http://hothardware.com/cs/search/SearchResults.aspx?s=33&o=DateDescending&tag=HotHardware.com,Netbooketbooks&orTags=0Search results matching tags 'HotHardware.com' and 'Netbooketbooks'en-USCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://hothardware.com/cs/forums/p/49140/363738.aspx#363738Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:31:48 GMTba4e517a-01ef-48a6-b096-821b95afe388:363738realneil<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Acer is strong in the Netbook segment. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;">I&#39;ve had a chance to play with one of them and the feel was <span style="text-decoration:underline;">very close</span> to the MSI wind. (the best one in my humble opinion) The performance was identical too. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;">They&#39;ve been around for many years, and while it was a given years ago that Acer computers (and E-Machines) were considered to be the &#39;<i><span style="text-decoration:underline;">armpit</span></i>&#39; of PC&#39;s, they&#39;ve never slowed their growth and they&#39;ve improved quality considerably over the years. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;">If they&#39;re now number two,.....then it&#39;s working out for them.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><br />Gateway is the perfect example of a fading star. You hardly ever hear about them anymore and they used to be dominant (really friggin&#39; huge) along with Dell in the mail order PC segment. It&#39;s almost as if they quit the business, and as a matter of fact, they don&#39;t even sell directly to consumers anymore. I know they still make PC&#39;s but I never see reviews on Tech sites or people comparing their products to Gateway anymore. I wonder if the reduced sales are worth not having to deal with &#39;Joe Public&#39; with decent tech support?<br /></span></span></p>