Buying a laptop

[GommeInc]

MACBOOK

POINTLESS

Both the Acers I have used in the past have been very good :/ Both had good battery life and other than the RAM (which got upgraded anyway), they've run quite well. What issues have the Acer users come across?

[Markeh]

Err, requiring a webcam, 2 lids, a motherboard, a power lead and a keyboard PLUS a new battery within 2 and a half years (bought it about 4 months after Vista came out). I mean, I did use it virtually everyday, and for long periods of time too. I was just glad I got the PC World cover plan, cos when it finally gave up the ghost I got a replacement voucher (machine cost £500, got a £450 voucher).

Thats the issue I had. I had another Acer before it that ended up with a failed HDD (in fairness it was about 3 years old), and one I used for schoolwork, which weighed a ton, half the USB ports didnt work and it was slow.

[Papershop]

i had an acer. backlight in the screen broke twice. exspensive!