reorder this one again! :( so heads on on a semi cheap laptop, if you want it to last, get square trade coverage here in amazon! which is what Im going to do, other wise it'll probably last me 2 years or less. Its so worth it if you dont want an expensive laptop right now! I wish these other people would answer their reviews! haha.

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Bought this awhile back, has been good so far! No real complaints. The touch screen element is really neat and handy at times when not using the alternate browser.