Used to be true back where battery technology was in the stone age, but these day and age, with all the new battery technology the old "8 hours fully charge before you can use" simply isn't true anymore.

I always have a good laugh at anyone trying to sound like they know what they are talking about, particularly older handphone seller who still repeat the 8 hour mantra. But no, just charge until its full, and you're free to use it after that.

Strangely enough, I don't think the NVIDIA drivers was installed on the unit I got yesterday. Couldn't run the Adrianne Demo at all.

Acer is the best at putting good hardware specs with very low prices. Then again, one problem for me that I have observed is the software part of things.

Case in Point : The 4830TG I got. Right off the bat :-

1. NVIDIA drivers were not installed. At all. Found out when I started loading the NVIDIA demos for show, but all of them having errors indicating that the drivers were not there. Had to install it myself.

2. Bluetooth drivers were not installed automatically. Same as above.

3. Somehow or rather, the default Atheros Wifi drivers prevents certain WIfi routers to allow connection to the internet. Connects to the wifi network fine, files can be transferred through wifi to another computer on the network, but the computer cannot connect to the internet. Had to go and find another driver.

Simple. Install some NVIDIA demos. Run the demo, and it threw up an error, saying that certain GC extension calls specific to NVIDIA failed, indicating that there were no hardware, or the drivers were not installed. It was the latter.

Good for you.

And sorry, the model in Malaysia does not come with the necessary hardware to support 3G, namely the card.

3830TG spotted. Core i3, NV GT540, SRP RM1999.

Friends who ordered for their shops got them already, in Seremban.

Priced at RM1999, standouts are NV GT540 1GB and core i3-2310. Honestly, its a bargain, IMHO, considering basic HP also around that price without GT540.

According to my shop friends, you couldn't even order the unit anymore. The only unit they can order is the 3830TG.

I had the problem where it could actually connect to the wireless router, but can't surf the internet. Solved by downloading another compatible driver from the net.

The answer should be no, but we're talking about Highpoint service here, so I should change it to YMMV.