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post #881 of 1526
12/10/04 at 6:29am

Yeah

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Originally Posted by crappy_baka
The X600 is horrible (from what I heard). Its like the 9600 just a new chipset and PCI-E.
Better if upgrade to X800 but the $$$
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post #882 of 1526
12/10/04 at 6:35am
I just wish acer made a MR9800. I would love that
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post #883 of 1526
12/10/04 at 6:46am

Finally Happend...LCD Went Dim

Well...one of my biggest fears just happend. My LCD went dim...top half of the screen.

Prior to buying my 1714SMI, I had done a lot of reading on this thread and found this has been the case for some individuals but the performance of this beast outweighed the issues (hoping that I would not run into those problems).

First..dead pixels then this. Although the monitor is bright and beautiful, it's reliability seems to be in question.

It's been 40 days since I purchased it...bummer. Hopefully, I'll be able to get a swap-out instead of a repair deal. As an applications developer, I absolutley cannot be without a computer...not even for a day!
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post #884 of 1526
12/10/04 at 6:53am

hey man sorry to hear that

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Originally Posted by IronSun
Well...one of my biggest fears just happend. My LCD went dim...top half of the screen.
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Looks like nothing is a 100% perfect
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post #885 of 1526
12/10/04 at 4:31pm
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Originally Posted by IronSun
Well...one of my biggest fears just happend. My LCD went dim...top half of the screen.

Prior to buying my 1714SMI, I had done a lot of reading on this thread and found this has been the case for some individuals but the performance of this beast outweighed the issues (hoping that I would not run into those problems).

First..dead pixels then this. Although the monitor is bright and beautiful, it's reliability seems to be in question.

It's been 40 days since I purchased it...bummer. Hopefully, I'll be able to get a swap-out instead of a repair deal. As an applications developer, I absolutley cannot be without a computer...not even for a day!
Just imagine if you had the same problem if you bought an alienware
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post #886 of 1526
12/10/04 at 5:39pm
OK Tank users .... Where can we get a carrying
case that this tank will fit in as well as the power supply?

Or do I need to just get a suitcase to pack and carry?

I really do not want to spend too much on a case to
house this tank.

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post #887 of 1526
12/10/04 at 5:51pm
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Originally Posted by $Circle$
OK Tank users .... Where can we get a carrying
case that this tank will fit in as well as the power supply?

Or do I need to just get a suitcase to pack and carry?

I really do not want to spend too much on a case to
house this tank.
this one should do http://www.targus.com/us/product_details.asp?sku=CPT400
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post #888 of 1526
12/10/04 at 7:07pm

This one has worked for me...

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Originally Posted by $Circle$
OK Tank users .... Where can we get a carrying
case that this tank will fit in as well as the power supply?

Or do I need to just get a suitcase to pack and carry?

I really do not want to spend too much on a case to
house this tank.
I was looking for something in leather myself and bought this as an interim until I could find one. All of a sudden, I found that I'm very happy with it and am making it as a permanant one.
http://www.compusa.com/products/prod...976&pfp=SEARCH

Hope this helps
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post #889 of 1526
12/10/04 at 11:37pm
Hey .... Thanks for the input/links on the
carrying case .... they certainly look like they
will fit this Tank. Just have to convince my
wonderful wife that I need one now.
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post #890 of 1526
12/11/04 at 1:59pm
hello boys, my first post on here but have been following this thread for months, its a classic!!!

I bought me 1711sci in uk just before they decided to get rid of the 17xx series from their website and i have to say its quality machine. The only prob with it is that the screen was making a loud hissing sound and flickering about 2 minutes after powerup, then it would go dim in top portion of the screen and bright in the bottom. Major bummer. Got on to acer uk and they sent a courier to pick my beast up within 2 hours and now its with them, the bloke called and said they're replacing the LCd and the inverter board and that its quite a common problem. yay, i hope my baby comes back soon!!!!

Also, i thought i'd try and be a bit sneaky so i bought the 1711sci knowing it had the rubbish shared graphics, bought the machine for £800, and just ordered the 128Mb Nvidia card from Acer for £180, so that makes the machine the same as the 1712's and 14's for a lot less. Cant wait for it to come back from repair shop, i'll let you know how easy it is to upgrade from crappy shared graphics to godly 128 when it comes back!!!!!!!!!
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post #891 of 1526
12/11/04 at 4:07pm

Hey man

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Originally Posted by kryten16
hello boys, my first post on here but have been following this thread for months, its a classic!!!
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Also, i thought i'd try and be a bit sneaky so i bought the 1711sci knowing it had the rubbish shared graphics, bought the machine for £800, and just ordered the 128Mb Nvidia card from Acer for £180, so that makes the machine the same as the 1712's and 14's for a lot less. Cant wait for it to come back from repair shop, i'll let you know how easy it is to upgrade from crappy shared graphics to godly 128 when it comes back!!!!!!!!!
Looks like in UK you got overpriced , if $2 are £1 (more or less) , 1711 you can buy for $1300 , even less if you are lucky , 1712 you can get for $1500 with luck & i saw 1714 for $1600 , but it last just couple h before was sold out .( Price i was put here was final , for brand new , no more for tax or ship.)

That's i tought the first time , get my self 1711 & upgrade ,,,,, but just upgrade the GPU make price same as 1712 & where you got difference 200 MHz on CPU , 512 MB RAM & 40 GB on HDD ?
So what real $$$ save are we talking about ?
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post #892 of 1526
12/11/04 at 4:38pm
does anyone know where i could get an acer service manual in pdf for the 17xx?
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post #893 of 1526
12/11/04 at 4:40pm
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Originally Posted by ZZTOP77
So what real $$$ save are we talking about ?

we arnt talking $$$ saves were talking £££ saves. Everything priced completely differently over here to america, much more expensive here
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post #894 of 1526
12/11/04 at 4:51pm
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Originally Posted by kryten16
does anyone know where i could get an acer service manual in pdf for the 17xx?
Check here https://www.synapsenow.com/synapse/d...er%20Guide.pdf
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post #895 of 1526
12/11/04 at 4:58pm
cheers m8y, your the god of the forums from what i've read lol
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post #896 of 1526
12/11/04 at 5:04pm
nah mate thats the users manual, i need the service manual, the thing the acer technicians use when they take the machines apart, and then use for troubleshooting hardware problems.
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post #897 of 1526
12/11/04 at 5:09pm
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Originally Posted by kryten16
nah mate thats the users manual, i need the service manual, the thing the acer technicians use when they take the machines apart, and then use for troubleshooting hardware problems.

Acer dosnt offer any service manuals. The Users guide has a nice layout and its components espically for upgrading the CPU,Gpu,HD,and disk drive. ofcourse thers also a troubleshooting section in the back.
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post #898 of 1526
12/11/04 at 5:21pm

Well

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Originally Posted by kryten16
we arnt talking $$$ saves were talking £££ saves. Everything priced completely differently over here to america, much more expensive here
Just order from US , if is cheaper
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post #899 of 1526
12/11/04 at 5:22pm
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Originally Posted by ZZTOP77
Just order frou US , if is cheaper
Your forgetting about shipping and international taxes
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post #900 of 1526
12/11/04 at 5:33pm

Hm

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Originally Posted by crappy_baka
Your forgetting about shipping and international taxes
Ok, but anyway, here in US is cheaper get 1712 than upgrade 1711
But still we got the difference of 200 MHz on CPU , 512 MB RAM & 40 GB on HDD , right ? Or UK got it ? I check the UK acer web page, but no 17xx at @ll
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