Touch screen review

	Acer AS5738PG-6306 15.6-Inch Touchscreen Blue Laptop (Windows 7 Home Premium)
	Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 Processor4096MB DDR2 667MHz Dual Channel Memory320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive, 8X DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive15.6" HD Widescreen CineCrystal LED-backlit Display, ATI Radeon HD 4570 GraphicsWindows 7 Home Premium   More>>>

Acer AS5738PG-6306 Touch Screen Notebook comes with these specs: Intel Core2 Duo Processor T6600, Windows 7 Home Premium, 15.6-Inch HD Widescreen CineCrystal LED-backlit Display, Intel PM45 Express Chipset, 4096MB DDR2 667MHz Dual Channel Memory, ATI Radeon HD 4570 Graphics with up to 1792MB Shared system memory, 320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive, 8X DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive, Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader, Intel WiFi Link 5100 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi CERTIFIED, High Definiftion Audio Support, Integrated Acer Crystal Eye Webcam, 4 - USB 2.0 Ports, 1 - HDMI Port, Convenience Buttons- Multi-gesture Touchpad, Acer Backup Manager, Touchpad-lock, 6-Cell Lithium-Ion (4400 mAh), 6.16 lbs. | 2.8 kg. (system unit only), AC Power Adapter, AC Power Cord, Wireless Setup Card, Registration/ Limited Warranty Card, McAfee Internet Security Suite Trial (60-day trial),
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Customer Reviews
I've waited 3 months before reviewing this Acer. The verdict is.....pure satisfaction! The touch screen is ultra sensitive and has spoiled me for non-touch conventional screens. I just love the chiclet keyboard and extra numpad. Wish the volume was greater though.
This model is a fine laptop computing-wise, but so are many these days. Yes, overall I am somewhat pleased, but there are 2 things you might want to know. 1.) There is no Bluetooth. You will find Bluetooth 2.0 specified in every review but it is a lie. Yes there is a brightly lit BT button conveniently located on the deck. But pressing it activates nothing; it brings up a BT logo with a big red "not installed" 'X' through it. The lack of BT in hardware, not software, was finally confirmed by ACER customer support after several emails. I found this falshood to be total ACER Ad-man ignorance at best, or at worst, blatant false advertising. 2.) The Win7 Touchscreen is cute, but adds Zero functionality beyond what old hackers can do with a mouse. If it's your first computer, you might like it. If you've been on these things for years it may just be annoying. All it adds is the opportunity for everyone else to try touching it to see what it does, which means you'll have fingerprint smudges all over your display, all the time. That is something it definitely doesn't need, becuase the resolution is already blurry, with poor definition, poor contrast, high-reflection, and a quirky 16:9 orientation that by default compresses any documents you vertically scroll into microfilm fonts. "So Dude, change your font!" Fair enough: But then all the windows aspects and deskcop icons are blind-people big and vertically truncated. I would recommend this as a desktop replacement only if you hook it into a bigger, better monitor. So get the model sans-Touch and save a buck. Keyboard - great. USB's both sides - Great. Cover latch - needs 2 hands unless you're an accomplished magician. ACER email response was swift. Kudos also to Amazon - laptop arrived smashed. With no hassles they had a replacement shipped next-day based on 1 email I sent before I even returned the first one. I would definitely trust Amazon for electronics purchases, no matter what you buy.
Perfect size for a laptop. For traveling I would want something a bit smaller. The visuals are crisp, the touchscreen is great for playing games, scrolling though items. Easy to use, nice keyboard with full numbers on the side. It seems larger than 15.6". No problems with Window 7 (yet). Would recommend this computer...I had gone onto Consumer Reports which recommended this model in the size, and price range. The Touch screen wasn't the sell for me..but it is nice.

The shipping was awful! The computer itself was in its own box but it had been thrown into a larger box for shipping with some loose paper. It was loose, shifting I'm sure in the process. No damage though.