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    ASPIRE 1522WLMi Athlon? 64 3000+

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by uri3l, Dec 20, 2004.

  1. uri3l

    uri3l Newbie

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    ASPIRE 1522WLMi Processor AMD Athlon™ 64 3000+, 2x256/60, Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition, 15,4WXGA 64Mb nVidia Geforce FX Go5700 DVD-Dual GigaLan&802.11g Li XPHOME

    (about 1200€)

    i'm thinking on buying it but since i don't know much about notebooks and can't find any reviews around i was wondering if someone had some contact with it... or can recomend a similar model
    (something to sometimes play some games but mustly for school work)

    [8)]
     
    uri3l, Dec 20, 2004
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  2. cdur

    cdur Newbie

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    I have an acer 1522 wlmi two weeks now. Everything looks fine. I am planning to expand ram up to 2GB because I am ussually using notebook for CAD work after work. I made some initial component tests and all numbers are as It should be. I am not happy with battery life. It lasts max. 1 hour but in CAD job max. performance is needed. Also tried UT2004, 1024x786, 16 bit, normal setings, was best I could get.
    I dont know which max. display refresh rate is supported, currently is set to 60 Hz......
     
    cdur, Dec 23, 2004
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  3. misko

    misko Newbie

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    Good laptop ....performance is great ....battery life cold be better ......and btw.....is there a way to calibrate battery ??
     
    misko, Dec 23, 2004
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  4. ariskk

    ariskk Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, before getting the laptop, you should know that it has some sound dropout problem. Check : http://forums.amd.com/index.php?s=261dc20f72fc0feb08911f0b96fe3812&showtopic=17630&st=280

    (the thread originally started for 1501Lmi, but 1520 line looks like having the same problem)

    Edit: even worse, Acer tech support sucks, period.
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    1.
    Gigabyte 7DXR+, Athlon XP 2400+, AMD cooler
    512DDR Ram, 200GB + 80GB WD JB + 40GB WD BB + 40GB IBM DeathStar-ready to die (click click clicks).
    DVD , CDRW, 350Watt HEC AMD approved PSU, 1000VA Mustek UPS
    212G Allied Data wireless PCI adapter
    Prolink PixelView PlayTV Pro card (sucks)
    Soundblaster live! Value
    Running XP Pro & Linux

    2. Laptop
    Acer Aspire 1501LMi, Athlon 64 3000+ DTR, Ati 9600 (M10), 512 DDR333, 60GB hard disk, WinXP / WinXP 64 bit beta
     
    ariskk, Dec 24, 2004
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  5. Venombite

    Venombite Notebook Virtuoso

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    There seems to be a possible workaround for this problem as posted by Chimp_spanner (the original poster of the sound problem).

    http://www.notebookreview.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=9633

    -Vb-
     
    Venombite, Dec 28, 2004
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