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post #1 of 54
7/22/04 at 1:25pm
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Well i'm still looking for a AMD64 notebook and am considering the Acer Ferrari 3200 which is all but impossible to find or sit and wait for the Alienware Aurora to come out some time this month or the next and pay through the nose. It would be great if resellers started to sell the barebones of the Alienware but it's doubtful that will happen.

What do you guys think?
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post #2 of 54
7/22/04 at 1:39pm
I think the Ferrari has a good bang for the buck, just sell the ram and HD and replace those with faster components if you really care to.
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post #3 of 54
7/22/04 at 2:44pm
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Originally Posted by Rustican
Well i'm still looking for a AMD64 notebook and am considering the Acer Ferrari 3200 which is all but impossible to find or sit and wait for the Alienware Aurora to come out some time this month or the next and pay through the nose. It would be great if resellers started to sell the barebones of the Alienware but it's doubtful that will happen.

What do you guys think?
If the aurora isnt going to come out until some time next month, then wait, because I have the feeling that the Compal they use will begin to be sold through other channels. The Sentia has already been found (cyberpowerinc) and the older Sentia was sold at internetishop. Just wait and see if it starts selling somewhere else....
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post #4 of 54
7/22/04 at 2:51pm
Is this the Sentia?

http://www.cyberpowersystem.com/high...648000.asp?v=d
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post #5 of 54
7/22/04 at 2:54pm
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Originally Posted by BigCanoe
No, the Sentia is Cyberpower's Xplorer WL notebook.
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post #6 of 54
7/22/04 at 3:03pm
http://www.cyberpowersystem.com/high...TBKXWL.asp?v=d

Thats the Sentia
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post #7 of 54
7/22/04 at 3:14pm
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Dose anyone know the specs yet on the Alienware Aurora?
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post #8 of 54
7/22/04 at 3:30pm
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Originally Posted by Rustican
Well i'm still looking for a AMD64 notebook and am considering the Acer Ferrari 3200 which is all but impossible to find or sit and wait for the Alienware Aurora to come out some time this month or the next and pay through the nose. It would be great if resellers started to sell the barebones of the Alienware but it's doubtful that will happen.

What do you guys think?
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...115-114&depa=0

You could have it in 1-2 days, Newegg ships outa New Jersy for the East coast....
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post #9 of 54
7/22/04 at 3:37pm
http://babelfish.altavista.com/babel...09%2findex.htm

Here is a review of the Compal (aurora), and they have the specs on it.
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post #10 of 54
7/22/04 at 4:11pm
Well the acer seems to be instock at newegg and mwave..mwave is cheaper too! but I think you should wait till the aurora comes out, I know that its an EPSON don't know if I spelt that right I've seen it on amdboards.com.

The aurora looks huge compared to the ferrari...all I know is I want a amd64 lappy too!!
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post #11 of 54
7/22/04 at 4:24pm
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Originally Posted by puka
Well the acer seems to be instock at newegg and mwave..mwave is cheaper too! but I think you should wait till the aurora comes out, I know that its an EPSON don't know if I spelt that right I've seen it on amdboards.com.

The aurora looks huge compared to the ferrari...all I know is I want a amd64 lappy too!!
Its not an Epson... it is a Compal.
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post #12 of 54
7/22/04 at 4:35pm
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Originally Posted by Enderet
Its not an Epson... it is a Compal.

Whoops!!! my bad!! yes it is a compal....I was reading wrong lol.


I hope they change the color on that aurora though! that black is f!@#ing UGLY.


Rustican,

Did you consider the hs ax7 or the sager 4750 yet? whats your oppions on those two lappys?
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post #13 of 54
7/22/04 at 5:09pm
what model of Compal is it? And will do you know what other resellers will carry it?
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post #14 of 54
7/22/04 at 5:19pm
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Originally Posted by puka
Whoops!!! my bad!! yes it is a compal....I was reading wrong lol.


I hope they change the color on that aurora though! that black is f!@#ing UGLY.


Rustican,

Did you consider the hs ax7 or the sager 4750 yet? whats your oppions on those two lappys?
I think they would be good desktop replacements but for my needs, 50% desktop 50% mobile they are just too bulky. If i wasn't moving around so much i would have gotten the AX7 when it first came out.

The specs on the Compal show that it isn't a widescreen, so that a bit of a let down. The good news it that it will be using the true mobile 3400+ not the DTR version.

Here are some comparison
Ferrari
USB Ports 4
DVD+-RW x4
CPU 2800+
Blue tooth Yes
GPU 9700
screen SXGA+
weight 6.6 lb
card reader 4 in 1

Compal
USB Ports 5
DVD+-RW x8
CPU 3400+ tru
Blue tooth No
GPU 9700
screen SXGA+
weight 6.6lb
card reader 3 in 1
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post #15 of 54
7/22/04 at 5:23pm
the Compal sounds sweet... is its release to places other than Alienware imminent? I am looking to buy in the next month...
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post #16 of 54
7/22/04 at 5:36pm
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Only Alienware has announced it's release.
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post #17 of 54
7/22/04 at 5:52pm
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Originally Posted by Rustican
I think they would be good desktop replacements but for my needs, 50% desktop 50% mobile they are just too bulky. If i wasn't moving around so much i would have gotten the AX7 when it first came out.

The specs on the Compal show that it isn't a widescreen, so that a bit of a let down. The good news it that it will be using the true mobile 3400+ not the DTR version.

Here are some comparison
Ferrari
USB Ports 4
DVD+-RW x4
CPU 2800+
Blue tooth Yes
GPU 9700
screen SXGA+
weight 6.6 lb
card reader 4 in 1

Compal
USB Ports 5
DVD+-RW x8
CPU 3400+ tru
Blue tooth No
GPU 9700
screen SXGA+
weight 6.6lb
card reader 3 in 1

Yes I feel the same way ....but isn't the compal just as big as the ax7 ? I'm not sure but from the pictures it look BIG and bulky I'm hoping that it's not to bulky cause I'm seriously considering the aurora.....and the ferrari
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post #18 of 54
7/22/04 at 6:02pm
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Originally Posted by puka
Yes I feel the same way ....but isn't the compal just as big as the ax7 ? I'm not sure but from the pictures it look BIG and bulky I'm hoping that it's not to bulky cause I'm seriously considering the aurora.....and the ferrari
Here are the dimentions. Definitely smaller than the AX7

328mm×270mm×27 - 42mm
12.91in X 10.6in X 1.06in - 1.6in
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post #19 of 54
7/22/04 at 6:02pm
I was surprised by the weight of the new Compal. It has about the same weight of the CL56 and the CL56 in my opinion was very nice, in terms of its dimensions and weight.
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post #20 of 54
7/22/04 at 6:12pm
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Puka i have got to ask, who's picture is that on your avtar?
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