[dsr_]

I bought a cheap Acer mini-desktop -- an Intel i3, microATX motherboard in a case just large enough for an optical drive, a hard disk and two low-height PCIe slots. It runs Debian very nicely, and acts as a MythTV client and web browser for my kids. Really, I have no complaints about the hardware.

My anecdote is just a datum, not data.

[BruceIV]

If we're giving anecdotes, anyone I've known who's owned an Acer laptop (n=4) has replaced it with something else within a year or two, because it broke. (Personally, I've had good experiences with Asus; it's a pity the names sound so much alike.)

[CrazedGeek]

More anecdotes: I bought one of their uber-low-end netbooks, and the thing's kind of awesome. Doesn't get the best battery life, and tends to run a bit hot, but it's still pretty nice -- surprisingly speedy for a netbook.