Originally Posted by YVR Cockroach

I'd stay away from Acers Aspire laptops - unless they're going to be pretty much stationary. Though I have 2 Aspires from 2011 and 2012 which are both still working, the plastic used for the case is cheap. Though I've never (hard) dropped either computer, the plastic especially where the screen hinge attached to the main case has irreparably cracked/broken. Still works but I have to take extreme care opening and closing the screen.