Being proud owner of a 2002 Acer TravelMate 290 on Which the battery is resting in mint condition and the original OS shut up and running, Acer what about the only company I trusted with real battery management and quality. And I am not at all disappointed with my purchase. The new Timeline Ultra has all the features I need for my daily office life in a sturdy body. I can not share some of the views Expressed on shoddy connections or misplaced switches. Those work just fine on mine. Two Things That Could Improve Acer: get rid of the preinstalled McAfee Antivirus software, Because That is difficult to deinstall by yourself and Tends to wreck the system; optimize the screen for photo viewing or at least give the user some control over the screen. To sum it all up: A definite recommendation from me, as long as you are not planning to use this as your primary photo touch up device.
