ACER SWITCH ALPHA 12 - FUNAN DM DEAL !!!
Hi,
I just bought this latest Acer Switch Aplha 12 to replace my 3 years of Lenovo Yoga 2 which was broken down weeks ago – high repair costs.
I am not a technical person, thus expect no professional review from me, just want to share the deal I got from Funan Digitalife Mall last weekend (shops offering move out sale until end of July 2016).
From MC.2 (3F) – S$1,498 (Intel Core i5 Model, 256GB SSD, 8GB DDR3)
Package Includes:-
1) Acer Tablet
2) Acer Detachable Keyboard
3) Acer Stylus
4) Acer – Slim Portable DVD Writer
5) Acer – Carrying Case
6) McAfee IS – 36 months subscription with no Expiry Date
7) MS Office 365 Personal – 12 months subscription
8) MS Designer Mouse – Claim from Microsoft SG
9) 2 Years Local Warranty
I ran the floors with only Newstead and MC.2 carry the model, while Courts next door with out-of-stock status. I strike the above deal with MC.2 after considering Newstead only able to offer the standard package as per recently concluded IT Show, at launch price – definitely not a good deal.
As a note, I made an exchange bargain with the Store Manager (Mr.Donald), to swap a 500GB Portable HDD (brand unknown, as I never see the item, Acer perhaps) with the MS Office 365 Personal Subscription – may sound crazy to some people, but being an old-time subscriber of both MS Office and McAfee, the Product Key can be used for renewal of my subscriptions. I got my own WD Portable HDD to serve my purpose.
Thinking forward, MS Office 365 subscriber get 1TB OneDrive storage, and on top I will get S$20 credit to my MRT Card for this purchase (Claim from Microsoft SG – My purchase detailed the package items) !!!
I will look into the Warranty Issues discussed here, but I am assured that this latest model comes with 2 years warranty from Acer – I have yet to register with Acer until the expiry of 7 days 1-1 Store Exchange for faulty unit.
Running the new laptop for 2 days already, working fine and performance within expectation for the price paid, the Stylus comes handy for those who writes on tablet…JUST LOVE IT !!!
See if I can share some hands-on user experience of this model in my next post.
May not be a great deal to others, but to me….YES !!!