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ACER Aspire V5-573 15.6" 4th i5 Notebook $420 (after CashBack) Delivered @ DSE {Online Live Now}

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ACER Aspire V5-573 15.6" 4th i5 Notebook $420 (after Cash Back) Delivered @ DSE Starts 24th October

Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4200U Processor
Processor Speed: 1.6GHz
Operating System: Windows 8 64-bit
Hard Drive Size: 500GB HDD
Memory: 4GB DDR3-1066 Memory (1x4GB)
Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics with 128MB of dedicated system memory
Screen Size: 15.6" WXGA Widescreen LED
Camera: HD
Wireless LAN: ACER Wireless 802.11 a⁄g⁄n
Bluetooth: Integrated Bluetooth 4.0
Card Reader: SD Card Reader
4 Speakers DOBLY Sound

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  • dosada on 22/10/2013 - 20:13
    +1

    Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics with 128MB of dedicated system memory
    That's a bit 2009 or earlier…

    • dabaodedouzi on 22/10/2013 - 20:17
      +2

      oh god too rubbish for the graphic

    • jva on 22/10/2013 - 20:35
      +2

      For that price with i5 chip, can be considered as a deal, but the worst thing about this kind of giant-screen laptop is, you can actually see the pixels so easily from the screen, that's kind of……uncomfortable.

    • Riczter on 22/10/2013 - 20:38
      +7

      It'll have Intel® HD Graphics 4400 because it's a haswell CPU

    • montorola on 22/10/2013 - 22:19
      +3

      ZOMG GUYS!!!! This here is gonna be my new LAN machine!!! I can't wait to shut all the other guys up with their Alienware etc, I'm gonna all show them how this handles Crysis 3!!!11oneone1

    • johnno07 on 23/10/2013 - 10:05
      +3

      The Intel HD 4400…
      That's a bit 2013…

  • saty1296 on 22/10/2013 - 20:17
    +6

    It is a good deal in my opinion. Thank you.

  • mskram on 22/10/2013 - 20:25
    +3

    It has been this price before, look at the previous threads: http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/117039 http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/118114
    I really like it, typing on it now. Just wish it had a Full HD screen but you can't have everything.
    Battery life is great, I'm getting around 8 hours on performance mode
    The speakers are really good for laptop speakers too, I'm rather impressed.

  • 17833 on 22/10/2013 - 20:39

    How does this deal compare with with one? ($399 after cashback) —> http://www.centrecom.com.au/acer-aspire-e1-571g-33114g75mnks…

    • Riczter on 22/10/2013 - 21:04
      +1

      Not very well.

    • robertm on 22/10/2013 - 21:10
      +3

      I think the OPs ACER V5-573 would be better than the centrecom one:

      • USB3 instead of USB2 - much faster transfer speed to external devices
      • 4th Gen processor - faster, new instructions like AES for encryption support, much lower power req'd so better battery life

      Also, not much advantage going for a discrete GT620M in the E1-571G over HD4400 integrated graphics as neither one is much good for games.

      Not sure about the colour though :-) Also, may need to buy an external CD drive but they are only $40 or so.

      • 17833 on 22/10/2013 - 21:25

        Thanks for replying : )

        • robertm on 22/10/2013 - 22:53
          +1

          No worries glad to help :-)

  • KOBH on 22/10/2013 - 20:44
    +6

    I grab any laptop other than an Acer. Add a bit more and get HP or Toshiba instead.

    • aec on 22/10/2013 - 20:58

      you want a HP or Toshiba other than Acer? good luck.

      lmao

      • Riczter on 22/10/2013 - 21:03
        +7

        Toshiba is usually good. HP's low end generally suck, their top end are good. Acer generally suck all round. I'd still buy one at the right price though.

        • CyberGenesys on 22/10/2013 - 21:07

          Toshiba low end are pretty lame too (my experience). The difference between Acer and the other brands is that even high end Acer is pretty flimsy.

        • raybies on 22/10/2013 - 22:39
          +2

          Wait a minute… I'm typing this on an Acer Timeline 3810T, it's been on 24hrs a day for over 4 years, hasn't skipped a beat.

          Bit slow though.

        • Riczter on 22/10/2013 - 23:00
          +4

          Yeah saying any brand is bad is not very constructive, because you are always going to have certain models within that brand that perform fine, and even with a known bad model, you will probably get the majority of them that perform just fine and never have a major fault.

          But you do notice certain trends, and acer doesn't get a particularly good rap. This doesn't mean all acers are bad, it just means that general consensus tells us that the build quality of an acer laptop is generally more likely to be poorer than another brand, and have a higher propensity for failure.
          But whether that should influence your buying decision is questionable and more of a personal choice.

        • CyberGenesys on 22/10/2013 - 23:42

          My specific experience with was with a Acer ultrabook. After 3 weeks of desk only usage it had warped quite noticeably to the point you couldn't type on it because it rocked to much.

          Riczter's comment sums it up nicely and I agree with all those points.

    • dosada on 22/10/2013 - 21:20
      +2

      I have worked for Acer and they are great! You always can be sure that the laptop will get sent back at least twice for repair. I would rather buy some chinese unknown brand or a calculator then a Acer

      • mskeggs on 23/10/2013 - 10:56
        +1

        hmm. I have had plenty of Acer laptops. I am typing this on a Aspire V5, the wife has a 3yr old emachines, I have had an aspire one netbook and the kids use an old Aspire.
        Except for a cracked screen which was replaced with a $90 ebay generic part, none have had any service issues.
        I'm not sure how a company would stay in business if a significant percentage of its products required after sales repairs.
        Acer aren't the flashiest machines or built to macbook air levels of production quality, but they are very cheap and do the job.
        Maybe you are having some 'user errors' if yop are finding so many problems?

      • rmamila on 23/10/2013 - 11:06
        +1

        That's when you worked for them ha? Things might have changed now eh ;)

        • Speckled Jim on 23/10/2013 - 12:04
          +1

          Things HAVE changed.

          A few years ago, I saw nothing but serious gripes on Aussie consumer website, notgoodenough.com.
          These related to faults and bad warranty service.

          Since then, I've had to sent a monitor in for warranty claim in 2010. Two weeks later it's back and been perfect since. April this year sent my laptop for service (the issue was my fault, shh) exactly two weeks later it's back, running perfectly!

          They've upped their game in my opinion.

    • auna on 22/10/2013 - 23:50
      +1

      So far Asus and HP have 2 bad experiences for me each. My Acer is flawless and always have been. Even the Acer phone that was on Ozbargain was quite good for the price. My Asus failed in 6 different ways. Even my motherboard has a unforgivable booting bug.

    • ScottEh on 23/10/2013 - 00:58
      +3

      I've been selling laptops for the past 4 years (and not for much longer, thank god). A couple of years ago I would have said the same thing, they were absolute rubbish.

      They have improved immensely over the last 12-18 months however, I can't remember the last one we had come back in for repair, only thing that comes to mind is one model which came with a US plug adapter instead of ours. Generally great value for money specs wise, they don't always look the nicest but some models recently have been quite attractive and well put together. Personally I've always used Asus so don't have any preference toward Acer but I've definitely recognised an improvement.

      Goes to show how much a bad reputation can stick with a company though and fair enough, if you produce crap you can't expect people to come and put their hard earned on you again just in case you've improved, not for quite some time anyway.

      • Riczter on 23/10/2013 - 01:27

        Thanks for the info. I think its mainly through word of mouth that these bad reputations are created, and with comments like yours, slowly dismantled.
        Out of curiousity, coz I sell laptops too, why do you say 'not for much longer thank god'?

  • superforever on 22/10/2013 - 20:52

    What is that W3 in the catalogue? Is it the new 8" tablet?

  • cumova on 22/10/2013 - 21:18

    Does anyone know if you can upgrade this laptop with 8gb RAM?

    • dosada on 22/10/2013 - 21:21
      +1

      Yes you can, two slots available and it is sold with a 4GB module

  • savings on 22/10/2013 - 21:26

    I had one of these and please don't expect gaming.

    Performance sucked!

    • Riczter on 22/10/2013 - 21:34
      +1

      Well people shouldn't be expecting to use this for gaming.. coz it hasn't got a dedicated graphics card. All round performance should be ok tho, core i5 with 4GB RAM should putt along fine. Slow mechanical hard drive is always a let down though..

      • scrimshaw on 22/10/2013 - 23:06
        +1

        Wonder who told you it was good for gaming.

        Buyer: Will this laptop play games like COD and BF3?

        Shonky laptop salesguy: Of course, it's a Core i5! It'll work fine, no problems! (Points to Windows Experience Index)

        Buyer: Yay. (Forks over cash).

        • Riczter on 22/10/2013 - 23:12
          +1

          You know what they should do? Have a rating out of 10, based on benchmarks, for all the specs, to simplify it for the simple folk and to stop store reps from pulling the wool over peoples eyes.
          ie: Speed: 6
          Multitasking: 8
          Capacity: 5
          Gaming: 2
          Screen: 4
          Build Quality: 1
          Brand quality: 0
          Value for money: 7

          Asking too much??

        • johnno07 on 23/10/2013 - 09:50

          I don't think you could have an overall value for money rating (because that's highly subjective and depends on what your use is) - but the other ones would be great. Well - I don't think brand quality will happen haha.

        • Speckled Jim on 23/10/2013 - 12:17

          Mine's a much lower spec, E1-521 with only dual core AMD E450 @ 1.66 and similar graphics setup.

          In Win7, the "experience index" is only 3.9 overall.

          Runs Crysis, Stalker(s), Portal 1/2, Grid at 1280x720 quite well. But then, they're not new games either.

        • sb944 on 23/10/2013 - 17:28
          +1

          Well, it would be nice to have all that, but at this point I'd settle for DSE, or Acer for that matter, to list an accurate list of specs on their website, or in store. There are various basic details like weight and battery size (amongst other things I'd like to know) that I'd think are pretty crucial for a laptop aimed at people looking for a portable laptop, that aren't listed. In a perfect world, there would at least be a link to an official detailed Acer spec page with every spec and part number on it. On top of that plenty of user reviews, and ratings of various aspects, all delivered to the laptop in store for when you are browsing. But on a machine like this, there are no external reviews, no customer reviews, and missing specs, so pathetic info given this is a leading retailer and computer brand.

        • Riczter on 23/10/2013 - 17:36
          +1

          OMG RIGHT!?!? The number of listings I've seen by DSE that just have no specs available, its like… are you trying to not sell any of these or what -.-

  • keithality on 22/10/2013 - 22:39

    Got one from the last deal for my sister, very impressed with it for everyday tasks.
    As others have said, don't be expecting to game on this.

  • Saiya on 22/10/2013 - 22:51

    Excellent find thanks mate, looking for a laptop for my mum so this will be perfect for her!

  • ycon on 22/10/2013 - 22:59

    Not sure if it's just me-but I can't handle 1366x768 anymore. Just not enough room on a 15"

    Hope to see a 1080p close to $600 soon!

  • hashtagbargain on 22/10/2013 - 23:21

    Anyone know of a similarly priced and specd laptop with touchscreen?

    • Temporary username on 23/10/2013 - 00:43
      +2

      http://www.centrecom.com.au/acer-aspire-v5-571p-33224g50mass…
      I thinks this one is good for you if you don't care much about battery. I bought it $399 after cashback few days ago. this lap also got backlit keyboard.

      • greenbull on 23/10/2013 - 09:50

        That one is a Core i3 instead of Core i5 though.

        Around the $500 price point, all the touch screens seem to have i3 proceessors. The i5 touchscreens seem to be at the $700 mark…

  • wc on 22/10/2013 - 23:24

    I plan to use this for web browsing, emails, banking and word processing, will this laptop be suitable for me ?
    Not planning to play games.

    • ycon on 22/10/2013 - 23:27

      For everyday it's fine. I've got an acer, and pretty solid build quality.

      My only problem is the inability to do much multi-tasking on this size screen due to resolution…

    • barbarella on 23/10/2013 - 07:29

      I've had my Acer for a few years now…its a Aspire 5755G, i7 and it has been great and still going strong :)
      It gets a lot of use, although I am not a gamer. It has never needed repair. I'd definitely buy another one.

    • johnno07 on 23/10/2013 - 10:02

      Just about any tablet/laptop/mobile device can do those tasks these days.

  • ziku1 on 22/10/2013 - 23:43
    +1

    just a heads up, it doesnt feature a backlit keyboard. makes typing in the dark a bit harder

    • savings on 22/10/2013 - 23:49

      more like impossible to type in dark

      • auna on 22/10/2013 - 23:52
        +1

        Touch typing. Some keyboards don't even have key markings…

        • Riczter on 23/10/2013 - 00:03
          +1

          I can type in the dark, but no key markings at all? srsly? That would freak me out a bit.

        • lead_org on 23/10/2013 - 01:54

          keyboard with no keymarking are for desktop grade mechanical keyboard. These are serious typists, bit like people whom insists joking on bare feet, a niche market. But you can get a USB LED light, if you find touch typing too hard.

        • johnno07 on 23/10/2013 - 10:03
          +1

          joking on bare feet

          A barefoot man walked into a bar…

          Or do you mean jogging? :p

  • dqtl74 on 23/10/2013 - 05:23

    Is the battery removable? I usually have access to AC power and don't want to kill the battery by constantly charging.

  • srhardy on 23/10/2013 - 07:34
    • rez
    • backlit kbd
    • intergrated gfx

    I would buy it…

  • firthy on 23/10/2013 - 08:25

    Our Acer V5 has been sent back twice in the first 6 months to have the screen replaced/fixed due to black screen of death. Seems to be quite common amongst Acer laptops when I was researching the fault. Replaced under warranty, don't know if I'd get another Acer after this one.

  • hungerlord on 23/10/2013 - 09:12

    Does this work out to: $499 - $79 (cashback) - $49.90 (TRS) = $370.10? And anyone knows if this is suitable for games like The Sims 3?

    • danyool on 23/10/2013 - 09:28
      +1

      TRS/GST refund is one-eleventh, not 10 percent For eg, say item base price is $100, plus 10% gst = $110, to work backwards, you don't say 10% of $110, because that = $11. Divide by 11 instead = $10.

      Thus GST on $499 = $45.36, not $49.90 - but yes, should be off the full amount paid on the receipt as cashback will be after.

    • johnno07 on 23/10/2013 - 09:55
      +1

      TRS will never know you got a cashback :)

      RE: The Sims 3. This laptop meets the minimum requirements but loading times will be slow (as I assume its a 5400rpm drive - and these games have long load times anyway). TS3 is not hugely graphically intensive, but I would think you'd notice some lag when fast-forwarding at the highest level. You might have to turn off a couple of options, but I would be surprised if it wasn't playable.

      • hungerlord on 25/10/2013 - 00:52

        You guys are wonderful! Thanks for the clarifications! :)

  • greenbull on 23/10/2013 - 09:47
    +1

    Arrrgh I can't believe it!
    I bought an Acer Aspire V5 just YESTERDAY for $499 cashback (via eBay)! :'(

    • johnno07 on 23/10/2013 - 10:00

      This happens every time, hey? See if you can cancel it!
      I had ordered a refurb from the Acer Factory Outlet the other day and I just rang up 5 minutes ago to cancel it as I'll get this one instead.

  • abcd1234567 on 23/10/2013 - 11:02
    +1

    I bought one last time.

    Display is surprisingly good.

    The only major downside is the trackpad. The clicking buttons are integrated into it and that means whenever you go to click on something you often miss the target.

    All round great value for money though in my opinion.

    • Morts on 23/10/2013 - 13:57

      I also bought one last time and it's perfectly fine for everyday use.

      I'd agree that the trackpad is not the easiest to use and as mentioned below it also does not have any form of Optical Drive. So consider those couple of points before buying

    • superforever on 23/10/2013 - 13:59

      That is a good thing actually, you can use your two fingers to scroll page up and down if it is the same as my Acer Ultrabook.

  • babiguling on 23/10/2013 - 12:46
    +1

    Hi guys,

    I noticed there's no optical drive (DVD RW DRIVE)for this machine.
    Any recommendation of good and cheap DVDRW drive to be added on this?
    I never bought a laptop without any DVD drive before.
    Any suggestion is appreciated.

    Thanks!

    • scrimshaw on 23/10/2013 - 17:49

      $25 dollar, JB Hifi Factory Scoop.

      http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/computers-laptops/computer-ac….

      DVD's (even optical media) in general are slowly dying a slow death as the cloud, high-speed wifi and low cost portable drives have become the norm for data transfer.

      If you're old-skool and your house is chock full of DVD's from the last millenium then I suppose you may want to still keep a laptop with a built in DVD drive handy.

      Otherwise, rip whatever collection you have into digital format and store them into your media centre…

      • constipated on 23/10/2013 - 20:37

        How does one go about installing a lot of software without an optical drive?

        • Riczter on 23/10/2013 - 20:38

          by getting the software from the internet.

        • Trojan on 24/10/2013 - 11:44

          USB key

      • babiguling on 24/10/2013 - 11:20

        Thanks mate

      • Speckled Jim on 24/10/2013 - 11:39

        Recordable media will never die.

        The practice of keeping hard-copies (masters) is nothing new; backups for example.
        It's plain dumb to rely on an easily damaged HD or SSD.

        • CyberGenesys on 24/10/2013 - 11:58

          Do you have a suggestion for backing up large amounts of data eg 1TB+?

        • Riczter on 24/10/2013 - 12:00
          +3

          in resp to mcmonte: Are you talking about optical media?? They are a hell of a lot more easily damaged than an SSD.

        • Riczter on 24/10/2013 - 12:01
          +1

          In resp to cyber: 2 separate hard drives, preferably 3, first primary, second backup and third offsite backup to protect against fire etc

        • Speckled Jim on 25/10/2013 - 11:42
          -1

          Okay smart-guy. I'll meet you in public and we'll try this little test:

          I'll fling a DVD disc ~30 metres across a park. Then you do the same with your SSD.

          Then we'll see!

        • CyberGenesys on 25/10/2013 - 14:10

          I reckon your DVD would come off worse tbh.

          Lets be realistic, if you throw your DVDs in parks then sure, that's a good test, but I imagine a more useful comparison would be daily risks; bumping it off the desk, dropping it while taking it too and from storage etc. A DVD has 1 side uber delicate, one teeny little scratch and its fubar. A DVD could get easily scratched just by; taking in/out of case, putting it in the drive and some (PoS) drives actually scratch them once they're inside. The weakest point on an SSD is the plug, and even those are pretty tough. A SSD is memory inside a nice protective case, there are hundreds of videos of them being dropped, thrown, bounced, whatever.

          I'm not against optical discs in general, but to imply that SSDs are fragile electronic hardware is just plain ignorant.

          I would honestly still like to know how you backup large amounts of data eg 1TB+?

          Side note, I have found DVD lifespan to be an issue. Discs burnt 2 years ago were no longer readable (CRC errors if I recall). Because of that I certainly would not use them for long term backups. Interestingly the average lifetime of a mechanical HDD is 6 years, and that's with active use. How long would it last if simply used as a cold backup?

        • Speckled Jim on 25/10/2013 - 16:53

          …but I imagine a more useful comparison would be daily risks; bumping it off the desk, dropping it while taking it too and from storage etc.

          Srsly?
          Do you have sandpaper floors at your house? :p

          A DVD has 1 side uber delicate, one teeny little scratch and its fubar.

          False.
          If you don't have a rotary buffer of some kind, you can do it by hand, aka "elbow-grease".
          I'm often heard complaining that my elbow is outta grease but that's when we borrow DVDs from the State Library. Unless you're first or second to borrow it, it's likely to be scratched to hell.

          So I just use a fine car polish and chux. Yes, if the scratches are DEEP, then you'll have issues. But I only encounter these maybe 25% of the time.

          Now I don't use some analyser to check burn quality, just my eyes and ears. If it plays without hiccups (pausing, pixelation etc) then I consider it fine.

          A DVD could get easily scratched just by; taking in/out of case, putting it in the drive and some (PoS) drives actually scratch them once they're inside.

          Never happened to me in 25+ years of using optical media. First CD bought in 1986, my sister still has it in her collection. I actually looked at it a few years ago on my last visit — I didn't play it cos it's a daggy 80s Triple-M compilation disc.
          But the light scratches I saw wouldn't present a playback problem.

          Many burners and players used (CDC, Technics, PS2, XBOX, Soniq, Telefunken, LG x3, Samsung, Lite-on, Optiarc, Toshiba) and NONE of them have damaged my discs.
          Why, oh why have I been cursed with this good luck and reliability?!

          The weakest point on an SSD is the plug, and even those are pretty tough. A SSD is memory inside a nice protective case, there are hundreds of videos of them being dropped, thrown, bounced, whatever.

          NO electronic storage device can be considered a permanent backup, even memory cards. A Micro-SD could fit inside your ear, so how secure is that?! You have to wonder how many of those are lost when vacuum cleaners are emptied.

          I'm not against optical discs in general, but to imply that SSDs are fragile electronic hardware is just plain ignorant.

          They have electricity running through them, yes? They're vulnerable. Recordable media doesn't have this drawback. They can't be infected with a virus (closed session) either!

          I would honestly still like to know how you backup large amounts of data eg 1TB+?

          In these cases, a portable hard drive is the logical, practical choice. But for certain important items, I use a disc.

          Side note, I have found DVD lifespan to be an issue. Discs burnt 2 years ago were no longer readable (CRC errors if I recall). Because of that I certainly would not use them for long term backups.

          What were you burning with? A laser pointer?
          I just tried a CDR I burnt in 1996 when I was in the content game. Canon Multimedia Orientation Program installed and running. A music CD I burnt in 1998, I last played that a few weeks ago and it was perfect. I could select ANY disc I've burnt (mostly with Nero) and it'll work.

          Interestingly the average lifetime of a mechanical HDD is 6 years, and that's with active use. How long would it last if simply used as a cold backup?

          Without wanting to appear obtuse, why the hell is my desktop HD bought in 2003 still running? I built that rig on a low budget, even for the time. I've doubled the RAM, changed the GFX card and upgraded the CPU (from Athlon XP2000 to XP2800) since then, but still that Seagate 40G refuses to die!

          I'm well aware of the delicacy criticism regarding movie and game discs, but it's a cop-out voiced by careless owners.
          Don't let your toddlers play with discs if you want to keep them nice.

        • Riczter on 25/10/2013 - 17:24

          Sounds like you've had very good runs with your optical media, my personal experience has taught me that on average you can expect to see errors around the 10 year mark. And thats not using the disks as frisbees btw.
          On HDDs 6 years is average, so some might die in 6 months, some might last 20 years.

          You make some interesting points, but i still stand by my original statement that an SSD is less fragile and more reliable than optical media for backup storage.
          Also agree with Cyber on the 30m across a park test. SSDs are pretty sturdy. And CDs, like buttered toast, always lands shiny side down haha.

          But that's just my opinion. If you prefer optical then by all means.

        • CyberGenesys on 25/10/2013 - 18:04

          All fair enough points. You've had good experiences with optical discs, mine were not so good :(

          They have electricity running through them, yes? They're vulnerable. Recordable media doesn't have this drawback.

          But optical discs have other vulnerabilities; humidity, light, temperature, being thrown across parks ;) etc

          Personally I have no use for optical discs. I find them slow (and in my experience) unreliable. I intend to revisit optical media for backup purposes with bluray discs because they have remedied the 3 issues I have with DVD; capacity, transfer speeds and durability (specifically scratch resistance).

          My previous comment was not to provoke argument, I simply found it odd that HDD & SSD were both dismissed equally as if they were both as bad as the other. But you are correct
          "They have electricity running through them, yes? They're vulnerable.", for me the risk is so minute and I have been cursed with such good luck and reliability :P

        • Speckled Jim on 25/10/2013 - 22:47

          I may be wrong, but it sounds like you young 'uns are storing discs on spindles.
          The only time I stack more than 30 that way is on my "pile-o-shame".

          All other discs are either in cases or folders that zip up fully.

          BD is great for backups — let's remember it's an evolution of DVD.

  • Sonny on 23/10/2013 - 19:20

    How does this laptop fare when it comes to playing HD videos? Say I wanted to play some 1080p video in VLC, any stuttering?

    • Riczter on 23/10/2013 - 20:37
      +1

      Course not.. All modern laptops can do 1080p fine nowadays

  • drbargain on 23/10/2013 - 20:55

    Good deal. I bought one last time it was this price and I've added a msata SSD. Very happy with it, and the battery life is excellent. The only complaint i have would be the touch pad but I'm using a mouse anyway,

    • CyberGenesys on 23/10/2013 - 22:14

      Really? You were able to add an mSata drive without losing any functionality eg removing the wireless card? That's handy to know…

    • Blugok on 24/10/2013 - 09:11

      Were you able to install Windows on the msata SSD?

      • drbargain on 24/10/2013 - 19:24
        +1

        Yes installed windows onto the msata SSD. No need to remove any cards, just install the SSD into the empty msata slot.

        • drbargain on 24/10/2013 - 21:36

          Very easy to add the msata SSD to this and install windows on it using the acer recovery partition (need a 16gb flash drive to copy it to). I removed the original hard drive while booting from the recovery usb which installed windows onto the SSD. Very snappy laptop now with an SSD for not much more than not much more than $500

        • Maxii on 25/10/2013 - 15:20

          Sorry I'm newbie on SSD.. What type of SSD you put in and how much does it cost you? How large do you recommend the SSD to be and where is the best place to get it? Many thanks :)

        • Blugok on 25/10/2013 - 15:36

          thanks drbargain

        • drbargain on 03/11/2013 - 17:55

          Crucial m4 mSATA is what i used. You would probably want at least 64gb to install windows on, 128gb would be better if you want to install a few programs.

  • Riczter on 24/10/2013 - 12:05

    Has anyone been able to purchase one? I'm getting stuck in shopping saying its with out of stock…?

    And its now saying Temporarily out of stock.. Bugger. Was too slow :(

    • CyberGenesys on 24/10/2013 - 13:51

      It says in stock for me, but I can't buy one either. It selects click & collect, and then gives me this error:

      You must select a store for Click and Collect or remove the items from your Click and Collect basket before checking out.

      I can't choose a store, nor can I choose the option of free delivery :(

      Edit: Actually both options are greyed out, so maybe their stoopid website is out of stock?

      • Riczter on 24/10/2013 - 15:54

        Maybe their stupid store never had any stock to begin with and it was just a scam to get people interested.

        Did anyone manage to score one?

        • Sonny on 24/10/2013 - 17:43

          Hey mate, yeah I managed to get one. I was at the Box Hill store first thing in the morning. They said they had 3 in stock before I bought mine. I also called the Doncaster store prior and they had a couple in stock, didn't mention the exact number though.

        • Riczter on 24/10/2013 - 17:48

          Fair enough. Anyone know if any stores in W.A. got any?

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