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I'd say 2x256Mb if you look at the picture theres peaking another memory module!

Yes it is 2x256 PC2700 DDR Memory modules...I put in 2x512 PC3200 modules. Didn't see a performance gain going from 2700 to 3200 though on the memory

-Scotty

How difficult was it to access the internal memory slot? Do you have any pictures on how you did your upgrades?

Thanks

weird, I'm almost sure on the Acer website they said there was 1Mb of cache on the low-power 2800+, a typo maybe?

The HP nc8000 is the only one I know of that has WVA SXGA+ and a decent video card (9600 128MB).

Yeah, i tried that one out for a while...great screen and laptop, but the 9600 was clocked low, and overclocking it was quite difficult without causing lockups (at least the unit i had)

-Scotty

Adam (or anyone with the access to these machines),

How would you rate the 3200 screen with an SXGA+ on a 5690 and with a WSXGA+ on an 8790?

-Joshua

I haven't seen the WSXGA+ screen on the 8790 yet (just the WXGA screen)...but i did have (breifly) a 5690 with a SXGA+ screen, and the screen on that sucker was the worse SXGA+ screen i've ever worked with....the Acer screen is MUCH better than that one, but not the best.....as someone stated earlier the SXGA+ screens with WVA on the HP/Compaq's are superior to both the 5690 SXGA and Ferrari screens.

How annoying is the fact that all of the USB slots are on the left if u have to use a wired mouse, did u try it with the supplied mouse?

damn that batt life blows, i have to be honest and say i expected more from a low power mobile a64 system.

doesnt the battery have to be broken in, so to speak, so shouldnt it get a TINY bit better (like ten to twenty minutes maby?) i really dont know, just what iv heard

We've been doing some hard drive swaps for people also to the 80GB 5400rpm hard drive and 60GB 7200rpm drive. ----Question for Adam: Is PCTorque offering HDD and RAM upgrade options then for the Ferrari? I checked with Luke McBride last wk and he said that PCTorque will only be shipping the Ferrari "as-is". If customization features are now offered on the Ferrari, how can one place an order through the website since its not enabled for such options? How about the costs of the upgrades?
Thanks.

Nice mini-review Adam. And thanks for your information, shboyles.

what about dead pixels?

nice review, thx!

Dead Pixels - There is a PCTORQUE agreement is their not that there will be no dead pixels. (My Acer TM8006lmi has no dead pixels but didnt get it from pctorque).

USB Ports On Left - Perfect excuse to use a Bluetooth mouse such as the Logitech MX900 - works a charm with the internal BT.

Internal Memory Module Access - 15 min job dead easy - See 8003 review thread or 8006 thread for instructions.

SHBoyle,

Does the fan on the ferrari 3200 run as often as the TM8006 fan. I would be interested to see the CPU temperatures using MobileMeter and at what temp the fan turns on and off at.

I have a couple of people looking at the HW control for the CPU Fan as Acer cooling is Way to early in my opinion turns on at 46c and off at 40c - WAY TO EARLY for these chips. If I can get a fan control program sorted out like they have for the Dell inspiron I would be very happy.

Having said that think I am going to artic Silver 5 the CPU in the TM8006 see if I can drop the cpu a few deg to keep the fan off longer.