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    Ferrari 1000

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by MFL101, Aug 16, 2006.

  1. MFL101

    MFL101 Notebook Geek

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    Does anyone have the Acer Ferrari 1000?

    I would like to know a little bit about it.

    I am considering it vs. the Asus W7J laptop.


    I like that it has the new wireless-n, bluetooth, and weighs under 4 pounds.

    Just want to hear from some people to know if the build quality is as good as all the Asus people claim theirs' is.

    Thanks
     
    MFL101, Aug 16, 2006
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  2. suraj

    suraj Notebook Evangelist

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    Acer Ferarri 1005WTMi
    12,1" TFT(LCD) (1280x800) WXGA
    AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 (2.0 GHz, 1 MB L2 cache, 667MHz FSB)
    2048MB DDR2 (2x1GB)
    160GB S-ATA 5400rpm
    DVD±RW Dual Layer (Extern FireWire)
    ATI Radeon Xpress 1150, upp to 256 (ATI Radeon 1150 512MB Hypermemory)
    16-bitars stereo
    batteri upp to 5 hr
    1,3 megapixel webbcam
    FireWire: 1st
    USB: 3st USB 2.0
    Bluetooth: Ja
    in sweden it cost 22 495 kr 1$ ~7.5 kr-7.9 kr



    asus
    Intel Core Duo T2400 1.83GHz
    1 GB DDR2 533MHz SDRAM (2x512 MB)
    13.3" WXGA Color Shine (Glare Type) and Crystal-Shine (High Brightness) LCD
    Hard Drive: 100 GB; SATA 5400 RPM
    Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 PCI-E Graphics w/ 128 MB VRAM (256 MB w/ Turbo Cache)
    Wireless: Intel PRO Wireless 3945 A/B/G miniPCI
    Optical: 8x Super Multi DVD Burner
    Battery: 6-Cell Li-Ion
    Sound: Azailia compliant audio chip
    Dimensions: 315mm x 226.5 x 29 -- 36.9mm (W x D x H) [12.4" x 8.92" x 1.142 -- 1.453"]
    Windows XP Professional
     
    suraj, Aug 17, 2006
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  3. nicolin

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    Looking at the specs I would go for the Asus (better CPU & better GPU + dedicated memory for the GPU).
     
    nicolin, Aug 17, 2006
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    A local magazine tested the Ferrari 1000 and got these initial results:

    PCMark05 = 3064
    SiSoft Sandra - Processor Arithmetic = 14,491
    SiSoft Sandra - Processor Multimedia = 37,617

    ...doesn't appear to be a powerhouse. The low PCMark score was probably due to its crappy GPU...


    PS. It was comparing with the Ferrari 4000 and the Asus Lamborghini VX1:

    Ferrari 4000's PCMark05 was 2641
    Asus Lamborghini VX1's PCMark05 was 4052
     
    iTwins, Aug 17, 2006
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  5. Amol

    Amol APH! NBR Reviewer

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    From the respective specs,here's what I conclude:

    Asus
    Going to produce more heat than the Acer due to the GPU
    Better performance than the Acer due to the CPU

    Acer
    Less Heavy
    More Space on HDD

    So portability-wise, Acer has the upper-hand, but Asus shouldn't be far behind. And for that form factor, having that much power is a big deal.

    IMO, the Asus is the clear winner. The RAM shouldn't be much of a problem. And read the reviews for the Asus that are here on NBR. Just go to www.notebookreview.com/reviews and choose the Manufacturer and teh Model. The Ferrari review isn't up yet, so if you buy a ferrari, you could review that. The Asus review is up though.
     
    Amol, Aug 17, 2006
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  6. MFL101

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    Thanks for the help.

    The Asus seems pretty good. I really want to wait for merom, but that might be a long way out.
     
    MFL101, Aug 17, 2006
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  7. suraj

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    what is merom
    is my laptop good for games
     
    suraj, Aug 17, 2006
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    Memron = Core 2 Duo for laptops... ;)
     
    nicolin, Aug 17, 2006
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  9. Amol

    Amol APH! NBR Reviewer

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    Like nicolin said, Merom = Core Duo w/ 64-bit. Runs with the same FSB as Core Duo (aka Yonah) so you can pop in a Core 2 Duo in a Core Duo slot (provided you have a BIOS update from the manufacturer). Core 2 Duo performs on teh same level, if not better than the Core Duo.

    I see that you have a Radeon X1600. If it's 128MB of RAM, it's kinda bottlenecked, but you should be able to play games for a year at least. Also depends on what kind of games you want to play.

    Edit: I found a review of the 1000 on TrustedReviews

    Maybe you would want to check it out? :p
     
    Amol, Aug 17, 2006
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  10. suraj

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    ati redeon 128mb Hypermemory 512 mb
    i have 1 gb ram
    i cane upgrade to 2 if its nessecery for games
    and what s diffrence between
    ati redeon 128mb Hypermemory 512 mb and 2 gb ram
    and
    ati redeon 256 mb Hypermemory 512 mb and 1 gb ram
     
    suraj, Aug 18, 2006
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  11. nicolin

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    suraj, no offence but this is a thread about the Ferrari 1000.
    And if you would have taken a little time to google about your laptop you would have found out that your video 'adapter' is :"ATI Mobility™ Radeon® X1600 with up to 512 MB of HyperMemory™ (128 MB of dedicated GDDR2 VRAM, up to 384 MB of shared system memory)".
    Hypermemory is taken from the system memory.
    Btw, how exactly did you choose your laptop seeing that you dont really know what you've bought?
     
    nicolin, Aug 18, 2006
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  12. buddy1065

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    Best Buy has both Ferrari 5000 and 1000 here:

    http://www.bestbuybusiness.com/bbfb...tegoryIDs=600767/600783*&mfrName=Acer America

    The rear of 1000 has a thickness of 1.4" and it weighs about 3.7 lbs. Not sure but I may wait till September unless Best Buy can put some on consumer store shelves to play with before then.

    Price of Ferrari 1000 = $1969.42

    Note the Ferrari 1000 has an exterior firewire HD, as most of you probably know.
    Guess I can forgive the thickness since it has 4 USB and a host of other ports many ultralight laptops do not have such as s-video, HDMI-19 pin, etc.

    My only question is will it play Tomb Raider Legends better than my 1 year old Sony T250 with 64 MB shared memory which is playable at 640x480 by the way. I would have to download the playable TRL demo onto the Ferrari to find out.
     
    buddy1065, Aug 18, 2006
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