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    Ferrari 3200 HD speed

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Tron, May 6, 2004.

  1. Tron

    Tron Notebook Consultant

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    Anyone know? It's a 80 GB drive, so hopefully it's 5400 rpm since 7200 rpm isn't available in that size.
     
    Tron, May 6, 2004
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  2. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    I don't think they've disclosed this anywhere. I'd guess that it's a 4200 as a result. Almost without fail manufacturers make it well known when they're using anything but the slowest drives.

    Editor in Chief http://www.bargainPDA.com and http://www.SPOTstop.com
     
    Brian, May 7, 2004
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  3. Tron

    Tron Notebook Consultant

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    Can the end user easily remove the drive and replace it with a 7200 rpm 60 GB drive?

     
    Tron, May 7, 2004
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    Tron Notebook Consultant

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    5400 rpm!!!

    And reportedly over 4 hours of battery life! :)

    http://www.pctorque.com/acer_ferrari_3200.php

    I also found this little beauty:

    http://www.eurocom.com/products/future/index.htm

    Choose the Python D470K. Looks very nice.
     
    Tron, May 7, 2004
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  5. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    Ahhhh, excellent news! And yes, replacing it with a 7200 should be little trouble, though not really needed if you ask me.

    Editor in Chief http://www.bargainPDA.com and http://www.SPOTstop.com
     
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  6. Tron

    Tron Notebook Consultant

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    bad news, the Acer Canada page says it's 4200 rpm. :(

    Oh well, we can always replace it and use it as a Firewire/USB 2.0 backup drive. ;)
     
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    I wouldn't bother either since it's 5400 rpm.

    If the 17" WUGA screen adds too much to the cost of the Python D470K the Ferrari 3200 will be my next laptop unless it gets some terrible reviews or has a known defect.
     
    Tron, May 7, 2004
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    4200 RPM. Acer gave misleading information, which is why PC Torque had it listed as 5400. They stated, on talknotenooks.com, that they would replace the drive with a 5400 version on the computers sold when it listed them as 5400 RPM.
     
    shaun3000, May 9, 2004
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    Slat Notebook Evangelist

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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by shaun3000
     
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    Air Notebook Geek

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    Does the Ferrari 3200 have 512kb or 1mb of L2 cache? People say different things. Any confirmation?

    It's 512kb
     
    Air, May 12, 2004
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