The feeling went from 'this is nice and good value' to 'this is cheap.

CNN: An All-New Dress For Success

You can forget Acer's reputation for putting out cheap plastic stuff: the S7 is as nice to touch as it is to look at, and is easily the prettiest, most tactile laptop the company has ever made.

ENGADGET: Acer Aspire S7 review (13-inch): great Ultrabook, a shame about the battery life