In computer terms, it's close to a fossil. My old Acer Aspire 5735 laptop.  It was relegated to the closet, not just because of it being limited with 4gb of ram, but because it kept overheating and shutting down ( Read more... )

It's as if the support just can't deviate from their script ( Read more... )

Well, the 2nd new one arrived. Would you believe the first one I brought back home had to go back to Harvey Norman because some bright sparks at Acer forgot to install the OS, and still shipped it to Harvey Norman. *headdesk ( Read more... )

I decided that before I wipe the D:\DATA drive I would go through and compare the D:\Data to where I had the back up, and am so glad I did. Seems a few things didn't get moved over, like my music archive, and some other media. I for one am very glad I checked ( Read more... )

And so far, it's 50/50 yes or no ( Read more... )

I just got off the phone with an Acer customer rep, one who actually did something other than try to bribe me with a crappy keyboard and mouse ( Read more... )

I have decided on a multi pronged plan of action. I already have copies of all the repair tickets printed and ready to go out. I have used social media Twitter and Facebook and have asked "18 month old under warranty computer sent in for repairs 5x. Now needs a 6th.Why can't I get it replaced as it's obviously a lemon ( Read more... )

But I have requested that Acer replace my faulty computer, rather than repair it for the 6th time. The machine is obviously faulty, and I have been more than patient. And with all the aggravation and stress, to upgrade the unit to the next model (the i3 or i7 version ( Read more... )

A few weeks ago, I noticed my external USB drive I use for making back up system image was getting low space warning. So I decided to get an external USB drive that was the same size as the entire hard drive, including the partitioned "Data" drive ( Read more... )

Or in this case, a ray of sunshine ( Read more... )