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Rating 1.5 out of 5 stars with 2 reviews

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  • Cons mentioned:
    External monitor support, Fingerprint reader, Kickstand

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    If possible, spend your money on a Surface Pro

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This 2-in-1 seems like a great deal when you look at the specs vs the price. However, there are little things that really drag this product down. 1. The auto-retracting kickstand is loud. People will notice and hear it when you close the stand. The stand is also hard to pull out from the tablet (you have to grab it from the bottom corners). 2. The tablet portion is heavy. I owned a Surface 3 from 2015 and it felt much lighter than this 2017 laptop. 3. The fingerprint reader didn't even work and may have had an internal hardware issue. The driver was up to date but Windows Device Manager said something was wrong with the device. Hence, Windows Hello could not even be set up. The fact that this is an advertised feature made me realize how bad this laptop and how terrible Acer can be. How could something like this ship??? 4. The tablet cannot provide enough "juice" to use an external USB monitor. I was using a laptop from 2012 for the past 5 years and it could power the monitor without any issues.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from TeamAcer
      Posted .

      Dear Johnny 84a,
      We are sorry to hear your Acer laptop did not meet your expectations. This is not the experience we want our customers to have and we would certainly like to help you. Please fill out this form so that we can assist you:
      http://csapps.acer.com/prompt/?key=2059241a693274ba8baf1d106b333e23bf553837

      Thank you
      Acer America Acer

  • Cons mentioned:
    Freezing issue

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Great little laptop except....

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The Switch has been a great laptop, especially for the price point. I use mine as a secondary mobile computer for email, internet, note taking, and traveling. Love everything about it except it is plagued with constant freezing up after startup since it was new. The machine will freeze ~5 minutes after startup and then stay frozen for 1-2 minutes. It then usually will work fine until the next time you startup or wake it from sleep.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from TeamAcer
      Posted .

      Dear Chevy,
      We are sorry to hear you are having lock up issues with your Acer Switch 5 laptop. This is not the experience we want our customers to have and we would like to help you get this resolved. If you are located in the US or Canada please fill out this form so that we can assist you:
      http://csapps.acer.com/prompt/?key=47c44ed5b79d60dcd3941f3948123bc1e6f63df1

      We appreciate you taking the time to write this review.
      Thank you
      Acer America acer