Hi Folks,
I'm thinking of buying an Acer 1312XC laptop...
http://tinyurl.com/ipnc
...and was wondering if any of you had any horror stories about
Acer laptops, or any suggestions about alternatives.
In its favour: adequate ram, adequate hdd, adequate cpu, adequate
resolution, 10/00, modem, firewire, usb2, cdrw/dvd, s-vid, trackpad,
tolerable warranty.
In its, um, disfavour: Warranty is only 2 years and it's c&r, no WiFi,
no bluetooth, big (14"), heavy (3kg). Also, it's neither an ibook [0]
nor a dell [1].
Oh, it has one big pro: it's surprisingly cheap.
What do you think? Am I mad to buy an Acer? Am I mad to buy /this/
Acer? Any horror stories? Has anybody any experiences with Linux
on these beasties? (I assume it'll work, but if anybody knows
differently... :-)
Ta,
Wesley.
[0] Technically, this probably counts in its favour considering the
technical crapliness (!) and cost of an ibook. (My totally
irrational (and very persuasive!) side really likes them though.)
[1] I'd prefer a dell, with their [notionally, anyway] much better
on site warranty, but a comparable dell would be a good bit
dearer.
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