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post #321 of 1272
7/9/04 at 2:40pm
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Originally Posted by greenlizzard
Hi tweaker where did you buy the Ferrari 3200 and what did you pay for it? Have you buyed some extra garanty or insurances?
I've paid € 2077, and ordered it @ www.de-laptopper.nl. I didn't buy some extra warranty or insurance.
I've got a insurance @ ABN-AMRO Bank (€ 3/month).
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post #322 of 1272
7/9/04 at 6:12pm
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Originally Posted by sylvesterrr
And I've got it. It's a beauty. I have to install Windows right now.


Congrats on your new lappy!!!! here's some smashing nana's for you I wish I could get my ferrari soon, but it looks like next year I can get one due to a surf trip to indo MUAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA I don't have any money oh well.
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post #323 of 1272
7/9/04 at 6:50pm
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Originally Posted by sylvesterrr
I've paid € 2077, and ordered it @ www.de-laptopper.nl. I didn't buy some extra warranty or insurance.
I've got a insurance @ ABN-AMRO Bank (€ 3/month).
Congratulations with your Ferrari 3200, I'm getting mine next week. I just want to know if you tried to get a lower price at de-laptopper.nl , because of the lower prices at other shops. Does the 2077 includes the extended pixel policy of de-laptopper? I also got an abn-amro account, but what kind of insurance is the one of the abn-amro and what is the difference between the one acer offers you to buy?
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post #324 of 1272
7/9/04 at 8:54pm
I just got a 3200 a few days ago. So far I'm loving it. Splinter Cell 2 runs real nice on it.

Question about drivers. The acer site just has the drivers that were pre-loaded listed, are there any better drivers that I should install? Also, what is the best software for power managment(cpu or video card)--powernow?

Thanks
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post #325 of 1272
7/9/04 at 9:38pm
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Originally Posted by puka
Congrats on your new lappy!!!! here's some smashing nana's for you
Thnx!

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I wish I could get my ferrari soon, but it looks like next year I can get one due to a surf trip to indo MUAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA I don't have any money oh well.
Hmm, I think you don't know what you're missing. This notebook is a beauty.

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Originally Posted by greenlizzard
Congratulations with your Ferrari 3200, I'm getting mine next week. I just want to know if you tried to get a lower price at de-laptopper.nl , because of the lower prices at other shops.
No, I didn't try to get lower prices. I could get it somewhere else for € 200 less, but the upgrades (2x256MB DDR -> 1x512MB & 80GB 4200rpm -> 60GB 7200rpm) would cost more than € 500. So I've chosen for de-laptopper.nl

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Does the 2077 includes the extended pixel policy of de-laptopper?
Yes!

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I also got an abn-amro account, but what kind of insurance is the one of the abn-amro
http://www.abnamro.nl/nl/particulier...tml?pos=verz17

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and what is the difference between the one acer offers you to buy?
It's only ~€ 3/month, and it's for my digicam, iPod, Nokia 6820 and laptop. It saves you a lot of money.
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post #326 of 1272
7/10/04 at 12:01am

Ferrari 3200

I'll be getting my Ferrari 3200 in 2 hours, will post my review tomorrow. I'm living in Malaysia. For those who want to get it in Malaysia immediately, you can go to our most famous IT complex, Lowyat Plaza, 3rd floor, IT Retail Sdn. Bhd., pay RM7988 and take it back on spot. Act fast, they have only 3 unit left.
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post #327 of 1272
7/10/04 at 4:28pm
@ sylvesterrr: Tnx for the anwsers. I'll call de-laptopper monday, but I'll try to get some discount, else I'm not sure if I buy it there. I'll buy the Acer Advantage inc. xtra insurance, because that suits me more. I can't wait to be also an Acer Ferrari 3200 owner.
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post #328 of 1272
7/10/04 at 6:21pm
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Originally Posted by greenlizzard
@ sylvesterrr: Tnx for the anwsers. I'll call de-laptopper monday, but I'll try to get some discount, else I'm not sure if I buy it there. I'll buy the Acer Advantage inc. xtra insurance, because that suits me more. I can't wait to be also an Acer Ferrari 3200 owner.
I'm not going to pay € 169 (+ 19% tax) for the Acer Advantage...It's too expensive.
Btw, my Ferrari (yeah, my Ferrari ) works great. I'm now at Kreta and I've found a hotspot.
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post #329 of 1272
7/11/04 at 1:02am

Ferrari 3200

Okay, I got my Ferrari 3200 and have tested it for whole day. No any blue screen encounter so far. Have run 3DMark01 (10895 mark) and 3DMark03 (3035 mark). I realize that the 4200rpm 80GB hard disk is quite fast too. A lot better if compared to my 30GB 4200rpm hard disk in my Compaq Presario 955AP with Athlon-XPM 2000+. Only problem is how to convert the FAT32 to NTSF? The Acer Recovery is like ****, no option for us to choose what kind of file system we want.
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post #330 of 1272
7/11/04 at 1:12am
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Originally Posted by johnlsk
Okay, I got my Ferrari 3200 and have tested it for whole day. No any blue screen encounter so far. Have run 3DMark01 (10895 mark) and 3DMark03 (3035 mark). I realize that the 4200rpm 80GB hard disk is quite fast too. A lot better if compared to my 30GB 4200rpm hard disk in my Compaq Presario 955AP with Athlon-XPM 2000+. Only problem is how to convert the FAT32 to NTSF? The Acer Recovery is like ****, no option for us to choose what kind of file system we want.

At the command prompt (type CMD in Run located in the Start Menu). You should now see a DOS box pop up. From here, type in the following...

Convert C: /FS:NTFS

If it asks for a volume name, then that would be ACER. From this point it will say disk cannot be unmounted due to locked filesystem bla bla bla. Just say ok and instruct it to convert at next reboot.

Your filesystem at this point should be NTFS.
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post #331 of 1272
7/11/04 at 2:39am
damn how did you get those upgrades?

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Originally Posted by sylvesterrr
Thnx!


Hmm, I think you don't know what you're missing. This notebook is a beauty.


No, I didn't try to get lower prices. I could get it somewhere else for € 200 less, but the upgrades (2x256MB DDR -> 1x512MB & 80GB 4200rpm -> 60GB 7200rpm) would cost more than € 500. So I've chosen for de-laptopper.nl


Yes!


http://www.abnamro.nl/nl/particulier...tml?pos=verz17


It's only ~€ 3/month, and it's for my digicam, iPod, Nokia 6820 and laptop. It saves you a lot of money.
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post #332 of 1272
7/11/04 at 5:03am
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Originally Posted by airwick
damn how did you get those upgrades?
Okay, a fast reply before I go to the beach.

www.de-laptopper.nl
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post #333 of 1272
7/11/04 at 5:06am
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Originally Posted by DigiShaman
At the command prompt (type CMD in Run located in the Start Menu). You should now see a DOS box pop up. From here, type in the following...

Convert C: /FS:NTFS

If it asks for a volume name, then that would be ACER. From this point it will say disk cannot be unmounted due to locked filesystem bla bla bla. Just say ok and instruct it to convert at next reboot.

Your filesystem at this point should be NTFS.
What I did (I got a empty disk because of the upgrade):
- booted from my bootable CD (with command/fdisk/format etc. )
- created some partitions
- installed Windows XP
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post #334 of 1272
7/11/04 at 7:53am
An update of my experiences. So far I love it. Everything delivers as promised. I still can't get NeoRageX to display video correctly and WinAmp's full screen visualizations are also just a black screen. I have lock ups on battery power which will be cured soon or I'll get a replacement unit. I was pleasantly surprised with the speed I get shrinking DVD's in low priority mode. I have an appointment next Saturday at the service center to figure out why I get lock-ups on battery power. I never have trouble on A/C, so hopefully it's just a bad battery or a lose connection they can fix quickly. I can't wait for XP 64.
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post #335 of 1272
7/11/04 at 3:37pm
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Originally Posted by Ferrari3200
An update of my experiences. So far I love it. Everything delivers as promised. I still can't get NeoRageX to display video correctly and WinAmp's full screen visualizations are also just a black screen. I have lock ups on battery power which will be cured soon or I'll get a replacement unit. I was pleasantly surprised with the speed I get shrinking DVD's in low priority mode. I have an appointment next Saturday at the service center to figure out why I get lock-ups on battery power. I never have trouble on A/C, so hopefully it's just a bad battery or a lose connection they can fix quickly. I can't wait for XP 64.

When you say lock ups what do you mean? Freezing..system shut down....lag?
S
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post #336 of 1272
7/11/04 at 8:49pm
While trying to find some info on the 3200.. I read some Dutch user reviews of the ferrari 3000.
A few users complained about the letters on the keyboard being worn off after only two months of use.
Have any ferrari 3200 users experienced this problem on their machines?
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post #337 of 1272
7/11/04 at 9:09pm
The Ferrari's been out for 2 months?
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post #338 of 1272
7/11/04 at 11:08pm
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Originally Posted by Tommyboy
While trying to find some info on the 3200.. I read some Dutch user reviews of the ferrari 3000.
A few users complained about the letters on the keyboard being worn off after only two months of use.
Have any ferrari 3200 users experienced this problem on their machines?
That's ok, I plan on using little neon orange color stickers (found at local wallmart) and stick them over every key. Then, I will use a pencil and write the letter for each key. Ya...that will be ghetto cool!!

Seriously, if my laptop get's worn keys that quickly..it should be coverned under warranty though.
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post #339 of 1272
7/11/04 at 11:42pm
Thanks DigiShaman, but I already use the worst way to do it. I went out spend RM500 (USD$132), buy a WinXP Pro and reformat my Ferrari 3200 already! Ferrari 3200 + WinXP Pro =
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post #340 of 1272
7/11/04 at 11:50pm
I spend whole day to format my Ferrari 3200 and install usual applications, now it runs as solid as I expected. Already throw Need for Speed Underground, Homeworld 2, Unreal 2: Awakening, Unreal Tournament 2004, Splintercell and Halo into it. Damn, nothing can slow this machine down. No argument, this is the FASTEST notebook that I ever use!!!
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