Re: AZ3-600-U31 Memory Upgrade

AZ3600-Prospect — Sat, 31 May 2014 20:31:21 GMT

N6ESUW=Maximum RAM/memory of the (3) Acer Aspire AZ3-600 units: so what is it absolutely & without question? as
1. N6ESYT=the thread author states and begins quote(Crucial.com memory upgrade advisor says this computer can handle 16gb of memory) --Maybe Crucial changed it, as the Crucial Advisor Tool for the Acer Aspire Z3-600 now says tool now says quote(Maximum memory: 8192MB[; ]Slots: 1 (1 bank of 1)) plus the Crucial home page features quote(Using either tool[ (this or the scanner)] guarantees compatibility when you order on Crucial.com) -so they strongly stand behind that figure.
2. N6ESVY=The official Acer tech (Ryan) says (replies above) the rather customer-upsetting news (announcing a spec 1/2 as high as the maker had officially announced not just before but apparently 3 months earlier at the release, and on something important: upgradability) of quote(We are updating the marketing specification to reflect the correct specs. This model only has one memory slot and supports a maximum of 4GB.)
  BUT NOW that was 2+ months ago and the official specs still say 8GB plus the Acer eBay store is selling at-least-refub units where they clearly state "RAM Expandable To: 8GB", so:
  1. N6ETOZ= Why was the Acer's tech posting wrong here? --if he was (as one would hope with that upsetting news!) as sounds likely (as the maker's specs, at least all that I've seen cited above, haven't been updated and Crucial works very hard to get it right and they corrected their spec not to 4GB but to 8GB)
  2. N6ETPN= or, if not wrong, then Why is it taking so long to update even these web specs? and When will all the official specs be corrected? --as the tech said this 2+ months ago and the unit's been out now nearing 1.5years! (released 12/5/2013),
3. N6ETBC=If it is indeed limited to say 4GB and not at least ~"6.12GB" (my real RAM usage on my laptop this very second), then I don't see myself buying & recommending this unit (and so Acer as this is the best battery-powered All-in-One Acer offers)...
  1. N6EUU9=as a primary laptop (and I don't like fooling more than one), as then it's not just slow the major reviewers complain, but in this notable way unfixably slow
  2. N6EUUM=unless possibly if running not Windows but Linux, as Linux tends to be more resource efficient, and indeed I plan to fully replace Windows with Linux ASAP but I haven't tested it (the GB RAM I would need under Linux) and even if it requires less the transition takes time including during I & one would need to run emulators (as Windows in a VM) at until the transfer is complete and seems it could readily (and often does) take even more RAM than only Windows running natively.
4. N6EV1W=And, just curious as the subject comes up, if anyone knows, why are these maximum RAM expandability limits of many computers seemingly often upsettingly low?
  1. N6EV7V=Though not a motherboard engineer, I would guess it would cost little more if anything in the device's make to not have severe limits.
  2. N6EV89=So is it that device/computer makers, to possibly undeservedly earn more profits, mostly keep these limits upsettingly low (when done) so to force buyers to soon (as a year or two later) buy another (as the maker's next) better model rather than much more simply & inexpensively upgrading the model they already have?
N6GEKZ=Aside: what are these codes as “N6GEKZ” on this paragraph? They're short IDs to uniquely-reference, date-stamp, and portably-track most any point, item, or content.

Acer Aspire Z3-600: screen/display replacement: cost & time & procedure & who does/sells it

AZ3600-Prospect — Fri, 30 May 2014 21:33:37 GMT

N6EMIU=For the Acer Aspire AZ3-600, when the screen/display cracks, what's the replacement process details (as much detail as known)? -the cost & time & procedure/method and who does/sells it both if having it done (by the maker (Acer) and by independent repair center) and if doing it yourself.

I'm thinking of buying one, say $419 refurbished on eBay, and recommending them to associates, as:
This all-in-one battery powered touch Windows tablet
1. is potentially a unique cool find which the Acer and the market may not fully realize, as
  1. it is one of the very few such units (only other is Sony Vaio Tap21, but that's a bit pricy and Sony's dropping the Vaio line) with a display nicely over 20 inches diagonal but still small enough to carry in a backpack (so under 24 inches diagonal, the max display size of the by-far biggest backpack I've found (eSports, here at MacMall) ),
  2. and definitely the lowest price of any such unit with display 18 or more inches, so, while most everyone would love a faster processor and/or break the 8GB RAM limit, still given its big display and other features if they work, it's an incredible amount of bang for the money.
2. but I'm very concerned about replacing the screen when it cracks, as:
  1. --a cracking display pretty routinely happens on normal laptops, and I imagine would happen even more on this unit since (1) it's essentially a tablet (so also operated standing) plus (2) it's much heavier so much bigger internal impact forces when it hits the floor.
  2. On all my normal laptops I've been able flawlessly to replace the screen myself (done it about 5 times on various laptops) but for this unit I don't find replacement screens for sale anywhere despite doing notable Google searching; plus I contacted ~5 screen replacement services (which I found by doing Google Search(Acer AZ3-600 OR Z3-600 screen OR display replacement) and clicking on the various ads), and none have replied so far, likely because this replacement screen is hard to get --so far the only source I've found is the maker (Acer) and they publish no details on replacement screen costs.
  3. But knowing the cost of replacement screens is important to making sensible purchase of a laptop or tablet: if it's high, then one should buy an extended accident protection warrantee covering the display and/or probably best pick another unit without this problem; but if it's reasonable or low priced, especially if replacement displays are for sale and easy to swap out (by you or else by a local while-you-wait repair shop) so it can be done fast so minimize down time plus not risk sending to repair facility where they commonly also don't protect & erase your hard drive (so destroy all your date), then the computer is reasonably safe to buy & commit to.

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Re: AZ3-600-U31 Memory Upgrade

Acer Aspire Z3-600: screen/display replacement: cost & time & procedure & who does/sells it