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Lord Nikon · 25-05-2010, 07:57

I have an Acer Aspire 5100 - Never again will I buy Acer, and I will advise people to avoid them. On mine the motherboard developed a problem with the optical drive interface. 1 in 10 times the optical drive will be recognised and will work. The rest of the time not even the bios will see it. All components have been reflowed, and / or X-Rayed to confirm proper connectivity. It's the board itself. Searching forums indicates I am far from the only one with the problem, and Acer do not want to know. I will never again buy an Acer laptop.

I bought an Asus G50 to replace it. and I will recommend those to as many people as will listen. Fantastic machines.

25-05-2010, 07:57	#7
Lord Nikon Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: NW UK Posts: 3,546	Re: Good laptop for under £800 I have an Acer Aspire 5100 - Never again will I buy Acer, and I will advise people to avoid them. On mine the motherboard developed a problem with the optical drive interface. 1 in 10 times the optical drive will be recognised and will work. The rest of the time not even the bios will see it. All components have been reflowed, and / or X-Rayed to confirm proper connectivity. It's the board itself. Searching forums indicates I am far from the only one with the problem, and Acer do not want to know. I will never again buy an Acer laptop. I bought an Asus G50 to replace it. and I will recommend those to as many people as will listen. Fantastic machines.