HI everyone,


If you own a Acer TravelMate C300 I would like to know is it worth buying, do you like it, why and do you recommend it.

Also could you tell me if you have any problems with it.

I just need opinions to help make a final decision on which Tablet(s) to buy.

:detective Thanks!

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I would not advise the acer travelmate until you have looked at all your options. The company i work for (and support) just purchased 50 of these and in two months time we've had many sent in for service (about 5-7 i believe). Also they are very poorly made on some parts, they are a good for an overall item but if you just buying it for your personal use i would look at something better first. I have used the panasonic toughbook series and really like them however.

-problems we've had: bad cd drives, bad screens, two units that randomly powered off, etc. Also it is extremly heavy for a tablet i would say--at least 8-9lbs of weight, the panasonic's are very light and can be held much longer. Around here in ohio there is a hospital that purchased over 100 of the panasonics for their field staff and they seem to be working out well.

also poor battery life in real usage. - like 3 hours

I would have to say that you are completely wrong about the Acer Travelmate C300. I have had no problems with mine. The problem with your companies Acer computers is probably the users and not the machines. First of all, the Acer C300 only weighs 6 lbs, not 8-9. Second, the battery life is amazing. One of the longest battery life's available with any laptop now: 5 hours even with the wireless enabled. I think you should recheck those facts. The Acer C300 Tablet is one of the best Tablets you can buy right now!

I've had mine for about a week now and I'm in love with this thing. It's working great, only glitch is a slight offset when the curser travels along the edge of the screen where the hinge is...it moves out about 1/4 inch.

It's not light, but it's no heavier than a typical laptop. You'll be hard pressed to find a convertable tablet like this with a full keyboard, big 14" screen, long battery, etc. that weighs anything less. It's a great product for the price, and makes certain data entry so much more intuitive and fun.

Regards,
Darryl Cannon
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Love/Hate relationship with mine.

As a computer, it's been great. As an appliance (meaning build quality and general robustness) it's been a piece if ****.

Mine has been back to Acer on many occasions for repairs to little niggly stupid things, although it has been completely replaced twice because they just couldn't resolve the issues I was having.

I recently (meaning this week) broke the hinge on it, (due to a design flaw not mistreatment.) Because I am out of Australia at the moment Acer would not honour my warranty so I had to buy the part and fix it myself. I cannot believe how flimsy some of the engineering is on this computer!

On the flip side of that, as a computer it has been quite good. I use mine a lot, every day all day, and it has handled the computing load I place on it fairly well. But I'm totally pissed off at the way the machine falls apart due to poor build quality and short sighted engineering.

Have I got my money's worth out of this one? Yes, probably. Would I buy another one? No. Absolutely not. My experiences with Acer have convinced me never to buy another Acer.

Chris

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I broke my hinge as well and now my monitor is dangling by threads. Can you tell me more about where to get the part and what is required to repair it myself.