W3J AC adapter/screen question

anyone know if there's an lighter alternative ac adapter out there? i can't believe how big this is compared to my T42 and nc8430 adapters.

this is my first time using a glossy screen so i don't know if this is normal but against a white background the screen seems like it was laminated by a thin layer of plastic and there are tiny strips of air bubbles all over, is that normal? the screen is perfectly fine against all other colors though..

 

The PSU size depends on the power rating. The W3J has a potent CPU and GPU which can draw around 50W between them. Add on other hardware and allowance to recharge the battery and you have probably got a 90W PSU (you can work it out by multiplying the output voltage by the output current . eg 19V x 4.74A = 90W).

John

 

did you remove the plastic screen cover from the lcd? if not....that's probably what the laminated film is.

as for power adapter, you could probably get a smaller, generic adapter, but as john was saying, you need to make sure that it supplies enough power.

 

I'm using the Kensington 120W Power Adapter reviewed here just a few days ago. I like the fact that all cables are detachable form the power unit, making it very portable. The soft case is nice too.

Cheers !

 

haha very funny ejl i hope you weren't being serious. but really i don't know if this is normal or if it's the "grainy" effect that people speak of.. i guess i'll go to a store and check out other glossy screen.

 

"Tiny strips of air bubbles"? No, glossy screens shouldn't look like that... at least, the W3J I saw doesn't. The "grain" discussed of the W3J is more of a pixelation, which is visible on dark bkgs when you tilt back the screen - and is easily resolved by flashing the BIOS. The "grain" of the matte screens which is easily visible on white bkgds looks like dust, and has been attributed to "overzealous" anti-glare coating... :?

 

i just went to my schools computer store and looked at bunch of glossy macbooks and sony sz's and none of them seem to have the problem i have. when i look directly at the lcd the screen is near perfect. BUT when i tilt the screen back even a little i can notice what appears to be "dust" or million half dead pixels. it looks like sand or micro air bubbles.

so now that i know it's not a common issue and it must be some sort of defect can anyone tell me what i should do? call asus or reseller i bought it from? i guess i can live with it but i did pay a lot of money... and it's not exactly unnoticeable either... i'd take a picture but i doubt it'll capture the screen properly. someone who know of this problem please help!

 

it reminds me of old television sets and crt monitors with white screen that are not quite white... the ones that seems like there are moving particles but it's static and much more pronounced depending on how you look at it.

also reminds me of the brushed aluminum top of the lid..

 

ok i did the flash bios thing and it seems to have solved the problem. so i guess it was in fact pixelation grain thing after all. thanks for the help everyone.