Regarding laptop
2006-09-06 23:42:25 · 17 answers · asked by nlpartha 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
The reason why it is cheaper is
a) They have to drop the price because Dell, HP, IBM, MDG have done so
b) I believe they use an AMD processor, not INTEL
c) Designed and made in the Orient
"Reliability" is a matter of luck: You can be OK in 95% of cases, but if you are unlucky, you can get the odd dog. Look, I bought a brand-new, original IBM laptop, and a few months later the hard drive was dead!
2006-09-06 23:48:19 · answer #1 · answered by Marianna 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Acer is a decent enough brand and relatively very good value for money. If you are brand concious stick with the Dells and Sonys if not Asus or Acer. They are able to do the job. The same may not apply to refurbished or second hand laptops.
2006-09-07 01:51:33 · answer #2 · answered by JonT774 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
stear clear if you want a good reliable laptop go for packard bell or i actually prefer hp for reliability and style ect has good processor and graphics card in the hp ones and they are not really that much dearer.the acer is about £299 and you can get a hp one from around £349 upwards staples have a top of the range one for £449 so its worth paying alittle extra for reliability. what you should do is just go round to all the shops check out what memory they have what hard drives ect and remember if it only has a 20 gb hard drive it isnt going to store a great deal.
2006-09-07 00:27:42 · answer #3 · answered by sharrifarri 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A friend of mine had an ACER, the HDD died after about 30 minutes use.
That machine was replaced by the supplier and has since been no trouble at all in the last 8 months or so.
As to the manufacturer not repairing/replacing, that has nothing to do with anything, any contract you have is with the shop you purchase any item from and they should not try to fob you off to the manufacturer
2006-09-06 23:54:59 · answer #4 · answered by Martin14th 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have an ACER laptop mine cost about £600 ive had it for over a year and its reliable. Nothing bad has happened to it yet!!
Just because its cheaper then some laptops doesnt mean it's going to be crap!!
2006-09-06 23:49:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely STEER CLEAR!!
My partner has an Acer laptop.
Keyboard has been a problem since the outset.
It has been 'fixed' - but the problem is still there and Acer refuse to do anything; they don't even answer calls anymore. So, stuck with a faulty laptop that has NEVER worked properly and they refuse to do anything.
2006-09-06 23:44:30 · answer #6 · answered by Lavender 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ACER was bought over a few years ago by I think HP (Hewlet Packard). The keep the brand name as a budget range. It's typically what an HP would have been 18 months ago in spec.
OK for light use as the cases can be a bit shoddy.
2006-09-06 23:50:07 · answer #7 · answered by creviazuk 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes Acer is a good brand. It may seems that it has 2nd class components so it is low cost but other populer brand like lenovo, apple is also being damaged within there warranty period though they are costlier. I am using Acer laptop, and it is working fine.
2006-09-06 23:48:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My kids have had ACER laptops for 12 months and 6 months respectively with no problems. Overall, pretty good value for money I think.
2006-09-06 23:49:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-25 02:08:29 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋