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post #861 of 1678
2/18/05 at 2:18am
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Originally Posted by alexrud
Gosh, i'm like famous or something I'm just glad that I got MY 8104 -screw all y'all other people! Just kidding of course. Everyone who got their 8103/8104, have fun. Definitely good machines.
You're famous as far as I'm concerned! Thanks again for the Valentine's Day Present. I'm psyched!
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post #862 of 1678
2/18/05 at 8:12am

No 8104 in the UK

AcerNotebooks (http://www.acernotebooks.co.uk/asp/p...rchFor=&PT_ID=) are now showing the 8100 seies. They claim to have the 8101 and 8103 in stock (and are the cheapest I've seen for those models), but don't list the 8104. When I phoned, they said they had no definite specs or dates for it yet!

But ShopAcer claim they're expecting 8104s on 23/2, and others are quoting 1/3 (though that always sounded like a guesstimate to me).
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post #863 of 1678
2/18/05 at 9:16am
Are DigiUK a reliable company to purchase from?
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post #864 of 1678
2/18/05 at 9:18am

8104 In Stock Now!!!!

Just to let everyone know these are in stock now with us @

Digi UK

We have about 20 so get in quick!!!
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post #865 of 1678
2/18/05 at 9:19am
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Originally Posted by chris101
Are DigiUK a reliable company to purchase from?
Yes we are!! Check out the above link, next day delivery on most items.

These 8104's are in stock so place the order before 5 today on the wesbite and you can have the Laptop Monday!!
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post #866 of 1678
2/18/05 at 9:39am
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Originally Posted by satanspawn71
Yes we are!! Check out the above link, next day delivery on most items.

These 8104's are in stock so place the order before 5 today on the wesbite and you can have the Laptop Monday!!
If you are indeed an employee with DigiUk why haven't they updated the picture on the website?
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post #867 of 1678
2/18/05 at 9:50am
any guys here actually ordered from digiUK?
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post #868 of 1678
2/18/05 at 10:00am
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Originally Posted by srw101
If you are indeed an employee with DigiUk why haven't they updated the picture on the website?
This has been done this morning, it takes a while to update, but should be there soon
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post #869 of 1678
2/18/05 at 12:23pm
I purchased a TFT from digiuk last november order was fine. Received it next working day
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post #870 of 1678
2/18/05 at 12:56pm

I agree

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Acer has really hit a homerun with this one!


I have to agree. I've been using my 8104 since Monday of this week.
My only gripes so far are:

- touchpad does get warm which makes me wonder if it will be a failure point at some time.

- The tiny front panel microphone near the left side of the touch pad can get in a feedback loop with the front panel speakers. This happened to me and scared me to death. I keep the microphone muted just in case. It is really really LOUD when it happens.

Overall, its one of the best laptops I've used, and definitely the only sonoma laptop I've seen that meets my needs and is able to combine portability and battery life with functional gaming ability. It runs World of Warcraft, my current addiction, extremely well. The 8104 is a heck of a package for the price.
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post #871 of 1678
2/18/05 at 1:23pm
Just payd for my computer, is available for shipping any day I want know, but since im travelling to the states 24 February I will get it then.. Looking forward !!
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post #872 of 1678
2/18/05 at 3:36pm
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Originally Posted by golfkwesi
siestaseaturtle: Thanks! So far I couldn't be happier! I hope I can find a 2nd power adapter as I move it everyday between home and my office.

I just sold my Inspiron 8200 to a friend (I really enjoyed it) but this blows it away!

Haven't heard the hard drive yet! Great screen and no problems with the wide aspect that I had with the Dell 8600 that I had to return.

Even though I paid for next day by 3:00 Fed Ex it arrived at 9:30 am...keep an eye out!

You can use the same AC adapter from the Aspire 2000 and TM8000 series
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post #873 of 1678
2/18/05 at 4:14pm
When playing games that run at 640x480 is there any to make the monitor resize to the correct aspect ratio?

Like add black bars to the side or something like TVs?

Thanks.
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post #874 of 1678
2/18/05 at 5:04pm
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Originally Posted by chris101
any guys here actually ordered from digiUK?
Yes. Found some +VE feedback on the web, and reasonable price, so plumped for them and ordered an 8104 & extd warranty on Monday. Warranty arrived Tuesday.

Saw them post here today, and rang to check: told it had been sent yesterday, and would be here today. Later rang back to get tracking number, and eventually they got back to me admitting they'd made a mistake, and it wouldn't be with me until Monday. So I could've had it now if they'd not ragged it up. And it sounded like they might not have realised without my intervention, which is a bit worrying.

I guess I'll forgive them as long as it arrives earlyish Monday, but until it does I'll be anxious.
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post #875 of 1678
2/18/05 at 5:28pm
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Originally Posted by PhatChap
When playing games that run at 640x480 is there any to make the monitor resize to the correct aspect ratio?

Like add black bars to the side or something like TVs?

Thanks.
Go to Display Properties, Settings tab, Advanced button. Then select Displays tab and click on the Panel button. Uncheck "Scale image to panel size" That will do it for all applications that are not using "native" resolution of display. I'm not sure if tools like Ati Tray Tools or RadLinker allow to set this per application.
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post #876 of 1678
2/18/05 at 5:29pm
When anyone has the panel set (in ati control panel) to "scale image" and "expand while mainting aspect ratio" selected....and you try to run a game at 1024x768....is anyone have their screen be off center (shifted to the right)?

Thanks

-Scotty
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post #877 of 1678
2/18/05 at 5:59pm
Hey guys

Very excited to find this notebook... I was considering a ZD8000 ro a Sager 9860, but each is considerably more money, and are each considered jumbo notebooks. I am planning on using it to replace my Toshiba 1955, which is used mosly for development (.net) with some WOW and light 3d gaming.

Did I read right that you guys coaxed a 2300+ 3dmark05 out of this? The stock 9860 untweaked is within 500 points of that.

Other than having the utmost gaming performance, which I don't need (have an x800 pro 3.4GHz desktop) can anyone think of a reason not to jump on this versus the two others I mention above?

Thanks!
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post #878 of 1678
2/18/05 at 6:12pm
FWIW, I think the Intel wireless card is the source of heat at the touchpad. Wifi enabled, and pad gets hot. Wifi off and the pad cools down. The wifi card is directly below the touch pad.

It would be interesting to see if replacing the intel card with an older 2200 or other brand would lower the temp.
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post #879 of 1678
2/18/05 at 6:23pm
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Originally Posted by dma550
Did I read right that you guys coaxed a 2300+ 3dmark05 out of this? The stock 9860 untweaked is within 500 points of that.
No coaxing in my benchmarks. Running VERY stock with A-V and all KINDS of stuff in the background.
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post #880 of 1678
2/18/05 at 8:30pm
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Originally Posted by Wiz33
You can use the same AC adapter from the Aspire 2000 and TM8000 series
Wiz33: thanks! I spoke to one Acer sales rep a few weeks ago and he said as long as it was in the TM series (not sure if he said 8000 or 8100) it would work.
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