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    Cant find the Acer Ferrari 4002

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by ultraman, Dec 4, 2005.

  1. ultraman

    ultraman Notebook Consultant

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    I'm looking for the 4002 and I just cant find it...I live in the USA and one Canadian store won't ship here...I cant find the 4002 anywhere online either..any help from someone who bought this lappy?
     
    ultraman, Dec 4, 2005
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  2. SlayersZ

    SlayersZ Newbie

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    go to www.ncix.com that's where i got my ferrari 4002. Just a little warning, it runs hot and low battery life.
     
    SlayersZ, Dec 11, 2005
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  3. ultraman

    ultraman Notebook Consultant

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    How bad is the battery life? if i can finish a DVD on it..id consider that good
     
    ultraman, Dec 11, 2005
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    Hmmm, I just got it 3 days ago, I usually have it plugged in, I was transferring files between my desktop for about 10 - 15 minutes and my battery life dropped down to 70%, said it had around 1.8 hours left from 3 hours of battery life. I'll check sometime tonight to see if it can finish playing a DVD.
     
    SlayersZ, Dec 11, 2005
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    parksah07 Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks for the info slayersz, i was wondering if i should get the 4002 instead of the 4005 because its cheaper but i dont want any problems, i'll probably go with 4005
     
    parksah07, Dec 11, 2005
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  6. ultraman

    ultraman Notebook Consultant

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    thanks a lot for the info...now im considering the 4005..but i just really like glossy screens...A LOT
     
    ultraman, Dec 11, 2005
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    I think 4005 would eat up the battery life quicker because of the faster processor and would also run as hot. Plus the mouse that comes with it is not that great. Besides that, its great for a desktop replacement. I have repartition it and have winxp and ubuutu installed. I did have some troubles seting up ubuutu. It played every game I have thrown at it.
     
    SlayersZ, Dec 11, 2005
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    ultraman Notebook Consultant

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    ooo the fact that you partitioned ubuutu without much trouble makes me happy i was going to do the same...thanks for the info once again...

    (what troubles did you run into?)
     
    ultraman, Dec 11, 2005
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    slayersz, the 4002 has played games you have thrown at it? im interested in the 4005 but the 4002 would suit my budget if it can play WoW and CS:S and games like that, does yours have 512mb of ram as well? or did you upgrade?
     
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    ultraman, when i first installed ubuntu, I just got a black screen. Couldn't automatically obtain drivers with the ubuntu so I had to install everything manually.

    http://pages.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/~weckerl/ferrari_ubuntu_64.html

    this website really did help me through the process

    also, couldn't play any dvds.

    parksah, yeah, i have 512 MB RAM, I've tried sims2, Sid Meier's Pirates, civilization III, alpha centari so far.
     
    SlayersZ, Dec 12, 2005
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    is the 4002 the same type of design as the 4005? black rubber casing? carbon fibre lid? 8 degree keyboard?
     
    parksah07, Dec 12, 2005
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  12. SlayersZ

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    parksah, yup, its the same design.

    Ultraman, I was able to play 2:30 hours with the DVD. Also, had one hour left to spare.
     
    SlayersZ, Dec 12, 2005
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    It's actually a 5-degree curve :)
     
    Smashy, Dec 12, 2005
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    :( i ordered a 4005 based on the fact it was 8degrees and now i read its 5, im gonna return it,

    haha im obviously kidding
     
    parksah07, Dec 13, 2005
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