Member Reviews: Acer TravelMate 8100

Right, we've all had our fair share of reviews for the 8104 over the past week, now it's the turn of its little brother, the 8103. For the record, I am not a IT expert, more of a enthiusastic amateur, if this isn't up to what you usually get in terms of depth, please forgive me. The 8103 spec is: 1.86GHz Pentium M 750 2MB L2 Cache 512MB DDRII RAM 80GB 4200rpm HDD 128MB ATI Mobilty X700 PCI Express DVD superdrive - Ram/RW+/-/DVD+R Double Layer 15.4" WXGA screen 5in1 card reader Tri band 802.11 Bluetooth I have not worked out how you insert pics into a thread, so those who do, please enlighten me. You've all probably seen pics of other machines anyway. DESIGN:...

Hey everyone, I'm fairly new to the site and am incredibly greatful to all those who were able to provide some insight on this machine before I could get one. Thanks, and in return I figured I'd post a review and try to fill in all the holes that some haven't mentioned yet. I'm fairly low tech compared to many on here, but I hope I can be of some help. Here goes: Build: At first, I couldn't stop looking at this beauty. The keyboard sits fairly flush in the base and has a great feel, in addition to the rugged and firm build quality of the machine itself. Compared to my older Dell i8100 that I've had since freshman year of college (I'm now a senior) it's built like a truck,...

The first three posts in this thread are REVIEW, INFO LINKS, and BENCHMARKS\DVD INFO. Because there a numerous pix it may cause slow page load, but you've already found that out. The following links may open new windows depending on your browser settings. Link to BENCHMARKS and DVD INFO at Post#3 below. Link to (my) ezDOCK REVIEW Link to INFO LINKS POST below. Link to UNDER THE KEYBOARD pix. Link to SCREENSHOTS. UPDATED 11/03/2005: Added Benchmark updates\comparisons to first Benchmark post for 3DMark05 and 3DMark2001. Added recent observations to Performance, Gaming, and Battery sections below. UPDATED 04/12/2005: Added Disassembly Pictures link...