How reliable is Acer?

Answer 1

In my experience, the popular netbook produced by Acer, namely the Aspire One, is very unreliable.

I bought two at different times and influenced the purchase of a third. Two of these three are now defunct. The third, bought just two months ago, I am now waiting to crash.

The problem appears to be in the BIOS. It self-destructs. The symptoms are no activity and a blank, dead screen.

One Acer crashed after five weeks. One crashed after thirteen months of minimal use (perhaps a dozen times it was opened to work on).

There is no external cause. One of the crashed machines has never been exposed to the internet. The other has had minimal contact with the internet, with bona fide sites such as Microsoft.

The internet is full of chat forums and problem pages dealing with BIOS failure in these machines. Which suggests a widespread phenomenon. The solutions tendered (e.g., flashing the BIOS) do not necessarily work.

Acer 'customer support' wanted to charge me £51.99 for the privilege of sending the faulty machine to their repair centre in Plymouth. Rather steep, I thought, for postage. For that sum of money I could send a baby elephant to Aberdeen. I am presently pondering my options.

I would most strenuously advise anyone thinking of buying the Acer Aspire One to purchase an alternative brand.

Answer 2

Acer laptops are known to be well made and reliable. With all of the different customization options out there and the wide variety of materials that the laptop casing is designed and offered in there are endless combinations of reliable and sturdy products to choose from.

Answer 3

Acer laptops are decent laptops and you can buy one for the low price of about $350.00. They are reliable and fast and should last for several years.