hey,i jz bought acer aspire 4740G yesterday. i hate 2 start all over again, getting used 2 new things fr zero. im x good in comp stuf oso, dats y im looking 4 help fr pros now.
d worst thing is dat i felt cheated cz i bought it at lowyat's 'viewnet' for rm2550, dats oso aft i asked 4 a discount, d open price was rm2699. m i being cheated?
so far so good la cz im still new wit it. i knw many of u r good in comp, so plz let me knw if u can help ma. im a dummy when it cums 2 comp/laptop.
tq very much...

i think its d same as here but i duno whether i have certain things or not, eg Headphone/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support,
Microphone-in jack n etc. i duno these things r compartments or built-in 1. hahaha....d salesgal told me d price include an optical mouse, mousepad, keypad silicon protector, a bunch of cd&a cooling pad.


Acer Aspire 4740G-432G50 (COMING SOON)

Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Intel® Core i5-430M processor (3 MB L3 cache, 2.26GHz with Turbo Boost up to 2.53GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 35 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture, Intel® Smart Cache
NVIDIA® GeForce® 310M with 512 MB of dedicated DDR3 VRAM, supporting NVIDIA® CUDA™, PhysX™, PureVideo® HD technology, OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 4.0, Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1
Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ supporting Acer SignalUp™ with Nplify™ wireless technology
14" HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (200-nit) Acer CineCrystal™ LED-backlit TFT LCD, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista™
16:9 aspect ratio
500GB HDD
2GB DDR3 RAM (upgradeable to 4GB)
Integrated 56Kbps modem & Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready
Integrated 8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive
Acer Crystal Eye webcam with 640 x 480 resolution
Acer PureZone technology
Integrated Bluetooth
Dolby®-optimized surround sound system with two built-in stereo speakers
Multi-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD)
Three USB 2.0 ports
HDMI™ port with HDCP support
External display (VGA) port
Headphone/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support
Microphone-in jack
Line-in jack
Ethernet (RJ-45) port
Modem (RJ-11) port
DC-in jack for AC adapter
6-cell Li-Ion Battery Pack (3.0 hours battery life)
(Actual battery life may vary, depending on usage and configuration).
3xUSB, VGA port, HDMI™ port with HDCP support,
342 (W) x 239 (D) x 23/38.6 (H) mm (13.4 x 9.4 x 0.9/1.5 inches)
2.3 kg (5.07 lbs.) with 6-cell battery
1-Year International Traveller Warranty
Free:- Acer Designed Carrying Bag

RM2499
upgrade to 3 years warranty - Add RM198
upgrade to 4gb ddr3 ram - add RM150

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Added on January 17, 2010, 3:06 pmoh ya...dat gal x tell me abt d 'upgrade to 3 years warranty - Add RM198
upgrade to 4gb ddr3 ram - add RM150'. i asked her 2 help me 2 install d microsoft office, adobe illustrator, flash, dreamweaver n etc but she only installed a trial version of mic ofc 2 me, x adobe softwares n den i dun even knw how 2 use d chinese language tool she installed cz d words r so limited. swt la ==''

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Added on January 17, 2010, 3:11 pmi asked her whether my windows is ori 1 or pirated 1, she said ori 1. i asked ori 1 shud have d CD wat, den she said acer x give CD bcz its pre-installed n acer keeps d cd. den i asked if d laptop being formatted how m i going 2 installl an ori windows again, den she said 'u have 2 solve it on ur own lo'. can it b like dis? i have so many ques in my head leh....

This post has been edited by iamwhoiam_326: Jan 17 2010, 03:11 PM

huh? x cd, means i have 2 restore d windows myself aft d laptop being formatted lo? no wonder microsoft earns big money, dey earn in dis way 2...
'Use recovery partition to restore the pc to factory settings..', how i knw wat u mean ar? i x understand comp language 1. i will find a translator ltr... =)
i can find pirated softwares my own but i hate trial version la, if dey x support pirated, jz say lo, x install trial 1 cz i rather use 2 pirated 1 den d trial 1.
but is d price reasonable? rm2550? i wonder how dey can offer as low as rm2499.

eugene91: if got virus n need 2 format d laptop leh? how? oic...ok...thanks...
the100308: it is ad in lowyat by now, i got it yesterday..
Loki[D.d.G]: oic...ok...tq~ but y acer x provide recovery cd while other companies provide ar? u knw y?
if any of u got dat laptop 4 d price cheaper den rm2550, plz let me knw sp dat i wun go 2 d same place again 2 buy comp things.tq~

noobfc : ya...x bad la d price...
Loki[D.d.G] : ooo...i heard dat if format d laptop 2 often, it will spoil d laptop slowly, is it true? another thing, my fren said, if wana get back d windows aft being formatted, v can search it on9, key in d license num n dl d windows in2 a cd n den install it bek 2 d laptop, so x nid 2 buy another ori windows, izzit?
the100308 : welcum~ so far, ok la but when i tried 2 install my streamyx setting (i put in d cd), it said d laptop x have ethernet card. i x ask my frens abt it yet, il ask dem tmr. n oso, d messenger cant sign in 1, my fren told me 2 uninstall d old 1 n den reinstall a new 1, messenger for windows 7. im x good in comp, so its kinda slow 4 me 2 get used 2 it. i x dare 2 touch it much bcz it will piss me off.

lee_what2004 : oic...ok...tq~ u mean i can use other windows&its key 2 install it 2 my laptop? so it mz b ori 1 lo? i have a qus here, wat if other desktop/laptop use my windows key 2 install it into their desktop/laptop? does it work? wat will happen if i use d same key 2 install it back 2 my laptop?

oic....so d other pc/lt dat have my windows key wun happen anythg 1 lo? wat happen if dey track it down n found out abt it? will my windows key being pulled back/cancelled?

Loki[D.d.G] : oic....ok....i get it now...thanks much... =)

Abch: how 2 knw whether its ez 2 b upgraded or not?

thanks, wanttobuylaptop , Eugene91 & Loki[D.d.G] . ya, i understand ram n hdd r easier 2 b upgraded. i oso heard dat if wana upgrade cpu&gpu, better get another 1. i got u now...tahnks...

nicholas_ywk: yer~ y so lucky 1? shit! spent rm150 extra. wun go 2 dat shop again. u mean x have d acer bag? mz have wat, cz its free 1. i knw u x have all d mouse n everything. wher u get it? i mean d shop. low yat or imbi? n d shop's name.

whoa! its so cheap in johor, wit goodies sommore...haiz..i bought it 2 soon ad...hope its worth it la...i cant give opinions on gaming cz im x into it... =)

chweitan : wherever u go, remember dont go 2 viewnet in low yat at 3rd floor. the price i got ther is much higher den other shops. i bought it 2 early, din knw d market price, so the took advantage on me.

hey...i wana ask:
1. y sometimes when i start my windows, d 'starting windows' sentence will appear 1st n den sum kind of weird sentences wit sum code (i duno hw 2 write it down) will appear?
2. y sumtimes d windows will restart automatically? (i din press/touch anything)
3. i bought a 4-port usb hub (not branded 1) n aft i used it quite sum time, den a msg popped out saying dat d port has reached it power limit or sumthg like dat. n wen i plug in my external keyboard in d hub, d keyboard cant b used anymore (las time can use but aft d msg popped out, cant anymore) i can only use d speakers n d fan using d port. y?
4. i can only use certain things dat have usb port wit d 4-port usb hub, like speakers, mouse keyboard but aft i plugged in my pendrive or my handphone cable in2 d usb hub, its either my cable cant b used or only my pendrive can b used, d other things cant. y?
5. how 2 do a recovery cd 4 my windows?

p/s: d touchpad is very very sensitive. but i use my external mouse most of d time bcz i x rily like touchpad... =)

thanks 4 ur answers.....happy cny in advance.

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Added on February 13, 2010, 5:55 pmoh ya. 1 more ques...
i can feel dat my laptop is getting slower when it loads webpages or respond 2 my clicks. does dis means dat d ram is getting weaker or bcz of other reasons?
thanks... =)

This post has been edited by iamwhoiam_326: Feb 13 2010, 05:55 PM

hey...i have d hang prob n had 2 force shut down oso n i jz sent 2 d acer service centre on mon. den d guy called me 2day n told me it din hang when he was testing it n he ad on d laptop 4 a day. ==?? its ad 1 mth plus since i bought it. kinda regret of buying a laptop so soon....hopefully it will last 4 at least 3 yrs la.... haizz~

yes...i cant even move d mouse when it hangs. d service centre said its windows prob n dey formatted it!!! wtf....i dun wana format my laptop la...many ppl said formating it will make it gets weaker bcz u r tearing a layer of skin out of it...hahahah... =(

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Added on March 4, 2010, 12:57 pmoh ya..1 more thing. d msn messenger installed in d laptop cant b used, i had 2 uninstall it n install d new 1, den only can b used. all my o\microsoft office, msn, mandarin software r GONE aft dey formatted my laptop. =( have 2 reinstall again!!!

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Added on March 4, 2010, 1:30 pmwhen i sent 2 d service centre, d guy said i have 2 make d back ups myself. if u wan dem 2 back up 4 u, rm80 will b charged. so aft i checked 2 c whether anything important in d laptop, i din make any back ups bcz if i make d back ups my own, i have 2 take another number n wait 4 my turn when i go bek again. since its very very long 2 wait 4 my turn when i fist went in, i x wana waste my time waitng anymore, so i din do d back ups. =p

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Added on March 4, 2010, 1:34 pmoh ya, i was attracted 2 asus K501D, K611C&K701C but den d sales gal said msia x have these models, only limited models r available in msia. i din get any of d asus series bcz except all dis above 3, others r with windows vista n i heard vista is x good. asus specs r quite good, if any of d 3 is in msia, i will definitely get it. =p

This post has been edited by iamwhoiam_326: Mar 4 2010, 01:34 PM

wat is partiton? how 2 check whether my laptop has partition or not? wat happens if its missing?
i jz got my laptop bek yesterday. i asked d guy whether updating d windows will help 2 solve d hanging prob n he said NO.
d guy taught me how 2 burn ur own recovery cd but i 4got ad...hahahha....

thanks, jeffrey5337.
abt d fingerprint tech, its kinda hard 2 set it up. mayb im x good in laptop things, u can try 2 set it up. u will knw wat im talking abt.

ya...its quite slow...
mayb im x into dis kind of tech, i still prefer d normal way den d fingerprint reading. haha~ =)

hey...wana ask....jz now i left my laptop on n d screen i set it 2 b blank aft 5 mins without movements but when i tried 2 wake it up by moving my mouse, d screen was still blank so i had 2 forced it 2 shut down. y it happened? n oso, when i on it bek, my laptop bekground was blank, 4 abt 10 sec n den only it appeared slowly as it was. u huh?
im started 2 hate dis laptop ad....d windows always got prob.