Averatec Ultra-Portable Laptop at BestBuy BB $549.99 AR

[frankqfrank]

mine started squealing when the battery is charging

definately returning it now

 

[fraeone]

I think these are up to $600 again now.

 

[NICKel]

Originally posted by: frankqfrank
I hate this forum.

*opening box*

I second that! {slicing tape on box!}

:evilLOL!)

 

[Braxus]

Got an open box unit for 600 (650 out the door) and a 3yr service plan for 147. Guess if all the rebates go through, it'll be ~547 w/3yr service plan.

Quick question though. Will the rebate center(s) give you any bull on open box items? From what I've seen, two rebates (150 & 50) go to Best Buy's center and one goes to Averatec's (50).

 

[Jadow]

and a 3yr service plan for 147

OUCH

 

[Herbman]

The only thing i can see that sucks so far is the battery life

It say's 3 hrs on a full charge but I seem to get only 2 hrs when i time it

 

[Braxus]

Actually 147 isn't too bad I think. You consider that Dell charges 169 for their 3 year plan mail-in option. The best buy plan seems to be decent (covers battery replacement [question is... how bad does it have to be]). One thing I've learned from owning a notebook is that YOU NEED a 3yr warranty. I'm glad I got a 3yr plan with my old Dell Inspiron 8000. Sure saved my butt a couple of times.

Anyway, is it me or does this notebook tend to take a while to charge the battery when compared to some other notebooks? Sure takes a lot longer than my Thinkpad A31p and Dell Inspiron 8000.

Also if anyone is interested in a BIOS update for their machine:

BIOS R1.10 (N222S8 board)

Haven't tried it yet. Seems like the BIOS revision on the Avertec is R1.03. However, the BIOS date reported on the POST screen seems to be 03/07/2003. The R1.10 BIOS date seems to be 11/25/2002. As for which one is newer. Kind of a toss-up.

Apparantly the Averatec/Sotec laptops are relabled TwinHead Efio! 2A00 units.

 

[haner]

I've created a new forum so we can all discuss this laptop as well as the other lines of laptop Averatec makes. Feel free to join in: http://www.averatecforums.com/

I've also setup a rebate tracking thread there

 

[gwlam12]

GRRRRRR thanks a lot for bumping this thread! i thought the deal was back!

 

[haner]

I wish it was back, I'd pick up another one.. I love this lappie so much.