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post #101 of 111
5/31/06 at 7:36am
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Originally Posted by Chakz
Not a linkable one, sorry.

Okeydoke. Got any other info? Pricing, availability?
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post #102 of 111
5/31/06 at 9:00pm
Not yet. As far as I know Acer is set to announce the 2 ferrari models at Computex next week. Pricing will follow and availability after that. You will probably see it in the major online retailers before the end of June.
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post #103 of 111
5/31/06 at 9:27pm
Thanks, much appreciated.

Hopefully they'll have sufficient stock coming off the production lines to get a few review units out quickly too...
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post #104 of 111
5/31/06 at 11:18pm
dud they finnaly make that a glossy screen wsxga+? looks like it in the pics
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post #105 of 111
6/1/06 at 2:25am
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Originally Posted by wickettt
dud they finnaly make that a glossy screen wsxga+? looks like it in the pics

No way to know. Some of Acer's press pictures make the 8204's screen look pretty glossy:

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post #106 of 111
6/1/06 at 2:50am
It's hard to judge looking at those pics, actually. There is always a chance that they will sell two versions like it was with Ferrari 4K. But I don't think that they have new glossy WSXGA+ screen for Ferrari... It would be available for 8204 before, at least as the replacement screen, I guess. We'll see, but again - the truth about screen quality will leak when those notebooks hit the stores. First 8204 reviews didn't mention poor screen quality - some of early reviewers even praised the screen, which was totally unfair... Am I slamming Acer again?
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post #107 of 111
6/1/06 at 2:58am
BTW, It's a matter of personal taste, but to me, 8204 looks better than new Ferrari on those pics. How do you think?
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post #108 of 111
6/1/06 at 3:20am
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Originally Posted by jaad75
some of early reviewers even praised the screen, which was totally unfair... Am I slamming Acer again?

If by "slamming Acer", you mean stating that other reviewers are wrong and not entitled to their opinion, but trying to suggest that you somehow *are* - well, then yes, you're slamming them.

Seriously - if you don't think other reviewers can be trusted, why would you expect us to trust you? If you expect anybody to pay any attention to your thoughts, then you need to admit that other people's thoughts are just as valid - and if they say they were satisfied with the screen, then they probably were.

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Originally Posted by jaad75
BTW, It's a matter of personal taste, but to me, 8204 looks better than new Ferrari on those pics. How do you think?

The 8204 looks better from the front (silver trim), to me. The Ferrari looks better from the rear (glossy finish and red detailing).

Personally, I'd like to see a combination of the two.
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post #109 of 111
6/1/06 at 3:34am
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Originally Posted by gweilo8888
Personally, I'd like to see a combination of the two.

Me too!
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post #110 of 111
6/1/06 at 4:08am
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Originally Posted by gweilo8888
Seriously - if you don't think other reviewers can be trusted, why would you expect us to trust you? If you expect anybody to pay any attention to your thoughts, then you need to admit that other people's thoughts are just as valid - and if they say they were satisfied with the screen, then they probably were.
I don't think that those early "press" reviews can be trusted. I would trust users' reviews reather. If I could read any concerns about screen quality I'd thought twice before buying 8204... The only "complaint" about the screen in those "reviews"(commercials?) was that it's not glossy (which wasn't valid for me - I prefer matte LCDs). I think that there is much difference between something like "I can live with the screen", "It's not so bad", "I've seen worse" and PRAISING it. Or maybe Acer prepared some "special" versions just for those reviewers... I'm almost sure that it's gonna be the same this time, so I'm really curious about USERS' opinions about Ferrari 5000 screen. Unfortunately, I have to wait a couple of months to read it...
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post #111 of 111
6/3/06 at 11:13pm
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Originally Posted by gonzo
What are the chances they will offer windows x64 pre-installed?

Well inq sayes it will be:
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=32140
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