# Found My Next Laptop
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-my-next-laptop/3514
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [October 17, 2005, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-my-next-laptop/3514 "2005-10-17T21:37:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2005, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-my-next-laptop/3514/1 "2005-10-17T21:37:51Z")
My current laptop is 5 years old … it work ok still but i would like something new
so i started looking around, i paid 2500 for this one when i got it, and will pay around the same for a new one… my biggest thing is something light
yes its real carbon fiber
Acer Ferrari 4000 4005WLMi Notebook
Manufactured by: Acer, Inc.
Distributed by: Various retailers ([www.shopping.com](http://www.shopping.com))
Specifications:
Operating system
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Platform
- Processor: AMD Turion 64 ML-37 processor (2.0 GHz)
- Chipset: ATI RADEON XPRESS 200P
Memory
- 1 GB of DDR333 memory, upgradeable to 2 GB using two soDIMM modules
Display
- 15.4" WSXGA+ TFT LCD, 1680 x 1050 resolution
- 16.7 million colors
Graphics
- ATI Mobility RADEON X700 with 128 MB of external DDR VRAM, supporting ATI Powerplay 5.0, Microsoft
- DirectX 9.0 and PCI Express
- DualView support; external display at up to 2048 x 1536 pixel resolution, 85 Hz
- MPEG-2 DVD hardware-assisted capability
- S-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) support
- DVI-D (true digital video interface) support
Audio
- Audio system with microphone and two built-in speakers
- AC’97 compliant
- S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) support
Storage
- 100 GB ATA/100 hard disk drive
- 5-in-1 card reader supporting Memory Stick®, Memory Stick Pro, MultiMediaCard (MMC), Secure Digital (SD) and xD-Picture Card
Optical media drive
- Slot-load DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive
Communication
- Modem: 56K ITU V.92 with PTT approval;
- Wake-on-Ring ready
- LAN: gigabit Ethernet; Wake-on-LAN ready
- WLAN: integrated Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ solution; supporting Acer SignalUp wireless technology
- WPAN: integrated Bluetooth
Size and weight
- 363 (W) x 265.7 (D) x 30.5/34.3 (H) mm
- (14.29 x 10.46 x 1.2/1.36 inches)
- 2.86 kg (6.3 lbs.)
Power
- ACPI 1.0b power management standard supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes
- 71 W Li-ion battery pack
- 2.5-hour rapid charge, 3.5-hour charge-in-use
- 3-pin 90 W AC adapter
Special keys and controls
- 88-/89-key Acer FineTouch™ keyboard
- Built-in touchpad with 4-way scroll button
- Four easy-launch buttons
- Two front-access buttons: WLAN LED-button and Bluetooth® LED-button
I/O ports
- 124-pin Acer ezDock connector
- Four USB 2.0 ports
- IEEE 1394 port (4-pin)
- Ethernet (RJ-45) port
- Modem (RJ-11) port
- External display (VGA) port
- S-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) port
- DVI-D port
- Microphone/line-in jack
- Headphones/speaker/line-out port with S/PDIF support
- PC Card slot (one Type II)
- 5-in-1 card reader
- DC-in jack for AC adapter
System compliance
- Mobile PC 2001
- ACPI 1.0b
- DMI 2.0
- Cisco Compatible Extensions (CCX)
Warranty
- One-year International Travelers Warranty (ITW)
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### Author:  [@Janny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Janny)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2005, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-my-next-laptop/3514/2 "2005-10-17T22:31:12Z")
REAL CARBON FIBER!?!!?!
holy shit. I need one of those to screw onto my hood scoop.
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### Author:  [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2005, 11:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-my-next-laptop/3514/3 "2005-10-17T23:14:25Z")
Dibs on your old one. (if u sell it)
Hot laptop BTW.
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### Author:  [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2005, 11:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-my-next-laptop/3514/4 "2005-10-17T23:17:29Z")
my old laptop is a dell inspiron 8100 … they go on ebay for about 400 bux… id probably sell it for like 350 ish
it has 2 batteries in it now and gets almost 7 hours of battery life
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### Author:  [@Twizted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Twizted)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2005, 4:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-my-next-laptop/3514/5 "2005-10-18T04:12:57Z")
talk about light
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2005, 5:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-my-next-laptop/3514/6 "2005-10-18T05:43:20Z")
> [@Viper966](#):
>
> Platform
>
> - Processor: AMD Turion 64 ML-37 processor (2.0 GHz)
How is this processor with battery life and heat generated. I have always found that AMD laptops run real real hot
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### Author:  [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2005, 5:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-my-next-laptop/3514/7 "2005-10-18T05:46:14Z")
no SATA no care 😛
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### Author:  [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2005, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-my-next-laptop/3514/8 "2005-10-18T06:01:41Z")
Fucking hot!!!
But with that Athlon 64 that thing will be sucking battery power empty in minutes.
I usually leave mine plugged in so I don’t care…gimme gimme gimme
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### Author:  [@turbociv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbociv)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2005, 6:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-my-next-laptop/3514/9 "2005-10-18T06:16:35Z")
it says battery run time is 3hrs.
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### Author:  [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2005, 6:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-my-next-laptop/3514/10 "2005-10-18T06:26:22Z")
3 hours is a long time for battery to last, lucky if i get an hour out of mine these days. sick laptop, on top of the fact that it looks ill, its got the specs to back it up…all in all i am very impressed by your hardware
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### Author:  [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2005, 6:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-my-next-laptop/3514/11 "2005-10-18T06:49:13Z")
holy shit… a riced out laptop… that is a new low.
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### Author:  [@duck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/duck)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2005, 6:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-my-next-laptop/3514/12 "2005-10-18T06:58:51Z")
i saw a sony carbon fiber laptop in a sony store a few months ago. it used to be on [dynamism.com](http://dynamism.com). looked so hot. as thin as .4"
was $3k for regular version, $4k for CF version. was so hot.
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### Author:  [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2005, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-my-next-laptop/3514/13 "2005-10-18T07:46:10Z")
I don’t care if it was made of titanium.
There is no way in hell I would buy an acer.
Unless it was stupid cheap.
But that’s 2500 bucks.
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### Author:  [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2005, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-my-next-laptop/3514/14 "2005-10-18T08:02:27Z")
> [@Daddie](#):
>
> I don’t care if it was made of titanium.
>
> There is no way in hell I would buy an acer.
>
> Unless it was stupid cheap.
>
> But that’s 2500 bucks.
Really? I always heard that Acers were good.
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### Author:  [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2005, 8:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-my-next-laptop/3514/15 "2005-10-18T08:20:17Z")
lol, who told you that?
Acers are cheap
they make parts
they make cheap parts.
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### Author:  [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2005, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-my-next-laptop/3514/16 "2005-10-18T08:21:08Z")
> [@Daddie](#):
>
> lol, who told you that?
>
> Acers are cheap
>
> they make parts
>
> they make cheap parts.
I remember reading laptop reviews when I was in the market and Acer always scored high.
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### Author:  [@duck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/duck)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2005, 8:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-my-next-laptop/3514/17 "2005-10-18T08:28:39Z")
i bought an acer once. had to send it back. pretty sure they want bankrupt soon after that and now they are trying to build up again. bah.
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### Author:  [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2005, 9:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-my-next-laptop/3514/18 "2005-10-18T09:08:41Z")
acers suck balls, and that laptop isnt that light anyways.
6lbs is not exactly light for a laptop, dell has some that are under 5
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### Author:  [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2005, 7:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-my-next-laptop/3514/19 "2005-10-18T19:47:16Z")
yea but none of those under 5 lb laptops are 15.4 in laptops
my current dell is almost 10lbs
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### Author:  [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2005, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-my-next-laptop/3514/20 "2005-10-18T19:55:32Z")
Doesn’t Asus make laptops?
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