My brother has both Dell and Acer and is always having issues with both. Either video or processor problems with the newer apps and games even with latest drivers....Technical support also sucks according to him. I had an old Packard Bell in my younger days and it was not able to be upgraded except for Packard Bell parts which sucks...So I stick with the high end brands that can do what I want... Will be getting a la[top soon myself and am looking at ASus which is the brand of my current PC. Had no isssues so far and its about 4 years old....
Good point. I can agree with you because I have the same problems with so called "support" from Dell.
Believe it or not, Crap is a technical term. My last 3 laptops consisted of 2 gateways and my current is an acer. for 500$ I couldn't have done better on any of the three. HP-Compaq+dell are craptastic pcs. Compaq couldn't seem to get the airflow right in their laptops, I have never used one that didnt fry your lap while using it. Dell uses the cheapest parts possible that usually have somethings crippled or flatout removed. You may pay less for a dell, but if you put 2 machines with supposedly identical specs side by side, the dell will lose.
I can't believe nobody has mentioned ASUS, good solid notebooks, easy to mod being AMI and well priced with a 2yr warranty, some even 3yr warranty.
The OP specified Dell and Acer, I think because those are what are available in his city/country That said, premium laptops are available, Asus, Alienware, Fujitsu has made good (and bad) ones but those start at a completely different level. BTW, if any of those brands made a $500 laptop it would be just another $500 laptop.
Very true... The other issue that arises, no matter who the laptop was made by, the bloatware that wastes not only HD space, but resources as well as slows down bootup and shutdown. I would suggest to anyone buying a new laptop or pc, do yourself a favor and before you even turn on the pc for the first time, wipe that SOB and do a clean install.
" I'm about to buy a new notebook TODAY - ACER or DELL? " nothing to talked about here since its a general question. be more specific. what models are you talking about here. look for models of acer and dell you like, then use google for review or visit this site NBR. avoid shopping and buying in a day. and also the warranty and service center is the most important. laptop parts will fail over time even if you take good care of it. advertisement: Go lenovo!
i say dell i had an acer and the power button got stuck one day and sure enuf the button disapeared in side the laptop. if the power button was built that s**tty. imagine the rest of the parts of the laptop. i had several hp machines the lcd hinge broke off on 2 of them and the other one had stuck pixels after 6 months of use the toshiba had very weak battery my dell machines are solid and running even my 5 year old dell laptop has a better battery than my toshiba.
In my experience Acer products are cheap nasty piles of junk and thier customer service is a joke. Dell make good products and if anythhing goes wrong you send it back and they just send you another, but Acer ...dont get me started!
i think it's weird getting a laptop with some dude's name on it. i vote for acer. i hav an acer with SU7300 processor and am very happy with it. battery lasts forever congrats spkleader