Acer Core 2 Duo 1.66GHz 3GB 160GB DVD±RW 15.4" Vista w/Webcam

I bought the Acer Aspire 5920 new back a few years back. Great feature set for the price. The keyboard has a rather cheap feel to it, but it is responsive and has a nice feel (although a little cheap).

It's a great laptop WHEN IT WORKS. Major problem with the internal soldering. Here's a rundown:

1.) After 6 months it would not power on. Dead to the world. Spent hours reading posts, trying the "reset" procedure, holding it upside down, reseating RAM, the freezer, etc. Called Acer and was told it was the motherboard.

2.) Gave up on it, figuring it was dead, tucked it away in the closet. Five months later while looking for something in the closet, I came across the 5920. On a whim plugged it in and it worked. It came back to life all on its own. Cool! How often does that happen?

3.) Then ended up getting about 2 years use out of it, until last Sunday, same problem. NO power, battery light not turning on. Took it to a local repair shop and they looked at it, surmised that something isn't seated properly onto the motherboard. Was told at that point laptops go back to their mfg. for repair. Acer repair is a flat $400. The Aspire 5920 has been out for about 3 years, (I bought mine summer '08). Not worth the repair cost whatsoever.

4.) Did a ton of research on new laptops out there. The Dell is enticing and speaks to the consumer in usnice options, glitzy marketing, nice package deals. However, all I could hear in my mind was the computer repairman telling me on my recent visit, "We love Dell around here; they keep us in business." The Sonys look great, awesome style, perhaps more of a vanity purchase? Then again Sony does have a great reputation, but not so great when it comes to their laptops.

5.) Decided to find the most RELIABLE laptop out there, so I don't have to go through this again; it's a real pain. Apple won but the price point is way TOO HIGH for the specs, besides I don't feel like converting all my software over anyway. Most reliable AND affordable PC laptop is the ThinkPad series by Lenovo. Lenovo bought out IBM's stake in the ThinkPad line, but the line is essentially still the IBM ThinkPad. Durable, dependable, a little conservative looking (they are intended for the business user, but mainstream consumers are catching on)... and surprisingly the price is outstanding, esp. on a special. Lenovo's IdeaPad line offers some nice packages, esp. for multimedia, but after lots of research I found that if you want durability, the IdeaPad is not up to the same build quality as the ThinkPad (IdeaPad is Lenovo, ThinkPad is a carryover from IBM).

6.) For $549 you can get a solid, quality product from the ThinkPad line of computers. While I have enjoyed the Acer, it is obviously not built well. Don't waste your $. Good luck!

Works like brand new and everything the seller said was true. Well worth the little bit I paid for it and the kids use it to do their homework and chat with friends and family

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i have had my acer for about 4-5 years with little to no problems.its like a tank just keeps on rolling. its been dropped, in motorcycle saddlebags for about 8,000 miles, through airports, sat on,got crazy hot left under the blankets charging for the weekend, thrown, stepped on, spilled on and in a couple occasions thrown. I have had my first problem with it and i am fixing it, its the DC jack cord inside the case.

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