Acer E1C17 15.6 Inch 500GB 6GB Laptop.

degzs

This seems to be a good deal for €420? The i7 seems to be fastest round for that price.

http://http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/1094620.htm

Thanks for any feedback

mordeith

degzs wrote: »

This seems to be a good deal for €420? The i7 seems to be fastest round for that price.

http://http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/1094620.htm

Thanks for any feedback

Not bad for the price. 3rd gen i7 and no USB 3.0 only 'negatives' (as well as questionable Acer build quality/reliability)

toby2111

Seems out of stock everywhere. Looked a decent value laptop.

mrtom

I managed to pick up one and am pleased, the Windows Experience Index rates 7.7 for CPU and high values across the index. upgraded to W8.1, all well.
However one issue, when setting up I had to use my hotmail credentials as a log in procedure. So my email address pops up requesting password when I log in. I wish to change this to a more discreet user name & password but don't know how. thoughts welcome

phill106

mrtom wrote: »

I managed to pick up one and am pleased, the Windows Experience Index rates 7.7 for CPU and high values across the index. upgraded to W8.1, all well.
However one issue, when setting up I had to use my hotmail credentials as a log in procedure. So my email address pops up requesting password when I log in. I wish to change this to a more discreet user name & password but don't know how. thoughts welcome

Thats a windows 8 thing, you can change that to a local account

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/windows-and-office/quick-tip-change-to-a-local-account-in-windows-81/

Only found this post as i was trying to find one of these laptops in argos, all sold out atm though!

toby2111

phill106 wrote: »

Only found this post as i was trying to find one of these laptops in argos, all sold out atm though!

Yeh, I emailed them. They said they're not getting any more stock in. Guess I'll keep looking around for a decently priced laptop.