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Acer Aspire i7 + 20 GB SSD & 500GB HDD & 1GB Dedicated Gr 15.6" Ultrabook - $699 after cashback

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Acer Aspire i7 + 20 GB SSD & 500GB HDD & 1GB Dedicated Gr 15.6" Ultrabook - $699 after cashback
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ethanol on 11/01/2013 - 18:16 megabuy.com.au (700 clicks)

Intel Core i7-3517U Processor 1.90/3.0GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD + 20GB SSD, 15.6" HD LED backlit display, 1GB GT640 Dedicated graphics

Purchase the Acer M3-581TG-73514G52MAKK between the 1st November 2012 and the 31st July 2013 and receive $149 Cash Back from Acer via redemption. Terms and conditions apply. Please claim via http://ec3.acer.com.au/AcerCashBack/ACA/Projects/CashBack/Lo…

Overview
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, Intel® Core™ i7 processor 3517U(1.90GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.0GHz, 15.6" HD Acer CineCrystal™ LED-LCD 1366x768, 6GB DDR3-SDRAM 1066MHz (2GB Embedded + 4GB), 500GB SATA Hard Drive 5400 RPM + 20GB SSD Drive, NVIDIA Geforce GT 640M 1GB Dedicated Graphics, High-definition audio support, two stereo speakers, webcam, multi-gesture touchpad, 802.11b/g/n WLAN,Bluetooth® 4.0, USB 3.0, HDMI®, 2-in-1 card reader, 1 year Mail in Warranty

Key Features
Mobile Intel® HM77 Express Chipset
NVIDIA Geforce GT 640M 1024 MB Dedicated Graphics, supporting Microsoft® Direct X® 11
Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™
Bluetooth® 4.0
Acer Crystal Eye high-def webcam, 1280 x 1024 resolution
Acer Video Conference
Two USB 2.0 ports
One USB 3.0 ports
2 in-1 card reader SD™ & MMC
HDMI™ port with HDCP support
External display (VGA) port
Two built in Stereo Speakers
High-definition audio support
Built-in microphone
MS-Sound compatible
Optimized Dolby® Home Theater® v4 audio enhancement
Multi-gesture touchpad, supporting two-finger scroll, pinch, rotate, flip
Media control keys (printed on keyboard): play/pause, stop, previous, next,volume up, volume down
54 W 4850 mAh 3-cell Li-polymer standard battery pack
376.4 (W) x 253 (D) x 19.7/20.7 (H) mm
2.25 kg
Battery Life : up to 8 Hours

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  • sk3iron on 11/01/2013 - 18:27
    -1

    whats the point of having a 20gb ssd?

    • [Deactivated] on 11/01/2013 - 18:27
      +4

      load faster with an SSD Boot drive.

      • ProspectiveDarkness on 11/01/2013 - 18:41

        Pretty sure the OS isn't stored on the SSD cache.

      • sk3iron on 11/01/2013 - 19:17

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        • ProspectiveDarkness on 11/01/2013 - 19:20
          +4

          To summarise Chris McMahon's video in a basic fashion: it caches your most accessed files, and system boot files (note: not the OS itself) for faster access - therefore increasing bootup times, and loading times for programs.

    • Chris McMahon on 11/01/2013 - 18:49
      +3

      It's a cache for the HD.
      Intel Smart Response Technology

    • Mikeologos on 11/01/2013 - 19:01
      +9

      Downvote you for being instant troll.

    • [Deactivated] on 11/01/2013 - 19:16

      What's wrong with megabuy?

      • tonyjzx on 11/01/2013 - 19:33
        +1

        the "Microserver Incident of 2011"

        • watwatwat on 11/01/2013 - 21:20

          Lol. Indeed.

  • highdealer on 11/01/2013 - 19:04
    +5

    this aint no ultra book its 2.25 kg

  • jonno82 on 11/01/2013 - 20:05
    +2

    Seems like a reasonable deal although my grudge is against ACER, where I bought my current laptop from JB and the sales rep told me there is a cashback offer, however when I tried to enter all the information online the webpage kept rejecting my information. After an unhelpful discussion with a ACER rep over the phone, I was told the promotion does not run to include all units sold even if they are of the same model, it is the part/unit number (something like that) that determines eligibility of the cashback. It sounded very fishy at the time and ACER told me there's nothing they can do and JB claimed that the promotion has ended and they do not have any record to trace back my purchase to check eligibility of cashback. In the end I just gave up.

    I would suggest potential buyers to call ACER and find out if they will in fact get the cashback before making the purchase.

    • ukmark on 11/01/2013 - 20:22

      Sounds like JB got it wrong and told you there was a cashback when in fact there wasn't.

      It would have been a cashback on a particular model within the series, not the whole series of notebooks.
      (Eg One specification of Aspire 1111, not all Aspire 1111's)

      Acer are good at chasing up elligble cashbacks. They don't, however, bend the rules.

      The reason companies do cashbacks is because only between 30 and 40% of them are ever claimed.

      If you had kept your receipt, you should have gone after JB to chase it up for you - and if the mistake was theirs, the would have needed to give you a full refend, or honour the cashback themselves.

      • jonno82 on 11/01/2013 - 20:31

        That's what I thought, but I do remember asking the Acer rep that if I purchase two identical units, is there a chance that one is eligible and the other one is not, the answer was a very firm "yes".

        I had my receipt as this was within one week of purchasing, JB did offer to give me a refund but my previous laptop was stolen and I needed a laptop for my overseas trip so I've decided to keep the laptop. Haven't had any quality issues though.

  • blackwalnut on 11/01/2013 - 20:16
    +1

    not sure how this can be an ultrabook at 2.2kg

    • mikkim4eva on 11/01/2013 - 20:32
      +4

      I think it means Ultra Heavy

  • Kaz0551 on 11/01/2013 - 21:55
    +1

    This was 599$ after cashbook 2 weeks ago from onlinecomputer.com.au. It's gone up now, so I guess this is the next best offer.

  • Kaz0551 on 11/01/2013 - 22:11

    Also note that its NOT $149 cashback. It's $149 CASHCARD.

    • highdealer on 11/01/2013 - 22:15

      and?

      • Kaz0551 on 11/01/2013 - 22:18

        It's not cash (cheque)…. as one would expect from a "cashback"

        • highdealer on 11/01/2013 - 23:03
          -3

          and?

        • pyramid on 12/01/2013 - 04:07

          Just wondering where can we use this cash card? Planning to buy ACER laptop with cash back but unsure about cash card.

        • highdealer on 12/01/2013 - 08:44
          +2

          cash card is like a normal eftpos card. It cash and you can spend anywhere that accept eftpos. Cash card is actually better than cheque, you can spend it straight away, for cheque you have to bank it and wait a few day for it to clear. If you just want cash, just go McDonald buy a softserve and ask for cash out. Most cash back offer are cash card these day as it is more convienence.

  • sassypants on 11/01/2013 - 23:09
    +2

    I just bought this laptop for $898 from MSY with almost identical specs (ram is 4gb on mine).
    Was going to buy it from one of those other online retailers but read bad reviews about their service so forked out the extra $40 to get it from a brick n mortar store I was familiar with.

    The Acer cashback is pretty easy to do, just need to cut the snid from the box and send it with a form and copy of tax invoice, iirc. I did that and received a confirmation email within a week telling me I'd get my cashcard in a few weeks.

    The laptop itself, I'd agree with most of the reviews out there. It's a great laptop for light-medium gaming (I play dota 2 and borderlands 2 and they run perfectly). Cores and GPU hover at about 80-85 degrees so not advisable to use on lap when gaming. Otherwise, temps stay around 50 during normal use and is pretty quiet.

    My main gripe is with the display, because it really is terrible. Viewing angles are bad, the gloss reflects everything during the day and resolution is maxed at 1366x768.
    All the ports being on the back of the machine does become a bit annoying if constantly using diff peripherals, but it's not really that big of a deal for me.
    The built-in mic is not very good when I've used it in games or in skype. Other people complain that it sounds really fuzzy or simply cant hear.

    I can't say too much about load times as I haven't paid much attention. But, I do notice waking from sleep or hibernate is near-instant and I think that's where the msata ssd comes into play.

    If you've read all this plus the reviews elsewhere and it meets your requirements then with the cashback/cashcard it's a decent bargain imo. What sold it for me was the ability to game decently and the relatively low price compared to the more hardcore gaming machines which generally start at $1000.

    If you don't need the dedicated graphics card (which is the main selling point of this 'ultrabook'), then there are many bargains that would be better than this.

    • htc on 12/01/2013 - 07:23
      +1

      I just checked, it is $818 at msy. http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=969

      I was interested in this laptop because it can run applications program faster, but were hesitant to buy because it only has 3 USB ports instead of 4. Was thinking about getting a bluetooth mouse so that it will use one USB port less. Again that will be extra cost in the equation not to mention the ongoing cost with batteries.

      Secondly, can all the cash be withdrew from the cash card from an ATM machine?

  • Phoebus on 12/01/2013 - 01:26
    +1

    Even if you do not like Acer notebook builds this would make a pretty powerful and bargain HTPC with a wireless kb + trackpad.

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