Question 1

Is the screen matte (non-glare) or shiny?

Accepted Answer

The screen is matte, not shiny at all.

Question 2

how many USB ports? have Wifi ?

Accepted Answer

There are 3 "standard" USB ports total, and 1 USB 3.1 Type C which is the kind of peripheral you'd typically plug into your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge.

There is standard WiFi, which means your laptop's hardware won't be slowing down your connection.

Question 3

Is there an ethernet port on this laptop?

Accepted Answer

Yes there is only the left side. I haven't used it as I'm wireless, but it is there.

Question 4

Does this laptop have a DVD drive? The picture shows one but it is not listed in the specs.

Accepted Answer

No Optical drive per Acer's website.

Question 5

Can I get this from Newegg  with Windows 10 Pro?

Accepted Answer

You can pay ~$99 to upgrade to Pro.  Differences between Home & Pro:  Pro can join a domain; has RDP inbound capabilities; Bitlocker.  Otherwise the same.

Question 6

Does it have a headphone jack?

Accepted Answer

Yes it has a single headphone jack that can also be used as a microphone or headset hack. It is a standard 1/8 size jack.

Question 7

Does this laptop have room to add a 2.5" HDD for storage? How easy is the space to access?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Unscrew the 6? Screws holding the hard cover on and pull off the cover. You will see the m.2 HDD and to the left of it will be a standard 2.5" HDD areas.

Question 8

Does it have RGB (VGA) video port? Pictures shows one. Thanks!

Accepted Answer

It does have a 15-pin VGA port on the left side.

Question 9

Does it have TPM (required for Bitlocker) ?

Accepted Answer

I wouldn't buy this item.  Received it defective, was told to send it back.  Told rep a didn't have box they said send it back anyways.  Took 4 weeks to get laptop back and they refused to exchange it without the box.

Question 10

To give me a sense on the size of the keyboard, would you be willing to measure from outsides of [A] to [;]? Thank you!

Accepted Answer

7 1/4" from left side of the A key to right side of the : key

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