Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG Owners Lounge

[cruisx]

Gonna ask same Q again as well as another one.

1) anyone else find it hard to plug in the ac adapter into the laptop, is there a specific angle or can i just put it in anyway (do i have to match pins etc? )

2) is overclocking the 5650 worth it? how hot does it get if its overclocked.

[B!0HaZard]

Gonna ask same Q again as well as another one.

1) anyone else find it hard to plug in the ac adapter into the laptop, is there a specific angle or can i just put it in anyway (do i have to match pins etc? )

2) is overclocking the 5650 worth it? how hot does it get if its overclocked.

1) The plug can be troublesome, but there does seem to be a certain angle where it's easier to plug in.

2) It can give massive performance increases, but it gets HOT!

[MalaysianMenace]

Did you install Acer's default ATI drivers? (It comes bundled with the Intel drivers too.) You're not supposed to install ATI and Intel drivers separately. You can update ATI drivers, once you installed Acer's default ATI drivers.

Aha! That worked! Thanks aylafan.

I used the ATI drivers that came with the laptop under C:\OEM\Autorun\drivers while under discrete mode rebooted into switchable and all is well!

[drama89]

I can't find any 14" sleeves. Do you guys know any manufacturers?

[B!0HaZard]

I can't find any 14" sleeves. Do you guys know any manufacturers?

Newegg.com - BELKIN Jet / Cabernet Neoprene Sleeves for 14" Notebooks Model F8N047-BR

Just an example (I really like this). There aren't a lot of sleeves, but there are some.

[drama89]

Newegg.com - BELKIN Jet / Cabernet Neoprene Sleeves for 14" Notebooks Model F8N047-BR

Just an example (I really like this). There aren't a lot of sleeves, but there are some.

Belkin Case:
10.8" x 14.2" x 1.25"

Acer 4820TG:
13.46" x 9.64" x 0.94/0.99"

Does it really fits?

Edit:
oh lol the sorting is different

[B!0HaZard]

Belkin Case:
10.8" x 14.2" x 1.25"

Acer 4820TG:
13.46" x 9.64" x 0.94/0.99"

Does it really fits?

They mean 14.2" x 10.8" x 1.25"
Like a glove.

[AppleUsr]

tried to do my backlit keyboard today. I only had 22 gauge wire and it didnt work to well. its a little thick. it made the keyboard sort of bulge. so im going to have to scrap it until i can get some 30 gauge wire. this annoys me a little because my soldering job was perfect for a first timer.

A smaller gauge wire will work out better in the end for the trick im going to do. i also read somewhere else that you can grab power off the wireless lan card. so when you close the lid the backlight will automatically go out. incorperating this + manual switch seems the best compromise.

[chewpa]

Hey Pepperboyx give us some more vids or pics... well anyone for that matter.

Maybe some gaming vids or some pics of your mods.

P.S. will post some pics soon as i get mine... might grab one today... maybe... as i cant decide weather to get one now with the i5 430m and 3G or wait until the i5 450m hit the shelves and just hope they have 3G as it seems only some stores have this 3G exculsive model (and they cant tell me if the new i5 450m is going to ship with it) i really want the 3G feature.

.... having trouble waiting ... want one now... dont really need one now .... but want it... bahhh!

Its actually going to replace my asus eepc netbook as i have come to the conclusion that i dont want to own a machine that i cant game on period, and my G73 is not that portable.

[AppleUsr]

it is pretty portable and actually weighs less then my aluminum macbook