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Acer Ferrari 1002 WTMi
By: Jayesh Mansukhani   |   Jan 19, 2007
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Ultra-Portable
Sleek Styling
120 GB HDD
External DVD DRive
Horrible Battery Life
Bad Graphical Chipset
Cramped Keyboard
Slow System Performance

In a surprising departure from the standard practice of using Intel processors, Acer has chosen to use AMD dual-core mobile processors. The WTMi has a Turion 64 X2 TL-50 dual core processor which runs at a clock speed of 1600 MHz. This is a good strong processor that offers good performance and is easily able to handle intensive tasks. The one negative point of using AMD processors is the fact that they are nowhere as power efficient as Intel’s processors. This affects the battery life fairly heavily and leads to much lowered battery life.

In terms of storage the 1002 WTMi had a large 120 GB drive which is a good move as it allows you to carry a lot of data around without the need for an external USB HDD. The system’s optical media needs are serviced by an external 6x multiformat DVD-RW which is a good performer. We burnt a few DVDs and watched a few movies. The unit was as fast or slow as any standard device so this was not a trouble area.

Our next check on the system memory left us a bit stumped. Our test unit had only a paltry 512 MB of ram which is plain stupid when you consider the price its sold at. The graphics chipset on the 1002 WTMi is an ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 integrated graphics subsystem. This is a very (for lack of any other term) crippled chipset that offers minimal 3D performance. Though the video adapter has 256 MB of virtual usable ram, its performance just does not compare to a standard Nvidia’s series based chipset. For its display the 1002WTMi uses a 12.1-inch widescreen LCD with a native resolution of 1280x800. Thankfully this is one area where the laptop had minimal issues. The screen was clear and bright with vibrant colors making intensive work on the laptop a lot easier.

Our final check on the Ferrari 1002 WTMi i.e. networking revealed an interesting fact. The 1002 WTMi has the draft 802.11n Wi-Fi support. This new standard offers a substantial speed increase over the existing 802.11a/b/g standards. The drawback here is that your entire infrastructure equipment has to be 802.11n ready. Hence while the future-ready N standard being present is good it might be a while before you can take advantage of it. Apart from the new draft standard, everything else was standard with the presence of Bluetooth 2.0, a 1.3 MP Webcam and a Bluetooth based VoIP phone that can interface with Skype or MSN internet calling.


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I am here to purchase a Notebook or a Tablet PC will do which is based on Intel technology & not AMD.My budget is Rs.1 Lac.Dell will b preferably better.I need Intel Core 2 Duo (2.33 GHz),4MB L2 Cache Mem.,80 or 100 GB Sata HDD with 7200 RPM.1 GB Ram (1 X 1024 MB DDR2 - 667 MHz)@ USB ports,1Fire wire port,DVD Writer.WebCam optional.The Best Graphic Card & an Extra ordinary Sound Card.Preferably 17" WXGA TFT Ultra Sharp LCD.Rest all to b normal things.I am not getting d best 1.i am on search from last 1 & a half month now.Plz temme wat do i do.
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