Yea your right, thanks for letting me know, its way superior than the u45jc. Better Graphic card GeForce® GT 425M VS GeForce® 310M, Can upgrade RAM upto 8gb than 4gb and on some forums stated can overclock using Intel turbo boost up to 3.3Ghz from 2.53Ghz. Downside for me has no usb 3.0 but has E-Sata.

Really good laptop, better than the bamboo series which is priced on looks.

This post has been edited by spax: Dec 31 2010, 09:17 PM

Hmm.. What's the discharge rate at idle? any lower? because A42Je ppl have improved battery life for thier news BIOS

have anyone try undervolting? is it safe?...i read a few webs it says that undervolting can lower the temp of the laptop as well as increasing battery life?

yup but might cause instability coz not enough power.. but core i series cannot be undervolted anyways..

But that's why we got Power4Gear. Reduces the clockspeed and theoretically power consumption.

Undervolting on what? Core i series? Its not supported yet. Only thing you can do is force it to not raise multiplier from the lowest one via Windows Power Options in battery mode

im usin A42ja
i wana ask,
wats is d "safe" temperature for my i7 proc?
cse whn im playin black ops
d temperature can right up to 70 celsius
shuld i worry for tis?

70C is very normal already.

orh.. ok thks

Wait so if i use power4gear high performance, its not really high performance? So am i better off switching to the normal high-performance mode instead? For gaming..

Power4Gear High Performance by default sets your CPU clock at 100% at all times, meaning if let's say you have an Intel i5-450M which runs at 2.4GHz (100% CPU state), it will be at a minimum 2.4GHz, never down throttling. This does not include TB yet iinm.

But if you use Battery Saving mode, it throttles it down to about 66% or maximum speed and won't go any higher until you change the mode.

So I just use Entertainment mode. Max 100%, min 5% CPU state.

For me the Power4Gear is just another bloatware, you could configure Windows power options to do exactly the same thing. I already hate the ATK necessity to enable laptop hotkey. Way too much system process bloating the laptop unnecessarily

My setting:
Power saver:
Everything set to maximum power saving, except the WiFi at maximum performance when plugged in. CPU min and max state is 0% so it will stay on lowest multiplier no matter what I do. Runs unbelievably quiet and very cool to touch or use on lap. Great battery runtime as well, up to 3 hours 30 minutes when browsing with minimum brightness.

Balanced:
When plugged in I set the CPU max state to 100% and min state to 0%, on battery is the same as Power Saver plan and moderate power saving on everything else

High performance:
Like the name suggested, everything maxed out, CPU min and max state is 100%, no power saving option enabled at all

Sorry 4 asking..
How to set an exception for WiFi to be at maximum performance? can you tell me how to build ur power saver ..
tq in advance..

Click battery icon on system tray
"More Power Option"
"Change plan settings"
"Change advanced power settings"
"Wireless Adapter Settings"
"Power Saving Mode"
Change both to "Maximum Performance"...

Thanks lee. You could set everything in advanced power setting. Just open the menu one by one and test it yourself

ooo..thx u 4 da help

What kind of cooler pad did you guys use with your A42J? I still haven't used any cooler yet.

no need cooler la, even max load it won't heat like other notebook, just use 2 poker deck to jack it up will do

I agree somehow, yes it is very cool as compared to my old laptop. Never hang, never have any issue with it. Temperature never exceed 70C even when playing GTA IV. And of course I raised it slightly so it get cold air. Just wondering what you guy use

Can you post up your GPU-Z screenshot? I wanted to compare to mine

No cooler at all, flat on the table. Doesn't heat up that much, even when using on the bed. Btw, I noticed that the A42Jv and A42Ja have a larger heatsink and fan.