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Acer ES1-411-C1WD Quad Core 14" Laptop $260 after $39 CB ($240 if You Have $20 off Voucher) @ JB Hi-Fi

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Acer ES1-411-C1WD Quad Core 14" Laptop $260 after $39 CB ($240 if You Have $20 off Voucher) @ JB Hi-Fi
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easternculture on 10/05/2015 - 20:35 jbhifi.com.au (4664 clicks)
Last edited 10/05/2015 - 22:11 by 1 other user

Thanks to Kuro this seems better than the one DSE is selling for $249 after Promo code and cashback for $12 more

If you managed to get the 20% off voucher up to $20 from here, then its $240 for you

Link to $39 Cashback

Harvey Norman Selling for $417

Performance between the CPU's thanks to bathuu

  • Celeron N2940 has more than 45% better 3DMark06 CPU score than N2840 (2,191 vs 1,510)
  • Celeron N2940 has more than 80% better Passmark score than N2840 score (1,830 vs 1,003 - test clearly favoured more core)

Specs

  • Intel® Celeron N2940 Quad Core 2M Cache, up to 2.25GHz
  • 14" widescreen HD (1366 x 768) display
  • 2GB (1 x 2GB)
  • 500GB HDD
  • Intel® HD Graphics
  • 1 x HDMI
  • 1 x USB2.0, 1 x USB3.0
  • Headphone/microphone port
  • SD card reader
  • Webcam
  • Acer Wireless 802.11b/g/n
  • Bluetooth 4.0
  • Kensington Lock
  • Windows 8.1 (64 bit)

Link to Cashback

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closed Comments

  • Fobsessive on 11/05/2015 - 20:40

    My old laptop with a middling Core 2 Duo and 2GB RAM can still run 20 Chrome tabs with Word docs, OneNote and PDFs at the same time.

    • Click_It on 11/05/2015 - 21:50
      +2

      You're doing well. I had an ASUS F202(X202) with 2GB RAM and it got cranky no where near that.

      • fryandlaurie on 11/05/2015 - 21:58

        I've found putting Xubuntu or Linux Mint XFCE makes it nearly like new.

        • Click_It on 11/05/2015 - 22:34
          +1

          I could imagine that helping a lot.

          I gave it to my daughter though so windows is the only option there. Ultimately the screen was too small for my tired eyes (11.?") - assuming we're both taking about the Asus f202.

  • mattoo on 11/05/2015 - 21:27

    Does anyone know if I can still claim the cashback if I used JB gift cards in my purchase? Im a newbie with cashbacks.

    • Fobsessive on 11/05/2015 - 21:51

      Should be able to no problems probie

  • reszo on 11/05/2015 - 23:04

    So would the general consensus be that this deal would be preferable to the Kogan $369 option? How about a refurbed Inspiron 15" from the Dell DFO for $279? The Dell has the slower processor but a little more ram.

    Either way I need a pair of laptops for my primary school kids to use during their studies. They will be sitting on the desk only and not taken to school, so not worried about weight, and a bigger screen is preferable (there is no room for desktops). I would evaluate getting more ram (probably 4gig) if needed, but will leave out the SSD. No need for blazing fast speeds…

    • Fobsessive on 12/05/2015 - 02:30

      The China/Kogan laptop would be hard to find parts and servicing for

      • reszo on 12/05/2015 - 09:50
        +1

        Thanks for that. I just picked up two from Chatswood Westfield, and am staring at the boxes now. Hopefully they are a decent unit (they had none on display). Next step is to set them both up… Gowd I hate computers ;)

  • paulaus on 11/05/2015 - 23:29

    Will it void warranty opening bottom to replace hdd and ram

    • bathuu on 12/05/2015 - 12:17
      +1

      I did not see any sticker in the way of removing screws. So I don't think If I opened and messed around and returned to shop they would know if it has actually been touched.

  • voltfox on 12/05/2015 - 01:19
    +1

    Hey all,

    I bought this laptop today and having difficulties on finding a 4GB Ram that is compatible with this laptop,
    I tried 3 different type and brand including 4GB Kingston PC3-12800, 4GB Patriot PC3-10600 and another 4GB Hynix PC3-12800, all of them are not compatible, all I'm getting is a black screen when I switch it on,

    The RAM that comes standard with the laptop is a 2GB Kingston PC3-12800, I would think another Kingston would work but NO :(

    Would be great if anyone can let me know the brand, speed etc if you manage to get it working,
    Thanks guys !!!

    EDIT: Kingston SSD works like a charm, only the RAM that's an issue.

    • Click_It on 12/05/2015 - 09:28

      Someone in the dse deal successfully put 8gb in theirs (I think it was this jb version) best asking them, thanks for pointing this out. On phone right now or I would have found the user name for you.

    • Click_It on 12/05/2015 - 12:33
      +1

      Are you using 1.35v low voltage RAM? As mentioned below it most likely won't take the regular 1.5v stuff.

  • bathuu on 12/05/2015 - 07:12
    +2

    I guess you need DDR3L 1.35v RAM?

    • 2Cheap2Pay on 12/05/2015 - 08:06
      +2

      This ^ DDR3 won't work, your RAM needs to be DDR3L

      • Click_It on 12/05/2015 - 09:30

        Oh yeah, DDR3L (low voltage) is needed.

        • mattoo on 13/05/2015 - 11:14

          http://www.mwave.com.au/product/gskill-8gb-ddr3-1600mhz-sodi…

          This doesn't say DDR3L but it does say it's low voltage (1.35V) so it should be fine right?

        • cb1 on 14/06/2015 - 01:23

          @mattoo: \
          How did you guys find out you need 1.35v ram? I emailed acer and they told me either 1.35 or 1.5v ddr3 would work but I put in an 8gb 1.5v stick and it wouldn't boot.. just a black screen..
          Any sources to verify only 1.35v ram will work?
          Thanks

        • mattoo on 14/06/2015 - 12:55

          @cb1:

          I recall someone saying their ram didn't work and then it turned out to 1.5V.

          1.35V will definitely work - it did for mine as well as everyone else

        • CVonC on 16/06/2015 - 00:14

          @cb1:

          I put in an 8gb 1.5v stick and it wouldn't boot.. just a black screen..

          obviously that would mean it only supports 1.35V……………….

        • cb1 on 17/06/2015 - 00:16

          @CVonV:
          No shit, but if acer is saying it should work and refusing to provide support then I obviously need evidence to take action against them for providing me incorrect information..

        • CVonC on 17/06/2015 - 00:46

          @cb1:

          they obviously don't know what they're talking about.. what's the issue anyway? why do you have a grudge against them for being clueless? just use the DDR3L and move on

        • cb1 on 17/06/2015 - 00:51

          @CVonV:
          Because i've now wasted money on ram that I can't use and obviously can't return to MSY as it's not faulty. Additionally, I spent more money on ddr3l ram because I wrongly assumed that if I bought higher-end ram, it would more likely be compatible.. if I had've known that likely any ddr3l ram would work, then I would've bought the cheapest 1333 ddr3l I could find. What's the point in getting a good deal on a laptop if I waste money on ram that I wouldn't have otherwise had to waste?

        • CVonC on 17/06/2015 - 00:52

          @cb1:

          didn't you read the many comments on here that it required low voltage ram though?

        • cb1 on 17/06/2015 - 00:54

          @CVonV:
          No, I assumed the manafacturer would be able to accurately tell me what ram is compatible. they did make the laptop after all…

        • CVonC on 17/06/2015 - 00:57

          @cb1:

          lol.. man.. that's gonna be a hassle.. if you swap it @ msy they'll charge you a restocking fee :/

  • glovebox on 12/05/2015 - 13:18

    Is it just a matter of buying any SATA3 SSD (Ie Kingston V300 128GB from MSY) and an 8GB Stick of Ram (Kingston DDR3L from MSY), then copying the contents of the old drive to the new SSD wuth my desktop PC, then swapping both parts and off you go? Any mounting hardware needed for the SSD? Doesn't have to be mSATA?
    Thanks :)

    • 2Cheap2Pay on 12/05/2015 - 13:29
      +1

      Alternatively, you could have both the HDD and SSD in the laptop, so long as you don't mind missing out on a DVD drive.

      • glovebox on 12/05/2015 - 13:32

        Thanks. Would you know where to get a DVD drive caddy? Any cables / adaptors required for this kind of install?

        Just copy the drive contents across and change the boot drive I assume?

        • Click_It on 12/05/2015 - 15:49
          +1

          To your original question, while technically a clone from HDD to SSD should work fine, that isn't always the case. And laptops tend to have bloatware on them anyway making a clean install a good option.

          2 Drives is cool, though you're still in the same predicament because you'll want that SSD for your boot drive.

        • Kuro on 12/05/2015 - 21:24

          I ordered this last night. Hopefully arrives tomorrow. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/301615777153?_trksid=p2060353.m27…

          Cheaper than a caddy, I'm just gonna tape the HDD to hold it down. The case when screwed back on should support the drive as well.
          I bought the Kingston 4gb 1600 1.35V ram ($45) and a Patriot Blaze 120gb SSD ($71).

          Will report back and let you know how it goes.

        • glovebox on 13/05/2015 - 15:39

          @Kuro: Keep us posted! Be interested to know how you intend to keep the blanking panel for the DVD drive attached?

        • Kuro on 14/05/2015 - 12:27
          +1

          I installed the 120gb SSD and 4GB ram last night, it flies! Booted in 6 seconds. Shut down in 4 seconds.

          Still a fresh install so no software installed. Would be a bit slower once more software is installed.

          Still waiting for the adapter to install the original HDD into the DVD bay.

        • glovebox on 15/05/2015 - 14:41

          @Kuro: Looking at the adaptor and the back of the machine, I'm not sure it will fit (ie line up properly…)

        • Kuro on 15/05/2015 - 17:37

          @glovebox:

          It doesn't :(

          Ordered the caddy on Ebay. Seller in NT, $10.56 from memory. Ordered the 9.5mm one

      • mattoo on 12/05/2015 - 20:46
        +2

        I was considering this but I heard that having 2 drives will reduce battery life as the battery will have to power both drives. I'm not sure if the difference in battery life will be significant though, but it's still a concern and so I might just stick to an SSD.

  • CheapStuffIDontNeed on 13/05/2015 - 14:00
    +1

    Just got one myself. Its certainly not bad for like kids or something but its begging for an SSD and some more RAM.

  • mattoo on 13/05/2015 - 18:50

    Hey can someone link me an 8gb DDR3L RAM that works with this laptop or know of places to buy these? Thanks :)

    • glovebox on 13/05/2015 - 22:22

      8GB Kingston 1.35V, $79 at MSY

  • paulaus on 14/05/2015 - 10:01
    +3

    $253.30 now before discounts

    • Mobe1969 on 14/05/2015 - 10:04

      Yeah I saw that this morning. I let my sister know, who was equivocating on getting one.

    • glovebox on 14/05/2015 - 11:32

      Damn! I thought my $290 with HN price beat was a good deal!

  • cretin on 18/05/2015 - 12:29

    I bought one for my mum and installed an SSD and upgraded the RAM.

    I've installed windows 8.1 on the machine but im having issues with the trackpad. I've installed drivers but the cursor was not even showing on the screen let alone responding to movements or mouse clicks. I saw an option in the bios to switch it to a setting called 'basic' instead of 'advanced' and it seems to be working now. Did some googleing and I even made a UEFI usb boot drive to install windows from, but that didn't help.

    Anyone able to get advanced touchpad features to work on a fresh install?

    ATM under the basic setting, it does work, but it doesn't support any advanced features such as two-finger scroll

    • Mobe1969 on 18/05/2015 - 12:43
      +2

      The windows driver update for the intel serial IO is broken. You need to download and install the one from acer, and disable updates for that driver.

      http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/drivers
      This one:
      IO Drivers Intel Serial IO Driver 603.9600.1948.28229 1.7 MB 2014/10/27

      It stumped me for a while. I ended up disabling driver updates for win 8.1 due to it.

      I actually have never had that much trouble installing an OS since windows 98, all due to this faulty driver Microsoft have for the chip. Usually nowdays, you can just install the OS and everything works, and you don't even have to bother installing any manufacturers drivers at all.

      • Mobe1969 on 18/05/2015 - 12:47
        +1

        Also, regarding installing from USB, there is a heck of a lot of mucking about to do that. If you are on a blank disk you probably just need to get it done in the BIOS. But if you are trying to enable it from windows (for a fresh install), a lot more work:
        itsfoss.com/disable-secure-boot-in-acer/

        If you can get to the bios, you need to set a Supervisor password, then go to the boot table and disable secure boot.

        NOTE: Just to be clear, on my above post, the Intel Serial IO driver being broken stops the touchpad driver from working.

      • cretin on 18/05/2015 - 13:29
        +1

        Legend, this fixed.

        Thanks for that.

        With 8gb RAM and the SSD this thing is very fast. I thought the CPU would make some noticeable issues, but really, the biggest complaint of mine is that it does not have wireless AC

        • Mobe1969 on 18/05/2015 - 13:40

          No worries.

          Yeah it isn't like AC is that new either…

          It didn't seem to implement N 5GHz either. Not a big problem as I've never had much luck with 5GHz.

          The OEM OS is so horrifically bloated too. So much rubbish installed.

          A nice light unit though. Worth the money.

      • surfbum1 on 29/05/2015 - 14:48
        +1

        woohoo!!!

        Thanx, that fixed my dead touchpad

        Was just about to take it back too

        • Mobe1969 on 29/05/2015 - 16:22

          Glad to help.

          I wonder who the fault lies though, that Microsoft have a corrupt driver?

  • mech on 18/05/2015 - 18:31

    Received notebook in the post and the (SNID) has been blacked out, some muppet at JBHIFI did it. Anyone else had this problem?
    http://tinyurl.com/lldhj4f

    • Mobe1969 on 18/05/2015 - 18:43

      Wow that is 100% criminal. That is just theft. Definitely contact them

    • alxr0101 on 18/05/2015 - 19:47

      Outrageously poor form. Nothing in the sale terms and conditions (Acer or JB) that not eligible for rebate?

      Otherwise..theft by someone.

    • djevoultion on 20/05/2015 - 11:09

      I'd complain to the Manager of JB Hifi. Take the Acer Cashback form with you. Print it out so they know the laptop is eligible for cashback and SNID is required. Ask them to give you a new laptop/box with a clear SNID or refund you the difference. They have no reason to black out the SNID.

    • Bagath on 20/05/2015 - 13:30

      Same issue ….purchased mine from JB HiFi(Strands, Sydney CBD). Bar Codes blacked out, SNID visible. Should I be worried about the cash back claim etc..?:(

      • Mobe1969 on 20/05/2015 - 13:42

        I would be worried. Maybe phone acer and ask. Can you at least read it through the black out? So you can fill in the form which you need to add the SNID?

        You have to actually physically cut out and post in that SNID barcode they have defaced.

    • stephendt on 25/05/2015 - 22:24

      Not cool. Although you can take a photo with a strong flash and you should be able to work out what's underneath.

    • dimagiba on 26/05/2015 - 09:50
      +2

      Had similar issue but the SNID on the box was still visible with the right angle and lighting. I was also able to confirm SNID by comparing with a similar sticker underneath the laptop itself. I took photos of both and got in touch with the Acer cashback team through helpdesk.acer.com.au. They were pretty quick to respond and believe JB Hifi do this as part of their stocktake. No malicious intent on anyone's part. I was reassured that my cashback would be fine but I had to send my docs attentioned to the particular cashback staff who responded.

  • AncientWisdom on 19/05/2015 - 16:12

    Expired!

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