using torrents themselves is not illegal, it is what some people download that is illegal but to download linux is perfectly legal, it is only illegal if you are breaking any laws and to download linux you are not breaking any laws, it is one of the ways linux is distributed
there will be a program on the new pc to make a set of recovery discs, all you need is a couple of blank dvds to make the recovery discs, look in the programs list for something that says recovery media maker or something similar, there may be a folder called the brand of the pc, it may be in...
there is no such thing as a totally safe torrent file as you have no way of knowing if someone has tampered with the file before you download it and by then if it has been tampered with it is too late, also it is copyright infringement to download copywritten files and programs for free
dvd rom means it can only read dvds, not write to them so no it cant, from what i can read the acer has different options, some have dvd-rw which can write to dvd and some dont
the last bluetooth dongle i had came with a software and driver disc, i ran the disc first and plugged in the dongle when it said to do so if this helps, did it come with a disc
the actual sites are not illegal, it is what you do on the sites that can be illegal such as downloading copywrited material, there are loads of perfectly legal files that can be downloaded as well