My touchscreen acer runs great with W8, but poorly with W8.1, so much so I was ready to throw it out; I went back to W8. How does this run with 8.1?
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I've upgraded to 8.1 since it was made available and I've had no issues with it, at least not yet. Still very happy and still recommending this product.
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I'm running Windows 8 and it's been working fine. I don't think that it would support touch, but I can't confirm that, as my laptop lacks a touchscreen. You can always try the eval copy to confirm, I think he offers a 21 day trial.
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Chris, Did you upgrade your 32bit Vista (1410 with Core2 Solo) to 64bit Windows 7? I am thinking of doing the same thing (if I can get 64bit OS from Acer), so did you do a clean install? Thanks for any feedback.
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Just do it:) there is nothing wrong or horribly different between 8 and 8.1. But it's also about safety. Things that were issues with 8 are fixed in 8.1. and as far as visible changes: for normal PC user they give a little more "normal" desktop experience, you can customize your tiles in more shapes and you can get the start button back. That's it. The major changes. It's just an update. Nothing bad or crazy good.
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Other recent Sony touchscreen models had the same problems. They issued BIOS updates that are supposed to fix the problems. Also, do NOT update to Windows 8.1without following the specific instructions on the Sony website. You have to upgrade some items first or you will run into huge problems. It seems absurd that you have to do this, but I'd you don't, the only way to fix it will be to do a system restore or a completely fresh installation of Windows.
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The Acer I received came with Windows 8.0 and I had to upgrade. I doubt that means they all necessarily come that way, especially for later shipments (although I did get mine about a month ago, so pretty recently). The WiFi connection is fast, but then we have a dual band router, so can't say what it would be like without it.
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My daughter just got an Acer Aspire One 10" and the left-click doesn't work at all. The fact that a nice little optical mouse is included makes me think acer doesn't trust the quality of its touch pad.Other then that, easily circumvented, problem, it's a pretty neat machine.
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I use it on my touch screen PC and really like it. So many people love to whine about how difficult it is....not really, it is just different and a person needs to learn it. There is a free 8.1 upgrade available through Microsoft to take care of some of the concerns out there. I personally have not noticed a big difference. The way you access a Start screen is a little different and the graphics page allows access to anywhere you want to go, but it is very easy to get to the desktop you are used to. I am still learning all the features.
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Yes, you can but DO NOT LOAD IT ! I purchased this computer in February along with an Acer touch screen monitor. All was fine until I installed Windows 8.1 , when all hell broke loose! This update made my touch screen almost unusable , changed all my settings, froze my computer. I spent 2 days trying to fix all the problems , then phoned support , who advised uninstalling and going back to Windows 8, which I did ,with no further problems. It seems Windows 8.1 does work when it has been preloaded before purchase, but there seem to be numerous glitches in the software when installed later. DO NOT DO IT! Yes, you can but DO NOT LOAD IT ! I purchased this computer in February along with an Acer touch screen monitor. All was fine until I installed Windows 8.1 , when all hell broke loose! This update made my touch screen almost unusable , changed all my settings, froze my computer. I spent 2 days trying to fix all the problems , then phoned support , who advised uninstalling and going back to Windows 8, which I did ,with no further problems. It seems Windows 8.1 does work when it has been preloaded before purchase, but there seem to be numerous glitches in the software when installed later. DO... » Read More Yes, you can but DO NOT LOAD IT ! I purchased this computer in February along with an Acer touch screen monitor. All was fine until I installed Windows 8.1 , when all hell broke loose! This update made my touch screen almost unusable , changed all my settings, froze my computer. I spent 2 days trying to fix all the problems , then phoned support , who advised uninstalling and going back to Windows 8, which I did ,with no further problems. It seems Windows 8.1 does work when it has been preloaded before purchase, but there seem to be numerous glitches in the software when installed later. DO NOT DO IT! « Show Less
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I have W8.1, have no way of knowing how it does on antiquated systems. Suggest you contact the game maker for that info.
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We upgraded ours to 8.1 as soon as we got it. Haven't had any driver issues, but we only use it for office applications.
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I'm currently running all the c&c; versions on my 8.1 laptop.. Works fine.. happy gaming.
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Hi Sandy, My Acer came preloaded with a trial of Office. Once the trial is up you can purchase the full version. Is there a Microsoft application in particular that you are looking for? Let me know, I can check to see if it came on mine. I have been super happy with my Acer. It gets heavy use as my "office."
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i also have 8.1 running on both me and my wife's lumia 810. with the "preview for developers" app. cortana and all
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As I said, Windows 7 wasn't really designed for touch interfacing so it will never be perfect. I found it had some use, but your mileage may vary. Windows 8 should run ok on that machine. You could consider upgrading. it was designed for touch from the start. Still may not be what you're looking for though. If you want something that can best be able to take advantage ot touch, I would suggest some form of tablet (iPad, Android, etc)
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It doesn't come out. The screen flips around. It runs great with Windows 8.1
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My Acer Aspire AXC600-UR12 came equipped with Windows 8; I wasn't too happy about that because of all the negative comments I had seen about Windows 8, but since it came and I have used it for 2 or 3 months I have been pleasantly surprised and pleased with the latest MS operating system. I have since downloaded 8.1 (free and easily installed) and it is even better with the old Windows 7 start capability. I don't know if you can get this machine with Windows 7 or not, but I don't think you would be unhappy with Windows 8.Good luck