The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Acer Serial number -> Manufacture date ralation ship

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by onlymee, Apr 25, 2006.

  1. onlymee

    onlymee Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    7
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I've ordered a TravelMate 8200, but having only afterward having found the bad review am now worried. Anyhow, I wanted to try to make sure the gamble was safer by trying to ensure I get a newer build. The date is not printed on the outside of the packaging but the serial number may be.

    I can't believe I just asked Acer and they told me:
    First 10 digits/chars refer to the part
    number of the laptop (ie. model/build type)
    Then digit 11 is the build year eg. 6 => 2006
    Digits 12 and 13 give the week number of the build
    The rest must then I guess be a unique sequential number.
    Dunno what the trailing letter is.
     
    onlymee, Apr 25, 2006
    #1
  2. onlymee

    onlymee Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    7
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    onlymee, Apr 25, 2006
    #2