Acer Aspire 4740G Review

There is 1 confirmed bug on the Acer Aspire 4740/4740G Insyde EFI Firmware.Bug 1:DEP is disabled due to firmware bug.This will have potential security implications on this laptop.Update: Acer has already fixed it with a firmware update. Bug 2:They didn't remap the memory properly resulting in not all 4GB fully utilised. By rights if they are not going to utilise Intel HD Graphics they should have allocated 0MB to the Intel Graphics DVMT(or let user...

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EFI Vs BIOS

For those people who read "Tech News" a lot I hope when you read them you take them (a fact all Tech News") with a pinch of salt and go find out about the real thing instead otherwise you will end up reading a load of crap like this.Personally I prefer reading from the Developers themselves (who know about it better than they do?).Here is a REAL article detailing EFI and BIOS.I will just simplify certain concepts in the article.1)UEFI supports increased drive partition size by using GPT (No MBR hacks)2)Standardised design so your system can boot...

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Weaning off Windows Xp

This article is dedicated to "Techies" who think they can get better performance by "upgrading" from Windows 7 to Windows Xp on their new laptops.In fact they are downgrading from Windows 7 to Windows Xp. Personally I think it is not a smart idea there are many reasons.1)Windows 7 support ACPI 3.0 which is what programmed in many EFI of new laptops. Windows Xp doesn't support ACPI 3.0 so it will revert to older ACPI versions when installed so you lose some advance power optimization with Windows Xp.2)Driver support you have to spend time hunting...

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Acer Aspire 4551G

The new update to the Acer Aspire 4540 is out.It runs the first Mobile Phenom Quad Core N930 in the highest SKU version.How hot it might get when coupled with the Radeon 5650HD I don't know, but personally I feel it will get really hot and power hungry so decide carefully what are your needs before purchasing it.More Information about the new Processors here.Users who bought this laptop might want to undervolt the processor to conserve power and...

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Simple Way To Improve Laptop Battery Life For Arrandale CPU

There is actually a simple way to improve Mobility Life on Laptop with the Mobile Core i3/5/7 CPU.Windows Vista/7 Power Plans have often been overlooked.If you checked the new Arrandale CPUS they have unique characteristics.They have multiple Power-States that varies by multiplier so any Power State you set will be available instead of only having 3 fixed discrete Power States.So 1 advantage you can take of this is to limit the Maximum Processor...

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