Just recently RNIS got the latest Acer notebook and so they put it to the test in time for the Christmas holidays.
This notebook is super slim and heavy to carry to class but it is easy to use at home as it is touch screen.
There isn't a whole lot of instruction, you'll get that online when you sign in with your Microsoft account. You'll also get your downloads from there.
You can do everything on this little baby. Windows 8.1 was easy to download but there were a few teething problems to begin with. It is a touch screen computer but you can also use the mouse if you wanted to. For me I found that quite difficult to switch over from a desktop straight to a laptop. For me I also found that switching the arrow mode (touch screen to mouse) was difficult.
The graphics and sound was good. There is limited games and no YouTube app but you can download them from the Microsoft store. I tried the free games that came with the laptop and yeah it was pretty good. There is no flash player but you can download it too.
The camera app has very bad image quality. It was blurry to begin with and it was really hard to know when to push the button to capture the moment. But its' great for when you want to Skype.
There is a calendar function and its a great way to remind you as to when your assignments are due. It also reminds you of when you have an appointment with someone. It's very easy to use and it saves your appointments in your Microsoft account
The internet is great you can open several pages at once. But you do need WI-FI and you can use your uni's free WI-FI. But you can also use Broadband. And it is also secure 128 bit. There is a private browsing tab within Internet explorer but you still need to have anti viral software.
The gaming side of it was really good. Here you can select from a multitude of games online and there are games to suit everyone.
Some new apps on Windows 8.1 are Zinnea a magazine app, another gaming app with free games among other things such as One note.
You can buy the laptop from the Microsoft store or at your local computer store.
This notebook is super slim and heavy to carry to class but it is easy to use at home as it is touch screen.
There isn't a whole lot of instruction, you'll get that online when you sign in with your Microsoft account. You'll also get your downloads from there.
You can do everything on this little baby. Windows 8.1 was easy to download but there were a few teething problems to begin with. It is a touch screen computer but you can also use the mouse if you wanted to. For me I found that quite difficult to switch over from a desktop straight to a laptop. For me I also found that switching the arrow mode (touch screen to mouse) was difficult.
The graphics and sound was good. There is limited games and no YouTube app but you can download them from the Microsoft store. I tried the free games that came with the laptop and yeah it was pretty good. There is no flash player but you can download it too.
The camera app has very bad image quality. It was blurry to begin with and it was really hard to know when to push the button to capture the moment. But its' great for when you want to Skype.
There is a calendar function and its a great way to remind you as to when your assignments are due. It also reminds you of when you have an appointment with someone. It's very easy to use and it saves your appointments in your Microsoft account
The internet is great you can open several pages at once. But you do need WI-FI and you can use your uni's free WI-FI. But you can also use Broadband. And it is also secure 128 bit. There is a private browsing tab within Internet explorer but you still need to have anti viral software.
The gaming side of it was really good. Here you can select from a multitude of games online and there are games to suit everyone.
Some new apps on Windows 8.1 are Zinnea a magazine app, another gaming app with free games among other things such as One note.
You can buy the laptop from the Microsoft store or at your local computer store.
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