The housing and the input devices (keyboard, touchpad) are identical. Where we come dilapidated core to the poodle. Because the touchpad is unfortunately an absolute disgrace.
It is basically a simple absorbed. "ClickPad", as used in many notebooks. Only the Acer built here Clickpad (Type Precision - not Synaptics) is rattling not only when you click, but at even the most delicate touch. Because the surface (the plate) of the touchpad is very loosely framed and movable in all directions (approximately 0.5 to 1 mm, horizontally and vertically) - which is permanently connected to the corresponding rattling noises!
That alone is a knock-out criterion of already completely. But it is also the fact that the "Precision" -Touchpad very imprecise * * works. When you click one feels no clearly defined pressure point, all clicks or double clicks feel extremely "doughy" to. No comparison to even the simplest models of Synaptics Clickpads.
I had already ordered a 11.6 "model by Acer (Aspire V3-112P). It had the same touchpad * * and went for the same reason as soon as possible return. The units were not bad, would be an acceptable touchpad installed.
Either Acer has no quality control, or they know exactly what they scrap so customers expect ..
The Acer community forums are full of them - for example, see [...] (and no, it is not is merely a driver issue!)
All the writing in their reviews that one can indeed connect a mouse, have missed in my opinion the theme. Who likes to buy a 13-inch notebook that you can operate sensibly only with a mouse?
PS: I am going to try the HP ProBook 430 G2, it has a touchpad with buttons * * and makes use of the technical (!). Data, and visually, a very good figure. Priced to have even sometimes cheaper.
--- Addendum to HP ProBook 430 G2 ---
Did the 13-inch ProBook (i3-4030u) now for 3 days and am fully satisfied!
Above all, the Synaptics touchpad (Lux) is a dream. It comes very close as to the Synaptics UltraNav touchpad of my good old Thinkpad Edge 13 from ease of use and processing, which on the input devices for me is the benchmark in terms remains.
The unit is supplied with 2 Windows Professional licenses (1 DVD): Windows 7 Pro + Windows 8.1 Pro. The notebook runs flawlessly under Linux / Ubuntu LTS 14! (Only the WLAN driver must be installed manually.)
In short, for me after a long search finally a top-device. Under Win 8.1 and Ubuntu 14 (fan almost always made, device remains cool) it runs almost completely silent. HP delivers with a good energy saving manager software (IPM +) for Windows. Even the Fingerabruckscanner and other useful software like the "HP Softpaq Downloader" (for HP-driver u. Software updates) convincing.
