1691wlmi vs. 1691

Hello all,

Further to my deliberations about which laptop to buy, and coming out in favour of the Acer 1691 wlmi, i cannot find it anywhere.

So, i am now having a look at the 1691 (1.5ghz version). Apart from the processor speed, and the fact that the HD is only 60gb as opposed to 80gb, is it much worse than the 1691wlmi? Comet have none of the 1691wlmi in stock (nor are they anticipating any stock soon), but they have lots of the 1691, at a price of £580 (instead of £691 for the wlmi).

Should i just go for this, or is there a better alternative with a 1.6ghz processor and 80gb hard drive space?

Any help would be much appreciated, as i need to get a laptop soon before i go abroad. (actually looking to buy two laptops at the same time - one for my brother too!)

Thanks
Raymond

 

No. It has a 4 cell not 8 cell battery.

It doesnt have DDR2 ram, it has DDR.

20GB less HDD

100mhz slower processor

X600 not an X700 graphics card.

Wait for it to be back in stock. Iv ordered a 1691WLMi from comet last week its suposed to be coming tomorrow. They better not tell me its out of stock, ill give them an earfull over the phone.

 

I'm just off the phone to them this evening. They have stock in the stores, but there's no word on when they'll get more online stock in. The store price is nearly £60 more than online, and given that i'm going to be getting two of them, that's quite a difference.

Best of luck with your order. Thanks for the heads up about the battery. Did you have any other laptops on your shortlist before you chose the Aspire??

Cheers
Raymond

 

Well the only laptops were the acer 5024WLMi and a sony vaio. I found the acer and the sony too expensive as I lowered my budget.

I just rang comet, and they said I will not be getting a laptop. At this point I was fuming, and had a right go at the woman on the other end of the phone. Turns out, my strong words made her actually look up the order on her computer for real [ the first time she mustnt have looked properly] and she confirmed it would be coming tomorrow. Its another matter if actually does turn up.

I think Acer are real good value for what our paying.

 

just checked mate and they are in stock at comet online for £580 each get one its a bargin from one fellow scot to another...lol

h_tp://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/572_263974.html

regards,

SST

 

Hi

Glad I read this thread as I already left another (today) after someone reviewed the 1691WLMi and not the 1691 and I saw Comet online had the 1691 on sale but don't seem to be selling the 1691WLMi.

The comet link above (secret_squirrel_team) was for the non WLMi model which as you say is a much poorer version and non-crystalbrite too I think.

Maybe I'll pop in to a Comet store tomorrow and see what they have!

Was the WLMi £660?

 

.. and what OS comes with the 1691WLMi - is it Windows XP Pro? or Home and is it on disk or just installed?

What is the disk partitioned into; 1 or 2? and if I wanted it partitioned into 1 can I do so without re-installing Windows? (I know I can change from FAT to NTFS) but not sure if you can re-partition with no disk (if that's the case)

I assume the Acer backup disks sets the PC back in the original partitioned state (whatever it was).

 

to tell you the truth all though the crystal bright screen is wonderfull in dark conditions its bad if any outside light reflections hit it from any angle its better in the standard form as I had a 1683 model with the higher specked screen.

as far as the guy above asked about ntfs there is a way to convert it will dig it out of my satellite sites and edit this post at around 12pm gmt today

you can change it using your command promt in xp

UPDATE-
_________________ ________________ _______________

First, back up your data. Pictures, Word files, whatever it may be, save it all to something off of that drive/partition. Also, by doing this, understand that there is always the risk of data loss. So if something goes wrong, you are the responsible party. Also, make sure all applications are closed before doing this.


OK, now get yourself to a command prompt. Just Start, Run, CMD will get you there. Now type
CONVERT C: /FS:NTFS

You will be asked to press Y or N. You will want to say N to unmounting right there and then. You will then be prompted schedule a conversion. Say Y to this. From here, just follow the instructions. Now if memory serves me, you will have to reboot. After the PC has restarted, let it run without you doing ANYTHING. I'd say about five minutes ought to do it. And that should do it for you!

 

As far as I know HDD comes in two FAT32 partitions.

WLMi is £691.99

I'll let you know more today, as im supposed to be getting my one today!

 

hiya sameer m8,

most acers with 2 partions and the hidden restore partion has a fat32 c/main drive and a ntfs D/ 2ND partion config

regards.

SST

 

Just spoken to Cardiff Comet and they have a couple left (the 1691 WLMi has been discontinued from Acer) and they are £749 !! The 1692 is only £779 on the web too.

If it had been cheaper I might have gone for one.

 

got my one today, it has a dead pixel.

 

pleased about that?

i'm having a rethink about my choices. might go for a smaller HD capacity and a better processor and build quality, wi th an external HD for storing music.

however, might still be tempted to get the acer if you would recommend it.

r

 

im getting it replaced on monday. Its a fast machine, but the hard drive seems to make a noise when its being accessed. However this can only be hearad in silence.

 

great price for a 1692 concidering it has DDR2 memory when the model above 1693 has not plus it has 128 mb x700 ati video card and a centrino 730 (1.7 GHz)

regards,

Secret Squirrel Team