Acer 8371/3810 Owners Thread

jacksonliam · 15 Mar 2011 at 19:33

lmfy2k said:
is a 6 month old 3810TZG worth £350?

If its used, Probably not...

Pay it if its worth that to you!

lewism · 16 Mar 2011 at 20:39

We will be in touch within 24 hours... that was sunday Acer. Still heard nothing.

lewism · 23 Mar 2011 at 17:31

lewism said:
We will be in touch within 24 hours... that was sunday Acer. Still heard nothing.

two emails since and still heard nothing. fantastic service.

haz_pro · 23 Mar 2011 at 17:51

I just put in a warrenty claim, not sure if i want to follow it through though its so much hassle.

I have to find a box as i cant use my original as they said they wont send it back (great!).

I have to buy some bubble rap to send it back in (which i wouldnt have to if they would let me use the box and just return the box to me with the laptop!!).

I really am not sure what to do, as they also threatened a 70 pound fee if it was a software issue (im sure its not), but the problem is kind of intermittent so im worried they will just update some software or something and then say problem solved.

so annoyed.

EDIT: Decided i should try and use the warrenty, although i can see a lot of hassle! Have just bought some bubble wrap of ebay, now to find a suitable box!

HarryPainful · 27 Mar 2011 at 19:07

I bought one of these a while back and I'm looking at putting a SSD in it, any suggestions?

I notice that from the Windows Index scores a few of you have them.

e36Adz · 28 Mar 2011 at 14:22

HarryPainful said:
I bought one of these a while back and I'm looking at putting a SSD in it, any suggestions?

I notice that from the Windows Index scores a few of you have them.

I did it ages ago and it was fairly straightforward, if you have any problems just let me know.

Check here though:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=17817665&postcount=2

HarryPainful · 28 Mar 2011 at 15:07

What SSD did you go for?

I'll need it to be at least 120GB.

BlackCoat2k10 · 18 Apr 2011 at 23:10

bit of a thread revival..

Just wondering how people are getting along with these?

Mines fantastic for when I use it, its just I hardly use it any more. Bit of a shame but my use for it has pretty much gone.

chris10230 · 19 Apr 2011 at 08:37

Apart from the screen replacement, its been fine. Acer sorted it very well. Only wish they had not placed a large warranty sticker over a screw, which is now pealing off.... great.

tbz_ck · 19 Apr 2011 at 08:38

I use my 3810tzg everyday for work and pleasure. Awesome machine, especially with the Seagate Momentus XT hybrid disk drive.

Since getting it I got the Travelmate 8471 for the missus and the mother-in-law got the 3820tz which is also very very good.

Awesome stuff for the price

kevpuk · 19 Apr 2011 at 10:48

Very pleased - still

- with my 8371; has been a good machine and only problem I ever seem to get is some wierd flickering in IE when switching between battery and mains.....pretty sure this is something to do with the GFX swapover when the AC power goes on, but meh !
Kinda keeping an eye out for any dragonuk posts, as I would still really appreciate one of his excellent modded BIOS files, but one that will keep Vista activated....

lewism · 20 Apr 2011 at 21:58

sending mines away for warranty repair. will report when the unit comes back.

haz_pro · 20 Apr 2011 at 22:42

lewism said:
sending mines away for warranty repair. will report when the unit comes back.

Whats that for? Im deliberating about sending mine as not sure i want the hassle when the problem is intermitent and they might not sort it!

chris10230 · 20 Apr 2011 at 23:45

haz_pro said:
Whats that for? Im deliberating about sending mine as not sure i want the hassle when the problem is intermitent and they might not sort it!

haha what's your problem?

I would say that the support (for me) was very good when i eventually got ups to pick it up, was repaired then next day and returned to me the day after so 3 days in total.

haz_pro · 21 Apr 2011 at 00:02

chris10230 said:
haha what's your problem? I would say that the support (for me) was very good when i eventually got ups to pick it up, was repaired then next day and returned to me the day after so 3 days in total.

The screen sometimes flickers a lot, and others not so noticably, and sometimes not at all! Very annoying.

What was the problem with yours?

chris10230 · 21 Apr 2011 at 09:53

haz_pro said:
The screen sometimes flickers a lot, and others not so noticably, and sometimes not at all! Very annoying.

What was the problem with yours?

Back light went completely, would no longer turn at all. So it seems to be a step further than yours. In fact mine went like that then next time I turned on the laptop the screen did not... Talk to acer and see what they say...

lewism · 22 Apr 2011 at 10:00

There does seem to be a backlight issue with these laptops. as soon as there are any problems with the screen go running to acer and get it fixed.

HarryPainful · 23 Apr 2011 at 00:05

Getting an SSD tomorrow for mine, anyone tried to put 8GB in this laptop?

Jakg · 23 Apr 2011 at 07:05

HarryPainful said:
Getting an SSD tomorrow for mine, anyone tried to put 8GB in this laptop?

I've got 8GB in mine - to be honest I don't think it makes a massive difference.

jacksonliam · 23 Apr 2011 at 14:35

I haven't ever caught it using over 3GB, even while gaming - let alone 8!
So I doubt its paging much, so more RAM isn't really going to help, unless your doing something thats gunna be throwing huge files around like CAD or video editing...

Overclocking the gpu does give a much better performance in games though! And its great that 720p scales to the screen so well because thats the resolution I use in games!
Be careful though because I white-screened mine a couple of times when the gpu was overclocked on battery power.