Acer Spin 3 2-in-1 Laptop: 13.3" (2560x1600) Touch, 16GB DR4, 512GB SSD Expired

It weighs just 2.31 pounds and has a 1TB SSD.

Hi.
I have the i5 version of this which I have been using it for the past 3-4 months. So far, it has been great and perfect for my needs, more or less. You need to take into consideration the purpose and usage you'd be buying this laptop for. This is very good and appropriately equipped for light-moderate general productivity, media consumption, very light photo and video editing, and very light gaming; anything more demanding than that would probably not be suited on the i5 version.

I love this machine but there are certain things that I find annoying/disappointing, for e.g.,

1. The speakers on this are pretty bad (not pathetic but certainly worse than my expectations which weren't really that much to begin with)
2. The battery life isn't what I had hoped or expected considering this is EVO certified; I usually get 5-6 hours max of general productivity (my unit could be a lemon but I doubt that)
3. The pg up and pg down keys right above the arrow keys have been utter nuisance and I haven't gotten used to it even after using the laptop for 3-4 months

Other than that I have no complaints. The screen is great; vibrant and bright enough for my use. It has strong glare/reflections but they've never really bothered me (since I'm used to it from my previous laptop). Touchscreen is something I prefer and so far it's been perfect and so is the pen-input for my needs. Keyboard is good, a bit shallow for my liking but no major complaints. Touchpad is smooth and adequately spaced. Fingerprint scanner is fast and reliable. The tablet and tent mode work great too. The screen does exhibit some flex but I've always used my machines with utmost care so it hasn't worried me much.

It's a good machine. If you have the budget then go for this i7 version or else the i5 is good too, esp at a $525 price point. I got it for $640.

As far as Acer products go. Their costumer service is well-known to suck and is terrible; people usually also dislike their products but so far I've had no complaints at all in that regard. Every company has their share of problems and lemons for products but they also have good products (like this one).

Hope I helped, despite replying so late.

Thanks for the info. I wonder why you decided to go with this product vs other laptops at this price, is that touch screen/form factor (tent) and pen? Because you could get a Swift 3 i5 which is similar in a lot ways (screen, speaker, fingerprint scanner etc) but is lighter by quite a bit and is cheaper.

how about the i5 version with 8 GB memory - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/s...hh753vlzrq
I know the memory is non upgradeable but for $549 and with Amex Offer for $75 off $500+ on Microsoft store seems to make it $474+ tax (it came out ~$525 for me in CA).

I have neither experience of shopping from Microsoft nor had any Acer 2-in-1 earlier. I guess I'll find out.
Please let me know if ayone has any experience for this laptop, greatly appreciated.

Simple rule of thumb for me. Never buy Acer.

You will be better of spend $200 extra, believe me.

can you please elaborate?

If you plan to use it for 3+ years. 16GB, 512SSD and i7 will take you through. The lesser configurations will start bogging you down especially with Microsoft expanding their ecosystem and added more and more Azure connected softwares.