bobmct wrote:
> J L Williams wrote:
>
> > Hi there newbie calling in.
> > We want to support
> > grandson in his foundation course prior to possible uni next year. We
> > know how these can get treated/lost/swapped and have looked to find
> > something compatible. He has come up with the above model and we agree
> > the choice and price of ?500.00 less 3 pence.
> >
> > For this price it is an online buy from laptops direct.
> >
> > Your opinions and/or experiences with supplier/model would be much
> > appreciated.
> > cheers
> > jim W.
>
> I purchased an Acer 3002LWci about 9 months ago for $599 USD and was so
> impressed for the money that a month later I purchased another of the same
> for $499 USD. Both are identical and both work just GREAT! No real
> long-term reliability records but they DO get used every day.
>
> As far as software... I recommend staying away from the "free" stuff that
> comes bundled and just get rid of it. For virus use GRISoft and zonealarm
> if you need it Use Open office 2.x and set the defaults to M$Wordfor
> school work and thee should be no problems. Oh, and use Firefox for the
> browser and if the school REQUIRES IE then install the User-Agent plug in
> that will masquerade IS to the server.
>
> Just my $.03 USD worth.
>
> Good luck.
>
> B

I don't know about your 3002LWci, but I bought an Acer Aspire 3102WLMi
in September 2006 and it is FAULTY. They all are - if you are thinking
of buying one ask for a Windows Mem Diag result beforehand. Also, I get
the feel that the HD is not long for this world - look it up...

As for the Acer support, it is, like it's notebook, not fit for
purpose. I bought the notebook locally without checking. I will never
buy an Acer product again.

You are not being charged for this review though I fount it impossible
to find one that was not ill informed nor written by a sales dept.

DON'T DO IT.