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post #41 of 182
5/6/04 at 12:27pm
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From reading the manual and comparing it with the Ferrari 3000 it seems that only one memory slot is easily accessable. To get to the other memory slot it looks like you'll have to take half the notebook apart. Ugh!

I really hope PCTorque allows us to purchase it preconfigured.
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post #42 of 182
5/6/04 at 1:00pm
I'm really only wanting a gig of ram anyways so as long as they can stick an extra stick of 512 in there before they ship it to me, it's all good. Still though... I hope PCtorque will do it themselves... I would rather not have to worry about static frying the inside of my $2000 baby...
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post #43 of 182
5/6/04 at 1:24pm
Does anyone have any input on things like:

- The sturdiness of the case?

- The quality of the screen?

- The overall design/build quality (versus a Hypersonic GX6 / Sager 5690)?

- The reliability of Acer?
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post #44 of 182
5/6/04 at 1:41pm
Acer is a relatively reliable company, I have no first hand experience with them, but their customers seem happy and unlike many manufacturers, they actually make their own notebooks (in a factory that they own). The ferrari 3200 is a very similar to the Aspire 8003 (as long as its similar to the f3000) which is nicely built.
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post #45 of 182
5/6/04 at 1:47pm
The only down-sides that I see from looking at the spec's (thanks for the link, BTW) are:

- 8-cell battery
- No DVI connector
- Only a 1400x1050 resolution on the screen

The AMD64, however, trumps all of those concerns for me. I think this may be "the one."
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post #46 of 182
5/6/04 at 1:50pm
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Originally Posted by CJoshuaV
Does anyone have any input on things like:

- The sturdiness of the case?

- The overall design/build quality (versus a Hypersonic GX6 / Sager 5690)?
One review I read said that the case felt like it was very high quality with no "creakiness" like there is in some Dells. As for the overall build quality... I would imagine it doesn't go through the same 72 hour burn-ins and ultra quality control like a hypersonic would, but we're not paying hypersonic prices here either. The design of the thing though is pretty impressive imo.
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post #47 of 182
5/6/04 at 1:56pm
Wow! I just converted the size specs from mm to inches: 12.9x10.6x1.2

That's tiny!
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post #48 of 182
5/6/04 at 3:04pm
Here you can find an AMD press release about the new Athlon64 low voltage processors:
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/V...~84932,00.html
These processors will only have 35W TDP and Acer is the first company which integrate them in notebooks.
I think that the new Ferrari 3200 will reach about 4 hours battery life with the new low voltage processors.

Bye
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post #49 of 182
5/6/04 at 3:23pm
wow 35w is pretty low

thats almost near the voltage that the current p-m are running at

dothan however is suppose to even go lower and near the 20's i think
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post #50 of 182
5/6/04 at 3:24pm
i wonder if these 'true mobile' cpus can be reto fitted into existing DTR type notebooks

that article is pretty recent...

ferrari gonna be the first to use it... nice
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post #51 of 182
5/6/04 at 4:10pm
Ok that article definately soothed my fears about heat and battery life... all that's left to do now is work 55 hours a week at my summer job and wait for the 3200 to be released
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post #52 of 182
5/6/04 at 4:48pm
it's here!

http://www.pctorque.com/builder.php?type=71

do you think pctorque could in house upgrade the RAM and the HD? or would I have to do that myself?
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post #53 of 182
5/6/04 at 5:00pm
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Originally Posted by teg
do you think pctorque could in house upgrade the RAM and the HD? or would I have to do that myself?
Could somebody try calling them and asking? I would do it myself but I lost my voice lately.
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post #54 of 182
5/6/04 at 5:03pm
just placed order WOOHOOO
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post #55 of 182
5/6/04 at 5:04pm
how long is it the battery supposle be last...is it anywhere i can find more detailing specs?
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post #56 of 182
5/6/04 at 5:05pm
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Originally Posted by codex
just placed order WOOHOOO

sigh.... so jealous <--- flames should be green (envy) Be sure to let us know how it works out!
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post #57 of 182
5/6/04 at 5:06pm
they said they won't do it. acer only offers it as is. i asked them if they'd be willing to up the ram and hd for me after i bought it and they said no.

how much would it cost to upgrade the ram at a local comp store up to 1024. i could do it myself for a desktop but i don't trust myself on a laptop since i've never owned one before.

oh and along those lines...does the brand of RAM you buy make a difference. i.e. is Kingston better than a no-name brand?
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post #58 of 182
5/6/04 at 5:08pm
replacing ram aint no biggie
i hope it gets processed soon, i put on next day air shipping :-D
will post review once i get it
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post #59 of 182
5/6/04 at 5:09pm
can someone tell me if there's a difference between brands of RAM?
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post #60 of 182
5/6/04 at 5:14pm
yes kingston is more reputable...putt ram is easy ..not quite sure how you install hddrive..some you need take out the keyboard ..or some you just simply unlock it and slide it out..depends on chasis...anyways i love the specs overall...but hddrive speed is really a bummer.with 5400 rpm..
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