half price laptops tesco

shawnee

Tesco have reduced their Samsung and some Acer laptops from 599 to 299. Limited stock so get in quickly. I got one in Limerick this morning.

AlmightyCushion

Do you know what the spec is of these laptops?

Esel

Decent enough spec on the top-end (for Tesco!) ones.

Dman001

There was one Acer for €299 and another Acer for €399. I dont know the specs though.

MisterAnarchy

Must have a wander down tomorrow,nice one poster.

james1234

Do they have these in all branches?

Specs would be nice!

devil-80

I dont find any 50% laptops in Sligo Tesco.

Quaderno

Just checked out the store in Tralee (Manor West, not the small one in the city) and I can confirm the offer. They have two acer systems reduced by 50%:

Acer Aspire 7004WSMI (LX.AWS0Y.003)
17" WXGA+ Display
AMD Sempron 3500+
1GB RAM
80GB HD
DVD Super Multi
Wireless 802.11b/g
Vista Basic
Was: €599 Now: €299.49

Acer Aspire 5051AWXMI (LX.AV40Y.080)
14.1" WXGA Display
AMD Turion MK-36 2GHz
1GB RAM
120GB HD
DVD Super Multi
Wireless 802.11b/g
Vista Basic
Was:€549 Now: €274.49

Right now they have about 10 boxes of each system left.
Cheers to the opener, I bought one of the 14,1" ones. Dirt cheap

chump

Quaderno wrote: »

Just checked out the store in Tralee (Manor West, not the small one in the city) and I can confirm the offer. They have two acer systems reduced by 50%:

Acer Aspire 7004WSMI (LX.AWS0Y.003)
17" WXGA+ Display
AMD Sempron 3600+
1GB RAM
80GB HD
DVD Super Multi
Vista Basic
Was: €599 Now: €299.49

Acer Aspire 5051AWXMI
14.1" WXGA Display
AMD Turion M-36 2GHz
1GB RAM
120GB HD
DVD Super Mulit
Vista Basic
Was:€549 Now: 274.49

Right now they have about 10 boxes of each system left.
Cheers to the opener, I bought one of the 14,1" ones. Dirt cheap

2nd one sounds significantly better value

boardsie08

chump wrote: »

2nd one sounds significantly better value

Mind enlightening a techno-phobe as to why the second one is better? Granted it has a bigger hard drive, but then it has a much smaller screen..

V. interested in getting one of these!

Anyone know what sort of warranty comes with them, 12 months?

Royale with Cheese

To be honest, at that spec, they're not absolutely amazing bargains. Seriously overpriced the way they were.

I'd get Vista off it asap if I bought one.

Harpie

I WANT!! Wonder if hey'll hav em in Tesco maynooth..really want the 14.1 inch screen one!

ronbyrne2005

boardsie08 wrote: »

Mind enlightening a techno-phobe as to why the second one is better? Granted it has a bigger hard drive, but then it has a much smaller screen..

V. interested in getting one of these!

Anyone know what sort of warranty comes with them, 12 months?

Processor.

Quaderno

Yes, 12 months warranty. I just checked again (made a photo of the shelf) and added some more specs.
I was wrong with the cpu of the bigger one, it's only a sempron 3500+, not 3600+. So the second one is a bit faster, cheaper and has the bigger harddrive. The advantage of the first one though is the better display resolution on a bigger screen. So it's up to you to decide
Btw: The lads at tesco write VAT-receipts for that offer if you need one and give clubcard points too, so in the best case you can get the cheaper system for just about €203 if you use it for your business...

lollb

anyone know if they are in wexford????

Linoge

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

To be honest, at that spec, they're not absolutely amazing bargains. Seriously overpriced the way they were.

I'd get Vista off it asap if I bought one.

Agreed. I'd feel very sorry for anyone who bought at full price. The half price just about brings it into the price range it should be in, maybe €50-70 cheaper. Still, saving €70 is a bargain...

cormie

Can somebody confirm if these are bargain deals or would you get just as good or better from Dell and the likes?

boardsie08

cormie wrote: »

Can somebody confirm if these are bargain deals or would you get just as good or better from Dell and the likes?

+1

Also, what are Acer generally considered to be like with regards to Laptops = rubbish, alright, just ok.. ?

corkie5

Harpie, were there any in Maynooth?

ericl

In Clearwater, Finglas this morning they have,

Acer Extensa 5220
15.4" widescreen
1GB Ram
80 GB HDD
DVD Super-multi drive
Vista Basic

Laptop bag
Portable Optical mouse
2GB usb flash drive
Numeric keypad with usb hub
Headphone with mic
Norton anti virus (3 months free)
Canon colour injet printer

€299.95

Harpie

Not been yet im afraid Stuck in the Library :(

muffler

Sorry folks - not too knowledgeable in this area but can a larger hard drive be put into the laptops?

if so any idea of prices. Sorry I know thats off topic a bit but what the hell

cormie

muffler wrote: »

Sorry folks - not too knowledgeable in this area but can a larger hard drive be put into the laptops?

if so any idea of prices. Sorry I know thats off topic a bit but what the hell

I'm sure it's possible, but you'd probably void any warranty.

The Insider

muffler wrote: »

Sorry folks - not too knowledgeable in this area but can a larger hard drive be put into the laptops?

if so any idea of prices. Sorry I know thats off topic a bit but what the hell

Yes they can but you would need to install drivers\OS on your new hard drive.

Heisenberg.

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Do-more

Was in Mullingar earlier and saw no sign of any laptops (or PS2's)

They did have an Acer desktop reduced to €299 (2 in stock)

Would probably be good for anyone looking for a cheap one for normal home use..





Sorry spec is blurred but I think it's this:

Intel Core 2 Duo Pentium 4 631 Processor, 3.0GHz Clock Speed, 2MB L2 Cache, 800FSB, 250GB HDD SATA, 2 x 512MB RAM, DVD RW, VGA on board, Vista Home Basic, PS2 kybd & ball mouse, 17" LCD with speaker.

devil-80

You can always buy HDD for USB

Oracle

Don't forget to use your Clubcard to get 300 points worth about €3 in vouchers. Every little helps!

Walsh

ericl wrote: »

In Clearwater, Finglas this morning they have,

Acer Extensa 5220
15.4" widescreen
1GB Ram
80 GB HDD
DVD Super-multi drive
Vista Basic

Laptop bag
Portable Optical mouse
2GB usb flash drive
Numeric keypad with usb hub
Headphone with mic
Norton anti virus (3 months free)
Canon colour injet printer

€299.95

Sorry Eric just wondering was there many left because i'm in desperate need of a replacement for this computer and I don't want to go out to Finglas for no reason.

ericl

Walsh wrote: »

Sorry Eric just wondering was there many left because i'm in desperate need of a replacement for this computer and I don't want to go out to Finglas for no reason.

Sale only started in Finglas this morning they had loads.
I picked one up at about 11am and they were still putting them on the shelves.

cormie

cormie wrote: »

Can somebody confirm if these are bargain deals or would you get just as good or better from Dell and the likes?

Anyone?

nodger84

Well there are no laptops in jervis st Tesco or in Talbot st tesco..! any idea's like santry or swords have them..???

boardsie08

No luck here either I'm afraid..

Just rang the branches at:

Castlebar
Ballina
Galway
Westport
Ballinasloe
Roscommon

All sold out!

Just rang store in Dundalk and the Acer one's that have been mentioned on here at €299 are €399

alastair_doom

picked up a Samsung R40 15.4", 1gig RAM, dual core processor.

€324 Tesco Wilton Cork.

yaynay

alastair_doom wrote: »

picked up a Samsung R40 15.4", 1gig RAM, dual core processor.

€324 Tesco Wilton Cork.

Does anyone know if they have this laptop available in Finglas?

dos30

Does anyone know the spec of the Toshiba for €349?

dowtchaboy

I checked out 3 Tesco branches in Cork today - no half price bargains.
However spoke to a harassed looking manager at one place who said there was a problem with the prices not being printed out on their shelf-edge tickets even though his special offer list (which he kept close to his chest!) showed much lower prices than the tills were charging. He thought the offers would not/should not go into effect until Wednesday though when I checked back later today there were new prices up on stuff though none at half price. He said he'd text me if and when the half price deal would come up on the one I want... though I think I just might head back there for midnight!
Looks like some branches have jumped the gun or are more on the ball than others. Tesco Douglas had absolutely no idea what I was talking about.......
Saw 2 TV+ DVD combos (15.4") by Bush at half price (129) go up on shelf and immediately walk out the door so there does seem to be some real stock shifting going on. Wonder if this is to spite ALDI's laptop offer of Thursday?

If you miss out at some of the big stores, it might be worth asking the manager at some of the pokier places tomorrow or Thursday - if the shelf-edge labels are not being printed they might well just leave stuff in the storeroom 'cos they couldn't be arsed trying to sort it.
By the way - I didn't think the Acer ones look all that wonderful - the Samsung ones looked cool, though. Good hunting (and don't anyone get MY one!!!)

AlmightyCushion

Do-more wrote: »

Was in Mullingar earlier and saw no sign of any laptops (or PS2's)

They did have an Acer desktop reduced to €299 (2 in stock)

Would probably be good for anyone looking for a cheap one for normal home use..





Sorry spec is blurred but I think it's this:

Intel Core 2 Duo Pentium 4 631 Processor, 3.0GHz Clock Speed, 2MB L2 Cache, 800FSB, 250GB HDD SATA, 2 x 512MB RAM, DVD RW, VGA on board, Vista Home Basic, PS2 kybd & ball mouse, 17" LCD with speaker.

The processor is not a core 2 duo it's a pentium 4 which are completely rubbish when compared to the core 2 duos. I didn't even know intel made pentium 4s any more.

Dman001

boardsie08 wrote: »

No luck here either I'm afraid..

Just rang the branches at:

Castlebar
Ballina
Galway
Westport
Ballinasloe
Roscommon

All sold out!

Try Athlone. They may have them. I'm sure you could get a Dell Vostro with the same spec with simular prices to these.

Quaderno

dowtchaboy wrote: »

By the way - I didn't think the Acer ones look all that wonderful - the Samsung ones looked cool, though. Good hunting (and don't anyone get MY one!!!)

I just took my new toy out of the box and started to delete all the crap they deliver with new computers nowadays. Interestingly the processor is not a Turion 64 MK-36 as it says on the box but apparently an MK-38, so it's 2.2GHz instead of the 2.0 they advertised. I must say I'm pleased so far, it's a cute little machine for the money, although it seriously needs more memory than the 1 gig already installed. Maybe I can also change the processor later, for the MK-38 uses the same (S1-) socket as the double cores, so a TL-62 should fit in. But they are almost 200€ alone right now...

Sheena99

Had some of the Acers in Claremorris an hour ago, but the shelf was getting pretty empty...

Do-more

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

The processor is not a core 2 duo it's a pentium 4 which are completely rubbish when compared to the core 2 duos. I didn't even know intel made pentium 4s any more.

Sorry for any confusion, I got the description from the product code here.

redfan

will be in the square tomorrow will do a scout around

great price for the above mate

is this funny or what?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovikj9RsFAQ

lindtee

Thanks for this. Little man wants a lap-top for his birthday so will be checking out both wilton and mahon tesco first thing tomorrow. Which one would be the best to get? I'm just looking for something basic

I currently have an Acer extensa 5620z myself which works fine.(paid 399 for it btw)

Do-more

dowtchaboy wrote: »

Looks like some branches have jumped the gun or are more on the ball than others.

Remember the famous Technosonic 32" LCD TV for €399 offer? There was supposed to be a big ad campaign on the Thursday to get a dig at Aldi and Lidl, but most stores put them out on the Tuesday and they were long gone before the ads came out. Then they had to wheel out more Chello brand TV to make up for it.

Tescos communications systems don't seem to be very good when it comes to special offers like these!

Maybe Jarvis can sort this out for us!

shawnee

As the origial poster , I'm glad a few of you managed to get these, there are still a few available in various shops if you ring up. I got A samsung for my son who is saving for one for his birthday. Anyone know the cheapest way to go about getting office or something similar on this machine. Haven't opened it yet but I presume it doesn't have any software on it.

BobJones

Rathmines - None - CS said they don't do laptops, only the bigger stores.
Merrion - None -
Dundrum - None
Nutgrove - None, according to an assistant, they flew off the shelves yesterday.

teck-x5

BobJones wrote: »

Rathmines - None - CS said they don't do laptops, only the bigger stores.
Merrion - None -
Dundrum - None
Nutgrove - None, according to an assistant, they flew off the shelves yesterday.

That's annoying, they are all the stores that I was close enough to try!

boardsie08

Shawnee; where did you get the Samsung?

Just to update everyone:

Galway - NONE
Roscommon - NONE
Ballinasloe - NONE
Claremorris - NONE
Westport - NONE
Ballina - NONE
Castlebar - NONE
Sligo - NONE
Ennis - NONE
Limerick Arthurs Quay - NONE
Limerick Dooradoyle - NONE
Limerick Newcastle West - NONE
Athlone - NONE

It seems they all sold out yesterday - fair play to whoever got them, not a bad deal at all!

I'd still love to get my hands on one, running out of places to try now though..

Drag00n79

We were slow enough spotting this one lads considering they seem to be sold out yesterday in many places. Fair play to those who got them.