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post #61 of 81
1/9/06 at 3:26am
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Originally Posted by bjohnson62
silly question - is the yonah processor in this rig 64-bit or 32?
32bit, Merom is the 64bit which isn't due out for awhile yet.
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post #62 of 81
1/9/06 at 1:30pm
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Originally Posted by bjohnson62
silly question - is the yonah processor in this rig 64-bit or 32?
No, You'll have to wait till the second half of 2006 for Merom to come out, then you'll see the 64bit version. That said. Unless you are runing linux or some other application that will have 64bit specific versions available soon, by the time 64it software becomes mainstream. Even a TM8204 will be obsolete.
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post #63 of 81
1/9/06 at 3:58pm
Just to let you all know the 8204 is on Acer's US site now.
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post #64 of 81
1/10/06 at 4:48am
i don't know if you guys have seen this but its a full review of the acer 8294wlmi from pcmag.com

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1907007,00.asp
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post #65 of 81
1/10/06 at 7:35am
Wow I definetly want one of these.
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post #66 of 81
1/10/06 at 1:06pm
I also want one!!!

you will be able du change the yonah processor with the merom if you need to right? the napa platform alows this?
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post #67 of 81
1/10/06 at 2:41pm
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Originally Posted by tsjikke
I also want one!!!

you will be able du change the yonah processor with the merom if you need to right? the napa platform alows this?
I don't think anyone can guarantee that at this point, but that's the current speculation.
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post #68 of 81
1/10/06 at 6:14pm
Personaly i DOUBT it just like people getting some hype from user upgradeable Vid Cards...

Merom is 64 bit and Yonah is 32 bit, i really doubt the Yonah chipset can support a Merom, but people are suggesting a simple bios flash should fix it.. but who knows.


Thanks,

MysticGolem
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post #69 of 81
1/10/06 at 8:47pm
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Originally Posted by MysticGolem
Personaly i DOUBT it just like people getting some hype from user upgradeable Vid Cards...

Merom is 64 bit and Yonah is 32 bit, i really doubt the Yonah chipset can support a Merom, but people are suggesting a simple bios flash should fix it.. but who knows.


Thanks,

MysticGolem
If they do it like AMD did between the 64bit single cores and the X2's then a bios flash should work just fine. Although IIRC I read that Merom will have its own chipset.
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post #70 of 81
1/11/06 at 1:26am
so has anybody found out when we can actually purchase one of these...
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post #71 of 81
1/15/06 at 12:49am
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Originally Posted by tsjikke
I also want one!!!

you will be able du change the yonah processor with the merom if you need to right? the napa platform alows this?
just found this on the intel homepage:
Intel is developing a mobility-optimized, dual-core processor based on next generation microarchitecture, codenamed Merom, targeted for introduction in the second half of 2006. The Merom processor will work within the Napa Platform that is planned to launch in early 2006.

according to this the merom will work with the 8200

url: http://www.intel.com/technology/computing/ngma/
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post #72 of 81
1/15/06 at 1:09am
this has been stated many times; so long as you can get a bios update, you can put merom in a yonah platform. period. in fact, merom will debut and exist for about 7 or so months with only the current yonah chipset available as its platform. the next merom chipset wont come out until q2 2007.
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post #73 of 81
1/16/06 at 7:07am
Can anyone confirm whether its a glossy or matte screen? (prays silently for matte).
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post #74 of 81
1/16/06 at 8:30am
Can't confirm for 100% but I'm 99.9% sure it's matte. You would have been able to tell when Wiz33 was took that one picture of the screen with the flash on. Doesn't look like the Glossy version at all. I've had both versions LCD and I'm hoping for the matte as well.
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post #75 of 81
1/16/06 at 10:21am
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Originally Posted by czm2000
Can't confirm for 100% but I'm 99.9% sure it's matte. You would have been able to tell when Wiz33 was took that one picture of the screen with the flash on. Doesn't look like the Glossy version at all. I've had both versions LCD and I'm hoping for the matte as well.
Cool thats settled then. Im almost positive its matte too. (No mention of gloss on their product site). Ordering one now.

Should get it by Friday )
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post #76 of 81
1/16/06 at 2:01pm
How are you going to get it by Friday? Where are you located?
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post #77 of 81
1/16/06 at 3:06pm
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Originally Posted by Mattrix
Can anyone confirm whether its a glossy or matte screen? (prays silently for matte).

It's a matte
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post #78 of 81
1/16/06 at 4:46pm
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Originally Posted by Mattrix
Cool thats settled then. Im almost positive its matte too. (No mention of gloss on their product site). Ordering one now.

Should get it by Friday )
where are you ordering from?
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post #79 of 81
1/16/06 at 5:10pm
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Originally Posted by Wiz33
Reflective (glossy) screen s**ks. There's no way I'll let them put a reflective screen on my next laptop

How are glossy screens in a dimmed room without light sources behind you? (all the models I've seen are glossy)
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post #80 of 81
1/17/06 at 5:48pm
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Originally Posted by Jarpmann
where are you ordering from?
Im's in South Africa.. quite suprised we got it actually since we normally way behind US and EUROPE.

I read Acer where releasing to foreign markets first. Dunno why.
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