Acer Aspire R7 571G Review - The Pioneer

Smurk

Looking at the other laptops in store today, can´t help thinking this one is better just because of the screen and the keyboard position. The screen just looks alot bigger than 15.6" after moving it closer to the edge of the keyboard. A 22" screen would have been heavier, and with this one you get a lighter travelling device for the same value!

 

No DVD is just cool! Haven´t used DVD for years anyway. And it might as well be without touchpad, since touchscreen covers anything touchpad has to offer.

 

Installed windows 7 on top of pre-installed OS. Windows 7 is quite adequate for browsing and gaming. Just don´t get why Acer Support doesn´t want to support it. And not all drivers from the acer drivers download site accept windows 7. Fx. the sensor application controlling auto-rotate, so one has to do it manually. Else it is running windows 7 ok.

 

It´s obviously a right-handed tool, since the USB for mouse is on the right side. Maybe there should be another model for left-handed?

 

This model doesn´t really need upgrades, because with i7, GT 750M and SSD it can do it all and quiet. And it is lightweight for travelling. So the developers might as well find new occupation. But some modifications might be worth a new model:

 

All models with broadcom wifi apparently have low signal problems according to feedback, and it will probably be fixed. But after buying an external WiFi adapter with two antennas, it might be worth making a model with internal WiFi that has 2 antennas technology because of the problems that solve ...

 

Else it is hard to find anything to upgrade. Maybe a model where the screen could be extended to a higher position while still being above the edge of the keyboard (close) or a screen that could also turn 30 degress left or right?

 

Am buying a Startech 2-Port USB 3.0 Hub accessory also since the external WiFi adapter use a USB port, and the optional Acer Converter Cable (no pictures of it) is probably a three cable big thing, plus this hub is advertised to service both ports simultanously fast.

 

Maybe a new model might as well be without ports for external displays as well, because when sitting close to the notebooks own screen it really is big, and 720p is all one eyes really need for HD. And this notebook is for travelling, that´s why it´s a notebook and not a desktop; so why connect external display to that? If it really must display to a bigger screen audience, there are even lighter PCs without screen that does that.

 

Maybe a new model without external volume control, since any one wanting that could just use headphones with volume control, which is ordinary.

 

Conclusion: Suggest another model with 2 internal wifi antennas/technology, 2 blue USB ports on each side (4 in all), one lesser external displayport and no touchpad and no external volume control.

Smurk

About the general WiFi problem with the broadcom 802.11n (where status fx is good with internet access and it still doesn´t really work), if it was concluded through testing that opening the laptop would already greatly enhance the link quality here´s a suggestion for redesign:

 

Remove the cover around the touchpad inclusive the touchpad and exchange it with something that both deal with the CPU heat and let the WiFi signal through. Would be cool with something transparent like the blue/orange plastic on towers so you can look inside. Seems like that area is already well protected with the screen above and everything around hard.

 

If removing cover there doesn´t help how ´bout doing it anyway and putting 2-3 of the best WiFi antennas for a combined link (to deal with interference) so you can call it R7-XXX with super WiFi better than conventionals and see if that does it.

 

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About OS if Acer extended driver support for Win7, Mac OS, Linux and Google OS as well it would really be a people machine

Vince53

You changed the original operating system? (gasp)

And lived to tell about it? (gasp)

 

Congratulations. But why, if I may ask, did you do it?

 

PS. Don't get rid of the original OS.

Smurk

Hey, thanks for the interest.

 

I find that the best security for personal PC is Rollback RX and that doesn´t support Win 8 64bit GPT yet. That´s mainly why.

 

There is yet not anything like that security. It is just so easy to use and it keeps the system like newly installed.

 

Windows 8 was recently published so can you blame other vendors for not being completely upto date? So why not still support Windows 7 unless you are one of those who just enjoy stiring up folks with the ***** they have to endure. Of course I find that entertaining too as long it doesn´t concern my needs ...

 

 

Smurk

Come to think of it, the Aspire R7 is actually much like something suggested 3 years ago. Had a HP Pavilion dv7 at that time and wrote something similar to this. Here´s the old post: http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-e-g-Windows-8/Idea-for-new-stationary-notebook/m-p/309274

 

Notice the suggested no-DVD and keyboard moved forward. Didn´t think of touchscreen, cause it´s not so important for gaming/browsing on win7.

 

Btw. here´s one more suggestion: Take off about 10% weight for travellers with an Acer plug for notebooks to make the power adapter obsolete when the plug can be found installed in public places.

 

just hate seeing changes while getting older. Maybe if we unchange the things we´ll get young again?