New Spin 713

[IanA2]

Try as I might, nobody seems to know when this hits the UK & Acer wont dispatch from the USA.

Anybody got any inside info?

Thanks.

[IanA2]

IanA2 said:

Try as I might, nobody seems to know when this hits the UK & Acer wont dispatch from the USA.

Anybody got any inside info?

Thanks.

Nobody...?

[mmm-five]

This?

PocketLint said:

The Acer Chromebook Spin 713 (CP713-2W) will be available from early September, priced from £599.99.

[IanA2]

mmm-five said:

This?

PocketLint said:

The Acer Chromebook Spin 713 (CP713-2W) will be available from early September, priced from £599.99.

Thanks, can I ask where that come from? That's one of several dates I've found as well as July and November.

Acer (who I quess might know) are silent on the matter.

[IanA2]

IanA2 said:

mmm-five said:

This?

PocketLint said:

The Acer Chromebook Spin 713 (CP713-2W) will be available from early September, priced from £599.99.

Thanks, can I ask where that come from? That's one of several dates I've found as well as July and November.

Acer (who I quess might know) are silent on the matter.

Finally got a reply from Acer:

"This is still to be confirmed. Please do refer to our website."

Website of course sats nothing.

Wonderful.

[IanA2]

mmm-five said:

This?

PocketLint said:

The Acer Chromebook Spin 713 (CP713-2W) will be available from early September, priced from £599.99.

Just realised you were trying to be a smart arse.

Had you thought a bit more, you might have considered that I had already searched high and low.

If you had, you would have saved making yourself look like a dick, and a bully.

[IanA2]

IanA2 said:

Try as I might, nobody seems to know when this hits the UK & Acer wont dispatch from the USA.

Anybody got any inside info?

Thanks.

For those interested. Curry's have it now, and Argos will have it "soon".

[cobra kid]

IanA2 said:

Just realised you were trying to be a smart arse.

Had you thought a bit more, you might have considered that I had already searched high and low.

If you had, you would have saved making yourself look like a dick, and a bully.

Are you ok?

[tangerine_sedge]

This thread is comedy gold.

[Bacon Is Proof]

tangerine_sedge said:

This thread is comedy gold.

PH is quite large, I'm sure the chances of an Acer employee in charge of laptop release dates reading this thread made it worthwhile asking the question.

[Will O. Bey jr]

IanA2 said:

IanA2 said:

Try as I might, nobody seems to know when this hits the UK & Acer wont dispatch from the USA.

Anybody got any inside info?

Thanks.

For those interested. Curry's have it now, and Argos will have it "soon".

699................. that's a bit rich for an i3 Chromebook.

[TimmyMallett]

It's a bit rich for ANY chromebook, and I've had a couple.

[IanA2]

TimmyMallett said:

It's a bit rich for ANY chromebook, and I've had a couple.

It's pretty good.

[Will O. Bey jr]

IanA2 said:

TimmyMallett said:

It's a bit rich for ANY chromebook, and I've had a couple.

It's pretty good.

Not as good as 14c though, which is what I would get if I was paying 699. Even then, comparing with the deals they get in the US, 699 is a joke.

[IanA2]

Will O. Bey jr said:

IanA2 said:

TimmyMallett said:

It's a bit rich for ANY chromebook, and I've had a couple.

It's pretty good.

Not as good as 14c though, which is what I would get if I was paying 699. Even then, comparing with the deals they get in the US, 699 is a joke.

Two reviews:

1. HP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAvNYhMTyC0

2. Acer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzFe5bmTess

No HDMI port on the HP.

ETA Last review of Acer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpYJbO7jHmY

Enjoy....

Edited by IanA2 on Thursday 6th August 18:14

[Will O. Bey jr]

Don't really care about HDMI, but I do care about screen and from what I've seen is that Acer has the PWM brightness which leads to flickering - this is visible in the video reviews. I'd like the aspect ratio on the Acer but the build quality on the HP is apparently better.

Either way 699 is obscene regardless if it's HP or Acer.

[IanA2]

Will O. Bey jr said:

Don't really care about HDMI, but I do care about screen and from what I've seen is that Acer has the PWM brightness which leads to flickering - this is visible in the video reviews. I'd like the aspect ratio on the Acer but the build quality on the HP is apparently better.

Either way 699 is obscene regardless if it's HP or Acer.

I needed HDMI

The screen is excellent, no flickering at all. Indeed, one of the best I have seen.

[Will O. Bey jr]

IanA2 said:

Will O. Bey jr said:

Don't really care about HDMI, but I do care about screen and from what I've seen is that Acer has the PWM brightness which leads to flickering - this is visible in the video reviews. I'd like the aspect ratio on the Acer but the build quality on the HP is apparently better.

Either way 699 is obscene regardless if it's HP or Acer.

The screen is excellent, no flickering at all.

https://youtu.be/bt6OSwW7Bag?t=219
https://youtu.be/CzFe5bmTess?t=165
https://youtu.be/fSvZzqiqUfg?t=633
https://youtu.be/nfW_NarClGE?t=78
https://youtu.be/nfW_NarClGE?t=22

These are textbook examples of PWM flicker. The dimmer the screen the more it flickers, so at full brightness you might not see it and you might not be sensitive to it. But from personal experience and judging from the examples Acer went real cheap on this one.

Edited by Will O. Bey jr on Friday 7th August 12:49

[IanA2]

Will O. Bey jr said:

IanA2 said:

Will O. Bey jr said:

Don't really care about HDMI, but I do care about screen and from what I've seen is that Acer has the PWM brightness which leads to flickering - this is visible in the video reviews. I'd like the aspect ratio on the Acer but the build quality on the HP is apparently better.

Either way 699 is obscene regardless if it's HP or Acer.

The screen is excellent, no flickering at all.

https://youtu.be/bt6OSwW7Bag?t=219
https://youtu.be/CzFe5bmTess?t=165
https://youtu.be/fSvZzqiqUfg?t=633
https://youtu.be/nfW_NarClGE?t=78
https://youtu.be/nfW_NarClGE?t=22

These are textbook examples of PWM flicker. The dimmer the screen the more it flickers, so at full brightness you might not see it and you might not be sensitive to it. But from personal experience and judging from the examples Acer went real cheap on this one.

Edited by Will O. Bey jr on Friday 7th August 12:49

As I said, the screen is excellent, no flickering at all.

I see what you see in the vids, but I see no flickering whatsoever as I write this, but then maybe I have funny eyes.

To satisfy myself (quite why I don't know) I made two 10 secs vids with my iPhone. One dim and one bright.

Interestingly the vids confirmed what my eyes had seen, or rather hadn't see, to wit no flicker.

[IanA2]

Will O. Bey jr said:

IanA2 said:

IanA2 said:

Try as I might, nobody seems to know when this hits the UK & Acer wont dispatch from the USA.

Anybody got any inside info?

Thanks.

For those interested. Curry's have it now, and Argos will have it "soon".

699................. that's a bit rich for an i3 Chromebook.

Actually 10th Gen i5.

Check this out: https://chromeunboxed.com/acer-chromebook-spin-713...