Acer 8371/3810 Owners Thread

AmDaMan · 17 Dec 2010 at 17:29

Just ordered another

can't be many left now!

kevpuk · 17 Dec 2010 at 17:40

AmDaMan said:
Just ordered another can't be many left now!

Good man....we can soon take over the world - mwah ha ha

dragonuk · 17 Dec 2010 at 18:07

AmDaMan said:
Just ordered another can't be many left now!

4 Left !!!!

bsoltan · 17 Dec 2010 at 18:15

Mine arrived today, really pleased with it.

Does anyone have any nice cases they can recommend for it?

In the new year I might see about getting hold of Win7 and a different HDD as well as starting to tweak the settings.

dragonuk · 17 Dec 2010 at 18:35

Yeah im looking for a case too

chrismscotland · 17 Dec 2010 at 18:51

I put mine in my work laptop bag but wanted a sleeve to protect it, found a 15" laptop sleeve in Poundland for £1 and its brilliant!

dragonuk · 17 Dec 2010 at 18:58

But doesnt a 15" sleeve seem really big for it, like the laptop moves about inside ?

dragonuk · 17 Dec 2010 at 19:14

3 Left !!

mOdO · 17 Dec 2010 at 19:46

Is black ops playable?

What kind of fps are people getting?

dragonuk · 17 Dec 2010 at 19:49

I've not played black ops on it, but someone had a video on youtube playing it with a lower graphics card so should work fine. You might have to set low- medium settings

mOdO · 17 Dec 2010 at 19:55

Ok I'll try and watch it thanks.

chrismscotland · 17 Dec 2010 at 20:09

dragonuk said:
But doesnt a 15" sleeve seem really big for it, like the laptop moves about inside ?

No theres only a very small amount of slackness, I think the shape of the Acer lends itself to a larger sleeve.

bsoltan · 17 Dec 2010 at 23:09

I just had a check and the 8371 is only a little bit smaller than the Macbook (not Pro) so cases for the Macbook should be good.

dragonuk · 18 Dec 2010 at 10:18

Thanks , ill look for macbook cases

lewism · 18 Dec 2010 at 13:41

Neoprene 15" laptop case from poundland fits like a glove. So well infact I bought two

chrismscotland · 18 Dec 2010 at 14:21

lewism said:
Neoprene 15" laptop case from poundland fits like a glove. So well infact I bought two

Lol, which colour you go for?

dragonuk · 18 Dec 2010 at 14:56

My poundland is quite hard to get too

jacksonliam · 18 Dec 2010 at 15:52

Tv Tuner?

Do those that have the laptop think it would take a TV Tuner in the mini pci slot that some have said would take a 3G modem?

something like the Avermedia A306, DiBCom DIB7700, Lite-on TVT-1060 or Yuan MC 770A that can be found for about £15?

I dont know about an antenna though, would using the second wifi antenna be good enough for DVB-T?
I'd doubt it, but could work! I've seen a few long,slim PCB's that fit along the side or top/bottom of screen casing but doubt there would be room for one...

chrismscotland · 18 Dec 2010 at 18:02

jacksonliam said:
Do those that have the laptop think it would take a TV Tuner in the mini pci slot that some have said would take a 3G modem?

something like the Avermedia A306, DiBCom DIB7700, Lite-on TVT-1060 or Yuan MC 770A that can be found for about £15?

I dont know about an antenna though, would using the second wifi antenna be good enough for DVB-T?
I'd doubt it, but could work! I've seen a few long,slim PCB's that fit along the side or top/bottom of screen casing but doubt there would be room for one...

Card might fit but I'm not sure if using the Wifi Antenna would do for DVB-T reception.

dragonuk · 18 Dec 2010 at 18:04

Card should fit but you will probable need an external antenna