Acer Ferrari 3200 review (just a few pics/couple benches) - Page 16

That could be, but I think he's talking about upgrading the notebook when ordering at a shop.

OH! oops... they let you do that?!?! damn, wish i spoke german! lol nah i don't want the ferrari anymore, now i'm about 10 minutes away from ordering an internetishop UN25K (a.k.a. abs mayhem g3) thanks to ken. teeheehee...

German? I'm glad I speak dutch

uhm

I heard that upgrading the ram on this machine will void acer's extended warranty plan?

and what do you guys think about the warranty anyways?
i.e. is it worth it? etc..

plus, if I purchase the acer from a store, can I purchase the warranty from the acer site and add it to the laptop somehow?

it's definitely worth it to upgrade, otherwise you are pretty much settling for quite a few sucky components and therefore reduced performance. for example, the mobile and desktop A64's (NOT the DTR's) can utilize DDR400, and the ferrari comes with only ddr333 (not to mention half of the optimum amount of it), so that's one lousy selection. furthermore, you've already heard the anti-4200rpm spiel from everyone, so that's number two. verdict: just upgrade it and if you need to get it fixed, there's always these forums.

I'm also interested in the answer of you last question. Because the store where I think I'll order my Ferrari 3200 isn't the same store where the Acer Advantage is cheapest. So is it possible to buy the warranty a few days later at another internet-shop?

I'm pretty sure you can buy an extended warranty straight from acer off their website...

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Hoi Tweaker.
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I made and posted this the other day and after checking out the drivers for the 3200 they look identical - if someone with a 3200 could try this, I would be keen to update support:

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Modded BCM Tray Icons for Acer Ferrari 3000 V1.0 (06.07.04)
by lotech (www.lotech.co.nz)
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I hated the icons that came with the Wireless Tray util installed on my laptop so I thought I better do some tweaking. The replaced icons use Apples wireless icons (and as a result I can take no credit for their design) - but damn if they don't look better. No more cryptic colour scheme to show the signal strength. It is based on V3.30.15.0 of the Config utility.


INSTALLATION
1. Close any wireless services you have Open and disable you WIFI card under
Control Panel / Network Connections.
2. Rename c:\windows\system32\bcmwltry.exe to something else (such as bcmwltry_old.exe)
3. Extract zip contents to this c:\windows\system32
4. Restart, enable WI-FI & enjoy.

PROBLEMS
There shouldn't be any issues as is just a hacked version of the only version of this available. As usual if you break something beyond belief I take no responsability for your problems - although I doubt this will happen.

FUTURE
More support for other Acer Laptops with the same wifi card - chances are it works with these now. If anyone tries it please email me so I can add it to the listed supported models.

PREVIEW


DOWNLOAD HERE (73kb)

just question whats the built in mic quality like for acer ferrar 3200, I'm going to use my computer to make lot of calls through the internet and im wondering if I should buy a separate mic

I've used my 3200 as a phone through BT with my SEZ600 a few times and the quality is much better than I expected.

How did you get your mic working?....mine dosen't seem to work.
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I can't seem to take off the keyboard, i removed the 3 screws holding it in place but there's something else in the middle of the keyboard keeping it there. Any ideas?

nm, i dug around a bit and found this on another post:

1. remove 4 small screws. there are 2 of each on the back of the hinges
2. on the underside there are 2 screws each marked eith a 'K' undo these
3. lay ferrari flat and fully open screen as far back as it will go
4. GENTLY lift the flap (with the on/off buttons) upward and outwards
5. u will now see three screws above the function keys, undo these
6. Carefully slide the keyboard up towards the screen and it'l just pop out
7 u can now see the ram slot

Yesterday I've ordered my Acer Ferrari 3200 with 1x512MB DDR & 60GB 7200rpm HDD. It should be delivered tomorrow. A review will come when I'm back from Greece.

Nice review!

I thought the Acer had equipped the Ferrari 3200 with a quality high capacity battery, but a 65Wh battery is really poor compared to other Centrino notebooks that sports batteries with far higher capacity (up to 98Wh)

Is it possible to upgrade the Acer Ferrari 3200 with a better and higher capacity battery (e.g. 98+Wh) ?

Yummie, my Acer Ferrari 3200 will be delivered within 35 minutes.

And I've got it. It's a beauty. I have to install Windows right now.

Hi tweaker where did you buy the Ferrari 3200 and what did you pay for it? Have you buyed some extra garanty or insurances?