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Question: Will we be allowed to upgrade to Windows 8.1 when it comes out? (For free?)
Document: So far it's handled everything w/no lags at all. Touchscreen is good.Two things that are a little annoying are Windows 8 and the touchpad. Windows 8 is just new so you have to learn it, and as far as I can tell, just about all laptops have touchpad issues, so I don't hold it against the laptop or Acer. Price was good, shipped past and packaged well. Happy!
However, the desktop and programs UI look great, as do videos and everything else.Ambivalent about:Windows 8. I miss the Windows 7 interface sometimes, because the familiarity of the Start button. I use Stardock Start8, which gives you the option of using the Windows 7 or Windows 8 interface, both.Overall: A+
Went from Windows XP to Windows 8 on the new lap top. The computer works great. Still need to figure out how to get the mouse to scroll down when I swipe down, instead of the opposite. I am right handed and having the mouse biased to the left side of the key board is a big pain in the rear. I am constantly activating the start screen.
The product largely does what it's expected to do: CPU is fast, integrated graphic chip is good for non-gaming applications, and touch-enabled screen goes well with Windows 8 Metro interface. Out of the box, wifi indeed is not stable (obvious compared with other devices connected to the same network: changing to "limited" connection and then coming back after some time). Installing the latest driver from Acer's support website has solved the wifi problem, but the bluetooth no longer works.
Don't go in thinking all your supposed game should work. Just a disclaimer.The only two issues I've had are:1. The battery isn't as nice as I would like. I probably get 3 hours of heavy use. I still haven't looked into an extended battery.2. About once a week you should completely restart the laptop to free up all your volatile memory.Overall, I completely love this laptop. I'm on it right now typing this review.
I try this machine and feel comfortable with profession work. It's really good for student, staff. But the battery always around 3 ~ 4 hour. With some applications and games need a strong processor, 6GB DDR3 is not enough. I prefer Acer Aspire V5-571P-6698 than Acer Aspire V5-571P-6831 because of the larger memory. You will never use full performance of 1.8 Ghz core with 6GD DDR3.
First, let's get the WIFI disconnection problems out of the way. No promises, but this is what worked for me and many others:1) Update the WIFI driver to the latest one. Go to us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/drivers to get it. As of this writing, the latest driver is version 10.0.0.225.
For example, if you're playing a game, you definitely should close all other programs first to free up that Memory. However, let's say your editing videos; in that case, you can manage to have your editing software open as well as other programs and truck along just fine. * More USB ports, including 3.0, and dongles (HDMI/VGA/Ethernet, packaged separately) than I've seen in most laptops under $600. * HD webcam. * HD space. This is 750gb.
I originally bought a Toshiba 1.4 GHz POS...it was a great laptop if I just wanted to stare at the desktop (it lagged even bringing up the control panel), so I took it back immediately and got this. After finally resolving the aforementioned issues w/the wifi (which dropped every one minute) which I had to download the update for 30 minutes on my desktop PC, burn to PC and install, this thing works perfectly. No wifi problems at all.
And yes, you can game on this, IF you adjust your game's Resolution and Details to Minimum, bringing the fps down. It still renders the play smoothly, example world of warcraft, sims. * Graphics card / Memory. This comes with the Intel HD Graphics 4000 card (update the 4000 card driver when you get this laptop!) - and 128MB of dedicated system memory. Yes, I would definitely prefer an nVidia and more Memory.
Answer: Yes.  Has nothing to do with Acer.  MS has announced free upgrade for all Win 8 to 8.1.