Acer Aspire TimelineX 1830T Thread

[Dolfan349]

Hey guys, is there any way to force the gpu to run at its full speed of 500MHz? I was trying to play some point and click adventure games like Secret of Monkey Island SE and Sam & Max, but the gpu seems to stay put at 166MHz and the games run around 20-30fps.

[yus9]

Great little 2010 machine with graphics only
as defined by the integrated Intel CPU.

[wrevilo]

Has anyone replaced the original RAM with faster or lower latency sticks? Just wondering whether it might make any difference in general, day to day performance...

[load97]

Wish we would see a refresh soon. I have yet to find any info that gives any hints or ETA's.

[Jlbrightbill]

I can pick up one of these for $330 on Craigslist with the i3, is it a worthwhile upgrade from my 1410 with SU2300? Any stuttering with 1080p? Enough power for blu rays? I figure I can sell the 1410 for $250, so is a 3 month old 1830t worth $80?

[altmachine]

Newegg has stopped selling the AS1830T-6651, with the Core i5-470UM processor. It no longer appears on Acer's site either.

Is it going to be replaced with a Sandy Bridge processor, such as the Core i5-2557M?

Appreciate any news when available.

[Bronsky]

Newegg has stopped selling the AS1830T-6651, with the Core i5-470UM processor. It no longer appears on Acer's site either.

Is it going to be replaced with a Sandy Bridge processor, such as the Core i5-2557M?

Appreciate any news when available.

It looks like the 1830T is the end of the line, at least for 11.6" Timelines. AMD and its E350/E450 has taken over this market. The new Sandybridge ULV processors are going into more expensive units like the Samsung 9, MBA and new Asus X21. If Acer had any brains, they would repackage this unit and get it to market. With HD 3000 graphics, it would be an awesome device. Acer, HP and Dell are claiming that they will have ultrathin notebooks with the Intel ULV processors soon but there appear to be delays in securing displays and the manufacturers are having a hard time keeping the prices under $1K.

Bronsky

@jlbrightbill - get the 1830T, it is a steal at that price.

[ekam]

^That's correct with current technology laptop makers are focusing on ultraportable notebooks in the 13" space... namely Thinkpad X1, Sony Z, Samsung Series 9.

People want to do photoshop and HD video editing on their laptop nowadays and the ULV cpus just won't cut it in terms of raw power.

[altmachine]

The new Mac Mini uses core i5 and core i7 Sandy Bridge chips that run at about twice the frequency of the 1830T's previous-generation Core i5-470UM chip, giving the Mac Mini a big performance boost as demonstrated by benchmark tests.

Of course, the Mac Mini processors are rated at 35 watts, as opposed to the 18 watts consumed by the 470UM processor.

It's a shame that Acer won't offer a new-generation 1850T, incorporating the 17-watt Core i5-2557M and Core i7-2667M processors at 1.7 and 1.8 GHz respectively. There is no technological or heat generation barrier to such an upgrade.

Those would be killer machines, for their form factor, power consumption, and price/value. Is anyone listening?

[Jinglish]

Okay, I have to know: what's the build quality and long-term reliability of these machines like? I've been skeptical of Acer's laptop quality, especially since they ranked almost as badly as HP in the SquareTrade reliability study. However, I've also noticed that the 1430 and 1830 have much higher user ratings on Amazon than other Acer models. How dependable are they?