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post #41 of 165
6/3/06 at 12:22pm
Personally I like the 5000 more
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post #42 of 165
6/3/06 at 1:06pm
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Originally Posted by Caffeine
Personally I like the 5000 more

In terms of styling, or overall?

I prefer the 5000 overall - the specification seems to be much better. The 1000 has much more attractive, somewhat understated styling though.
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post #43 of 165
6/3/06 at 1:23pm
Interesting to see the HDMI port. I hope they make a HD-DVD or Bluray drive for the 8204...
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post #44 of 165
6/3/06 at 3:14pm
lol I don't think the 1000's mouse is that good looking. Looks too blocky. But I like the laptop itself though. Too bad its only a 12 inch screen...
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post #45 of 165
6/3/06 at 4:31pm
how much is 1.7 in pounds? how much does the Ferrari 1000 weigh? I am in the market for a 12 inch laptop.. the Sony Vaio SZ is WAY too expensive ($2700) and looking at the Dell XPS M1210, but I am curious about this as well.. none of the websites seem to have ANY info on the 1000, its all about the 15 inch model...
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post #46 of 165
6/3/06 at 5:28pm
1.7 kilo is about 3.7 lbs. That's....really light though. R u sure you have the numbers right?
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post #47 of 165
6/3/06 at 7:06pm
Yeah, that is what I have been reading on all of the websites..so I would guess around 4.5 pounds with a mega fat battery, etc etc when it is all said and done..
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post #48 of 165
6/4/06 at 1:06am
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Originally Posted by Mech
1.7 kilo is about 3.7 lbs. That's....really light though. R u sure you have the numbers right?

My NEC Versa TXi was 3.5 pounds with the battery installed, and the DVD drive removed / replaced by a blank to protect the bay. That was with a supposedly magnesium alloy body and a 12.1" LCD display - and technology from 2001.

3.7 pounds is certainly quite feasible with 2006 technology.
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post #49 of 165
6/4/06 at 1:26am
OSNN.net has posted seven pics and a rather shaky video of what they claim to be one of only ten Ferrari 5000 notebooks in existence so far:

http://www.osnn.net/comments.php?shownews=12921

Neowin.net also saw the same notebook, which is being shown around by AMD's Chris Aarons. They posted five pics:

http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=33443
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post #50 of 165
6/4/06 at 6:27am
Hi there,

Many thanks for all the pics and info.

I've been looking, it seems to me that there isn't a DVI out on the 5K? Or are my eyes lying to me?

All the best

Rich
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post #51 of 165
6/4/06 at 6:48am
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it has a HDMI out instead of DVI
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post #52 of 165
6/4/06 at 6:49am
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Originally Posted by richard.unwin2
I've been looking, it seems to me that there isn't a DVI out on the 5K? Or are my eyes lying to me?

Nope, they replaced the DVI with an HDMI connector with HDCP, allowing you to play HD-DVD movies from your laptop on your HDTV in full resolution, and with only one cable.

An HDMI connector is basically a DVI connector with audio as well, and so you can use an HDMI to DVI cable to connect an HDMI device to a DVI monitor - no conversion required.
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post #53 of 165
6/4/06 at 8:57am
Many thanks for the replys.

Was worried I'd be having to ditch the F-20 monitor. Sounds like I'm safe on that one.

All the best

Rich
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post #54 of 165
6/4/06 at 5:54pm
grrrrrrrrrrrrr according to the new pics it has an ATi board, which means it'll more than likely have the x1600, I was really hoping for the off chance that it would get the 7900 GS, oh well a boy can dream.
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post #55 of 165
6/4/06 at 6:04pm
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Originally Posted by Caffeine
grrrrrrrrrrrrr according to the new pics it has an ATi board, which means it'll more than likely have the x1600, I was really hoping for the off chance that it would get the 7900 GS, oh well a boy can dream.

It has the X1600, we've been saying that all along.
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post #56 of 165
6/4/06 at 6:15pm
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Originally Posted by gweilo8888
It has the X1600, we've been saying that all along.


I know, and I knew it was going to before there was a press release, but I just had this little beam of hope when acer didn't specify what video card at the press release.
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post #57 of 165
6/5/06 at 2:53pm
we need the official pics from the show!!!!arghh
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post #58 of 165
6/5/06 at 4:03pm
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Originally Posted by corrado85
we need the official pics from the show!!!!arghh

The show doesn't start until tomorrow...
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post #59 of 165
6/5/06 at 10:37pm
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Originally Posted by gweilo8888
The show doesn't start until tomorrow...
I think that's a good enough reason...
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post #60 of 165
6/6/06 at 7:56pm
Any idea if the 1000 will have an HDMI port too. It doesn't matter too much, b/c if I get the 1000 it will just be for portability and I will get a desktop to hook-up to my 42" LCD. BUT, I wouldn't mind being able to hook the 1000 up to my TV also.
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