i came across this model

ACER Aspire 4736G-654G32

how does this model stands if compare with K40/50 series?

im expecting technical/experience opinions...not fanbois lol

@craw thanks bro...well, i bet HD4570 > Nvidia g 105M

from benchmark, i can see 4570 thumping over 105, but i see acer has VHP bundled haha...

but tbh, i never liked acer design =.=... u know i once called acer laptops as 'cash register' i mean, look at the color, the bulkiness haha >.<

haha...

cash registah!

oh well, when i get to work later, ill read V1 hheheheh

if i can find the new batch of k40ab this friday at lowyat plaza...then that's it!

coz i see ppl still sell ql64 250gb at rm2k also...how can =(

are u yet to own a k series smd88?

coz if u havent, join me XD!! im getting one this weekend haha!

cantttttttttttt waitttttttttttttttt!

OT :

OEM OS means u can only install on ONE unit?(desktop/laptop)
coz i have a vista premium installed on previous laptop.so if i wanna use the same OS on my k40ab is that possible?

ontopic :

i am tempted with Windows 7, but im not sure if i even fully utilize Vista that i want to opt upgrading. jz that i see the price is quite affordable for the w7p...made me have 2nd thought. if my previous VHP OEM cant install on my new unit, i will either get an activeable-VHP, or just buy W7(fingers-crossed)

Mine's coming... real soon...

I will be getting mine later in the evening, will do a general review on my 40ab
when i had a look at the laptop @ lowyat few days ago, I saw this sticker "25% cooler than body temperature"(or something like that)

Ive seen too many posts when they were enquiring about ASUS "Hows the heat?" i mean like..god... that problem was soooooo long ago, they think AMD wont do anything about it meh?

physical review from short glance..the built is solid, i really like the glossy finishing, HP-Pav-alike to me.. but they keypad materials look cheap, i havent really feel all the buttons yet, but they look cheap plastic.

LCD is awesome

pls KL dont so jam tonite, haha~

okay fellas, I've got my K40AB

I was about to choose in between K40AB or 50AB ..but i chose 40AB in the end (50 is ...idk, too heavy for me I think)

<<Take note that I don't tweak anything, everything is STOCK>>

So, hands on...
I got a standard package with Asus bag + Asus mouse(too tiny >.<) at a really good price, bought from LYPlaza @ john_jay

I am yet to have the budget to get a W7 or Vista Ultimate ..therefore I'm using a pirated Vista Ultimate (probably next month)

And so, this QL65 model comes with a 1-button-click driver utilities DVD..so convenient, all I gotta do is press [Install] (although some unnecessary apps are there too, but since it's my 1st time installation, I decided to just install all.

And NOW, the HEAT issue!
I bought myself a Notepal INFINITE notebook cooler for this k40ab (RM109)
As I'm not an advanced user who would be a 'weather man' to calculate the temperature, I went with my lay-man way of seeing things

>> NO significant heats AT :-
- Touchpad area
- Left bottom area
- Right bottom area
- Keypad area

>> Significant heat generated AT :-
- Behind the LCD, there is an air vent, that's where most of the heat felt.
<My preferences for comparison about this in natural way is from my experience using HP Pavillion DV3000, and friend's Compaq CQ40, This Asus is far COOLER>

>> Noise
- Standard, even with my 18db Notepal Infinite, I don't feel bothered much with the sound (Heavy load on intense graphics eg; gaming)

- LOUD, when the Optical DVD drives reading discs.

>> Design
- Sleek, glossy finish, carbon-like.
- Keypad is lame, rough plastic
- Keypad feels, responsive enough, noisy when fast-typing, but the layout is great anyway.

>> Performance(Graphic)
- So far I've tried SUN Online/World of Warcraft/Prototype/Call of Duty 4
SUN Online at Full max setting > Smooth gameplay, amazingly.
World Of Warcraft > Smooth at High setting (without shadow as najmod recommended)
Prototype > High setting achievable, but for awesome gameplay Med-High is the best
Call Of Duty > Perfect, in Multiplayer I think Med-High is good enough

>> Performance(Speed)

With 2GB RAM, and QL65 2.1ghz, No OC of any sorts.
I have been using Intel all my life, and this being the 1st AMD.
I feel like the processing speed is slower than Intel (I know, no doubt about that)
Loading speed, is pretty slow to compare to my previous T5750/T6600..Probably u are right, this processor is about the same par with T4000series.
But as they say, AMD and Intel are good at certain things.
Q: Will 4GB of RAM significantly increase my startup/shutdown/processing?
I have use Windows Defender to manage startups, but still slow.

More of stuffs are yet to be discovered coz this is my 1st day ^^

P/S : So far I never encountered any BIOS weird2 thingy u guys been bashing about, ALL drivers were installed from the DVD they included inside, I didn't install via downloaded drivers from ASUS.com

FOR PEOPLE WHO LAZY TO READ:-

Pros:-
- Nice design.
- No heats issue.
- 4 USB ports onboard.
- Beautiful LCD.
- AWESOME graphic power (switchable 4570/3200).

Cons:-
- Cheap keypad feel.
- No bluetooth.
- Lack of multi-card-reader.
- Slower than C2D.

Note: Almost everything I said are not very technical, just a review from a normal notebook user

@astria

thanks for the generous input

currently im using

- CCleaner
- IObit Advanced system care
- Norton AV 2008 (comes with the asus dvd, free 90days, so gotta suck it up for now)
- Game booster

will diagnose with CPU-Z now , thx

any recommendations?
paid one, other than kaspersky please.

I got it at RM1930.

Im using BIOS 213

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Added on November 9, 2009, 7:38 pmI have problem with RivaTuner...im using v2.24c ...n thats supposed to be the latest...when i launch the app, it says that the display driver im using now is not compatible/recognized? asked me to dl latest rivatuner, but im already using the latest...

help..

This post has been edited by Krovaxq: Nov 9 2009, 07:38 PM

ah okay >.<

dling that now, i didnt know rivatuner isnt compatible for ATI

how to check bios version from windows guys?

i believe some guys at previous posts encountered this issue as well, have u checked 1st post? najmod might have some solutions for it.
i myself a k40ab owner, so far i have no problems with ATI power express. but i disabled HD3200 coz im using AC all time, i dont need power saving that way.

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Added on November 10, 2009, 12:38 pmmy wifi is smooth and fast, detection is snappy as well.
have u tried downloading wifi drivers from asus site?

This post has been edited by Krovaxq: Nov 10 2009, 12:38 PM

Guys, is this the latest 4570 driver?


jz downloaded... i didnt noticed mine been using 8.593.1.0

thanks


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dang, means mine is still outdated...

but how can, i JUSSSST downloaded the latest from asus.com global... about an hour ago =(

i jz checked with ATI, i think im using the latest for Windows Vista 32bit...

can any1 confirm this?




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hi, which driver series shud i dl for our machine? (the desktop 1)

i already installed the mod tool.

need help...

in order to mod the 4570, which chipset driver shud i install...

i dont really understand about mobility modder , except we use desktop and turn it into mobility, but which desktop driver shud i install?