Recent content by NoCashBob

Heat Heat hasn't been an issue yet, and I've use it on a bed where the vents are nearly obstructed, to on a table with full ventilation. Good heat dissipation, warm on the lap when playing Titan Quest, but never uncomfortable. Use discretion though, two hour Titan Quest binges while vents are...

Order a refurbished M-6864FX or M-6862. C2D T-5750 @ 2.0Ghz 4GB DDR-667 Dual Channel 200GB SATA-300 7200RPM HDD (M-6862 is 250GB 5400RPM) 5200mAh Battery 512MB GDDR3 Dedicated HD2600 Radeon w/ UVD Intel WiFi b/g/n 8x DVD-RW 1280x800 Res 15.4" LCD Webcam They are tough to find, but they're out...

Battery is a 4400mAh 6 cell, balanced and surfing the net lasts about 2h30m-2h45m

That's odd.. I'm playing Titan Quest very nicely on mine.. Try installing a reasonably current game like Titan Quest etc, and see if it runs alright. Make sure you are running the power profile of Balanced or above, preferably High Performance. If it doesn't , get a copy of Everest Ultimate and...

I'm sick to death of On2's codecs. They kill any chance of fullscreen on any notebooks with a gpu than can't hardware decode. Streaming DivX with a flash front-end.. More bandwidth, less CPU for mobile users wit business notebooks.

I'll start everything off by saying that the Acer 4530 is a complete sleeper notebook, only lately popping up on some folks radar, but it sure is a good one. Don't be fooled, and don't let the Intel evangelists fool you either, this notebook, provided you get the right deal, is the best bang for...

Hi all, this is my first post, and like another poster from earlier, I am also from Canada, and would like to share my thoughts on the Acer 4530, I hope can help out, and fit in with the community! :o Here in Canada, I bought the 4530 for $650CAD, or roughly RS25900 with the following specs...