Looking for opinion on this laptop
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i5 and 4gb for $400 is hard to go wrong.
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You might get a used one for a bit less. It would be slower but you'd get a better quality of build.
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@MattSpeller said:
You might get a used one for a bit less. It would be slower but you'd get a better quality of build.
I very specifically want a touch screen laptop.
Touch is intuitive to my 6yo as she has had a touch device (iPod Touch) since she was 3.
Also I think touch will become better handled in this form factor over the next couple years.
So with that criteria, I was looking for a basic touch screen laptop.
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I've had a ton of luck with Acer laptops. For personal use they've had excellent build quality. I've recommended probably a dozen over the past several years and have only had one with any major issues.
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That looks pretty decent and the Acers are pretty good.
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Personally, I think there are no worse computers than Acers. I've yet to see a decent Acer laptop. Their netbooks are a slightly different story but I've never liked their laptops. For what it is, the price is good, especially considering it's a touch screen. I'd say do it, but remember it's a disposable unit. SquareTrade might be worth it for you in this case, especially for a 6-year-old.
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For a six year old? Overkill. That thing will be destroyed in a matter of hours. One drop and it's done. It's also probably weighs more than she does.
I would go with el-cheapo tablets instead.For me though, pretty good price. I need a machine to do stuff on while I am watching stupid shit on TV. Only problem with the machine is the 5400RPM drive. Luckily I have a cache of 7200RPM and SSDs I can use.
To Best Buy!
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WAIT.. Hang on.. How about the Acer 2-1..
Acer Aspire: 2 in 1
1TB HDD
6GB Ram
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Oh wait - @JaredBusch - This is for your daughter? I have a Dell Latitude I'm interested in selling... Only maybe a year old.
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Since working with 4 clietns that bought Acer touchscreen AIOs last year, I can attest that Acer has figured out how to do touchscreens right. I would buy that laptop for your daughter!
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Agreed you will want TouchScreen here on out with Windows Devices...my fear is the hard drive will slow it down...you may want to look at a SSD drive as an option or in the future...
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@garak0410 Not sure about the unit that @JaredBusch first listed... but the Acer Aspire 2 in 1 boots rather quickly. While it's still new and I uninstalled much of the bloat ware (co-worker just got one Sunday), but thus far he's impressed with it.
There are upsides to installing a SSD though.. and drop the 1TB drive to a portable external unit - Win/Win.
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I agree with AJ on the point that you need to remember this is a disposable device - as long as you go in with that mindset, Go for it!
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@garak0410 said:
Agreed you will want TouchScreen here on out with Windows Devices...my fear is the hard drive will slow it down...you may want to look at a SSD drive as an option or in the future...
My Acer came with a 5400 RPM drive... 5 years ago. The drive finally died and I replaced it with an SSD. I've got to say the performance difference is tangible I wish I had done when SSD prices started to come down.
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The device is a learning tool. Not just for learning about how to use a computer, but also learning how to properly care of her possessions.
So because of that, it is not disposable. It will not be replaced easily.
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LOL - She's also 6...
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She is 6 that doesn't mean she can't be very responsible. My son at that age had his own that he was responsible for fixing and updating. Kids can be responsible.
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@Minion-Queen said:
She is 6 that doesn't mean she can't be very responsible. My son at that age had his own that he was responsible for fixing and updating. Kids can be responsible.
LOL - True, but at the same time don't expect the world is all I meant by it - besides did you see my "
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Responsible.
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I built PCs for my kids from leftover parts in 2003 for Christmas. I told them if they got virus and malware from downloading music illegally, they would have to re install Windows.
My youngest son came to me a week later and asked for the Windows XP CD and if I would walk him through the process.
