Acer makes the shoddiest laptops, according to IT professionals

[Pondus]

Acer makes the shoddiest laptops, according to IT professionals
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=5721&tag=content;leftCol

[rdmaloyjr]

Acer owns Gateway & eMachines.

My nephew & I have Gateway laptops, we bought them the same day,

my nephew got both of them with his employee discount.

We've had them a little over a year with no problems.

I know others that are happy with their Acers.

Acer had a bad reputation, but they've made a lot of improvements.

My first computer was an eMachines (built before Acer bought them out),

it's still going strong, I gave it to my sister.

[DavidR]

I would probably have an Acer over a Dell or a Sony and their batteries that catch fire

Though I have never been a fan of laptops, I don't have much use for portability so it is a full blown desktop for me. Acer have been making good motherboards and other hardware for some time now.

[CharleyO]

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While I have had computers of some type for many years, my first PC was an Acer desktop that I bought in 1995. It ran great until the motherboard died 5 years later. A replacement motherboard would have cost more than I paid for the computer because branded computers do not use standard parts but parts that are usually specific to that model of a computer.

Since then, I have built my own computers. But, if I were to buy a branded computer again, be it desktop or laptop, I would certainly consider an Acer computer. As noted above, Acer computers are better now than they were 15 years ago.


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[RejZoR]

Maybe, but we have 2 Acer laptops at home and they work fine. Sister has the Acer Aspire 5520G which works flawlessly ever since, i'm using Acer Aspire One. Which is also working fine apart from the CPU fan which had to be replaced soon. But after it was replaced, no more problems. In fact i'm just typing from it.

[PTRPRO]

If a person isn't building their own computer then they need to upgrade what Acer or anyone else is offering. The manufacturer is trying to compete on price. User should get better CPU, more RAM, good Graphics Card etc. A really good desktop can be put together for under $1,000 U.S. Laptops are always going to be more prone to problems regardless of brand.

[Dch48]

Not everybody needs to upgrade their computers. Many, if not most, people are perfectly satisfied with their machines the way they bought them. Only gamers will need to do upgrades to keep up with the rapidly changing minimum requirements of the newest games.

 Reviews I have read have been saying that the worst laptops are Sony and Acer usually comes out middle to high middle in the ratings. I have never owned an Acer but I do have experience with Emachines. When they first started , they were a cheap way to get into computing at an entry level. they cut many corners and used cheaper parts. They improved gradually and then when Gateway took them over, Emachines started putting out some respectable machines that used quality parts. I have a T series desktop that is very respectable. The exceptions were the Walmart exclusive bundles that used cheaper parts to lower prices but even at that, Walmart usually lost money on sales of the systems. I know because I worked there for 5 years and had access to the numbers. Now that Acer has taken over Gateway and Emachines, Gateway systems are still pretty good but Emachines has returned to being an entry level, low cost and low power option.

Acer computers are usually rated as being reliable and this includes the laptops.

[Hermite15]

Acer computers are usually rated as being reliable and this includes the laptops

confirming for the laptops, at least mine

[bob3160]

I would probably have an Acer over a Dell or a Sony and their batteries that catch fire

Though I have never been a fan of laptops, I don't have much use for portability so it is a full blown desktop for me. Acer have been making good motherboards and other hardware for some time now.

I'm quite happy with my Dell Vostro 1700.  I's served me faithfully for the past 3 years. 
It was even sent to me without any crapp ware installed. One of the tings available from Dell
(Only the Operating System was installed when I received it.)

[.: Mac :.]

We use Dell as our supplier for our Business customers, but only the Optiplex and Latitude lines. With dell there seems to be a big difference in quality between the consumer and business computers. I would never buy a inspiron laptop but the Latitude line is excellent build quality. I have seen similar build quality differences with HP and other manufacturers.

I think Acer gets a bad name from all the cheap junk laptops they sell in Walmart for sub-$400 prices. Like any manufacturer they offer a wide range of products some better than others.

[Dch48]

All of the computers sold in Walmart are lower priced, more cheaply made versions than you would get from another retail outlet like Best Buy. I would never buy a computer at Walmart.

[Chris Thomas]

Acer is a Taiwanese company and I am not pleased with it.

[Dch48]

That's no reason, many fine products are made in Taiwan. If it was mainland China, you'd nave a better point politically speaking but still not a very valid one.

[Hermite15]

Acer is a Taiwanese company and I am not pleased with it.

you must be kidding best PC components are made and conceived there, what's your problem

[bob3160]

Acer is a Taiwanese company and I am not pleased with it.

you must be kidding best PC components are made and conceived there, what's your problem

Maybe because there aren't too many Christian Geeks in that country