Acer 3820TG North America Purchase Options

I ended up paying $150 more for some reason... =/ Hmm...

 

My 3820TG arrived a little bit ago from PCHome. Here are some things to keep in mind for those importing from Taiwan (and PCHome in particular):

The keyboard it comes with is the one posted by Karma Police a few pages back. The power plug is a standard US plug, and the power brick is made by Delta Electronics and accepts 100-240 volt 50-60Hz. The model is ADP-90CD DB.

PCHome includes a 3-prong to 2-prong power adapter that isn't necessary here in the US in most cases. It also included a Porter bag for carrying accessories, but I think the one I received is ugly. Acer includes a carrying bag and USB mouse in the box for the laptop. If you are buying from PCHome do not purchase a bag or mouse for it unless you have a specific reason to.

 

Sweet! Free accessories! I'll jump the gun as soon as someone's received it in Canada.

 

It could be the shipping cost and taxes. I'll have to pay taxes separately. I haven't seen the charge hit my CC yet, so I'm not positive.

 

Oooh - I thought your amount was all-in. Can't wait!

 

I woke up a few times this morning (when it would be around nighttime in Taiwan) to check and it didn't seem to drop in price the three times I checked.

I hope it wasn't a July-only promotion or something...

Maybe whisperer can come back and tell us the best time to check (Taiwan time).

 

hmm, that's strange.

It must not be a nightly thing. Seems more like it just goes on sale every now and then.

 

They read this thread.

 

What do you guys think of a good deal I can get:

Acer 3820tg from staples
core i5-430
hd5470 graphics

699.99 from a friend that works there. I know its not the 5650 but is the premium worth it if I don't play that many games? I was thinking go for this and throw a 128gb ocz vertex ssd in it instead. Making it a 1000.00 system. Any thoughts on this? I can have this tonight as well

 

if u can get it for 699 do it

if u dont play games ur good, some people say the 5470 came play games at lower settings,

 

I would do it. I know a guy who got it for 670 after applying online coupons. I could've had for 725 but couldn't pull the trigger (which i regret).

 

If you don't game, no problem - I've played SC2 on a G310M before... not pretty, but it'll go.

 

I too would get this laptop if you don't game much, great deal. How much is the ocz vertex? The 128gb Crucial is only $200 right now after coupons from the official site, you may want to get that instead.

 

Yep! I like free stuff. I've created a Flickr account and posted some pictures here. I uploaded some pictures of the Acer bag, Acer mouse, Acer screen cleaning cloth, Porter accessory pouch, power plug adapter, silver lid of the 3820TG, and one of the 3820TG open with the keyboard visible.

If anyone is interested in any other pictures of the laptop or accessories please let me know and I'll take some more.

 

Are all of the 3820TG units sold at PChome the silver lid now? (or have they always been?)

And you are right, that Porter pouch thing is pretty fugly.

 

From what I saw on their site they are no longer selling the black lid 3820TG's except as open box items. The silver ones were not originally aware of as far as I know.

 

For anyone who's received the 3820TG from PCHome, does it come with 1 stick of 2GB ram or 2 sticks of 1GB? What type is it?

 

It's a single 2GB stick of 1333 MHz Samsung memory. I've attached some screenshots from CPU-Z for you.

 

Thanks, guess it'll be an extra 60 bucks to add another stick.

 

You're welcome. Depending on if you are interested in a particular brand of memory or where you're located I purchased a 2GB stick of Super Talent 1066 MHz memory here for about $40 when they had a 15% off coupon last week. The memory is marked as CL7 on the module and I'll probably be installing it tomorrow when my i7-620m arrives. I can let you know how it turns out if you want.

 

Whoa, i7 tomorrow already? I will await the benchmarks.

 

It was there, I saw it last night. It seems to start around 5PM here in Taiwan, so 5AM EDT. It practically ran all night through.

P.S. yeah, I'm actually in Taiwan right now.

 

Awesome.... Thanks for the thoughts guys. Girlfriend just went and picked up 2 3820tg's from Staples. Thanks for the heads up on the crucial drive. Looks like i'll be buying one of those as well. Kinda hard to pass up that deal at 200.00 for a 128gb SSD.

I'll post back here with the thoughts and review of the staples version when i get it all up and running.

 

No problem, zeem found the 128gb crucial here:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/ace...rks-tweaks-mods-upgrades-281.html#post6557028

I already ordered one. If you are ordering more than one, do it one at a time because the -$100 seems to apply per order, not item.

 

Just bought a crucial 128ssd for 213.00usd shipped to Canada. Great deal. Thanks for sharing that info guys, picked Fed-Ex international as they seem to have no brokerage fees as it's included in the shipping price of 13usd.

Can't wait!

 

^^ Hey Capn-Daft, where are you located in Canada?

 

You can just add in another stick from the order page for about $30.

 

Ah good to know. I probably woke up too late then.

 

I can't find it... can you link me?

edit: oh you just tick the "I want to add $ 999 to buy notebook with 2GB of memory (DDR3)!"?

edit 2: I think the i5-450 model comes with an extra 2gb as a gift already?

 

Yeah, from what I gather, some models have the 2gb as a gift and others allow you to buy it seperately

 

=/ Shafted on 2GB... I think I have another 2GB kicking around anyway...

That said, I just got my tracking # from expc, and just caved and ordered the crucial SSD for $200! Just hope duties don't destroy the deal...

 

I had originally intended for the i7 to come 10-15 days after the laptop did to provide time for making sure that the laptop was working properly, but they shipped the processor EMS as well and it's going to arrive later today. Oops.

 

Whoever gets a Tiawaneese 450M unit, would you check to see if you get a PLL error in Setfsb? I am curious to see if if the Tiawaneese units are OC'able.

Bronsky

 

I'm located in Edmonton, Alberta for those who wanted to know.

 

Gah, PChome site was under maintenance all morning.

 

You guys are doing a great job with this thread. Nice to see units coming into the US again. It's amazing how quickly the units sell. The pricing on the Taiwaneese site is funny, the price is lower in the middle of the night? WTH?

Bronsky

 

Ok, got the laptop. Ordered on the 3th and received it on the 5th. Unfortunately, I grabbed the wrong DVD this morning. I don't think that I want to install Windows Home Server on it.

Threw a copy of Win 7 Pro on temporarily. I downloaded the SetFSB shareware copy and was able to pull up the clock speeds using ASUS G73 as the clock gen and Get FSB pulls back that my FSB is 132.7. Is there something else that needs to be done to test?

 

No ... that's a successful test. As long as you don't get a PLL error, the clockgen is not restricted. Congratulations.

Bronsky

 

Awesome! Thanks, guess I'll have to donate some Yen.

 

Any quick first impressions to share with us prospective PChome buyers? Did yours come with an extra 2GB stick of RAM?

 

I bought from EXPC and it only took 2 days from Taiwan to California. It came with a silver lid and a single 2GB stick of RAM. Haven't had a chance to do much with the laptop while at work. If I'd have brought a Win 7 Home Premium DVD from home instead of a Windows Home Server DVD, I'd have probably done more. I wanted to see if the Product Key on the COA would work on an English retail copy.

So far, I've only upgraded the memory and installed an SSD. Installed a copy of Win 7 Pro x64 and tested SetFSB.

 

Been wondering that myself... I think you might have to activate over the phone if using an OEM key.

 

Booyah!! Mine just touched down in Alaska a few hours ago!

 

I got my staples version up and running. Pretty slick. Took some time to download all the drivers on another laptop and usb them over to the acer after a clean install of windows 7 ultimate.

Loving this laptop.....like 1/2 the size of my previous dell in every way. Just waiting for my crucial ssd to come in now!

 

The machine is the same, no matter what version of windows it uses. If you stick with the OEM certification and OEM key method of off-line activation, you should have no problem and should not need phone activation.

Bronsky

BTW, congratulations to all of you new 3820TG owners. You have bought a great computer.

 

Mine cleared customs review, it was only held up for 1hr and then forwarded to CP for processing as of 8am this morning. Hopefully it'll be shipped to my place sometime tomorrow

 

Yay! I will order mine in the morning. If I don't see the 30,900 one in the morning I'm just going with the 33,900 one... I think that one comes with 2gb of free ram.

 

What time is "night" in PST time?

 

A member in Taiwan says the sale starts 5pm in Taiwan so that's midnight in California... but personally I have not been able to see the 30900 model on the world.pchome.tw site. It's there on the Taiwan region site but there's no international shipping.

 

That's a bummer.

Bump for more advice.