3820TG Owner's Lounge - Part Two

[themaid]

Does anyone have the watermark remover? (RemoveWatermark_20090509.7z)
The ftp link is broken.

[too456]

The direct link I have now for the watermark remover is here.

[Mikaelft]

Is there a way to uninstall the watermark remover?

[too456]

Is there a way to uninstall the watermark remover?

You will have to copy a fresh copy of user32.dll.mui from a Windows 7 install disk and replace the one on your system. and rebuild the MUI cache using Watermark Remover.

[zsero]

@zsero

What program lets you track usage like that?

edit: @mod - sorry for bad posting formatting :x

BatteryCare

[too456]

BatteryCare

You can try BatteryCare or BatteryBar, but the battery life estimation of BatteryBar's is terribly screwed - it will say that you have 2 hours of battery left, and show that for about 4 hours :/

[eyelo]

Thanks zsero

So I've been having a problem with the switchable graphics and updating the drivers didn't help. I can switch to dedicated just fine. But whenever I try to switch back to integrated gpu, it won't. When I try, the screen flickers once (usually it flickers twice i think?) and says it has switched to igpu, and then i just see the desktop normally but I can't click on anything. I think the computer is still responsive, but the display just doesnt update. I can get back to normal if i put the computer to sleep and wake it back up again, but the gpu never switches.

Any ideas? I don't really want to reformat.

[borges]

So... i replaced my 2 year old 1410 11.6" for a 3820TG.
The reasons was the need for a sligth bigger screen, since sometimes in my work i have to do presentations to my clients and doing that in a 11.6" is a little embarassing.

Still wanted a thin, small and light notebook, and as i loved the 1410 keyboard and battery life the logical decision was getting the 3820TG.

It keeps the 1410 looks, the keyboard and is affordable.

My opinion in this laptop compared to 1410:
- Speed has improved with help of i3-350m processor;
- Offcourse a little bigger and heavier but not too much relevant;
- Trackpad could be bigger, and at same level that palmrest;
- Laptop could be shorter since has BIG bottom screen bezel;

My major concerns:

- It heats allot compared to the 1410, even in light tasks;
- 320GB HDD has annoying constant headparking;
- Battery life only of 2h30 ?!?!

This last i can't even understand how in normal use it has this battery life as i did 4.5h in 1410.
I had to install W7Pro because of some needs, and choosed 32b due to his compatibility, can be for that the low battery life ?
Are you using 32b or 64b ?

Also how do i disable ATI graphics ? Tried the find drivers in Acer site but there isnt all there.

When i press F key it only increase or decrease screen brightness, should do anything else ?

EDIT:
After some reading i found BIOS Edit post, but that sounds a little tricky for me. There is any diference in using this method and disabling normaly the Ati card ?

[Zapperpower]

I got a bit more than 6 hours on intel with wifi....
so 2h is... not likely, exept if you're always on ati (which is not the best idea if you want battery life )
for graphic switching, install only drivers from acer, intel first and amd next.
3820tg doesn't heat a lot, but ejects a lot of heat. Inside, it keeps cool. If hot air comes out, it's usally a good sign.

[ericc191]

Can someone please tell me what the average battery life should be when playing unplugged and using the AMD graphics? I play the MMO, City of Heroes, a lot and my average battery life from 100% to about 10% is a little over an hour.

Also, I'm having some major freezing issues while in game. It will be smooth for about 10 seconds and then BOOM completely frozen for about 2-3 seconds. I know the graphics driver setup on this laptop can be a little quirky to get fine tuned and ready to game so maybe I'm missing something in the settings or am not using the correct driver (got from amd's site)

Lastly, about how much would this laptop sell for now? I love the little guy but barely ever use him. This is a plus, however, since it's still practically brand new. Total time on that laptop is less than a week.