That could probably be said for any computer manufacturer, not just Acer. I can recall several Dell, HP and Gateway laptops in the past that I have worked on that had issues with the hinges and others that were prone to motherboard failures. No laptop flambes on this end yet.
Now as far as recent laptops, the Chromebook and an Aspire model that was bought for a sales guy at work are the most recent models I have worked with. The Aspire seemed nice enough but I haven't used it long enough to see how well it would work. They have also bought several HP Stream 13 laptops for the sales people to use while they are at trade shows to allow them to remote into their workstation. They love them - just the right size and weight. Since the sales guys don't work locally the 32GB storage is just fine for them.
Now as far as recent laptops, the Chromebook and an Aspire model that was bought for a sales guy at work are the most recent models I have worked with. The Aspire seemed nice enough but I haven't used it long enough to see how well it would work. They have also bought several HP Stream 13 laptops for the sales people to use while they are at trade shows to allow them to remote into their workstation. They love them - just the right size and weight. Since the sales guys don't work locally the 32GB storage is just fine for them.