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| Thread ID: 129534 | 2013-02-27 06:25:00 | Acer Notebook opinions wanted | Tony (4941) | Press F1 |
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| 1330396 | 2013-02-27 06:25:00 | A friend of mine is thinking of buying this notebook: www.bondandbond.co.nz Has anyone got any opinions on it - good or bad? |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 1330397 | 2013-02-27 06:44:00 | Does it suit waht he is looking for in a notebook? If not then leave it. Personally? I think that he would be better off shooting off a bit of cash for either a (soon to come?) 128gb iPad, or save money and get the latest Nexus 7/other tablet. However, in saying that I think that it if your mate needs a bit of space for his files that this is a good option, versus tablets, and especially if he is going to use it for school. Also, public opinion outside these forums says that Acer is a OEM corporation that makes low end to mid ranged PCs, with little design thought, though one could argue the the Acer S7 is a gorgeous piece of art. It super light (lighter than the MacBook Air!) and has relatively good specs. The only thing hindering it is its battery life, and, so I 'heard', noise issues that it has when working it hard. Though I personally think that Acers work fine, I do have an 8 year old Acer that still runs Windows 7 pretty well. |
SanChippy (16951) | ||
| 1330398 | 2013-02-27 06:54:00 | FWIW, I, and everyone I know who has had an Acer (lappy) has had a good run. Currently have an i5 Travelmate that won't win any design awards :) but does it's job well. |
fred_fish (15241) | ||
| 1330399 | 2013-02-27 06:58:00 | Some don't like them, But mines been going fine for 10 Years now, plods along - works OK for the Spec's it has. | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1330400 | 2013-02-27 07:16:00 | Thanks for the responses. Good to see about the reliability - that was one of my concerns. And no it won't be used for school as my friends are in their 70s :). It is to replace an ancient desktop machine. It will mostly be used for email/internet AFAIK, so a tablet may be an option. I'm seeing them tomorrow, so I'll find out more. Windows 8 will be a bit of a jump for them from XP, but at least it is a touch screen. I personally wouldn't go near Bond and Bond, but It think they are offering a good price ATM. |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 1330401 | 2013-02-27 07:23:00 | I have had my Acer S5 for about a year? Maybe a bit less. Battery - 4 hours if I'm using it, more if it's just a word doc etc. Reliability - Windows shat itself about 2 months ago, quite happy on linux mint now. Nothing else has played up Speed - Mine has the 256mb SSD, seems quicker than the one in my desktop, and with cpu and 4gb ram the onboard graphics have a fairly good go at playing games. Overall - I brought the acer because it ticked all the boxes for me, I was hesitant about the brand but it has been great. It's light but solid, looks nice and overall feels quality. It's not quite macbook air territory but you feel so much better owning something non-mac. |
hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 1330402 | 2013-02-27 07:50:00 | Thanks for the responses. Good to see about the reliability - that was one of my concerns. And no it won't be used for school as my friends are in their 70s :). It is to replace an ancient desktop machine. It will mostly be used for email/internet AFAIK, so a tablet may be an option. I'm seeing them tomorrow, so I'll find out more. Windows 8 will be a bit of a jump for them from XP, but at least it is a touch screen. I personally wouldn't go near Bond and Bond, but It think they are offering a good price ATM. if they are thinking touch screen at their age make sure they go and try some out, as touch isn't really that great to learn at that age |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 1330403 | 2013-02-27 08:15:00 | They are much better than dell and those kind of brands. | Slankydudl (16687) | ||
| 1330404 | 2013-02-27 08:42:00 | if they are thinking touch screen at their age make sure they go and try some out, as touch isn't really that great to learn at that ageThat's interesting - I would have thought that maybe it would be easier. | Tony (4941) | ||
| 1330405 | 2013-02-27 08:50:00 | Learning touch is easy compared to mouse as it is allot more intuitive | Slankydudl (16687) | ||
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