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    Packard Bell gx-n10

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by niffcreature, Jun 9, 2011.

  1. niffcreature

    niffcreature ex computer dyke

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    Is this an Acer?

    I found a motherboard.

    And, uhh, it has a gtx 260m onboard.

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    niffcreature, Jun 9, 2011
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  2. michael_recycled

    michael_recycled Notebook Deity

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    Packard Bell is an Acer brand, so it is very likely that this is an Acer motherboard.
    Edit:
    Hm. Nothing, I would trust, personally.

    Michael
     
    michael_recycled, Jun 9, 2011
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  3. niffcreature

    niffcreature ex computer dyke

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    What do you mean its an acer brand?

    I was under the impression that if it were an Acer brand like Emachines the design would be the same as another model, but rebranded. Similar to HP/compaq. The manufacturer of Acer I believe would stay the same which is inventec and compal, as well as the actual motherboard.

    Is packard bell a manufacturer?

    I don't understand what you mean, about "nothing you would trust".
    Its a laptop motherboard with a gtx 260m onboard, don't you find that interesting? I can't find any info about it whatsoever.
     
    niffcreature, Jun 9, 2011
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  4. MahmoudDewy

    MahmoudDewy Gaming Laptops Master Race!

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    Packard Bell "as the one in my Sig" falls under the Acer Umbrella they used to be a manufacturer but Acer acquired the company just like Gateway & Emachines ... my laptop is a clone of the Acer Aspire 5740G regarding the mobo,specs,bios EVERYTHING & has a Gateway casing ... it is like a deformed child :D
     
    MahmoudDewy, Jun 9, 2011
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  5. niffcreature

    niffcreature ex computer dyke

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    Haha.
    I love this because there is always more we will not know.
    In this case, what is this laptop??? :confused: still no idea at all.

    I found a few old Dell machines that used the same board as an HP.
    Also once I saw someone at a coffee shop typing on a toshiba laptop with a compaq lid. Or vice versa. I didn't ask them about it tho.

    I'm just curious if there actually is an equivalent acer that will fit this board, but was never released with a gtx 260m. That would be amazing.
     
    niffcreature, Jun 10, 2011
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  6. MahmoudDewy

    MahmoudDewy Gaming Laptops Master Race!

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    I think that this Mobo belongs to Packard Bell IPower GX ... Thats the only one who came with GTX260 as far as I know

    EDIT: This was the clone of Gateway P-7920u FX so that mobo will work in that Gateway model too "if" it was the IPower GX one
     
    MahmoudDewy, Jun 10, 2011
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  7. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Meaker@Sager, Jun 10, 2011
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