Posts by tasslehawf

Mine flashes on and off at startup too.

Quote: Originally Posted by CoolHotCold Nope actuall the X1600 doesn't seem to get hot. I've left my 8204 on for about 48 hours now and the exaust air is actually cool. I've had cases where it just blowing cold air...

Quote: Originally Posted by PorschePRH Is it worth paying another $1000 for a computer that doesn't burn your hands when you use it? Yes. Get the 8204. Mine doesn't do that, unless you're talking about the...

The Omega drivers won't let me clone my display onto an external monitor or any external video source. And now I'm having trouble downloading the ATI driver from acer's website.

I installed the Omega drivers a few weeks ago. I've been having problems where I'll click on a button and it will stay on the screen, sitting above all other images on the screen. But that's not the real issue. I can't get the ATI Tray...

It's a retail model, not listed on Acer's website. Got any compusa's over there?

The 5672 is a more like the 8204 than the 4204. The 5672 has all the same ports as the 8204, except for the dock connector. And it's got the lower proc. speed and video card.

I was debating about buying an OEM copy of XP Pro to replace the preloaded XP Home, but I figure what's the point if the solid modeler that I bought the laptop to run, runs perfectly on XP Home, why waste $100? I'll wait for Vista.

HL2 is playable at 1024x600 (gotta go for the widescreen). Not perfect framerate, but I'm certainly enjoying it. Doesn't hamper gameplay any.

Quote: Originally Posted by mert-uk Don't think i will get a 8204, would this one be a good buy? http://www.acernotebooks.co.uk/Acer_...ptops/prod.asp I was going to get the 8204, but changed my mind and...