PreviousWednesday 19 November 2003, 2:07 PM
"Monster machine! But the screen..."
I've got the 1705Smi (3.06GHz, 120GB HDD, 512MB DD-RAM, 128MB GeForce, wireless LAN, DVD-R/RW). The specs are really impressive. The software is also superb. But firstly, I had a stuck pixel at nearly the center of the screen, and a subpixel on the center upper side. I returned the machine the next day. Acer Italy wanted to see the machine and the dealer I bought it from sent the notebook to them. Two weeks later I received my "repaired" device; they replaced the LCD screen. Unfortunately it has a stuck pixel, too! And this time it's near to the right edge of the display. Therefore it cannot be replaced with a warranty. A good thing that it's not a "stuck" pixel really. It's viewable only on an all-black screen, all-blue display and during DVD watching. Anyway, it’s quite annoying to have such a thing on a machine you pay US$2,500 for. Two defective LCDs in a row is quite a lot for me. I also have a Toshiba Satellite 3000-400. The screen is not so bright but it's pixel-free and the sharpest display I've ever seen. I spend sometimes 7-8 hours with it, and it is always comfortable on my eyes. Only for that reason I think I'll go for a Toshiba again next time... Apart from my subpixel problem, this DeskNote has no other weaknesses. "VERY" bright screen (I had to make a gamma correction since the brightness is really high even on the lowest level, and I mean it); perfect software; very, very fast; has numeric keyboard (same as desktop ones); great sound features; impressive 128MB GeForce 5600 with 4x AGP... it's a dream machine! Don't forget, it is not really portable. Buy it only for a desktop replacement and I hope you find a dead/stuck/subpixel-free one. If anyone from Acer reads this and wants to offer me a replacement, I would appreciate it! :)
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