Specs are ok. It's a good starter laptop.

Hey guys, let me know if you have any questions and I'll be glad to answer :)

@rychard: lol my thoughts exactly.

@iamsuchatowel: could you possibly put a video card in this (a laptop one of course) as an upgrade?

Will this work with my Mac?

So is this good computer for just basic stuff like facebook etc? i want to get one for my mother that is fast etc.

Intel Pentium Dual Core P6100 processor 2.0GHz, 3MB L3 Cache is NOT an outdated processor. Launched Q3 2010. Not exactly a screaming CPU but it is not all that bad.

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processor-comparison/processor-specifications.html?proc=50175

This is not a bad deal actually. I am thinking of getting one just for the next person that asks me what they should buy (I get that every 2-3 weeks).

@krazyk412: haHA! lessee.... as I said, this Acer is not a bad deal. BestBuy had Asus machines last week that were similar for $350. So this refurb discount is not huge.

BB has a couple from $330 to $380 this week. BB has competitive prices on laptops because they almost always limit the warrenty to one year. Then they've been know to tell me that the manufacturer warrenty is useless & you GOTTA buy BB's warrenty. So they are actually selling warrenties that come with a computer these days.

I've worked on a few Acers & they are not bad. Not a lot of bloatware (like HP!) & a decent website to get drivers. If you do buy one make your "start-up disks" right away. Load all your programs, then make a drive image backup (using Win7's backup) & a restore disk for that backup & all should be well.

@iamsuchatowel: can you confirm the weight? Listing shows 10.2 lbs. That's way heavy, so I 'assume' (there I go with assumptions) that's shipping weight? I've seen another site listing it at <6 lbs.

My son wants this to game on..will it work?

@laurim45: In a word, no.

Buy him a cheap desktop for video games. Laptops generally suck at gaming, particularly bargain lappys like this one.

Can I put a ham sandwich on the keyboard, close the lid, and get a nice ham 'n' cheese melt?

@highone: Yes, but you'll have to tape over the fan exhaust. If you're tech-savvy, that shouldn't be too hard; otherwise, ask someone or look it up online.

No exposive batteries, unfortunately; it's not a Mac. (starts running!)

@zeke7: Actually, these CPUs are just over a year and a half old. They were released at the end of 2010. This CPU actually outperform my current laptop's Core 2 Duo P8400 (that I paid over $900 for over 3 years ago) And I still consider mine to be a decently powerful mobile processor. Paired with a mobile nVidia 9600M I can keep up with some current games. So long as this doesn't come with a shotty battery (as some refurbs do...) this looks to be a decent deal.

I ordered one a couple of hours ago, my second Acer. Just a question about the refurb: are they relatively clean and unscuffed or will the 'used' quality be apparent? Also, how fast is shipping? I'm in New York. Thanks.

@kggoodman: The items will either come out of Texas or Indiana and will ship from our warehouse within one business day.

@zephsnapp: Same here. I was about to buy one too... I tried searching the ebay # you provided.

I'm having the same problem as some of the others. I didn't exactly NEED another laptop and so I spent most of the day on the fence about this, then I decided to go ahead with it once I got home and I can't find the relisting. :(