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Acer Aspire 17.3" Dual-Core Notebook with Blu-Ray
$599.99 + $5 Shipping
Condition: New

Product List:
- 1 Acer AS7540-1493 Aspire Athlon Dual-Core 2GHz, 4GB, 320GB, Blu-Ray, 17.3" HD+ LED, HDMI, Win7 HP 64

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froogled

That screen image HAS to be from thisiswhyyourefat.com - now who wants to do the research to see if I'm right?

Hackintosh anyone? (Penguin loves apples...)

It's cheaper at tigerdirect.com

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=6587485&sku=S445-170023&srkey=Acer%20AS7540-1493

None of the laptops I see on here have a graphics card worth anything.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/ATI-Radeon-HD-4200.20493.0.html

Other than that, it's a decent computer. Although I haven't heard anything good about Acer other than they're cheap. Cheap for a reason?

I might jump on this if it was Intel and not 17"
I'm not asking for much am I?

This laptop has all of the good stuff and almost none of the bad. Definitely NOT a Huge Problem. I should get one to keep the other 17 inch laptop company.

How long does the battery last while it's on Powersaver mode? Balanced? Performance?

And where can I get an extended battery?

Can it run minesweeper?

This is my exact same laptop, except with a Blu-Ray player instead of a CD-RW. Bought it a year ago last Black Friday for $100 cheaper.

Great computer, although the keyboard lets junk fall through and jam the keys. I highly recommend the brand and the computer, but this is not a deal on the price.

why are they refurbished everywhere else?

Product Website

Gatzby wrote:Heh, scroll to the bottom of the write-up for photo credit.

drat! didn't see it the first time around. thanks!

Not impressed by the price.

If you shop around, you can find a better brand (HP, for example) with an Intel dual core (rather than AMD) for about the same price (and with a return policy included).

drivers

manual

gonffen wrote:It's cheaper at tigerdirect.com

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=6587485&sku=S445-170023&srkey=Acer%20AS7540-1493

it's because tigerdirect is selling it refurbished

Cheaper at TigerDirect, yes, but it's not new, it's refurb.

Battery life is key for me. Need something for on the road, not necessarily to play high end games but do things like Finale, PyWare, and the occasional game of Civ.

nicklcarey wrote:Wow.... I thought we are suppose to get good deals here. Come on Woot... Did you not Froogle this thing before posting?!?!?!?!

We did. Of course, we also took the time to notice that ours is NEW and Tiger is refurb.

gonffen wrote:It's cheaper at tigerdirect.com

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=6587485&sku=S445-170023&srkey=Acer%20AS7540-1493

This ones new, that ones refurbished

I was on the fence, but the color killed it for me. Black or Silver would have been tough to pass on. The fact that it wasn't HP was the biggest plus. I've had good luck with Acer so far. The refurbished HP I bought from Woot earlier this year died after 3 months. It was similar to this one.

same price at walmart.com but without the blu-ray... but its still an acer......

forgot the hyperlink

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Acer-AS7745-5632/14642745

Does anyone use laptops this big anymore? I thought the reason woot sold so many netbooks is because everything is going miniature.

Wholesaleforless wrote:Not impressed by the price.

If you shop around, you can find a better brand (HP, for example) with an Intel dual core (rather than AMD) for about the same price (and with a return policy included).

I'm all ears. Link, please.

gonffen wrote:It's cheaper at tigerdirect.com

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=6587485&sku=S445-170023&srkey=Acer%20AS7540-1493

Tiger Direct is a refurm model and this one is new.

gonffen wrote:It's cheaper at tigerdirect.com

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=6587485&sku=S445-170023&srkey=Acer%20AS7540-1493

tiger's is a refurb. I'll take the one that's new for 10% more. Looks like a fair woot, not great, but ok.

The cheapest one froogled is over $800! Good deal Woot.

Froogled

gonffen wrote:It's cheaper at tigerdirect.com

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=6587485&sku=S445-170023&srkey=Acer%20AS7540-1493

It's also a refurb at Tiger Direct. This one is new.

HSN is sold out of a similar model, not as tricked out as the Woot offering, for $760. You can still watch the video, though.

Here's ShopNBC's video. Config similar to Woot's for $949.

Jerboa wrote:None of the laptops I see on here have a graphics card worth anything.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/ATI-Radeon-HD-4200.20493.0.html

Other than that, it's a decent computer. Although I haven't heard anything good about Acer other than they're cheap. Cheap for a reason?

I've owned my Acer Extensa 5620 for 3 years now, and I've had no problems barring a single subpixel that gets stuck on red from time to time. That said, Extensa is the business line, and may be built somewhat better than the Aspires.

Third party offerings on Amazon

Amazon

Cali doesn't seem to have many buyers for a change.

About the processor:

AMD

benchmark

cpu-world

sinsemilla wrote:.
Great computer, although the keyboard lets junk fall through and jam the keys. I highly recommend the brand and the computer, but this is not a deal on the price.

This could be avoided by not having junk (potato chips, pretzels, plastic clothing price tag holders, etc) in close proximity of your new purchase.

About the graphics:

specs at AMD

notebookcheck

computermonger