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— current issues are all minor. Re the all-green blogpost, we don’t need to aim at all-green on this laptop.
- calculator .. disappear after 1 sec. I have many alternatives like excel, simple applications
- Brother printer driver ..
- slow-start .. as boy complained.. tolerable for more than a year now.
See bpost on “all-green is unhealthy idealism”.
— J4 S$ 950, the highest price paid since the Prestigio linux laptop. My budget was SGD700
- big touch screen (1920×1080) for wfh
- brand new
- 1Y warranty. No super-short runway to get all issues fixed
- new battery
- — minor advantages, not really J4
- boy is able to use this laptop…
- fingerprint for frequent login .. highly appreciated at home where auto-lock is required. However, after 2 years I don’t rely on it so much. Wet fingers are too frequent.
- speaker louder
- lit-up keyboard — useful in dark settings
- volume buttons .. dedicated, easily accessible
- I could remote into office PC for blogging — combine faster network + touch screen + 15.6″ screen.
- old charger (barely) usable
- light weight
i have reason to feel lucky to get this acer$950. I wanted a big-screen touch-screen that works with my external monitors. I get what I want at a reasonable price. The 14″ version would cost me $700-$900.
However, beware of attachment and poisonous expectations. The new device may present various “issues”. If it meets my main goal, then let’s accept it with all the imperfections.
— Q: (introspective) among all the expectations/surprises, limitations,, what are the top 3 factors to my /satisfaction/?
- tcost including the problem investigation, phone support. If this laptop falls below my basic expectation, then all the tcost (and mental energy spent) goes down the drain
- some examples are windowsUpdate, sleep, screen-saver …
- in contrast, $cost is a much smaller factor as SGD 1k is a small amount
- big touch screen usability for remote working — including hdmi-vga converter. See T1.
- screen protector
- phone support, available only to new devices.
— other details: bought after circuit breaker on 2 Jun 2020, from Dean of Laptops.sg 6252 6471
SNID 8340 134 2266
name: Acer950, *Acer95 Acer156