Posts by Lazarus

Still love my 16.1". Wouldn't wanna trade it for a SXGA+ or WSXGA+. But I'm using my rig a lot for watching TV series. A 16:10 res would stand in the way.

Depends on the upgrade GPUs they'll release. But what system isn't considered slow after 4 years?

I'm not quite familiar with the US price range. But this rig was bought by me for a friend for 1349 Euro: Acer Aspire 1692 WLMi 1.7 GHz Dothan 533 MHz FSB 512 MB RAM (DDR1 though) ATI Radeon Mobility X600 PCIe with 128 MB...

well - we had the same thing with the 9700. I'll be patient.

really hope so. The 9700 update does not provide the extra power I'd like to have from an update. If they release it it'll be a nice DVD-writer/GPU - upgrade package for me.

It's glossy. Personally I prefer my matte UXGA (less reflection - wonderful resolution), but the glossy screen of the 1692 seems to enhance the color brilliance a bit. Seems to be a solid good TFT, I can't say that it's brighter than my...

I bought an Acer Aspire 1692 for a friend a week ago. 1.7 Dothan 533 MHz FSB 512 MB RAM (sadly DDR1) 80 GB HDD (sadly 4.200 rpm) 4x DVD writer ATI X600 with 128 MB and: 15,4" WXGA CrystalBrite A fine machine. You might...

Quote: Originally Posted by Rocketman4 Is the original an updated driver? That I can't tell. I never had a 5620D. But the Omega driver will certainly do a better job than the AW driver. I know the M9000...

For the original AW drivers use: http://support.alienware.de/Support_...manu=2&item=22 For the Omega Drivers (the good stuff) use: http://www.omegadrivers.net/ati/win2k_xp.php

You might wanna try the USB 2.0 driver from AW UK/GE. I don't know why they arn't listed on the US driver site. Here is the link: http://support.alienware.de/Support_...manu=2&item=22 (last item on the list)