Posts about Acer

Rescheduling A LivingSocial Adventure Is The Real Adventure
One of the key rules of using group buying sites (and, indeed, any coupons or discounts) is to pay attention to the fine print. Alex and his wife thought they did. The LivingSocial adventure he purchased for her birthday, a kayak tour, required 24 hours' notice for a refund. What that fine print didn't mention was that if you were too sick for an adventure on the day of the event, you wouldn't be able to reschedule to a different date. That's how Alex learned that employees of the group deal site weren't quite accurate in explaining how payments to the adventure hosts work. According to the local paddling center owners, they would only get a couple of bucks if the couple canceled...but LivingSocial would still keep the entire fee. More »

Hidden Costs Of Being A Bridesmaid
Maybe the phrase "Always a bridesmaid, never a bride" is less a lament of singledom and more of a complaint about being forced by a succession of friends to make unreasonable financial sacrifices in the name of their big day. Women who are asked to be bridesmaids are forced through a gauntlet of brutal financial and time commitments, and should bear those costs in mind before accepting a request from a bride-to-be. More »

Man Wrests Free Repair From Acer's Claws
Acer is infamous for its inferior or nearly non-existent customer service. Long are the annals of history filled with the tales of those who have thrown themselves against Acer's ramparts and disintegrated on impact. But reader PW shares how he was able to get his 6 months out of warranty Acer laptop replaced after it died. The secret is to look for the email address with .tw after them. That's right, email addresses leading back to the mothership in Taiwan. More »

Google Teams Up With Samsung & Acer To Release Chromebooks In June
After the commercial success of its Android smartphone operating system and the growing number of people using its Chrome web browser, Google has announced that it has made a deal with Samsung and Acer to release a slate of PCs running the Chrome operating system. More »

FDA Proposes More Food Establishments Provide Calorie Info In Menus
Maybe you won't want to eat that double bacon cheeseburger and large fries if the menu you order it from says its 1,600 calories. At least that's wht the Food and Drug Administration is hoping with their proposal that menus be required to list calorie counts at chain restaurants, bakeries, grocery stores, convenience stores and coffee chains. More »

Netbook Freezes, I Send It Back, Get A New One, Repeat And Repeat
Brian is an Acer devotee, but says his girlfriend has been stung by a particular netbook model that freezes up on her no matter how many times they exchange it for a new one. More »

Acer And Gateway Have Crappiest Tech Support
If you need to call tech support, you don't want to be holding an Acer or a Gateway, a new Laptop Mag study finds. More »