Posts by orangeguy

I am hoping to get my Aspire 1690 before the end of the month! I just still need to check a few things out first, including the questions i asked and also support for DDR2.

What do people think about the Acer Aspire 1690 series? Its got the CrystalBrite screen, the new 915 chipset with a 1.73GHz CPU, DVD dual layer burner but with the X600 card. Relatively cheap here in Asia, approximately US$1500.

Yes, the salesman at the Acer shop said that the Qosimo had a plasma display and hence the price premium. Next to M30's TruBrite display, it did look a lot more crisp. It was news to me as well.

Hi Jas, also have a few questions for you. Can the optical drive be pulled out and a weight saver be put in place? And is there a cover below the notebook to access the HDD? thanks!

I think the best screen out there is Qosimo's Plasma display. Very bright and crisp compared to the glossy lcd's used by other manufacturers.

thank you for the helpful information from everybody. The Acer comes with 2x256 DDR 333 memory. Will this take advantage of dual channel? Or will i have to upgrade to DDR2 533 memory in order to take advantage of it? If i get the Acer, i...

I am heavily leaning towards the Acer for its value for money but i am a bit worried about the built quality of Acers. I recently went to see the Aspire 1680, which uses the same shell as the 1690 and the built quality was ok, not bad...

Looking forward to your update tomorrow. Please give us a at least a mini review! I am considering getting the Aspire 1690.

Hi, i will be purchasing a new notebook within the next 2 weeks. I will be mainly be using it for light gaming, uni work and basically replacing my desktop with the advantage of being able to bring it to uni once or twice a week. I am...

If anyone has had time to check out the 1680/1690 (they both have a common shell) do you agree that the memory card reader slot looks and feels a bit tacky? Its seems like the pc card slot was originally made to accomdate 2, then...