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    Acer TravelMate 2428WXMi

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by tomcat, Oct 28, 2006.

  1. tomcat

    tomcat Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm about to buy this laptop:

    Acer TravelMate 2428WXMi Centrino 735 1.7GHz 512MB 60GB DVD±RW 14.1" WLAN XP Home:

    Intel Pentium-M 735A 1.7GHz, 400MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache
    512MB DDR2 Ram
    60GB Hard Drive
    14.1" Widescreen TFT (1280x800 - 16:10)
    DVD±RW Double Layer Optical Drive
    Integrated Graphics supporting 128MB
    802.11b/g Wireless LAN
    Battery Life: 2.5 hours
    Weight: 2.35kg
    CD-Maker, Acer Software Package
    Fast Ethernet 10/100
    56k Dial-Up Modem
    PCMCIA Type II Slot
    Built-In Stereo Speakers
    Built-In Microphone
    1 Year Collect and Return
    Windows XP Home Edition

    In UK is going for £400 which i think is pretty reasonable price. However, since i have never used Acer before (i use Dell) i have the following questions:

    1. Has anyone got this model and what are his/her impressions?

    2. As soon as i get the laptop i want to reformat and setup xp pro on it. I cannot find anywhere this model in Acer's website with the drivers. Am i using as reference the 2420 model?

    3. I can find all the other drivers and i'm not bothered about Acer software, but does Acer has any specific system software that is needed for the laptop to operate? Like Dell's notebook system or something?

    4. This model in all sites is not specifying the rpm of the HDD. Anyone knows if it is 5200rpm?

    Thanks
     
    tomcat, Oct 28, 2006
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    lewdvig Notebook Virtuoso

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  3. tomcat

    tomcat Notebook Enthusiast

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    ok i have decided to go with the

    ACER As3692WLMI Celeron M420 1.6GHz 64MB Shared 512MB 60GB 5400RPM

    that has a 15.4 wide screen and memory stick reader...

    However, has anyone re-formated their acer's before and reinstalled xp? Apart from the drivers is there any software from Acer that is needed for the laptop to operate properly?

    I'm planning to delete all the partitions from the HDD and create only 2...
     
    tomcat, Oct 30, 2006
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