GREAT LAPTOP FOR PRICE
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IT ARRIVED WITH NO DEFECTS AT ALL. DELIVERY WAS QUICK. I BOUGHT THIS ITEM FOR MY SON'S GRADUATION GIFT. HE LOVED IT AND HE IS A COMPUTER WIZ. IT HAS GOOD GRAPHICS, FAIRLY FAST, AND ABSOLUTELY NO PROGRAM ISSUES. IT WAS A FABULOUS GIFT FOR THE PRICE WE CAN AFFORD. HE HAS HAD IT 3 WEEKS AND WE ARE VERY VERY HAPPY WITH IT!!
1243672
I received this laptop yesterday and I've used for some hours. I have not had any problems. The start up time is fast and I like that. The keys feel nice and the touch pad is pretty good. Although the keys aren't lit, that is okay. The touch screen works very well and is responsive. I do like the fact that when you switch it to tablet mode the keyboard locks. On the last computer I had, it did not do that and it was very irritating. The camera quality is pretty nice, not too bad. The device itself doesn't feel cheap even though it is plastic. It is just an all around nice device and I would recommend it. Oh and the sound is great!
390341
This laptop is at a great price regarding of its configuration. It is an ideal machine for both productive computing and entertainment. I like the design of chiclet-style keyboard with 10-keys pad since it allows the me to type and input the number more easily and quickly. The 500 GB hard drive is enough space for me also. The screen is bright and clear. I am a basic user so I really like this laptop, which basically meets all my need at a cheap price and relatively good quality.
882795
the screen is a bit too reflective and viewing angles are somewhat narrow, but much like everything with this laptop, for the price, very good deal. it runs fast enough for my purposes which are browsing and watching high quality videos mostly. a little video editing.
the one i got was refurbished and i could not tell it was refurbished. so good for me on that front.
battery life was about what you would expect. around 4h of video playback is what i tested. i like a bright screen though. i imagine you can squeeze a little more using lower setting for brightness and more power saving settings.
the keyboard is very nice. i loved it was backlit. my first backlit keyboard and i do not know why i did not have this before. yes i do. the price of laptops with backlit keyboards was usually too high. which brings me back to the fact that this is a good laptop for the price.
i liked that there are 4 usb ports and 3 are usb 3.0. i use the usb 2.0 for my wireless mouse and so doesnt require the transfer speeds. the usb 3.0 is definitely faster than 2.0 on this laptop though trying some external drives which use usb 3.0, i felt it was a bit slow compared to what it was on other computers. but still, decent transfer rates.
all in all, i feel this was a good purchase.
4478996
Great laptop for everyday use.  Downgraded from Win 8.1 to Win 7.  Upgraded memory using
Corsair 8GB (1x8GB) 1333MHz PC-10600 204-Pin DDR3 SODIMM Laptop Memory (CMSO8GX3M1C1333C9), and replaced hard drive with a Samsung SSD and obtained great results.  The system boots extremely fast and has no issues or problems running any application I commonly use.  No real complaints.  Great laptop for the price, especially after memory upgrade.

Cons:
- Usual touch pad issues, ( e.g. easy to hit when typing).  I disabled the touchpad and use a USB trackball or use the touch screen capability
- No backlight on keys
- Small motherboard makes RAM upgrade difficult.  Take to a computer repair shop (e.g. geek squad) if you're not tech savvy.
- Win 7 drivers not available on the Acer website.  It will take a little hunting to find the necessary drivers if downgrading to Win 7.
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Overall a great value. Have had this laptop for a couple months and have had very few complaints.

Pros: Upgraded to Windows 10 without issue.  Runs games great and graphic intensive software well. Bought this for my son who plays Blizzard games (World of Warcraft, Diablo, Warcraft RPG, etc.) and Elder Scrolls: Skyrim. All play great on medium-high to high settings without lag. Keyboard is well lit and wireless adapter works very good.

Cons:  If you close the screen then later reopen it, you'll have to do a hard re-start because the screen won't "wake up" again. (Seems to be a bug I haven't had time to look into). Touch pad is a bit temperamental and will put the cursor in areas you didn't intend. (Solved with a wireless mouse).

Other: Machine runs very hot when playing games (the air from the exhaust is like a furnace). Not an issue or a "con" but something to be aware of if you don't use a hard laptop "pad" when playing games.

Final impression: Great machine for the price. Would buy another one if I had a need.
2897744
This is a great laptop.  It's cheap, small, and light.  It has great battery life.  It works like a charm.

I dislike some of the software that Dell added but it's all easily removed.

Overall: good buy.

(The build quality is fairly low but this is a laptop that should be used for basic computing needs and not something that will need to stand up to a lot of traffic or abuse.)
1676829
I bought this laptop for my son. He is freshmen in university now. I am happy with this laptop. It only has CD writer, if DVD writer is perfect. It has memory card reader (it can read 5 types of memory cards, maybe it doesn't read compact flash) wifi for wireless internet. 14" screen is very easy to carry. At first, you have to backup everything to 5 CDs then it also allow you to backup everything to hard disc. So you always have 2 backup. Sometime you can backup to hard disc and it allows you to delete certain previous backup or restore from any previous backup. I just backup 2 times in hard disc. I didn't try to restore yet.

In the hard disc it have 2 partitions: partition C for software, system like usual. Partition D: for data. You can save your software and data in C or D as you like.

It is fast enough to surf internet and do everything else. My son doesn't play game in this laptop so I am not sure it is good to play game in this laptop. Its price is cheap one but good enough in laptop market. I like this laptop.
1458311
For $400, one should not expect blistering performance or high-speed gaming. With that said, this has great value for its price. Notable pros are a full keyboard (with numpad), fast boot time, and a long battery life (almost 5-7 hours). 20GB of Dropbox space for a year also certainly helps to sweeten the deal. Might not be the prettiest looking Laptop, but if you can live without touchscreen and Windows 8 (I certainly can), you should certainly consider this item.
810150
This is a great laptop for the price. I would have expected to pay $1500 for a laptop like this. I don't use this laptop for games, I bought it for work. I got this laptop, because it had a nice I7-4700HQ processor. Another selling point was the ease of disassembly for servicing. All the parts can easily be replaced on this laptop, the keyboard, heat sink exhaust fan, hard drive, and ram can easily be replaced. The GPU+CPU fan is easily accessible, you can blow the dust out of it easily. There is a slot for a SDD drive.

I did try to play some game on this laptop, and I will post those figures.
Bioshock Infinite: 60 fps@75 C or 167 F on high settings.
Modern Warfare 3 60 fps@75 C or 167 F on high settings.

Those games ran very smoothy, and they ran stably as well.

Pros: Nice big 17.3" screen, great value for the price,  fast processor I7-4700HQ, good gpu Geforce GTX 860M, adjustable fan with a push of a button, great keyboard, & easy to repair.
Cons: Gets very hot and fan gets loud when you play games, you can void the warranty if you disassemble it, GPU+CPU shares the same fan, & the screen fades if you look at it vertically.
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I have had this laptop for about a week now and I have to say that it is an excellent laptop for the price.  There are some quirks about it that took some getting use too.  Like, the keyboard layout is a little cramped to get the number pad and the Ctrl and Fn keys are reversed.  The hard drive partition is horrid, but with a free program I repartitioned it to my liking.
I have played many games on here, mostly CoD and this thing handles them with ease. Not even a hiccup.  The turbo button, in the BIOS, is preset to 15% over clock but can be changed to 20%.  I really don't use it too much as all the things I want to do is handled well at stock. My friend has the same model and plays Diablo and Spore with no problems.
Another plus is that it did not come with a lot of blot/crap ware on it. I think there was 2-3 optional programs. I quickly uninstalled all the unwanted software and loaded up everything that I wanted.
Downside is that it has Vista 32 Bit, not 64, and does not use all 4Gb of ram. I am not thrilled with Vista, but with a few tweaks I found online, it is moving along nicely and faster at that.
There are only 2 USB 2.0 ports and 1 eSATA/USB 2.0 port, would like 4, but I can't have everything.  It does have 7.1 sound, headphones and mic in. The sound from the speakers are pretty good considering the size, better than my last laptop.
When in heavy use, this can spit some heat out (vent is on right side where I have my mouse). It keeps me nice and warm on those long gaming sessions, too warm sometimes. Despite the heat, it handles everything I do well; watching dvds, music, HD video, gaming without even a hiccup.
Bottom Line, if you want a great laptop at a great price that can be gamed on,then try this one. I have not regretted it and I don't think you will either.
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This laptop was delivered quickly and a great buy. I've had it for about two months and I had no problems whatsoever. It came with Windows 8 but since then, I upgraded to 8.1. Not much difference, except for the Start button replaced. The laptop itself is not blazing speed, but it's fast enough to have multiple windows open with no problem. Music, movies streaming, even games are great. Resolution's good. The back lit keys are awesome and except for the fact that I have to depress the space bar a little harder occasionally I have no major problems with it. I don't make much use of the touch screen but I'm sure some users will find that a plus. A great buy overall!
2574563
Purchased this laptop (through Data Sales Co.) to replace my Dell Inspiron i3, which had a difficult time (kept freezing/lagging) running Home Building/Landscaping and video editing programs. I was a little reluctant to purchase this laptop due to the price being under $200, but I'm glade I decide to give it a try (saved myself between $400-$500 by going through here vs the Dell Refurbished Sales). One the reasons I went with the Latitude was that I need an easily customizable laptop since I'm in a IT class. One of the first things I did was drop 6 GB of RAM in, took me about 1.5 minutes to do (just remove 2 screws in the back and the back slides off). Next month I plan on adding a solid state hard drive.

Laptop came as described except mine had 3 GB of RAM instead of 2 GB and a 250 GB HDD instead of 160 GB. It was pleasant to open the laptop (Window 7 Pro) and not have to remove a bunch of junk applications that is bundled into to Home Editions of Windows 7. Even with only 3 GB of RAM it was a speedy laptop, quite capable of running multiple high end programs at the same time. The battery life is phenomenal at 6+ hours, I took the computer to Drill and didn't even need a charge the whole day (other laptops required at least one charge).
808439
This is a great laptop. I purchased this for my wife and she is loving it. It has all the features one need in day to day life.
2651539
battery life isn't so bad, browsing the web gets me around 4hrs or less. keyboard not bad, sound and touchpad utilities are good. screen is good. graphics card is pretty decent. with the right codecs you can play pretty much any hd video file on this laptop. and it has hdmi out. good deal.
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Its a pretty good computer for the price. I haven't had many issues with it yet, though i recently had something pop up when starting the computer saying the fan was not working properly. the touchscreen does get a bit jumpy sometimes in that when you tap the screen it may not click on what you want to go to. It has also not responded some times though it works after i use the mouse pad. It is a pretty sturdy laptop nonetheless, seeing as I have dropped it many times and in all honesty not handled it properly like picking it up by the screen and even then no cracks or scratches from it. I must say for the price it is at I would definitely be good with buying this item again.
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Great laptop, great options, great graphics, great keyboard, very fast, good battery life (can use integrated graphics to prolong life), good screen (but fixed resolution).  Only negative is that it's kind of bulky, but not absurdly so.  Very happy with this machine.