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    Acer Aspire 7750G-6669 - BIOS needs work.

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by EternalFury, Dec 8, 2011.

  1. EternalFury

    EternalFury Newbie

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    I just posted this review:

    Amazon.com: L "the only one"'s review of Acer AS7750G-6669 17.3-Inch Laptop (Mesh B...

    I am not going to pay $99 to send feedback to Acer, so...maybe The Acer Guy can raise this to those who can do something about it.

    In general Switchable Graphics should be an option, not something that is forced onto you.

    Many other Acer laptops offer the option to only use the discreet GPU, they all should.

    Crossing my fingers for a BIOS update.
     
    EternalFury, Dec 8, 2011
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  2. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    On those with optimus it's not possible to choose, just so you know.

    As for your issues, that's strange, back in the first machines to have the switching (via software) it seemed to be pretty straight forward.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Dec 8, 2011
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