hi all,

just got my alpha yesterday...
so far, its good...
i love the quiet sound... the screen is good.. i leave it to 10%,
typing on the lap seems fine.. keyboard seems sturdy enough... and the back extender doesn't really hurt your leg since its not sharp edges..

battery life is quite acceptable... 4-5 hours...
reading ebooks without wireless probably last about 7-8 hours..
youtube streaming at 1080p... around 3-4 hours..

heat... the right side at the back do heats up... but i don't think its the problem since its liquid cool.. probably the back used as heat sink.. so a bit hot... but front panel seems fine..

pen seems work as the same as the old switch..

i haven't test the camera yet.. but not very important

what to improve:

1. can improve the width of display size.. reduce the width of the edges
2. Battery can still improve...
3. Keyboard backlight, why on earth did acer make double standard for APAC.. please don't save a little bit just for the sake of saving.. People who use portable devices need every single of these features.. If the keyboard has battery and ports like SD or usb-c / mini display.. its even better.. you can plug in external HDD / Dvd drive an don't have to worry about additional power..
4. Microsoft, Acer, Asus, Lenovo... WHERE IS POWER BANK TO CHARGE USB-C powered devices... NOW ALREADY 2017 (almost)..
5. PLEASE MAKE THE CHARGER MORE PORTABLE LIKE MACBOOK.. you don't expect us to bring a 1.2 KG and 400Grams Brick around right.. please make it to 100Grams.. If you don't know how to do it, get a better power brick vendor..


i have the first switch... its good, but slow ..
i have a samsung ativ 9 ... its good as well, in terms of battery... but its aging.. and 4GB ram only.. fan is noisy once it kicks in... like a hissing sound..

This post has been edited by willgan: Dec 30 2016, 08:16 PM