[Best Buy] Acer i7-3632QM 8GB 750G @ $680 => PM [FS] @ $750 - Further Discount

Mar 30th, 2013 1:53 am

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glassandmonocle: Banned; Sep 13, 2012; 2673 posts; 785 upvotes

Mar 30th, 2013 1:53 am

[Best Buy] Acer i7-3632QM 8GB 750G @ $680 => PM [FS] @ $750 - Further Discount

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/ace ... ageIndex=1

Respectable.

I strongly suspect the RAM speed reading is a typo, BB has repeatedly misrecorded these details.

Fastest consumer CPU below $1200, swap in an SSD for maximum performance.

Almost hot, pretty warm.

P.S. Futureshop also carries it.
http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/ ... 38395.aspx

EDIT: RAM clock confirmed 1600Mhz, not 1066Mhz as quoted.

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Mar 30th, 2013 2:40 am

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StoneColdWhat: Deal Addict; Nov 29, 2004; 3888 posts; 270 upvotes

Mar 30th, 2013 2:40 am

Thought about posting this but acer support is pretty terrible when you need it so decided not to.

Selling TVPad2 $180. PM Me.

Mar 30th, 2013 2:50 am

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phil615: Jr. Member; Mar 22, 2007; 166 posts; 6 upvotes; Toronto

Mar 30th, 2013 2:50 am

Hmmm. I'm trying to squeeze every bit of life from my 5 year-old laptop. This is very tempting, especially since my cpu and gpu can't handle jack. I will fight the urge, but thanks for posting. Maybe next year.

Mar 30th, 2013 2:58 am

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StoneColdWhat: Deal Addict; Nov 29, 2004; 3888 posts; 270 upvotes

Mar 30th, 2013 2:58 am

Also no graphics card so the quad core is a bit of a waste.

Selling TVPad2 $180. PM Me.

Mar 30th, 2013 3:01 am

#5

glassandmonocle [OP]: Banned; Sep 13, 2012; 2673 posts; 785 upvotes

Mar 30th, 2013 3:01 am

It's a great VM workhorse. Slide in a new SSD and it'll monster multiple VMs.

Mar 30th, 2013 3:18 am

#6

George W. Bush: Deal Addict; Oct 4, 2003; 3199 posts; 61 upvotes; Kitchener - Waterloo

Mar 30th, 2013 3:18 am

crappy videocard if you plan to play generic games... otherwise, it is pretty good for productivity...

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Mar 30th, 2013 7:47 am

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Westnylenet: Deal Addict; May 28, 2011; 1139 posts; 187 upvotes

Mar 30th, 2013 7:47 am

HD4000 is adequate for hd 1080p editing too. just nto good for gaming. id buy this over my 2000$ macbook any day

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Mar 30th, 2013 8:58 am

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Viperoni: Deal Addict; Mar 30, 2010; 1786 posts; 290 upvotes; Mississauga

Mar 30th, 2013 8:58 am

glassandmonocle wrote: ↑
Mar 30th, 2013 3:01 am
it's a great vm workhorse. Slide in a new ssd and it'll monster multiple vms.

qft

Mar 30th, 2013 10:13 am

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82: Deal Fanatic; Mar 28, 2006; 9010 posts; 1182 upvotes

Mar 30th, 2013 10:13 am

Very good deal for those who needs a portable desktop replacement now. With HD4000 and TN panel, the idle battery life should improve. The notebook is only 1-inch thick.

the review doesn't say anything about sound quality.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Ace ... 733.0.html

Mar 30th, 2013 10:18 am

#10

blazed16: Deal Fanatic; Jul 8, 2009; 7184 posts; 789 upvotes

Mar 30th, 2013 10:18 am

Seems decent,was hoping for better video card but this might do.

Mar 30th, 2013 11:10 am

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lor74: Deal Addict; Oct 25, 2004; 1576 posts; 281 upvotes; Montreal

Mar 30th, 2013 11:10 am

StoneColdWhat wrote: ↑
Mar 30th, 2013 2:40 am
Thought about posting this but acer support is pretty terrible when you need it so decided not to.

I had never been a fan of Acer, but I bought one of those crazy clearance deals from The Source. The laptop had a busted usb port and I had no issue getting the problem fixed via their support. They covered all the expenses to have the laptop shipped to them, and the repaired unit came back very fast. The laptop has worked great for almost 2 years now.

Mar 30th, 2013 12:52 pm

#12

glassandmonocle [OP]: Banned; Sep 13, 2012; 2673 posts; 785 upvotes

Mar 30th, 2013 12:52 pm

Acer quality and service has proven decent.

A few points on this unit.
- It's thin
- It uses Dolby Advanced Audio v4 (my new lappie uses v2)
- Gigabit Ethernet is standard

Anecdote ahead: Unlike HP, my history across Acer units is good. Units from 2009 are still chugging away just fine, one has been repurposed for a business setting and runs significantly faster with a Kingston SSD.

Mar 30th, 2013 6:31 pm

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mensan: Member; Feb 2, 2009; 278 posts; 71 upvotes

Mar 30th, 2013 6:31 pm

I just brought this Acer home:

Hard disk is a WD7500BPVT
RAM is a pair of Hyundai HMT451S6MFR8C-PB, which is PC3-12800 CL11
Its CPU supports 32GB RAM, but Crucial.com says that its maximum RAM is 8GB PC3-12800
No mSATA port
WLAN adapter is the Atheros AR5BWB222
LAN adapter is Broadcom NetLink (TM) Gigabit Ethernet
Chipset is Intel(R) 7 Series/C216
Battery is 47045mWh

I hope this is useful to someone.

+2

Mar 30th, 2013 6:40 pm

#14

glassandmonocle [OP]: Banned; Sep 13, 2012; 2673 posts; 785 upvotes

Mar 30th, 2013 6:40 pm

You've confirmed what I've suspected, the RAM is DDR3 1600mhz, not 1066mhz as quoted.

This system is pretty close to holday season pricing without the YMMV issue.

Mar 30th, 2013 6:44 pm

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vaporize: Deal Addict; Feb 6, 2005; 1377 posts; 157 upvotes; Toronto

Mar 30th, 2013 6:44 pm

glassandmonocle wrote: ↑
Mar 30th, 2013 3:01 am
It's a great VM workhorse. Slide in a new SSD and it'll monster multiple VMs.

typical what are the factors to consider a laptop as good VM workhorse?