Re: PT for Windows. Would this be a red flag to you?

In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Tue, 16 Jul 2024 14:23:02 -0400,
"...winston" <[email protected]> wrote:

>micky wrote:
>> So far I can't find the Acer Aspire premium laptop anywhere else, even
>> at acer.com/us-en/laptops!  Is   premium   just some Amazon advertizing
>> word and they don't say what the model is?
>> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0D63QRTTK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A2HR3WADFB8IU9&psc=1
>> 
>> I wanted to find out how much it weighs, but now I also wonder why it's
>> so hard to find.
>> 
>> And what is a WOWPC bundle that's supposed to be included but wasn't in
>> one review?   Is that world of warcraft?   That's all that google came
>> up with.   Oh, searching the ad for WOW, I see that that is the vendor.
>> It's neither sold nor shipped by Amazon.  No wonder it doesn't use a
>> real model name.  Is this a red flag?   A disqualifying red flag?
>> 
>> Would you bothter to look at the vendor's review page?
>> 
>> Oydisen WOWPC gets 85% positive in the last 12 months.
>> https://www.amazon.com/sp?ie=UTF8&seller=A2HR3WADFB8IU9&asin=B0D63QRTTK&ref_=dp_merchant_link
>> 
>Not all models sold on 3rd party retailing sites or even big box 
>retailers are sold on the Acer web site.  Some may have been available 
>on the web iste in the past just as never being available(on the web site)
>  - i.e. devices are built specifically for the retailer or 3rd party 
>distributor.

Good points.  But also, there is not a single hit in Google for
  Acer Aspire Premium, 
except for the two ads that Amazon is selling , and those both come from
this same rebuilder.  I think he's just saying it's a premium model but
he plans not to say what it is until it's delivered.  It might even
vary.   Is it a serious red flag that he won't say up front what model
it is?   I wrote him. Amazon said they usually reply in two days. 

I asked Amazon what model is this and it said: 
Acer Aspire, featuring an AMD Ryzen 5 5500U processor, 15.6" Full HD
display, and Windows 11 Pro

I asked in the same place what sub-model is it, and it said" 
The product details indicate it is an Acer Aspire laptop with an AMD
Ryzen 5 5500U processor, 64GB RAM, and 1TB SSD. This model is from
Acer's Aspire line of budget laptops designed for everyday use.

So here they say it's budget but the seller calls it premium. 

My current Acer is an Aspire E5-573, althought the sticker that is still
on it calls it an E15.  That's a strange seeming contradiction but it
doesn't change that in my experience every Acer Aspire has a sub-model
that is usually mentioned, especially in for-sale ads.