Queso Rob
One week after ordering, the laptop still isnt here. Id selected next day delivery because it was important I receive the laptop ASAP. After calling Amazon they did give me a $10 credit, which is the only reason this doesnt get one star. It wasnt until the 3rd call several days later that I got a shipment date. This WAS a good deal, but the delay and loss in productivity cost me much more than $10. If you NEED something fast, get it at a real store, dont rely on Amazon shipping to get it there or for Amazon to offer fair compensation for delays. Their policy is fine for socks and stuff, but not for anything work related. The price of $200 WAS good, if only it would finally get here. I know the laptop well since Ive already had one. It runs fast and came with a direct line to Acer for tech support to make setup hassle free. It comes with Windows 10, but the default is S mode, which sucks. You do get the option to switch modes to standard Windows 10 Home mode, which you should do ASAP. Did I mention Windows 10s sucks? The only diffence Ive noticed between S mode and standard Windows 10 is a crappy App store you must use. If you stick with Windows 10s, software can only be obtained on the windows app store (think androids play store or the Apple store). The Windows store is pricier than Apples and doesnt allow sorting by ratings or cost. The most expensive and lowest rated items come up first, making it a real hassle to find suitable software. I wasted an hour in the Windows App store trying to get a player for my external DVD player, but it only took 5 minutes after I switched out of S mode. The Microsoft Office comes with a 7 day trial, but after that you should switch to free office programs. Do they really expect people to pay $80 a year for Office when they paid only a couple hundred for the laptop? My Lenova tablet I bought for $150 came with free Windows Office, forever. Some suppliers work out good deals with Microsoft, some dont. Battery life is good, and the keyboard works well and is very comfortable. It has the feel of a Macbook at a quarter the cost. Screen has average viewing angle but clarity surpassed my expectations. The memory is only 64 GB, so I needed to beef it up with a 128 GB SD card. Unfortunately the standard SD card jutts way out and is therefore easily damaged. To keep the card inside and outta harms way, I bought the Adafruit Shortening microSD Adapter. I recommend getting this from the start, its only $5. Be smart, save all your docs on the card, so when the laptop dies in 2 or 5 years, you can have all your important docs right away. Theres also cloud service to save your stuff, but then youre depending on wifi. If theres one thing I learned over the years, its laptops, all laptops, break. A lot. Me and my sisters threw in almost $2k for a macbook with an extended warranty for my dad. Apple didnt honor the warranty though, so Dad dropped $600 to fix it when it broke. With this laptop, youll never have to spend more than $200 on a repair. I looked hard for something cheaper than this that wasnt total crap. Nothing under $200 even came close.
