So I bought a Sandybridge Notebook

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It's fast, and not fast for a notebook.... it's flippen fast! I already checked and one port of the SATA 2 is being used and one SATA 3 is being used. I'm assuming the SATA 3 is the HDD. I'm just waiting to hear from Acer on how the swapout will work.

The model I bought was a Acer Aspire 5750G.

# 15.6-inch LED backlit display
# Powered by Intel latest Core i7 2630QM processor
# Bluetooth, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi,& Ethernet LAN connectivity options
# Turbo Boost 2.0 technology
# Pre-installed Windows 7 OS
# 4 DDR3 RAM
# NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M graphics card
# NVIDIA Optimus technology
# Up to 640GB HDD
# DVD RW
# USB 3 Port

and here is the best part! I paid R9500 for it. Incredible is selling it for R11999 but you can trade in an old laptop or desktop and get R2500 off! :D I think it's likely the best deal in their whole store.

For the price I don't think you can beat it.

Now I did a quick renderering test to see how it compares to my desktop machine which has a Core 2 Quad Q8300 cpu.

Rendering Time
Q8300 - 1min55
Notebook - 1min13

I was just browsing the store and then saw it. I was not even aware sandybridge notebooks were in the country!
 
The HDD is most likely on the SATA3 port and the DVD-Drive on the SATA2 port.

Why do you want to ask about the swapout?
 
Pada said:
The HDD is most likely on the SATA3 port and the DVD-Drive on the SATA2 port.

Why do you want to ask about the swapout?
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It will obviously need to be replaced since it's affected by the SATA problem. They only had a couple of these notebooks left and since the trade in is only running for February it was either take the notebook now or pay full price for it when they eventually get the fixed stock. Incredible also has a 7 day moneyback policy so if Acer suddenly say I can't swap it out for a fixed model I'll just take it back.
 
Ah OK.

If your laptop is indeed affected by that Intel issue, then you can swap it after 30 days has passed too, because Intel forced distributors/suppliers to take them back.
 
I'm very impressed with the Turboboost. The CPU is a 2.0Ghz Quad core but when I fully load all 4 cores it runs at between 2.4Ghz and 2.6Ghz. With fewer cores loaded it often jumps to 2.93Ghz.

Just heard from Incredible and Acer and according to Acer South Africa these notebooks are not affected... but I'm not so sure. I remember reading that all currently shipped 6 Series notebook and desktop motherboards were affected and that fixed versions would only ship late Feb?

I'm not too worried, 1 year on site warranty and if something stops working it will probably be the DVD Drive. Might buy the extended 3 year warranty just to be safe.

Did I mention it's fast? :D
 
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ponder said:
I reckon they are talking rubbish! Hopefully I'm wrong though.

Eidit: http://www.intel.com/consumer/products/processors/chipset.htm?iid=en_US_01_chipset+gg_headline

So if you are not using SATA ports 2-5 or don't have them you are fine. Does your laptop have an eSATA port?
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I'm with you on this one, maybe Acer SA just don't have the information yet?

The laptop doesn't have eSata but it does have USB 3 which I prefer actually. So that won't be a problem.

Sata Port 0(SATA 3) is populated and SATA Port 2(SATA 2). Like I said earlier, not sure which one is HDD or DVD but if they used any kind of common sense when building the laptop the HDD will be on the SATA 3 port.
 
HJF said:
Like I said earlier, not sure which one is HDD or DVD but if they used any kind of common sense when building the laptop the HDD will be on the SATA 3 port.
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That's where the problem lies. I wouldn't put anything critical on the HDD until the new one arrives.
 
Lounger said:
That's where the problem lies. I wouldn't put anything critical on the HDD until the new one arrives.
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Why? The HDD does not die and you can usually remove the HDD without invalidating the warranty to get the data off.
 
ponder said:
Why? The HDD does not die and you can usually remove the HDD without invalidating the warranty to get the data off.
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It has trouble finding it on SATA 3. Once moved to SATA 6, the problem went away.
 
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