Question 1

Can it flip completely over to turn into a tablet??

Accepted Answer

No.  The lid opens almost 180° flat, maybe 160°, which is quite a lot for a laptop.  But it does not open 360° into a tablet.  I'll add that I love this machine, it's gorgeous, blazing fast, and the battery life is amazing (usually 10+ hours).

Question 2

Can this stream audio via Bluetooth to speakers/headphones?

Accepted Answer

Yes, this model has full bluetooth capability including streaming to speakers/headphones

Question 3

Who refurbished this laptop? Acer?

Accepted Answer

Yes, comes directly from them.  I have had no problems with mine so far (apart from the bloatware which can be remedied with a complete format)

Question 4

Is the operating system 64-bit?

Accepted Answer

Yes it's 64-bit, this laptop contains 6GB of RAM. If the laptop had 4GB or less then there's a possibility it would be 32-bit.

Question 5

Does this laptop have a webcam built in?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it does.

Question 6

Can the memory be upgraded easily to 16GB?

Accepted Answer

Yes, upgraded this laptop with 16GB G.Skill Ripjaws F3-1600C9D-16GRSL [DDR3L 1600 (PC3L 12800)] with no issues

Question 7

How's it run under linux (ubuntu, mint, etc)? Will all the hardware work out-of-the-box on a linux os?

Accepted Answer

I am running Linux Mint on this laptop and it works great.  The only real problem I had was getting the wifi adapter to work.  I ended up having to download some firmware updates.  Now everything seems to be working just fine.

Question 8

Can the SSD be upgraded?

Accepted Answer

I have not done it on mine yet, but looking into it I believe that it could be.

Question 9

What is the battery on this laptop and at what brightness level? (Streaming movies / programming / taking notes)

Accepted Answer

Doing just light browsing at lowest brightness, easily 9-12 hours
Streaming video at lowest + 1 brightness, about 3-4 hours

Question 10

What styluses can be used on the touchscreen? (Wacom, Bluetooth, Capacitive?)

Accepted Answer

Not sure. I use my finger.

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