Notebooks & Netbooks

[2much2do]

I wonder if the new R7 v2 will be a Best Buy exclusive in the US or will it be available at other stores as well?

[brek]

It's on the best buy website as "coming soon" with a price of $899. Not bad. Although, it doesn't list a seperate cache drive like the original one has. I wonder if they took it out. Also hoping the WiFi is fixed.

[2much2do]

Does the new model being sold at Best Buy, R7-572-6423, come with stylus "pen" & SSD cache drive? 

[MDacerGuy]

i see the new r7 is available to buy now at best buy(ship to store in 3-5 days)

shows has haswell!!

any reviews anywhere on battery life now?

and does it have a new wireless card as well

[jra166]

and does the Spacebar work?

[jra166]

http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/model-datasheet/NX.M94AA.001

6.5 hours in the Description, 5.5 hours in the tech details below.

[ucsblaw]

I'm a bit peeved at the moment...the R7 572-6423 doesn't look like it supports an Active Pen/Stylus (USA version)

Apparently there's a different model called the Acer Aspire "572G" that includes Active Pen support and also comes with a discrete graphics card (available in Singapore)

I'm deperately looking for a solid notebook hybrid with active pen support and I thought the R7 would be perfect until I realized the US version is missing the one thing that I actually needed. 

Can anyone else confirm this? Am I SOL on the R7-572-6423? Does anyone know if we'll get the 572G here in the US?

Thanks

[2much2do]

I'm very disappointed to know there will be no Active Pen/Stylus with the new R7-572 as I was very much looking forward to it. This is typical-- cheapen up products just for US consumers

[jra166]

 I'm sure the 572G, along with a customizable R7 is coming.  I'm guessing they screwed up the first 571 so bad, that they are giving Best Buy the new model before they are completely ready to roll out the 2nd Gen R7.  Best Buy had to deal with a lot of crap because of the 571.  This was supposed to be a happy partnership, exlusive rights etc, and it turned into a nightmare.

The 572G and the 2nd gen line of R7 will most likely be released to mass audiences soon with fanfare. 

[MDacerGuy]

Yeh I see its not even available on acer's website yet

You think they'll have a customizable one? Because they didnt have it for the R7 did they?

Only think i wanted to change was the drive to SSD,but guess i'll just but a 256gig for a couple hundred and swap it out

Because otherwise they upgraded the ram to a full 8gig. Hope that  1TB it comes with is 2 x 500gig,so i can do the SSD and keep the other 500 gig for movies