List Price: $729.99
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Appearance4/5 The laptop looks great in its silver plastic. Although its plastic, you couldn't tell it apart from metal from a few feet away. Overall, it looks sleek and thin.
Construction4/5 It feels very solid with no creaks or loose parts. The plastic body does give in a little bit when it's pushed down really hard, but other than that, very good build.
Operating System5/5 I personally love Windows 8. It's extremely intuitive once you get the hang of it. It's fast and fluid, and the laptop comes pre-loaded with W8.
Touch Screen4/5 The touch screen is great! It's very responsive and has a 10-point touch infrastructure. It's easy to pinch and zoom.
Screen Resolution3/5 Screen resolution is average for a laptop of this midrange price. It's nothing spectacular, but it delivers and is good enough.
Features5/5 This laptop is feature packed. It has a backlit keyboard, no-button touchpad, touchscreen, bluetooth, wi-fi, hotspot connectivity, optical drive, numerical pad, you name it.
Performance3.8/5Performance is above average with a core i3 processor and 6GB of memory. The hard drive has plenty of space as well. Boot times are relatively low, but this laptop does lack behind other laptops, such as the Acer M5.
Speakers3/5The speakers sound VERY thin and tinny. Toshiba's Harmon Kardan speakers on its Satellite Series sound far better. But they're good enough for the average listener. Bluetooth will allow you to add your own wireless speakers, which is nice.
Keyboard/Mousepad4/5Many reviewers give the keyboard a lot of smack because the keys are a bit small. But even with my large hands, I found the keyboard to be exceedingly comfortable and good for long use. It's also backlit, which makes it easy to type in dimly lit areas. The mousepad is amazing and extremely responsive-feels like it was taken right out of a $1000+ UltraBook.
Battery3/5It's average. I get around 4 hours under normal use. 3-3.5 under heavy use.
Customer Support5/5Acer's website solves every single problem that you could possibly have. It is full of updates and patches and drivers. The support team is also very helpful.
OVERALLAwesome laptop and definitely recommend to anyone! 4/5
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First off I'll start by saying i didn't purchase this laptop on amazon, however i feel the need to share my delights and dislikes.Very short and simple, it works great I've had nil major complaints. Touchscreen is responsive, keyboard is nice (i love back lit keyboards), no lags as far as i can tell. I've only had it for a few days and it serves its purpose quite well. I'm not a fan of gaming on PC's/laptops (PS3 for that). There are a lot more positives i could ramble on about but i'll leave it for you to discover.
My only 2 main dislikes are 1. Battery life, i get up to 4hrs blehhh (may need some backup, also i do try to use battery saving methods, quick tip, always let the battery run down and then charge it without using, never leave charger in when battery is full) and 2. For a sexy thin laptop its kinda hefty. (which isn't a big deal but a dislike) (Heads up on the touch pad, took a little getting use to for me.) So if those 2 probs are deal breakers for you, you might wanna pick something else.
Can i recommend this, @ this price, yes if what you need it for lasts up to 4 hrs sure. (Does for me)
One more thing, i like Windows 8, ppl complain and bash it so harshly i don't get that (human nature?). Touchscreens go so well with it. I likes it. Not much apps and i mostly use Desktop. I keep changing themed colors and account pic ocassionaly (just my thing). oh and the WiFi issue people complained about, i think it happened once for me, but after an auto update, didn't happen again. If anything drastic happens as i further use, i'll update if need be. Peace out.
Cheers Acer.
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