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post #121 of 1678
1/24/05 at 6:55pm
http://www.academicsuperstore.com/ma...Mobile+Devices

they have it listed as the following...

Features include:


Microsoft Windows XP Professional With Service Pack 2

Intel Pentium M Processor 760 (2.0 GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 533 MHZ FrontSide Bus)

1GB DDR333 SDRAM

100GB hard drive

Modular Super Multi Write Plus (DVD RW, +RW, -RAM) drive

4-in-1 card reader

15.0" SXGA+ (1400 x 1050) TFT display

ATI Mobility Radeon X700 - 128MB DDR video RAM

802.11a/b/g WLAN

Bluetooth

Gigabit LAN

V.92 modem

Four USB 2.0, DC in, RJ-11 modem, RJ-45 LAN, VGA, DVI (Digital Video Interface), stereo headphones/external speakers/line out, stereo microphone/line in, S-video TV out, FireWire (IEEE 1394), FIR (fast infrared), connector for optional Acer EasyPort port replicator


unless they made a mistake. i rather have the 15" for gaming and a little less weight. I hope its true
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post #122 of 1678
1/24/05 at 6:56pm
i think they are wrong. check acers site.
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post #123 of 1678
1/24/05 at 7:21pm
DDR333 SDRAM? That isn't appealing at all.
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post #124 of 1678
1/24/05 at 7:37pm
As with all the different new laptops coming out, the specs cant seem to be reliable anywhere. There are so many inconsistencies.

The RAM should be 533 since DDR-2 doesnt even support 333 to my knowledge. I hope/think its a tipo on the various sites. Or maybe its not even DDR-2 which would suck.

Don't get how any reseller or for that matter comp. company start advertising a new $2K system and not do the minimal dodiligence of posting the right picture, system specs, dimensions, etc.

It has been terrible with the TM8100, supposedly you cant configure these machines acer sends them with only a couple of configs to all resellers (so far 8103 and 8104) but browsing though the different reseller you fing different screen sizes (15", 15.1", 15.3" and 15.4"), resolutions (sxga, wxga, wsxga), ram, hd, etc.

Don't really get it.
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post #125 of 1678
1/24/05 at 7:38pm
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Originally Posted by TSFroggy
DDR333 SDRAM? That isn't appealing at all.
for the love of god read. those specs are wrong it has ddr2 533.
oh and i just called to double check with the place i ordered from to see if it shipped out, turns out they dont have it it must of sold / computer error so now i have to go shopping again. amazing.
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post #126 of 1678
1/24/05 at 7:56pm
damn it looks like false alarms in the US. i dont think anyone in the US actualy has inventory ready to ship. My chic is in Hong Kong right now maybe she can pick one up for me hehehe. I wonder whats different with the Chinese version...
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post #127 of 1678
1/24/05 at 8:01pm
placed my order with someone else now. should get it wed bc they cant ship out so late in the day. fun.
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post #128 of 1678
1/24/05 at 8:23pm
Buy.com had a few of these as of early this afternoon!

http://www.buy.com/retail/product_ju...mp&dcaid=15890
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post #129 of 1678
1/24/05 at 8:55pm
All of these sites seem wrong. Buy.com is saying WXGA, I thought it was WSXGA. lol
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post #130 of 1678
1/24/05 at 9:03pm
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Originally Posted by GregP888
Buy.com had a few of these as of early this afternoon!

http://www.buy.com/retail/product_ju...mp&dcaid=15890
The cheaper version is sold out though

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.as...5&loc=101&sp=1
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post #131 of 1678
1/24/05 at 9:27pm
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Originally Posted by mic_crispy
placed my order with someone else now. should get it wed bc they cant ship out so late in the day. fun.
bro u have to give us some info / results as soon as u get it!!!

especialy the exact hardware specs. If u can unscrew the memory acces bay and give us the type of memory it uses that would be awesome.

I plan to do a full review with overclocking results when i decide on a model to buy.
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post #132 of 1678
1/24/05 at 9:31pm
Just got my 8104 WLMi.

- It's lighter than TM8003! Yes, it's DDR2 533, I checked it.
- It does have Bluetooth.
- It has two CDs to restore just OS (Win XP Pro) and multiple CDs to restore everything.
- It has Win XP Pro SP2 preinstalled.

Processor gets a bit hot (56 Celcius) fast so fan turns on periodically to lower it to under 46 Celcius). I have not tweaked power management yet, and it's in a warm room.

100GB drive is partitioned about 3GB (hidden restore partition), 45GB, 45.2GB.
I'm busy repartitioning and reinstalling from scratch, so I'm typing it from TM8003.
Only after I make TM8104 the way it should be and try more things on it, I'll write more about it.

But overall the first impression is "This thing is a beauty!"

(I ordered it on Friday with FedEx 2 business day shipping, and it was here this morning. I'm impressed.)
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post #133 of 1678
1/24/05 at 9:34pm
awesome! keeps us posted!

What do you think about the screen?
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post #134 of 1678
1/24/05 at 9:42pm
Does this use AXIOM or did they mount the card directly onto the motherboard like they did with the Aspire 1800 and the ati x600?
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post #135 of 1678
1/24/05 at 9:42pm
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Originally Posted by DarthAcer
According to Port Replicator III specification here
it is compatible with up to TM8000 and uses 100-pin port.
At the same time TM8100 utilizes ezDock, which is 124-pin.
I guess you purchased wrong item
Anybody need an ACER Port Replicator III for an ACER 8000?

Been looking around for the new ezDock and I can't find anyone that's got it yet. Will post when I find it.
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post #136 of 1678
1/24/05 at 9:49pm
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Originally Posted by DarthAcer
Just got my 8104 WLMi.

- It's lighter than TM8003! Yes, it's DDR2 533, I checked it.
- It does have Bluetooth.
- It has two CDs to restore just OS (Win XP Pro) and multiple CDs to restore everything.
- It has Win XP Pro SP2 preinstalled.

Processor gets a bit hot (56 Celcius) fast so fan turns on periodically to lower it to under 46 Celcius). I have not tweaked power management yet, and it's in a warm room.

100GB drive is partitioned about 3GB (hidden restore partition), 45GB, 45.2GB.
I'm busy repartitioning and reinstalling from scratch, so I'm typing it from TM8003.
Only after I make TM8104 the way it should be and try more things on it, I'll write more about it.

But overall the first impression is "This thing is a beauty!"

(I ordered it on Friday with FedEx 2 business day shipping, and it was here this morning. I'm impressed.)
Nice!!! Given the price of the cheaper version of 1899.00 vs the more expensive version of 2200.00, it would be better to go with the more expensive version. Given the fact you get 512MB more memory, more HD, and 2.0Ghz processor for $300.00 bucks more ehehhe.
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post #137 of 1678
1/24/05 at 9:53pm
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Originally Posted by smilepak
Nice!!! Given the price of the cheaper version of 1899.00 vs the more expensive version of 2200.00, it would be better to go with the more expensive version. Given the fact you get 512MB more memory, more HD, and 2.0Ghz processor for $300.00 bucks more ehehhe.
you don't get more HD space, both of them are 100GB HD, so you pay $100 extra for memory and $200 for processor. I think If I would be getting that laptop I will get lower end one and upgrade just the memory. I don't need 2.0 Ghz process, which is probably causing more heat then 1.8Ggz one.
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post #138 of 1678
1/24/05 at 9:54pm
Just curious, which one of those vendors (CDW, BUY, PCMALL, etc) ship from outside California so I don't have to pay tax on them?
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post #139 of 1678
1/24/05 at 10:04pm
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Originally Posted by DarthAcer
Just got my 8104 WLMi.

- It's lighter than TM8003! Yes, it's DDR2 533, I checked it.
- It does have Bluetooth.
- It has two CDs to restore just OS (Win XP Pro) and multiple CDs to restore everything.
- It has Win XP Pro SP2 preinstalled.

Processor gets a bit hot (56 Celcius) fast so fan turns on periodically to lower it to under 46 Celcius). I have not tweaked power management yet, and it's in a warm room.

100GB drive is partitioned about 3GB (hidden restore partition), 45GB, 45.2GB.
I'm busy repartitioning and reinstalling from scratch, so I'm typing it from TM8003.
Only after I make TM8104 the way it should be and try more things on it, I'll write more about it.

But overall the first impression is "This thing is a beauty!"

(I ordered it on Friday with FedEx 2 business day shipping, and it was here this morning. I'm impressed.)
where di you buy it from???
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post #140 of 1678
1/24/05 at 10:09pm
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Originally Posted by DarthAcer
Ordered mine from www.shopblt.com (Bottom Line Telecommunications) last Friday. That company showed up on Froogle. They said it shipped Friday and I should have it by Tuesday, I guess. They did have 5 of them in stock. Could not order from CDW - too much state tax to pay We'll see how it turns out. I might post a separate review or just chime in jjfcpa's thread. Gotta give away my TM8003 to my sister ;^)
from here

Awesome to have an actual owner of this bad boy. Congrats. Hope to hear all about it. The screen is actually wsxga right?
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