Acer Spin 7 review: underachiever

When you first pick up and open the Acer Spin 7 laptop, you’re probably going to be pleasantly surprised. This very thin, well-designed laptop doesn’t try to wow you with its design — instead it’s unassuming. It looks like the platonic ideal of a Windows 10 touchscreen laptop: simple, black, well-made, light, and just ready to quietly get out of the way and let you do your thing. And the emphasis is on "quietly," because the Spin 7 doesn’t have any fans.

Even with its hefty asking price of $1,249, it still makes a very good first impression.

Sadly, if you’ve been paying attention to laptops for the past six months you know that there’s going to be a "but." Because with the possible exception of the new HP Spectre x360, every new laptop...

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