Acer 8371/3810 Owners Thread

Aftershock · 21 Jan 2011 at 16:43

First post here but just read the entire thread so please cut me some slack :rolleyes:

Cant seem to find the 1810GT on-line anywhere at a decent price, or even the 8371 with the switchable ATI graphics for that matter.

The switchable ATI graphics and SU9400 processor is a must and I would prefer the 1810GT over the 8371 but as I don't use the HDMI output its not a deal breaker.

If anyone knows of anywhere and could pm me a link I'd appreciate it

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Update found somewhere with 11 of the 8371G left for £452 a pop ..... but would like to find cheaper obviously, let me know guys.

Jakg · 21 Jan 2011 at 18:25

Aftershock said:
First post here but just read the entire thread so please cut me some slack

Cant seem to find the 1810GT on-line anywhere at a decent price, or even the 8371 with the switchable ATI graphics for that matter.

The switchable ATI graphics and SU9400 processor is a must and I would prefer the 1810GT over the 8371 but as I don't use the HDMI output its not a deal breaker.

If anyone knows of anywhere and could pm me a link I'd appreciate it

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Update found somewhere with 11 of the 8371G left for £452 a pop ..... but would like to find cheaper obviously, let me know guys.

A 24/7 IT retailer has it (3810T) for £389.99, delivered. I got my 8371 from them, and they found me a replacement last week when it broke (despite being out of stock for a month). Maybe if you called them you could get hold of one?

Techn · 21 Jan 2011 at 20:30

Jakg said:
A 24/7 IT retailer has it (3810T) for £389.99, delivered. I got my 8371 from them, and they found me a replacement last week when it broke (despite being out of stock for a month). Maybe if you called them you could get hold of one?

i was just looking at the 3810 from the place you mention. Spec seems great for the price. just wasnt sure about the retailer, but you say their good?

e36Adz · 21 Jan 2011 at 22:44

The one currently in stock from the 24/7 place doesn't appear to have the ATI HD 4330 gfx card!

Aftershock · 22 Jan 2011 at 01:01

Thanks for the replies guys. I'd like to hold out for the one with the ATI graphics, without paying the extra 60 quid for it of course. You guys that got one for £350is really did get a bargain.

Aftershock · 22 Jan 2011 at 17:50

Just out of interest whats the hd video playback like on the 8371 without the dedicated graphics?

I've not played games (apart from retro emulators) on the PC for years.

fanphobic · 22 Jan 2011 at 18:26

Vista + quiet fan

Hi dragonuk, sorry I'm being a broken record but is there any chance of a Vista-compatible modded BIOS for integrated-graphics 8371? Several people I know with these beasties would be fantastically grateful. Sorry to be a pain. Would make me a very happy camper

Jakg · 22 Jan 2011 at 21:29

Techn said:
just wasnt sure about the retailer, but you say their good?

Nooo, worst retailer i've *ever* purchased from. Messed me around multiple times, dont contact you, ignore consumer law, lie on the phone etc.

However, the 8731's worth it...

e36Adz · 22 Jan 2011 at 22:18

Aftershock said:
Just out of interest whats the hd video playback like on the 8371 without the dedicated graphics?

I've not played games (apart from retro emulators) on the PC for years.

HD playback is very good using the onboard gfx.

faraday · 23 Jan 2011 at 11:37

johnnyfinlandia said:
Did you get this sorted as today I have the same Sierra MC8775 and Sierra MC8781 and both are not recognised ?!?

I did get it working. I ended up taping a pin (pin 20?) on the card and Win7 then found a CD ROM drive (like a USB 3G modem does). This "CD ROM" had a set of drivers which when installed allowed the OS to see the card, which in turn then supported the WiFi/3G hardware switch (giving you 4 options - from all on to all off).

Thing is, I don't know if I needed to tape pin 20 because I wasn't looking for a CD ROM drive - suggest you check this first.

johnnyfinlandia · 25 Jan 2011 at 21:33

faraday said:
I did get it working. I ended up taping a pin (pin 20?) on the card and Win7 then found a CD ROM drive (like a USB 3G modem does). This "CD ROM" had a set of drivers which when installed allowed the OS to see the card, which in turn then supported the WiFi/3G hardware switch (giving you 4 options - from all on to all off).

Thing is, I don't know if I needed to tape pin 20 because I wasn't looking for a CD ROM drive - suggest you check this first.

I tried that but to no avail.

Sending both back and going to see if I can get another maybe GTM382E as Acer seem to have that in their support list. Did you have the 8781 or 8775 btw ?

Gray-Fox · 26 Jan 2011 at 14:43

Any ideas about the mousepad? It's still simultaneously left/right clicking when I right click...

jmario · 27 Jan 2011 at 23:23

any one know what software i can uninstall on my 3810tg windows 7 ,as it takes twice as long to boot as my 3 year old samsung x11 which runs xp. also mine has 500gb hard drive and out of the box has more of the hard drive used than i have used on my x11 in 3 years.

fanphobic · 28 Jan 2011 at 09:12

jmario said:
any one know what software i can uninstall on my 3810tg windows 7 ,as it takes twice as long to boot as my 3 year old samsung x11 which runs xp. also mine has 500gb hard drive and out of the box has more of the hard drive used than i have used on my x11 in 3 years.

Maybe try running CCleaner? It can do a good job of removing large temporary files left over from running Windows Update or files in the Internet Explorer cache. I just wiped 447 MB from my wife's 8371 using CCleaner. You might also uninstall any MS Office trial and install OpenOffice.org instead

In addition I uninstalled McAfee and installed Microsoft's Security Essentials - nice and unobtrusive. Windows 7 itself only takes up about 8-9 GB on the disk (in c:\windows at any rate). There may be Windows 7 recovery data on your disk taking up a few GB. My wife's 500GB machine has 337GB free and that's with 30GB user data and OpenOffice.org installed.

If you hibernate instead of restart Windows it'll save you some time (sorry, stating the obvious).

chrismscotland · 29 Jan 2011 at 12:20

jmario said:
any one know what software i can uninstall on my 3810tg windows 7 ,as it takes twice as long to boot as my 3 year old samsung x11 which runs xp. also mine has 500gb hard drive and out of the box has more of the hard drive used than i have used on my x11 in 3 years.

I've noticed a massive difference in boot up time since I swapped out the HD for a 500GB Seagate Momentus XT, after the fingerscan for security it boots into Windows 7 within 15 seconds its much much faster than even my new gaming desktop I built in October.

Really impressed with my 8371, been using it plugged into my keyboard and monitor this weekend and it almost feels faster than my Quad Core Desktop :eek:

Techn · 30 Jan 2011 at 10:36

Jakg said:
Nooo, worst retailer i've *ever* purchased from. Messed me around multiple times, dont contact you, ignore consumer law, lie on the phone etc.

However, the 8731's worth it...

well i purchased one from them and all seems good, arrived quickly and working.

manc girl · 30 Jan 2011 at 11:58

i bought acer 8371 i put on windows 7 premium, now i can't find any software
for my cam, any help would be appreciated. thank you in advance

kevpuk · 30 Jan 2011 at 12:46

Techn said:
well i purchased one from them and all seems good, arrived quickly and working.

+1
Never used them before, but can't/won't fault the purchase

haz_pro · 30 Jan 2011 at 15:42

Jakg said:
A 24/7 IT retailer has it (3810T) for £389.99, delivered. I got my 8371 from them, and they found me a replacement last week when it broke (despite being out of stock for a month). Maybe if you called them you could get hold of one?

What is wrong with yours, and how long have you had it?

Mine has a flickering screen when not on full brightness.

I want to get it sorted but its been a couple of months or so now so i dont want to send it off for repair as i have heard so many horror stories!

Would rather just get a replacement if possible!

BlackCoat2k10 · 30 Jan 2011 at 16:52

Just wondering if any one has found a decent dock for this laptop? I am wondering if a dock would be worth it.. but unsure as most of the ones I've read up on just seem totally rubbish.