Have overcome brand loyalty/snobbery against "that funny unheard of make, Acer" to realise they seem good value, nicely finished, quality products. Great.
So ... I start researching the models and prices and I find, basically, a number of variations that all go under the same model numbering. For instance, a shop might have one V5-571 for one price alongside another V5-571 with same processor/memory for a different price. Or, similarly, you'll see different processor and memory on laptops both bearing the V5-571 number, for the same price. What's going on?? If you're lucky you might spot some models are a V5-571P but nobody, in store nor the Acer website, can tell you what that P signifies.
The Acer website is completely useless in offering no product range overview, only lots of pictures and videos, assuming people will just randomly go out and buy any old random model without worrying if it’s the right one or best price/spec combo for them.
To add to the confusion, I see you can download user guides for something also called G model as well as the P, and even I think it said a PG too!?
Lastly, aside from anyone hopefully being able to point me in the direction of a simple conventional product range specification overview/comparison table, does anyone know what the true position is on the presence of network/LAN sockets on these machines? What summary specification info I have seen all says they come with one ... until you pick one up in a shop and you find its not there. Again, perhaps instead of looking for a V5-571 I should look for a V5-571 or maybe a V5-571?? Spot the problem there, Acer ....? Please please sort out your model numbering system and provide proper information on the website.
You've won me over as a brand worth considering, not least because you helpfully have keys and laptop body in contrasting colours to make finding the keys easier and the keyboard plate is not, like some, too springy and flimsy, but all the while you think customers are brain-dead mugs who just randomly buy any machine on a random whim rather than want to research the technical spec then you're in danger of me drifting away again.
