Had my 8204 for about a week now, and it is one solid notebook. Strong body, little heat honestly>>>my mouse sits just low of the exhaust vent so no problems<<<
The performance is amazing in media, gaming, and average task. Multitasking and multiple programs is a no brainer for this machine. Little to no noise, the optical drive can produce some noise though when running games but it is minimal.
I have the 03-06 production model and Acer seemed to fix many problems, all I changed was to a Omega 6.3 driver.
For those on the screen no gloss complaints I prefer the matte screen. I get near 0 glare. Adjusting the gamma gives optimal results. Try this:
Red> Gamma .71 Bright -6 Cont 137
Green> Gamma .81 Bright -6 Cont 138
Blue> Gamma .81 Bright -6 Cont 139
This gives me a great screen with no glare.
Gaming im playing Battlefield 2 at near all high setting 2xAA and all medium settings 2xAA on 64map with no problems and looks great.
No issues on Wifi and havent tried Bluetooth w/ VOIP but will soon due to me using it in Kuwait.
2GB of ram huge boost in performance.
My spearkers perform quite well for a notebook and is plenty load. I also understand the sacrifice of bass in a notebook.
I am extremely happy with this notebook and I hope this helps others on their choices. Will try to add more in the future.
The performance is amazing in media, gaming, and average task. Multitasking and multiple programs is a no brainer for this machine. Little to no noise, the optical drive can produce some noise though when running games but it is minimal.
I have the 03-06 production model and Acer seemed to fix many problems, all I changed was to a Omega 6.3 driver.
For those on the screen no gloss complaints I prefer the matte screen. I get near 0 glare. Adjusting the gamma gives optimal results. Try this:
Red> Gamma .71 Bright -6 Cont 137
Green> Gamma .81 Bright -6 Cont 138
Blue> Gamma .81 Bright -6 Cont 139
This gives me a great screen with no glare.
Gaming im playing Battlefield 2 at near all high setting 2xAA and all medium settings 2xAA on 64map with no problems and looks great.
No issues on Wifi and havent tried Bluetooth w/ VOIP but will soon due to me using it in Kuwait.
2GB of ram huge boost in performance.
My spearkers perform quite well for a notebook and is plenty load. I also understand the sacrifice of bass in a notebook.
I am extremely happy with this notebook and I hope this helps others on their choices. Will try to add more in the future.
