Amazon- Acer Aspire E1 15.6-inch Laptop (Black/Silver) - (Intel Core i5 3210 2.5GHz Processor, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, DVDSM DL, LAN, WLAN, Webcam, Integrated Graphics, Windows 8 64-Bit) £329.99

no usb 3 = no future

JeanDeLaFontaine

no usb 3 = no future

I know. I can't imagine how we ever managed with only USB2 for the last 10 years.

I've had two acer laptops which were both looked after, and funnily enough, never had a problem.

DJW12

Also no SSD is worth a mention, but at this price it's still an amazing … Also no SSD is worth a mention, but at this price it's still an amazing deal!Hot!Read lessRead more

what do you expect???!?!?
do you know any other laptop for that price with an ssd?
i guess shouldn't buy this laptop then as it has no 1080p screen and doesn't have 16gb ram

The detail spec on Amazon says i3 although it does say i5 in the title at the top

Would be a good price for an i5 if it is an i5 (might be worth checking with Amazon or ordering and arguing) - though the RRP of £399 suggests it should be the i3 model (listed as the RRP on CCL for the i3-3110M version).

Often see similar spec Dell i5s with HD4000 for around the £350 level after discounts
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Having used two Acer laptops in the past (bought because they're usually cheapest) I wouldn't touch Acer with a barge pole. But then again others might have had better experience with it.

Was 20 quid more in this thread a week ago, confirmed as i5 hotukdeals.com/dea…924

tawke

What external device do you use that can max out USB2? Just out of … What external device do you use that can max out USB2? Just out of interest.Edit for clarity : Effective throughput of USB2 is 280 MBit/s, fast enough for any mechanical drive and nearly 3 times faster than 100MB ethernet. Gigabit ethernet is obviously quicker but seriously, what devices do you have that needs it? My fastest mechanical drive is around 70MB/S.Read lessRead more

Sorry mate, you need to sort out your Mbits and MBs. 8 Bits in a Byte.

USB 2 is 480Mbits/s, effective speed 280Mbit/s, i.e. 35MB/s

USB 3 is (had to check) claimed up to 5 Gbit so a theoretical 600MB/s, say 300MB/s to allow read/write in real life, that would max out a mechanical HD.

100Mbit/1000Gbit (Gigabit) ethernet transfer speeds are around 12MB/120MB under perfect conditions.

My mechanical Samsung 500GB will transfer at around IIRC 90MB/s

zara12

Just because it has i5 people go crazy -.- its intergrated graphics, so … Just because it has i5 people go crazy -.- its intergrated graphics, so for those who want this for gaming you'd be better of getting one of the HP's currys have got on offer with the AMD processor, Read lessRead more

Why would someone wanting a gaming rig be looking at a £300 laptop?

Oh and just to inform you, at this resolution, many current games are playable using HD4000 graphics. The likes of Diablo 3 would easily run on high settings fluently. Battlefield 3 would be playable at medium settings at 30+ fps.

My Mac Mini manages around 22fps on average at low settings @ 1920x1200 on BF3, so performance will be significantly better on this at 1366x768.

Some people need to wash that sour taste out of their mouth and realise that Intel's integrated graphics are significantly better than what they once were.
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dang if only it had USB 3 !

shez786

dang if only it had USB 3 !

worth the wait when transferring stuff when its at this price!!

It's intel core i3...not i5...contact amazon for correct spec

well if you do get an i3 it should be easy enough to get a full refund, if you get an i5 then you have yourselves a very good deal.

ahhh a decent price for an i5 at last!

Although I would say, Acer has bad build quality. I had 2 laptops bought 2 years ago, I treat both the same, but but my Acer is falling apart, screen casing is taped together, bits of plastic fallen off the base... The other is a Sony, and that is rock solid.
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ardley216

ahhh a decent price for an i5 at last! :)Although I would say, Acer has … ahhh a decent price for an i5 at last! :)Although I would say, Acer has bad build quality. I had 2 laptops bought 2 years ago, I treat both the same, but but my Acer is falling apart, screen casing is taped together, bits of plastic fallen off the base... The other is a Sony, and that is rock solid. Edited By: ardley216 on Dec 26, 2012 11:50 Read lessRead more

agreed, Acer and HP both have shocking build qualities .... lucky to get them past their guarantees ... however both this and the HP ultra book deals are tempting me ... damn you hukd ;-)

waiting for an Asus / Samsung / Sony at this price

heat added as disposable laptops are the fashion :-)

The review mentioned refers to the Acer E1 571. The laptop posted is the Acer E1 3210 unless I am mistaken?

mobz_q

worth the wait when transferring stuff when its at this price!!

After using USB 3.0, there's no way I would go back to USB 2.0. The difference is like night and day.

thatscheap

Hi, mine arrived today using the before 13:00 delivery option - I bought … Hi, mine arrived today using the before 13:00 delivery option - I bought mine just after youRead lessRead more

I received mine 9.30am on 31 Dec. Cracking laptop looks the part, only thing is getting used to Windows 8. Happy New Year!

DweebDude

Todays standards are the cloud, 95% of people don't care about USB … Todays standards are the cloud, 95% of people don't care about USB transfer speedRead lessRead more

Not for me, thanks.

Just purchased mine

Not bothered about usb3 as i won't be transferring larger files and if i do i don't mind waiting for them to transfer
Not bothered about 1080p vs 720p as the human eye can not tell the difference on this size screen
Not bothered about build quality as i won't be traveling with it and the hard drive is massive for my requirements.
If you want something for gaming then buy a console or desktop. Laptops are not really for gaming and can overheat when playing hi spec games.

jonjon10

Just purchased mineNot bothered about 1080p vs 720p as the human eye can … Just purchased mineNot bothered about 1080p vs 720p as the human eye can not tell the difference on this size screenRead lessRead more

Your comment is not relevant to this deal, you generally don't get 1080 screens at this price and 768 is acceptable to most folks.
However your statement is completely wrong; the human eye can easily tell the difference between 1080p and 720 on this size screen - unless you have a very very long lap of course


As in so many deals the spec of this laptop seems unbalanced; I very much suspect that Acer had a bunch of poorly regarded / reviewed laptops laying around, unsaleable due to their ancient technology; but knowing folks are more swayed by processor power than screen, keyboard, track-pad and build quality, they shoved some i5 processors in and are very successfully offloading them on the HUKD deal hunters.



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jonjon10

Just purchased mineNot bothered about usb3 as i won't be transferring … Just purchased mineNot bothered about usb3 as i won't be transferring larger files and if i do i don't mind waiting for them to transferNot bothered about 1080p vs 720p as the human eye can not tell the difference on this size screenNot bothered about build quality as i won't be traveling with it and the hard drive is massive for my requirements.If you want something for gaming then buy a console or desktop. Laptops are not really for gaming and can overheat when playing hi spec games.Read lessRead more

That is possibly the most ridiculous comment I have ever seen on this site. Absolutely hilarious.

I'd also suggest you get your eyes tested immediately.

xdesirex

Does this have wifi integrated in it? I am really not tech savvy and am … Does this have wifi integrated in it? I am really not tech savvy and am going to join sky broadband soon and want to know if i can connect the laptop to the wifi from sky with no dongle or what ever they are called? Would appreciate any help Read lessRead more

Yes it does, all laptops have this feature as standard so don't worry about that

Im actually using this laptop to reply. Windows 8 took a bit of getting used to but got to say the acer is so so fast. Very happy with my purchase and it does exactly what it says on the tin.

Bought this on behalf of my brother and pointed this out to him earlier - lifehacker.com/597…ree

Incidentally, I'm typing this using my wife's four year old Acer Aspire 5715Z... it's on its second battery and it's missing the M key due to my tomfoolery, but it runs wonderfully (Linux Mint atm). Yet my parent's two year old Acer something-or-other is falling apart. I think it's all about how well you look after them...

ourhome

this comes with McAfee which I always immediately remove from pcs as it … this comes with McAfee which I always immediately remove from pcs as it is a drain on resources. Win 8 obviously has Defender included now, but interested to know if others are using antvirus software on top of thatRead lessRead more

I uninstalled McAfee + all the other bloatware, but I found Windows defender a resource hog, my disk was constantly spiking at 100%, I've installed panda antivirus (cloud) free, and it seems to be running very nippy now. Also Windows Defender automatically switches itself off if you install another antivirus.
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Connection issues now solved :). Had to 'forget this network' before I could connect to it properly...Windows 8 huh oO.

For anyone wanting to nuke the hard drive and install Windows 7, you need to go into the BIOS (F2) and disable UEFI mode first otherwise it blocks the Windows 7 DVD from booting!

Good price for this spec of laptop.

Amazon Heading and Technical Description refer to an intel Core i5 3210 - which is a i5 according to:
ark.intel.com/pro…PGA

Model number indicates i5. Ordered one for a relative. Seems a decent price for an i5.

Awesome deal!!!! Not going to find anything with an i5 at this price anytime soon. Buy them whilst stocks last!!! Nice one OP. Take some heat son!!!!!

Michael75

The detail spec on Amazon says i3 although it does say i5 in the title at … The detail spec on Amazon says i3 although it does say i5 in the title at the topWould be a good price for an i5 if it is an i5 (might be worth checking with Amazon or ordering and arguing) - though the RRP of £399 suggests it should be the i3 model (listed as the RRP on CCL for the i3-3110M version).Often see similar spec Dell i5s with HD4000 for around the £350 level after discountsRead lessRead more

Technical Details

Operating System: Windows 8
Processor: Intel Core i5 3210 2.5 GHz

voted hot!

Seems a good deal at this price >Voting Hot.

Also no SSD is worth a mention, but at this price it's still an amazing deal!

Hot!

Any mods about ?
hotukdeals.com/dea…706

why is this spam???

Ugh, hate left-hand drive....

In Product Specification Section it is shown as i 30 processor

JeanDeLaFontaine

no usb 3 = no future

The future's bleak

Would rather pay a bit more for a bit better graphics card. Only looking to play Morrowind with mods and xcom, nothing to intense but don't think this will quite cut it