..I agree Acer nbs are OK once you get rid of their Acer crapware and upgrade the hdd and ram..I bought my wife a TM 4223WMLI, swapped in a 7200rpm hdd and added another gig of ram and a clean copy of xp plus drivers from the hidden partition - voided warranty yes, improved nb performance, definitely!!!

...why Acer laptops are regarded by the majority of IT professionals in Australia as the poorest quality available. 

It is probably because they are the cheapest available, often cheaper than Dell Direct. 

They frequently die a short time outside of warranty, the paint wears off, they flex under their own weight, have weak hinges, poor quality plastics and overall the design feels like they were trying to avoid having a uniform shape or flattened bottoms. 

Why can I pick up a Lenovo, manufactured entirely in China of all places, sell it to a customer with a 3 year warranty and be sure that it won't come back to me with hard ware problems, broken hinges, faded paint or seemingly just "falling apart" around the keyboard? My suppliers actually stopped offering extended warranties on Acer laptops. 

Is it little wonder that Acer has no "real" corporate/business-only line of laptops? They know no one with money or view on quality would want to be seen with an Acer.

Most of the laptops coming in for repair are Acer laptops, nothing too old either. 

We ceased selling them and tell all prospective customers to steer clear, no matter how cheap they are.

INQterview Now C Reg & TM Paul Hales USA.

Jenniffer Anderson from Univ of Calif |Brockly, writes:
Paul I'd Give Up Hooping For ONE Round of Kick Boxing With You.

Paul, Were All So Proud of You!

Yea. Hot Stuff.
ts drashek

It also doesn't hurt Acer brand any that they are one of the very few offering XP drivers for their laptops. Try buying an HP/Compaq and "downgrading" to XP. It is next to impossible unless you are willing to try homebrewed drivers. 

Thanks ACER for my Extensa 5620z it is a fantastic machine. Running both XP and Vista like a champ. Though I would liked to have seen a better vid card than the Intel 950 series. 

Cheers!