My old computer had become increasing slow no matter what i did so this was a very welcome prize from a competition I had entered. I received glares of envy when it appeared at my workplace as acer is apparently a good brand to have. Previously, I had always bought my laptops on either the way they looked or the price at the time. (I had a white VAIO that matched my mobile when I had my first job and considered myself "rich"). I have looked for a price and they seem to sell around the £450 mark. I'm not very technical at all, let me just get that straight from the start ~ RAM to me is a male sheep and memory is something which I personally seem to ...  Read the complete review

We purchased this laptop as we don't have a TV and use a laptop to watch Iplayer and use for general internet surfing, game playing, and the usual administrative stuff. It has a 17.3 inch screen - which was as big as we could get for our budget - and the screen is fantastic - even if you are on battery life, it is bright, and easy to see / use. It does everything is should do without issue - we can play games, watch TV and use for the internet. It has loads of storage (500 Gb harddrive) and came with Windows 7, which is easy to use. One of the best thing things about this laptop is how quickly it switches on. I'm not technical at all, so I can't ...  Read the complete review