Beginners Notebook

You get here by Acer for nearly 400 EUR a notebook with i3 processor, 1TB hard drive, 4GB of memory and pre-installed Windows 8.1. For the price it was in front of a couple of years just a netbook with Atom processor. On the Amazon page nor the touch display and the M-Disk is applied, both are here but not there and can not also order optional, as the text will suggest. It would be nice if on the article page only things advertised that one also gets to the actual item on offer !!

The package still includes beside the notebook battery, the AC adapter, a quick start guide and warranty documents. The advertised "elegant design" turns out to be simple plastic, the matte display is difficult to read outdoors as well as most other notebook displays also. A real let down are keyboard and touchpad: The keyboard is spongy and rattling typing, the touchpad provides a shaky impression on. After all, the Acer still has a DVD burner, HDMI and USB 3.0 port and the now usual Wi-Fi and LAN port.

When you start a Windows 8.1 first performs the installation routine. An Internet connection and a Microsoft account are beneficial. Fortunately, Acer has the initial installation is not unnecessarily overloaded with demo versions of commercial programs. If you have a Microsoft account, existing settings under Windows 8.1 can indeed easily take over of an existing installation, so that you can work immediately in the familiar surroundings.

Conclusion: for the price you should not expect too much now. As a low-cost entry notebook is certainly recommended, where prolific writers are not happy with the keyboard.