[Canada Computers] HOT: Acer Acer Aspire GX-785-EB11 GX Gaming PC Intel Core i7-7700 3.6 GHz Graphics NVIDIA GTX 1060 3GB

Nov 16th, 2017 1:53 pm

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shma [OP]: Member; Jun 19, 2007; 214 posts; 207 upvotes

Nov 16th, 2017 1:53 pm

[Canada Computers] HOT: Acer Acer Aspire GX-785-EB11 GX Gaming PC Intel Core i7-7700 3.6 GHz Graphics NVIDIA GTX 1060 3GB

Deal Link:: http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_ ... _id=112047
Price:: 1299
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Looking at the spec its a hot deal.

I got Best Buy to price match it so total was 1260.

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Nov 16th, 2017 1:55 pm

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M4554CR3: Member; Sep 30, 2013; 305 posts; 218 upvotes; NF

Nov 16th, 2017 1:55 pm

wow good job getting best buy to price match a sale on a refurbished item

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Nov 16th, 2017 1:58 pm

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googlebot: Sr. Member; Jul 23, 2006; 553 posts; 225 upvotes; Toronto

Nov 16th, 2017 1:58 pm

put price on title.

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Nov 16th, 2017 2:04 pm

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delldeals8: Deal Addict; Oct 16, 2012; 1292 posts; 614 upvotes; EDMONTON

Nov 16th, 2017 2:04 pm

shma wrote: ↑
I got Best Buy to price match it so total was 1260.

Was the one at Best Buy a refurb as well?

Nov 16th, 2017 2:20 pm

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notnow17: Deal Addict; Dec 4, 2006; 1475 posts; 996 upvotes

Nov 16th, 2017 2:20 pm

Pretty average deal

Nov 16th, 2017 2:56 pm

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nicermog: Sr. Member; Nov 25, 2016; 549 posts; 397 upvotes; Burnaby

Nov 16th, 2017 2:56 pm

are desktop parts more expensive than laptops nowadays? looks like you could get a laptop with similar spec for that price and you get a display, speakers, webam etc thrown in for free.

Nov 16th, 2017 3:11 pm

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Scorpiate: Banned; Mar 23, 2008; 346 posts; 496 upvotes; GTA

Nov 16th, 2017 3:11 pm

I'm confused how HOT and ACER are in the same sentience?

pass

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Nov 16th, 2017 3:41 pm

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Expliciate: Deal Addict; Dec 26, 2010; 1164 posts; 723 upvotes; Markham

Nov 16th, 2017 3:41 pm

Pretty mediocre deal considering you can probably find better parts for roughly the same price.

Here's a similar build in cost as parts, thought the components will probably be a lot better than what the Acer desktop has to offer.
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/WgwFzM
(Larger 250GB, instead of 128gb in Acer)

Tradeoff is obviously the OS license, and requiring assembly?
Warranty on the components are probably better than the refurbished warranty on the Acer though

Nov 16th, 2017 7:44 pm

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nicermog: Sr. Member; Nov 25, 2016; 549 posts; 397 upvotes; Burnaby

Nov 16th, 2017 7:44 pm

Aside from stuff like that Walmart deal where you can get a desktop for significantly less than individual parts or if you don't want to assemble a PC by yourself, I don't think going for these systems is a great idea. Poring over hours reading up, finding the best deals and narrowing down the exact components you want and then assembling that is a huge part of owning a desktop afacit.

Nov 16th, 2017 7:46 pm

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magic18: Deal Addict; Apr 2, 2008; 1126 posts; 206 upvotes

Nov 16th, 2017 7:46 pm

Cheaper if DIY. cold deal

Nov 16th, 2017 7:50 pm

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john5170: Sr. Member; Apr 24, 2013; 579 posts; 288 upvotes; Toronto

Nov 16th, 2017 7:50 pm

I like how the label the 7th generation CPU as 'new'. Those guys are so behind.

I got Fido and Public Mobile. [removed solicitation] ????

Nov 16th, 2017 8:06 pm

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Lgilly: Newbie; May 8, 2012; 66 posts; 41 upvotes; Ottawa

Nov 16th, 2017 8:06 pm

Consider the dell "gaming laptop" not the alienware one but the i5 with gtx 1060 for same price pre black friday sale

Nov 17th, 2017 6:11 pm

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jjchijj: Member; Jun 9, 2016; 293 posts; 268 upvotes

Nov 17th, 2017 6:11 pm

dell is better, this 1060 is 3gb one, dell is 6GB.

Nov 17th, 2017 7:07 pm

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Tommy74: Deal Addict; Jun 26, 2009; 4958 posts; 4541 upvotes; GTA

Nov 17th, 2017 7:07 pm

Canada Computers and "hot" in the same sentence???? Wait till you have to exchange/return something.

Nov 30th, 2017 4:02 pm

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tdotboys: Sr. Member; Dec 14, 2007; 539 posts; 1395 upvotes

Nov 30th, 2017 4:02 pm

Acer GX 785 EB11gaming computer without monitor $999.98 at costco.

Nov 30th, 2017 4:07 pm

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tkyoshi: Deal Fanatic; Mar 6, 2005; 5784 posts; 807 upvotes

Nov 30th, 2017 4:07 pm

Scorpiate wrote: ↑ I'm confused how HOT and ACER are in the same sentience?

pass

Well when they overheat....

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Nov 30th, 2017 4:43 pm

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DealPath: Member; Nov 20, 2016; 222 posts; 139 upvotes

Nov 30th, 2017 4:43 pm

Price now at $1149. Warm, only if diy not an option.

Nov 30th, 2017 4:52 pm

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chaosthebomb: Member; Nov 4, 2009; 279 posts; 265 upvotes; Calgary

Nov 30th, 2017 4:52 pm

nicermog wrote: ↑ are desktop parts more expensive than laptops nowadays? looks like you could get a laptop with similar spec for that price and you get a display, speakers, webam etc thrown in for free.

Just because laptop parts are named similar to desktop parts doesn't mean they perform the same. a desktop 7700/7700k will smoke the crap out of a mobile 7700hq. Same with videocards, although the gap has closed somewhat in recent years. In some cases you will see a full desktop videocard in a loptop, but that is quite rare.

Nov 30th, 2017 5:45 pm

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nicermog: Sr. Member; Nov 25, 2016; 549 posts; 397 upvotes; Burnaby

Nov 30th, 2017 5:45 pm

Desktop 7700 + 1060 3gb probably is 10-30% faster than a laptop 7700hq + 1060maq-Q 6gb. Couldn't find a direct comparison but I am inferring it from the results on notebookcheck and userbenchmarks. However, to me key aspect is that a game that is unplayable on the laptop is not going to much better even with a 30% boost.

Again, this is nowhere near a like to like comparison but the last time I assembled a desktop the equivalent spec/named laptop cost almost twice as much. In the ideal world that exists only inside my head, this desktop config costs around $700

Dec 9th, 2017 12:09 pm

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wroom: Sr. Member; Nov 1, 2008; 752 posts; 641 upvotes; Canada

Dec 9th, 2017 12:09 pm

it's $1,099.99 now

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