Ei System 3103 Reviews
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“That's good”
Written on: 28/11/2011 by battguide (5 reviews written)
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“e-system ei3103”
Written on: 12/10/2011
the e-system ei3103 is a good laptop although if you own it you should upgrade it with 2gb ddr2 ramm with 533mhz bus speed n then the processor this machine comes with a 530 celeron processor with 1.83ghz a very slow processor.i replaced it with 2.0ghz t7200 c2d with 4mb cache thankx to the motherboard with intel chipset gma945 that support this kind of havey processor n there r no heating problem with this laptop coz it has intel graphics.screen size is very good crystal 15.4 (read more)
“For any existing owners or potential buyers”
Written on: 06/08/2011 by MrHanimi (1 review written)
My advice, is not to sell this system, but also not to ever buy one. If you're on a very low budget and, like me, can get a free one off of your brother's friend who knows nothing about computers and therefore believes it is bricked, go ahead, it's got a nice screen :) However, if you already own one, buy some quirk of fate, Do the following: Copy the Folder "Driver CD" found in "C:/Applications/Drivers" to a memory stick or CD Download XP drivers for the LAN, WLAN, VGA and Audio (as the... (read more)
“This was a cheap laptop and you get exactly what you...”
Written on: 08/11/2010
This was a cheap laptop and you get exactly what you pay for. Screen is fab but nothing else is. My battery doesnt charge, it wouldnt work with vista. Much faster with windows 7 professional but has now slowed down and de frag doesnt and hasnt ever worked. very good laptop for a child's 1st laptop but not very good if you have actual proper work to do. My advice save up your money and buy a laptop with a better processor. (read more)
“Okay, the Ei System 3103. I do not actually own this...”
Written on: 01/11/2009 by shpongled (6 reviews written)
Okay, the Ei System 3103. I do not actually own this laptop thankfully. That pleasure is my sisters, but i've had extensive experience (every time I see her) of trying to eek out a little more performance from this god foresaken machine. Before she bought it I had never heard of Ei System, and i've been building pc's for more years than I care to remember.
The problem is, as has been stated by other reviewers, that it comes with only 512mb of ram installed, and running Vista. Saying...
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“stupid laptop! Its so messed up, everything bout it...”
Written on: 30/10/2009
stupid laptop! Its so messed up, everything bout it screems mess, well not everything...but its a stupid laptop (read more)
“when i brought my e-system ei3103 it did what i needed...”
Written on: 25/07/2009
when i brought my e-system ei3103 it did what i needed it to,ran quick enough etc etc,but it has only got 512mb ram,i did a scan and found you can install an extra 2gb of ram that transforms the machine,it will not take any more than 2gb of ram due to chip set. (read more)
“I have this Ei System 3103 laptop, its my first one,...”
Written on: 16/05/2009
I have this Ei System 3103 laptop, its my first one, battery life sucks, the fan is really loud it frequently breaks and needs rebooting a lot. (read more)
“The Ei System 3103 is a great laptop which if you...”
Written on: 22/03/2009 by highroyds (7 reviews written)
The Ei System 3103 is a great laptop which if you upgrade it, it works out to be a very cheap laptop for a fairly fast pc. The max ram you can upgrade it to I can find is 2GB. Very good laptop for the price. Only bad point is the speed, but this can be upgraded. But the fan is a little noisey, but please keep in mind you do have to keep a check of the cleaning of the laptop. (read more)
Mrhanimi's Response to highroyds's Review
Written on: 06/08/2011
Second slot is under the keyboard.
Bizarre...
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“Well I purchased this laptop from the Curry's website...”
Written on: 01/08/2008 by johnmacoske
Well I purchased this laptop from the Curry's website about 6 months ago now, and it is possibly the worst laptop on their site (apart from the other clearance laptops). So far the charger has broken for no apparent reason and the mouse has stopped working altogether. Okay, the display is brilliant for a laptop from this price range, but apart from that I do not recommend the Ei System 3103.
I mean how is Windows Vista expected to run on 512mb ram? It's nearly impossible! It's one of those...
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“Picked up from local Cash converters for £150. Not...”
Written on: 09/06/2008 by wiv678 (1 review written)
Picked up from local Cash converters for £150. Not bad considering £350 new 6 months ago. Everything still works as it should and is still pretty tight, although paint starting to wear where left hand rested.
Computer came with Intel Celeron M 440 1.86ghz cpu but upgraded (very easily I might add) to a Pentium Dual core at 1.73mhz for £13 off ebay. The 512MB RAM is barely enough for Windows XP but is pretty useless for Vista. Upgraded to 1.5GB RAM for £9 (again, ebay). Runs very nicely...
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Beanbrain's Response to wiv678's Review
Written on: 15/11/2008
Hey, like the sound of the processor upgrade! What was the exact part number of the processor, want to do the same to mine so it can handle Vista, I have already upgraded the RAM.<br/><br/>Comment Back.<br/><br/>Thanks
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Robconnell84's Response to wiv678's Review
Written on: 28/01/2009
Did you need to update the Bios in order to upgrade the CPU? i have bought a pentium Dual-Core and installed it in place but when i switch on my 3103 the power light somes on but not much else
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Wiv678's Response to wiv678's Review
Written on: 08/02/2009
No bios update needed. I upgraded to a socket M Intel T2080 1.73Ghz cpu. Took the plastic cover off, untightened the cpu socket screw and removed the old celeron cpu. I then placed the dual core in, tightened the locking screw and replaced the plastic cover. Rob, you compute might not be turning on after the upgrade due to not turning the locking screw. I had this problem and thought I had broken the laptop - I locked the socket screw and everything was fine again. I think the cpu cost around £6. Hope this helps.
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Robconnell84's Response to wiv678's Review
Written on: 09/02/2009
Hi Installed the cpu as you have described however the power light coems on a remains constant however the hard drive does not boot could it be that the chip is dead?
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Wiv678's Response to wiv678's Review
Written on: 14/02/2009
Hi again,<br/><br/>Its always a possibility that the chip could be dead, though they are pretty resilient things. The only solution that comes to mind is testing the Dual Core in another laptop. That way you will know for sure if the cpu is the problem. One question: what is the serial number of the cpu? I only ask as the native bus speed of the motherboard is 533mhz. If the new cpu runs at say 667mhz or more then there may be compatibility problems. <br/><br/>Adam
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Djoscar's Response to wiv678's Review
Written on: 14/03/2009
Hey wiv678,<br/><br/>I have the same laptop and i want to upgrade RAM... What type of RAM did you buy, and what is the max RAM memory this laptop can support? Could you drop me the link off ebay where you bought yours?<br/>Please answer ASAP!<br/>Cheers mate :)<br/><br
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Highroyds's Response to wiv678's Review
Written on: 22/03/2009
The max the laptop can take is 2GB of memory
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Djoscar's Response to wiv678's Review
Written on: 23/03/2009
Thanks, but i swear there are 2 RAM slots in this laptop isn't there? I can only find one lol.
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Highroyds's Response to wiv678's Review
Written on: 23/03/2009
There's one under the laptop when you take the panel off. The 2nd one is under the keyboard.
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Robconnell84's Response to wiv678's Review
Written on: 24/03/2009
Hi I upgraded to 2 GB RAM, got the PNY stuff from PC world, it was about £15 for 1GB stick the first ram slot is underneath - just unscrew the panel and the second is under the keyboard on the right hand side. I just flicked out a few keys and there's a couple of catches to hold back, I had to be a little rough with mine but it is there.
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<br/>Mines a 3103.
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Djvinster's Response to wiv678's Review
Written on: 07/07/2010
Hi
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<br/>ive got this laptop aswell as my sister kindly just gave it to me so i aint complaining lol, but i found this on the net trying to look to see if it was possible for me to make this faster and to my delight im here writing this... Isit possible for somebody to give me specific part names to upgrade the RAM for this computer... I want the full 2Gb... And how different is the intel core duo processor to the standard processor for this laptop?... Isit highly recommended to change the processor?
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Djvinster's Response to wiv678's Review
Written on: 08/07/2010
Hi just to add...
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<br/>I did a scan on www.crucial.com/uk and found this laptop has the capacity to go 4096 MB.... I aint the computer expert, but it shouldn't cause any problems if i upgraded to the dual core t2080 processor would it?
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Will1980's Response to highroyds's Review
Written on: 15/02/2011
how the hell do you fit 2 ram sticks in? i can only find one slot lol