Acer - Aspire R14 2-in-1 14" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 8GB Memory - 512GB Solid State Drive - Black
Model: R5-471T-71W2
SKU: 4503200
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Customers express satisfaction with the Aspire R14 2-in-1 laptop's touchscreen, performance, and storage capabilities. They appreciate the versatility of the touchscreen and tablet features, as well as the speed and stability of the laptop. The large storage capacity and solid-state drive are also well-received. While some customers find the screen brightness lacking, overall, customers are pleased with the laptop's performance and value for the price.
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I bought the Acer R-14 after owning the Yoga 900 for 14 days. During those 14 days with the Yoga 900 I had constant issues, ranging from non-stop WIFI disconnects (which required a reboot and sometimes a reinstall of driver), bi-hourly crashes of the graphics driver, and intermittent touch screen freak-outs. The Yoga 900 is a beautiful machine, the screen is wonderful, the hinge design is top notch, but I need a machine that is consistent in its performance. I came from the Acer S7 391 and it was the best computer I have ever owned. It was thin and light, but had terrible battery life(<3hrs). I upgraded for work/school and I need a consistent performer. I chose the Acer R-14 due to the similar processor/RAM configuration with the larger 512GB SSD and lower price. It is slightly thicker and a pound heavier but for the cost and storage tradeoff I am happy. The screen is still bright and sharp with very good viewing angles. I like the dual torque hinge that Acer uses. It stiffens up the further you open it up, resulting in less screen wobble. The R-14 also has a full size HDMI port and a USB 3.1 Type-C port. The Yoga 900 skips the HDMI and only uses USB 3.0 on its Type-C port. I currently do not have any Type-C devices, but like that it is slightly more future proof. The R-14 still uses a traditional pin type power adapter that is very small, but with a long cord. I was very disappointed with the Lenovo use of a USB port to charge the laptop. The power cord is too short and the block is huge. Requiring that you cover other power outlets or buy some sort of extension. The battery on the R-14 is smaller than the Yoga 900 battery, but I had not experienced the claimed battery life on the Yoga 900 either. Other reviewers claim that is due to the ultra-high resolution screen sucking up more power. I still get a solid +6 hours of life on the R-14. I prefer the feel and user experience of the Acer touchpad. I had a few small issues with the Lenovo unit, but it may be a personal preference over a functional issue. The keyboard is much the same. The keys on the Lenovo have a slightly more satisfying range of motion. I did experience more double letter entries with the Lenovo though, so it again is going to be a personal choice. The touch screen on the Acer has been problem free. I have not had the phantom touches and swipes that I was experiencing on the Yoga. The Acer R-14 has a soft touch plastic bottom, with aluminum on the top side/around the keyboard and similar aluminum and plastic around the screen. I like the looks of the machine, although it isn't a piece of art like the Yoga 900 and its lovely hinge design. I am very pleased overall with the Acer R-14 based on price, features, and the general lack of issues in my experience. I am hopeful that this will surpass my last Acer as the greatest computer I have ever owned.
Posted by jayrodclg
bought after returning an HP. I like the black keys with backlit white lettering for low light use. i7 and 512 SSD for this price a huge plus, others are only i5 and 256 and cost more. the touchpad is big but not too big. the screen same thing. i do not have bionic vision so the HD screen is more than great the QHD seems to be an unnecessary thing for a 14 inch screen. The computer is solid, nice confortable edges, like the rubberized base and slick black brushed metal finish, not slippery but not rough either its good. the hinge system is great that it is stiff when in touch tent and display configurations but is still easy to open. some say the screen is dim, the screen is fine they just need to turn up the brightness. i would like to see a better power connector, the 90 degree mini plug seems like it could break but as of yet its ok, i use it on my couch and the cable comes off straight out not 90 degree but it does hold in good. A optional non 90 connector would be great. the website showed it having an ethernet jack and that was deceptive. especially since it clearly does not. an included usb/ethernet would go a long way to making this really earn my gracious 5 star rating. the battery life is very good, it lasts longer than the several hours i have used and charges quickly, it emits next to no heat at all you really have to look for slightly warm spot under it and i have never heard the fan run ever. the touch screen is responsive and i like the multi touch capabilities once I learned them. I think it may be a windows setting for the screen scroll in touch to scroll from 0 to 60 so im not counting that against but i would like acer or best buy to comment on how to keep the screen from overscrolling or scrolling too fast. have to be careful with some reviews as they are having trouble with a new OS and not the computer. windows 10 is really a good fit for this convertable and much more intuitive than others. I still give it a 5 star as built but the acer specs saying it had rj45 connector when it didnt really did frost me. when i called and emailed both best buy and acer about it all they said was "yea, thats not correct". then they did change the website next day. didnt help my situation any but i hold that to the poor best buy and acer marketing and support not the hardware people. I do wonder why there is still a usb 2 connector when it has two usb 3 and one usb type c. they dont talk much about the type c so i would suspect it is not a full feature rich connector but i am glad its there. regarding the single usb 2 well its still more useful to have than not. overall it is a very good machine as built.
Posted by Kenela
I love this 2 in 1. It's light weight, fast to start up and shut down. I am not a big fan of the built in foxit pdf program, but you can download Adobe and easily work around it. I also had to use Chrome instead of Edge - I use this for work and all of their software doesn't work with Edge or foxit yet.
Posted by CarFanatic