mr.velvet is offlineAdd to mr.velvet's Reputation
mr.velvet's Avatar
mr.velvet
Flame Thrower
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 761

EXPIRED - Acer Aspire 5930G 2GHz C2D, 9600M GT (refurb) @ Dabs £373.84


£373.84

33°

FOUND BY: mr.velvet 1 year, 2 months ago

OK, here's another one, but this time under the "magic" £400 barrier. Exceptional spec for the money. This is a model identified as having one of the best bang-per-buck when new (October 2008) at full price (>£600) but has since been discontinued by Acer. At £400 this is a better laptop than you will get anywhere - the only possible downside is that it is a refurbished model. It is, however, factory refurbished and mine is as-new.

Don't forget 2% Quidco.

Main specs from my received unit:
Intel® Core 2 Duo P7350 (2.0 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 3MB L2 Cache)
15.4" WXGA Acer CrystalBrite LCD TFT
HDMI
eSATA
3GB RAM (2GBx1 + 1GBx1)
250GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Disk Drive
8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive
NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600M GT 512MB VRAM
Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100/5300 (dual-band quad-mode 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N)
6 cell Li-ion Battery
5 in 1 card reader (SD), (MMC), (MS), (MS PRO), (XD)
1.0 MP Crystal Eye Webcam

Though this is listed on the Dabs website as having a T5750 the unit I received has a P7350 - a vastly better chip.

Edit 2: It's now £373.84.

Dabs reviews (1) Tags: , , (Add a tag)


Reply    
Thread Tools   

 

#2

23-12-2008, 19:37
Waterboy8535 is online now  
Waterboy8535's Avatar
Waterboy8535
Pilot Light
Waterboy8535 is a glorious beacon of lightWaterboy8535 is a glorious beacon of lightWaterboy8535 is a glorious beacon of lightWaterboy8535 is a glorious beacon of lightWaterboy8535 is a glorious beacon of lightWaterboy8535 is a glorious beacon of light
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 473
View FS/FT Feedback
I haven't blown cold on it as it seems like a good deal.

However, i'd be wary of buying something that was voted to be a cracking bit of kit, but then gets discontinued just 2 months later. I'd be suspected a fatal flaw of somekind.

I hope that's just my paranoia talking though
Reply With Quote

#3

23-12-2008, 19:53
pet2000 is offline  
pet2000's Avatar
pet2000
Solar Flare
pet2000 has a brilliant futurepet2000 has a brilliant futurepet2000 has a brilliant futurepet2000 has a brilliant futurepet2000 has a brilliant futurepet2000 has a brilliant futurepet2000 has a brilliant futurepet2000 has a brilliant futurepet2000 has a brilliant futurepet2000 has a brilliant futurepet2000 has a brilliant future
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 2,967
View FS/FT Feedback
Acer refurb laptop from Dabs. Can it get any worth?
Reply With Quote

#4

23-12-2008, 20:02
Monkey nuts 2 is offline  
Monkey nuts 2's Avatar
Monkey nuts 2
Solar Flare
Monkey nuts 2 has much to be proud ofMonkey nuts 2 has much to be proud ofMonkey nuts 2 has much to be proud ofMonkey nuts 2 has much to be proud ofMonkey nuts 2 has much to be proud ofMonkey nuts 2 has much to be proud ofMonkey nuts 2 has much to be proud ofMonkey nuts 2 has much to be proud ofMonkey nuts 2 has much to be proud ofMonkey nuts 2 has much to be proud of
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 2,215
View FS/FT Feedback
Hmmm. I ordered a Acer Refurb ASM5610 Core 2 Duo E4500 2GB 250GB Vista base unit from them for under £90 but they just canceled the order as can't get the stock. Listed at a higher price a day later.

Also, got a refurb Asus from them (eee 900 now sold) complete with the previous owners details on the system.
Reply With Quote

#5

23-12-2008, 20:06
Send a message via Yahoo to mcnally32
mcnally32 is offline  
mcnally32's Avatar
mcnally32
Solar Flare
mcnally32 has much to be proud ofmcnally32 has much to be proud ofmcnally32 has much to be proud ofmcnally32 has much to be proud ofmcnally32 has much to be proud ofmcnally32 has much to be proud ofmcnally32 has much to be proud ofmcnally32 has much to be proud ofmcnally32 has much to be proud ofmcnally32 has much to be proud of
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: North of Ireland
Posts: 1,238
View FS/FT Feedback
i wouldn't...dab...ble with this! haha, ok for my own humour sorry
Reply With Quote

#6

23-12-2008, 20:08
Xenogen is offline  
Xenogen's Avatar
Xenogen
Matchstick
Xenogen will become famous soon enough
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 35
View FS/FT Feedback
holy ****... and to think i just bought an Asus G1Sn for £679 thinking it was a good deal.
Reply With Quote

#7

23-12-2008, 20:11
mr.velvet is offline  
mr.velvet's Avatar
mr.velvet
Flame Thrower
mr.velvet is a splendid one to beholdmr.velvet is a splendid one to beholdmr.velvet is a splendid one to beholdmr.velvet is a splendid one to beholdmr.velvet is a splendid one to beholdmr.velvet is a splendid one to beholdmr.velvet is a splendid one to beholdmr.velvet is a splendid one to behold
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 761
View FS/FT Feedback
Waterboy8535:
gets discontinued just 2 months later
I think that was down to the introduction of the 6900 series which overlaps in terms of cost but which offer a slower graphics chip along with 16:9 "HD" displays (which just happen to be cheaper to include than the standard 16:10 WXGA). But then I'm surmising.

I've done a quick search for "5930G problems" and "5930G reliability" and I've not found anything.
Reply With Quote

#8

23-12-2008, 20:18
afroylnt is offline  
afroylnt
Pilot Light
afroylnt has a spectacular aura aboutafroylnt has a spectacular aura about
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 351
View FS/FT Feedback
be careful with the warranty ; Dabs refurbs usually only have 3 months ; anyone like to guess how much one of these laptops would cost to fix ?
Reply With Quote

#9

23-12-2008, 21:33
Computerman is offline  
Computerman's Avatar
Computerman
Solar Flare
Computerman has a reputation beyond reputeComputerman has a reputation beyond reputeComputerman has a reputation beyond reputeComputerman has a reputation beyond reputeComputerman has a reputation beyond reputeComputerman has a reputation beyond reputeComputerman has a reputation beyond reputeComputerman has a reputation beyond reputeComputerman has a reputation beyond reputeComputerman has a reputation beyond reputeComputerman has a reputation beyond repute
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: on the beach
Posts: 2,006
View FS/FT Feedback
voted hot until i realised dabs say all acer refurb have 30 day warranty!
Reply With Quote

#10

24-12-2008, 11:11
mr.velvet is offline  
mr.velvet's Avatar
mr.velvet
Flame Thrower
mr.velvet is a splendid one to beholdmr.velvet is a splendid one to beholdmr.velvet is a splendid one to beholdmr.velvet is a splendid one to beholdmr.velvet is a splendid one to beholdmr.velvet is a splendid one to beholdmr.velvet is a splendid one to beholdmr.velvet is a splendid one to behold
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 761
View FS/FT Feedback
Just received mine. It has a P7350 as I suspected. Nice.
Reply With Quote

#11

24-12-2008, 12:33
Klyken is offline  
Klyken
Pilot Light
Klyken is on a distinguished road
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 248
View FS/FT Feedback
I think the cause of refurb on these is likely to be the 9600m

http://techreport.com/discussions.x/16060
Reply With Quote

#12

24-12-2008, 16:25
mr.velvet is offline  
mr.velvet's Avatar
mr.velvet
Flame Thrower
mr.velvet is a splendid one to beholdmr.velvet is a splendid one to beholdmr.velvet is a splendid one to beholdmr.velvet is a splendid one to beholdmr.velvet is a splendid one to beholdmr.velvet is a splendid one to beholdmr.velvet is a splendid one to beholdmr.velvet is a splendid one to behold
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 761
View FS/FT Feedback
Klyken:
I think the cause of refurb on these is likely to be the 9600m

http://techreport.com/discussions.x/16060
Why? Did you get to the end of the article?

:
As for high-lead bumps, Hara went so far as to say, "Intel has shipped hundreds of millions of chipsets that use the same material-set combo. We're using virtually the same materials that Intel uses in its chipsets." Unless GeForce 9600M GPUs suddenly start failing in droves, MacBook Pro users can probably breathe a collective sigh of relief and go back to flaunting their notebook choice on Internet forums.
Mine has a new mainboard and touchpad, the customer was Acer - this is a factory refurb, probably down to a failed QA test.
Reply With Quote