gkm2f wrote:someone 'splain to me why anyone would buy a refurb with "less than stellar" specs?

I don't get it.

Maybe some people don't need to play MW3. Maybe some people just want to do EVERYTHING other than play games, and save a few bux in the process. "stellar specs" is relative to the task at hand. This one has "stellar specs" if you're not one of the elitist 1% that waste their lives playing games.

What about the Bag of C>>?

I'm waiting for an Intel based machine. I missed the Lenovo this morning.

I thought this was my exact laptop that I bought last month, but then I learned mine was model 7551G-7606! Ha! That makes it different! It's not like the form factor and specifications being the same mean anything. It doesn't matter that this is about $130 less than what I paid! It's completely different!

...anyways the one I have lasts 2 hours without being plugged into the wall. This one's probably the same. Not really made for long flights, more for a portable at-home computer. The mouse buttons on it are hard to press as well.

sherry9 wrote:Battery life?

Reviewer on Walmart's site says, "The only con I have is the battery life: I would say that the battery life is approximately 3 hours or so but I'm always by my charger so it doesn't even matter!"

sdilullo wrote:$600 (new) at Amazon ... http://amzn.to/sZUTB3

That price makes no sense, it is only $500 on the Acer site itself.

http://www.acer.it/ac/en/US/content/model/LX.PXE02.209

I'm starting to wonder if I even want a Big ol' Cornucopia.

No I'm not.

textunclear wrote:I am using a Toshiba C655 that I picked up at Microcenter for $350 a few months ago and it works great for what I need it for. Even runs Starcraft II pretty well.

I love Toshiba. I bought one for myself 6 years ago and is still running great although hardware and software is outdated

valariemiller wrote:I'm seriously debating spending my last $400 on one...

just make sure you save 3 dollars for the Bountiful Overflowing Cornucopia!!

Will this run Pong?

tryxiegal wrote:How about minecraft?

Well.. with only 4GB RAM that's a gamble for Minecraft :P best just upgrade to 8GB

sorcha72 wrote:No, 2010.

And the warranty did not cover repairs ?

I've been trying to figure out why the WootOffs are just not the same since Amazon, and I think that it is because they've lost the quirk? The Dyson fan is close. But where are the leak frogs, and USB dancing dolls? Sure they have tech but they don't have nerd appeal tech

gkm2f wrote:someone 'splain to me why anyone would buy a refurb with "less than stellar" specs?

I don't get it.

Because it's cheap? I have the exact same laptop except it's the intel i3 version with the hd3000 graphics.. But I happen to know the speed with this quad core is pretty close, and the graphics card is pretty close too. The hd4250 graphics was built onto my desktop motherboard and used it until I bought an ACTUAL graphics card... However, it played games such as Team Fortress 2 or Half-Life 2 absolutely fine.

well my birthday is coming up and i figure the Bag of C*** would be like a little gift to myself.

lol you know what would make me happy if everyone bought me a bag of C ))(( and then for my birthday i am surrounding by a bunch of B o CRAP

gkm2f wrote:someone 'splain to me why anyone would buy a refurb with "less than stellar" specs?

I don't get it.

I've had great luck with refurbs. Some scuffs sure, but they usually last a while.

Bought one. At this price for what you get it looks like a good deal and the reviews are mainly positive.

kcmark wrote:Reviewer on Walmart's site says, "The only con I have is the battery life: I would say that the battery life is approximately 3 hours or so but I'm always by my charger so it doesn't even matter!"

No way this thing gets 3 hours. I have a 15.6" laptop with the 2ghz version of this processor and when using the optional 4250 I am lucky to get 2.5 hours of non-intensive use. No way a 2.2ghz machine with a larger screen gets more battery life. I bet this thing gets 2 hours, tops.

rageo2 wrote:if it supported 16GB of ram then maybe i would bite but for 8GB I'll pass

Do you really need 16GB of memory on a laptop? I'm not an expert but I don't think anything but the newest high end laptops support that amount.

WOW this one must be a real stinker! I worry that I might be dead by the time these sell out.

sorcha72 wrote:My mother had an Acer laptop, it performed so poorly she was quite tempted to toss it into the ocean (she lives at the beach). It now sits in a dark corner of her closet.

It has nothing to do with being an Acer... It has to do with a combination of bloatware and a slow hard drive.

Get a fresh copy of Windows 7 and a nice SSD to replace the HDD... Even the slowest netbook becomes a dream to use with the inclusion of a SSD...

Perque wrote:I've been trying to figure out why the WootOffs are just not the same since Amazon, and I think that it is because they've lost the quirk? The Dyson fan is close. But where are the leak frogs, and USB dancing dolls? Sure they have tech but they don't have nerd appeal tech

I concur (and agree with you)
It would mean more scouring the net for deals with items like what thinkgeek.com has every day for prices that are too high.

Perque wrote:I've been trying to figure out why the WootOffs are just not the same since Amazon, and I think that it is because they've lost the quirk? The Dyson fan is close. But where are the leak frogs, and USB dancing dolls? Sure they have tech but they don't have nerd appeal tech

They do have that stuff occasionally. If they kept selling all that crap, people would stop buying it. I actually want good crap, not just crap that I would never use. I won't purchase an item unless I have a use for it.

thicknspicy wrote:Well.. with only 4GB RAM that's a gamble for Minecraft :P best just upgrade to 8GB

Thanks i am learning. I can't afford the laptop my son really wants which is alienware. My budget is $500.00. I am hoping for a good Black Friday deal on a pretty good gaming laptop. I have learned so far Intel processor is best, dedicated graphic cards is best and need a lot of Ram. Good size hard drive. How did i do?

localfitch wrote:Do you really need 16GB of memory on a laptop? I'm not an expert but I don't think anything but the newest high end laptops support that amount.

I have 8gb's in mine and ram usage tops off at 23%, and that is with me running a virus scan, downloading updates, using itunes, etc.

Curious how this compares to my Acer AS7739Z-4439 I got new for $300 in a Fry's one day sale.

I haven't opened it, since I'm reconsidering whether it's enough despite being a great deal.

Airkat wrote:I've had great luck with refurbs. Some scuffs sure, but they usually last a while.

If it's a factory refurb they come out the same if not better than new items. Every one is quality tested instead of just a random here and there. But for $400 I kinda agree....

gusvonpooch wrote:And the warranty did not cover repairs ?

Only has a 1 year warranty, by the time she gave up on it she'd had it for a year and a half.

they had A6 laptops for about this price last week :\

tryxiegal wrote:Thanks i am learning. I can't afford the laptop my son really wants which is alienware. My budget is $500.00. I am hoping for a good Black Friday deal on a pretty good gaming laptop. I have learned so far Intel processor is best, dedicated graphic cards is best and need a lot of Ram. Good size hard drive. How did i do?

Maybe Dell will have another sale on the M11x Alienware, I have seen the "older" ones for around 550-ish.

xninjagrrl wrote:No way this thing gets 3 hours. I have a 15.6" laptop with the 2ghz version of this processor and when using the optional 4250 I am lucky to get 2.5 hours of non-intensive use. No way a 2.2ghz machine with a larger screen gets more battery life. I bet this thing gets 2 hours, tops.

As I said earlier, I have the intel i3 version of this laptop, and I can get A TON of battery life... Way better than my last 3 year old laptop. Not plugged in, and have been browsing the internet, this is pretty accurate --> http://i.imgur.com/7kibb.png

But I do think the fact it's an i3 makes the battery life much better, someone correct me if I'm wrong.

I meant to quote the part you quoted not your response to the quote that has been quoted 100 times already. my bad.. Quote!!

rgmekanic wrote:It's not an HP!

That means it will work lol <(^^,)>

jacobdrj wrote:It has nothing to do with being an Acer... It has to do with a combination of bloatware and a slow hard drive.

Get a fresh copy of Windows 7 and a nice SSD to replace the HDD... Even the slowest netbook becomes a dream to use with the inclusion of a SSD...

Agreed, I did this to my 4 year old laptop. It's a whole new animal.

xninjagrrl wrote:Maybe Dell will have another sale on the M11x Alienware, I have seen the "older" ones for around 550-ish.

That would be totally awesome. I will check their deal a day.

I'm tempted... My laptop is pretty wheat grass for games and this would undoubtedly be "better", but I don't really feel as it is necessary as I don't game on my laptop often and my laptop is working pretty well for the little I use it now that I have an iPad.

hackman2007 wrote:They do have that stuff occasionally. If they kept selling all that crap, people would stop buying it. I actually want good crap, not just crap that I would never use. I won't purchase an item unless I have a use for it.

True that the market might get glutted with quirk however it did not seem to in the prior WootOffs and I believe that it is because there is always someone new to buy. And truth be told most often it wasn't uselass so much as it was usefull with style.

hackman2007 wrote:They do have that stuff occasionally. If they kept selling all that crap, people would stop buying it. I actually want good crap, not just crap that I would never use. I won't purchase an item unless I have a use for it.

True that the market might get glutted with quirk however it did not seem to in the prior WootOffs and I believe that it is because there is always someone new to buy. And truth be told most often it wasn't uselass so much as it was usefull with style.

maxout623 wrote:Not really made for long flights, more for a portable at-home computer.

No doubt about it. Anything with a 17" screen is not made for ANY flight, unless you have your own plane, or the passenger in the seat next to you does not mind having either you or a computer in their lap (a true laptop???)

I use this sort of thing for exactly what you said, something I can move around the house (but typically keep plugged in). The netbook leaves the house with me, should I need it.


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tryxiegal wrote:Thanks i am learning. I can't afford the laptop my son really wants which is alienware. My budget is $500.00. I am hoping for a good Black Friday deal on a pretty good gaming laptop. I have learned so far Intel processor is best, dedicated graphic cards is best and need a lot of Ram. Good size hard drive. How did i do?

To be honest, Alienware is way overpriced. My guess is he wants a laptop that has the "cool" factor that Alienware typically has. It's just a computer. Don't overspend just to get the name.

You would be fine going with a decent Toshiba, Lenovo, Acer, Dell, etc.