Acer Aspire V3-572-78S3 Laptop (Windows 8, Intel Core i7 4510U 2.0 GHz, 15.6" LED-lit Screen, Storage: 1 TB, RAM: 8 GB) Platinum Silver

Very satisfied with my purchase. I bought this computer for work, I wanted a relatively cheap student laptop and I was quite surprised how efficient this machine turned out to be. for $560 it's a great deal.PROS:-The HD 1080 screen is perfect for watching movies.-The sound is absolutely fantastic, I even stopped using my ear-buds inside.-Elegant aluminum cover.-the price.-Can handle some light gaming such as Skyrim and Counter strike GO.-The battery life; from 5 to 7 hours depending on how you use your computer.CONS:-No DVD reader, I don't mind it personally but I could see how that might be a problem for some people.-Windows 8. it sure needs some getting used to. and I think it has so many useless things at can be annoying at times.

I'm disappointed with this laptop. Quality control seems to be lacking at Acer lately. I've only had this a month and now many of the keys on the keyboard are not working (not just one, but many). Also, very difficult to upgrade, not for novices. I had to take it completely apart and take out the motherboard to upgrade the memory and install a 7200rpm faster hard drive. It's a really nice laptop except for those issues. Now I'm in a foreign country on a remote island with a laptop with non-functioning keys and will have to deal with an International warranty claim. What a hassle! Come on Acer...this laptop has just made my life very difficult here.

I received this laptop in January. I bought it via amazon. I've had it for 5 months at most at the time of writing this. This machine is truly disappointing. It has many bugs, but the worst one of all is that the Display freezes. Basically if you move the laptop even slightly, you get a whole bunch of lines on your screen as if it froze in the middle of some rendering. Only moving the screen or bumping it slightly gets it to work, if you're lucky. Sometimes I spend a minute moving the display around to get it to actually work. I have not dropped this computer or hit it against anything. I always carry it using my laptop bag. I'm guessing that something in the display became loose, but I don't how or why such a thing would happen.This is by far the most annoying thing I've had to deal with. I will try to return this as soon as I can, as this is my work laptop and backing up my software and files will take time, as will sending it back and waiting for a replacement.

It is a good value for the price.

Pros:-Exactly what I was looking for in a laptop:--1080p screen in 15.6" size--i5 CPU--no additional GPU needed--more than 6GB ram--Touchscreen unnecessary--Ideally under $600-I like the keyboard. The key presses are a bit heavy, but it registers everything I type.Cons:-The bloatware is unreal, including some malicious software. Ironically, the pre-loaded McAfee picks up some of the other pre-loaded bloatware as Trojan viruses. Great software bundling there, Acer. I've spent an hour uninstalling junk and I'm still not done. -1 star for this, it's that much of a pain.Other thoughts:-I would have preferred a ~240GB SSD to the 1TB HDD, but I can swap it out later myself. This (and losing the bloatware) would have made the laptop perfect, and kept the same price.Overall I would recommend this laptop to a friend that requires a general purpose tool with good screen real estate without breaking the bank, and doesn't intend on any heavy gaming.

Excelent quality and durability. I recomended.

worked for 2 years then died. last acer i buy

First the laptop came and was not turning on instantly. Called customer service several times and they ask me to reset, still never worked. Now 9 months down the line, the motherboard completely crash. Such BS. I now have to look another computer.