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Argos Chat Thread #1

Mr.Crinklewood

Seems most weeks we have a bargain or two from Argos, thought it might be an idea to have a dedicated forum like the one for Tesco:-

Sound Asleep Pillow - was € 39.99 - now € 11.99

Morphy Richards Fastbake Breadmaker - was €159.99 - now €79.99.

PAC-MAN Remote Controlled Man and Ghost Racers - was € 39.19 - now €19.59

Mod Edit:

Quazzie wrote: »

If anyone is looking for an item and is looking to check for stock nationwide. Use http://checkargos.com/.

Mod note please read post 352 - here

I know this is 'chat' thread but can we keep it strictly to the items posted in the Argos thread for everyone's benefit.

Thanks

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Pinkycharm

deise08 wrote: »

I would just like to thank the poster who posted earlier in the year about the 'me to you' bear. It was a boxed bear with a jewellery set.
I gave it to my niece yesterday, her reaction was amazing.
Thank you.

your welcome

All4shopping

There is one jpg left in argos in ilac centre if anyone still looking

laros

There is one jpg left in argos in ilac centre if anyone still looking

Warning... It now cost's €48

leck

All4shopping wrote: »

There is one jpg left in argos in ilac centre if anyone still looking

What's a jpg?

CH3OH

leck wrote: »

What's a jpg?

Just so you can sleep tonight and not be wondering....
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057345947

Patty O Furniture

iPhone 5s Flip Case - Tan

Less Than Half Price
€2.99
was €13.49

http://www.checkargos.com

peckerhead

On a separate but related note, does anyone know whether Argos are likely to restore that €10-vucher-when-you-spend-€100 deal in the next few days? I have 2x €165 Moto G's reserved for collection and I'd hate to go and pick them up today and then find out that if I'd only waited 'til Monday I coulda had €20 back in vouchers...

Nothing about it on their website, naturally enough...

peckerhead

On a separate but related note, does anyone know whether Argos are likely to restore that €10-voucher-when-you-spend-€100 deal in the next few days? I have 2x €165 Moto G's reserved for collection and I'd hate to go and pick them up today and then find out that if I'd only waited 'til Monday I coulda had €20 back in vouchers...

Nothing about it on their website, naturally enough...

okidoki987

Would have thought that was only for Christmas and not for their "Sales".

JDxtra

Very unlikely to appear this side of Christmas I would imagine.

wmpdd3

I have a 10 euro voucher for argos, any bargains about for close to that?

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/2273361.htm

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/8755209.htm

sorted!

Only

I had a €5 voucher and picked up a kitchen weighing scales ( which I actually needed as my old one died on Xmas eve) for €3.99 and an annual reduced to 99cent. Not sure if those are any interest to you

degsie

wmpdd3 wrote: »

I have a 10 voucher for argos, any bargains about for close to that?

That would depend on the value of the vouchers????

creambun

http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?c_1=2|category_root|Limited%20stock%20clearance|17503661&langId=111&partNumber=3239122&storeId=10152 Nonstick frying pan they are a great make.

GaGa21

creambun wrote:

Nonstick frying pan they are a great make.

link not working for me?

nava

GaGa21 wrote: »

link not working for me?

Working ok, maybe try clicking here catalog number 323/9122

creambun

Just got the pan its tiny, didn't read size properly a bit disapointed.

thesandeman

Bring it back.

The_Conductor

Not ridiculously cheap- but good value- and should be fine for general internet browsing and office work

Price = 299

Stock low (there are less than 30 of them nationwide- and they're vanishing as I speak!)

Link here

Acer Aspire ES1-512-C3AH

Technical Details
Brand Acer
Item Weight 2.4 Kg
Product Dimensions 50 x 30.6 x 6 cm
Item model number NX.MRWEB.003
Series Aspire ES1-512-C3AH
Form Factor Portable
Screen Size 15.6 inches
Processor Brand Intel ®
Processor Speed 2160 MHz (Turbo 2480 MHz)
Processor Count 2
RAM Size 8192 MB
Hard Drive Size 1000 GB
Graphics Chipset Brand Intel ®
Graphics Card Description HD GPU
Wireless Type 802.11B, 802.11G, 802.11n (2.4GHz band only)
Number of USB 2.0 Ports 2
Optical Drive Type nein
Lithium Battery Energy Content 3220 milliamp_hours
Lithium Battery Weight 400 Grams

wonski

The_Conductor wrote: »

Not ridiculously cheap- but good value- and should be fine for general internet browsing and office work

Price = 299

That is a very good value - surprised they put 8GB Ram in it.

Definitely a bargain for general use, non-gaming laptop.

shineon23

http://www.aceronline.es/acer-aspire-es1-512-c3ah-nx-mrweb-003.html

Spotted this as well, googled the model:

'Intel Celeron N2840 (2c, 2t) 2.16GHz (turbo 2.58GHz), 4Gb RAM, 500Gb SATA, 15.6" LED HD 1366x768, Intel® HD Graphics, No DVD, HDMI, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, Webcam 0.3MPx, USB 3.0, Batería 3.220mAh, Windows 8.1 con Bing, 2.4 Kg,'

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4 gb RAM, would it be a mistype on argos? and would you have a right to another 8gb ram acer if this one is 4g ram.?:)

wonski

shineon23 wrote: »

http://www.aceronline.es/acer-aspire-es1-512-c3ah-nx-mrweb-003.html

Spotted this as well, googled the model:

'Intel Celeron N2840 (2c, 2t) 2.16GHz (turbo 2.58GHz), 4Gb RAM, 500Gb SATA, 15.6" LED HD 1366x768, Intel® HD Graphics, No DVD, HDMI, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, Webcam 0.3MPx, USB 3.0, Batería 3.220mAh, Windows 8.1 con Bing, 2.4 Kg,'

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4 gb RAM, would it be a mistype on argos? and would you have a right to another 8gb ram acer if this one is 4g ram.?:)

Not to mention 500GB lost in translation:)
Was about to check their website to see what specs are available for that model but it is offline

Acer never was a good brand imo and their website just proved it.

My sister still has a 6 years old laptop that I got her as a present and it works just fine, though, slow but fine.

The_Conductor

shineon23 wrote: »

http://www.aceronline.es/acer-aspire-es1-512-c3ah-nx-mrweb-003.html

Spotted this as well, googled the model:

'Intel Celeron N2840 (2c, 2t) 2.16GHz (turbo 2.58GHz), 4Gb RAM, 500Gb SATA, 15.6" LED HD 1366x768, Intel® HD Graphics, No DVD, HDMI, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, Webcam 0.3MPx, USB 3.0, Batería 3.220mAh, Windows 8.1 con Bing, 2.4 Kg,'

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4 gb RAM, would it be a mistype on argos? and would you have a right to another 8gb ram acer if this one is 4g ram.?:)

I suspect its a different model- the Argos one also claims to have a DVD-RW, whereas the one in your link has no optical drive.

There is a version of this laptop for sale in PC World/Currys at the moment- for 259- with 4Gb of RAM, 500Gb HDD and no optical drive. It was 199 for 1 day (Stephens Day)- no idea if anyone here bought one- if they did- they certainly kept quiet about it.

Its plausible- RAM is cheap as chips- and there is actually no difference in the wholesale price for the larger hard-drive, the optical drive is probably 10-15 quid- all of which would be less than difference in price with the lower spec'ed PC World model.

I'm guessing its genuine- and not a pricing error.

The higher spec'ed one is on a few Spanish websites- including Amazon.es - at less than the Argos price........

Soarer

The spec you posted above says no optical drive?

The_Conductor

Soarer wrote: »

The spec you posted above says no optical drive?

I got that from Amazon.

This is from Argos:

The Aspire ES1-512 is the affordable notebook perfectly built for everyday tasks. With a battery life of up to 7 hours you can experience all day computing on a single charge. The Acer Aspire ES1-512 also features precision touchpad that reduces unintended taps.

With up to 7 hours of battery life, you can stay connected for a full work day - or a flight. The easy grip ensures that your laptop can be safely and securely grasped in all situations.
The precision touchpad (PTP) means that those unintended taps are reduced, enabling an improved navigation experience.

CPU, Memory and Operating System:

Intel Celeron N2840 dual core processor.
2.16GHz processor speed.
8GB RAM.
1000GB SATA hard drive.
Microsoft Windows 8.1Microsoft Windows 8.1 operating system.

Display features:

15.6 inch screen.
High definition display.
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels.

DVD optical drives:

DVD-RW (read/write).

Graphics:

IntelDDR3L SDRAM graphics card.
Shared graphics card.

Interfaces and connectivity:

SD media card reader.
Secure Digital (SD), Memory Stick (MS), Multi-Media Card (MMC) compatible.
2 USB 2.0 ports.
1 USB 3.0 port.
1 Ethernet port.
1 HDMI port.
Bluetooth.
Wi-Fi enabled.

Multimedia features:

Built-in mic.

General features:

Up to 7 hours battery life.
Size H26.1, W38.2, D25.8cm.
Weight 2.4kg.

(If you click anywhere on the above- it will bring you straight to the Argos page for the product)

The_Conductor

Stock check is showing only 2 remaining in the country (both in Cavan........)
Looks like they're popular!

TerrorFirmer

I wouldn't say it's a bargain exactly, the N2840 is a very low-end, weak processor and 8GB ram is essentially wasted on a machine of that spec - anything that uses 8GB of ram would have choked to death on the processor before RAM became an issue! Models with the same processor but 4GB of ram can be had for €249 from Dell....and were on sale in Tesco for €199 recently (4Gb Ram/500GB Hard drive)

erkifino

mcw92 wrote: »

Very good value laptop on sale for a actual shop with good stock

The CPU, is comparable to a lot of popular i3's such as the i3-3210M.
6GB and 1TB HD is more than enough IMO.

Down from €479.99 to €359.99.

I picked up this one myself. Cheers mcw92.
It's a bit dearer, a fair bit of stock too.

erkifino

mcw92 wrote: »

Very good value laptop on sale for a actual shop with good stock

The CPU, is comparable to a lot of popular i3's such as the i3-3210M.
6GB and 1TB HD is more than enough IMO.

Down from €479.99 to €359.99.

I picked up this one myself. Cheers mcw92.
It's a bit dearer, a fair bit of stock though.

The_Conductor

The_Conductor wrote: »

Not ridiculously cheap- but good value- and should be fine for general internet browsing and office work

Price = 299

Stock low (there are less than 30 of them nationwide- and they're vanishing as I speak!)

Link here

Acer Aspire ES1-512-C3AH

Technical Details
Brand Acer
Item Weight 2.4 Kg
Product Dimensions 50 x 30.6 x 6 cm
Item model number NX.MRWEB.003
Series Aspire ES1-512-C3AH
Form Factor Portable
Screen Size 15.6 inches
Processor Brand Intel ®
Processor Speed 2160 MHz (Turbo 2480 MHz)
Processor Count 2
RAM Size 8192 MB
Hard Drive Size 1000 GB
Graphics Chipset Brand Intel ®
Graphics Card Description HD GPU
Wireless Type 802.11B, 802.11G, 802.11n (2.4GHz band only)
Number of USB 2.0 Ports 2
Optical Drive Type nein
Lithium Battery Energy Content 3220 milliamp_hours
Lithium Battery Weight 400 Grams

Exact model is actually ES1-512-C50S

Got one in Galway.
Initial impressions quite favourable- default on it is the classic desktop (as opposed to the Metro tiles- which was a good start).

Annoying habit of no POST screen when you turn it on- I'd like to delve into the settings and change them.

Wifi is 2.4Ghz only- good antennas- but only single band.

Processor- is low end- but sufficient.

Intial setup involved downloading over 3Gb of updates- quite startling, if you're not expecting it.

Bloatware- is substantial- I have yet to run PC Decrapifier on it.

Price has now increased to 374.99 - it was a bargain at 299.99- I wouldn't consider its current price to be worthwhile.........

Good purchase- but looking pricey given its specs at current price.