Comments on: Acer 1825 PT 11.6″ Convertible – Review

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:51:52 +0000

It absolutely will play 1080P.

I have three of the 1825PTZs bought in Singapore and also have two 1080P projectors. And I pair them.

Your media player choice is important though, to play nice with the graphics hardware. I find Windows Media Player better than Media Player Classic, my previous favorite. WMP results in lower processor loads.

Also, Boxee has a player which works well.

works fine with 1080P – no issues.

Also looks great as a workstation on 1920 x 1200 displays.

I also got the high-end Acer 8943 i7 and frankly don’t use it very much because the 1825s are so awesome. And the battery life runs circles around the 8943.

I haven’t found any other laptop I like more. Can never go back to non-convertible after you’ve had it, and haven’t seen any other convertibles that I prefer.

By: Rizzly

Rizzly — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:42:22 +0000

It won’t play 1080p, but 720p usually works without hassle!

By: R4cOOn

R4cOOn — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:26:57 +0000

I was planning on buying this laptop as a media device and plug it on my projector.
Looks like H264 / blue-ray playback is a show-stopper though

Can someone confirm the issue of FullHD playback?
I’ve got quite a few of BR rips that I couldn’t play on my oldish workstation until I upgraded my graphics card.

By: Rizzly

Rizzly — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 02:18:24 +0000

Your best bet would probably be the pogo sketch, it has a pretty hard foamy tip from what I understand, and don’t cause so much friction as a rubber-stylus does.

Alternatively you can make you own stylus from at ordinary pen and some conductive foam (this is what the pogo sketch uses as well), there are guides around the internet on how to do this.

Unfortunetly I was not happy with the result of making my own, so I’m probably going to get me a pogo sketch as well.

By: Clive

Clive — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:26:12 +0000

I wonder if someone might be able to help me please? I’m new to tablet PC’s and have just brought a 1825PTZ. Whilst being happy with the touch screen in general, I have problems using a stylus. Since the machine was not shipped with a Stylus I brought an Exspect capacitive stylus from Maplin. This works well to point but because it has a rubber tip it tends to drag and is of no use at all to input text. Would anyone know if it’s possible to buy a capacitive stylus with a solid tip? I would particularly like to be able to capture freehand notes and sketches taken during meetings.

By: serwei

serwei — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:14:13 +0000

it’s all over Singapore at the electronic chains.

By: Cenon

Cenon — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:05:57 +0000

I have the 1820PT and have used it extensively with headphones, I do not hear any noise and the sound coming through is clear.

By: Rizzly

Rizzly — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:25:48 +0000

I’ve had the light version of this device for a few weeks now, namely the 1825PTZ. I’m pretty happy with the device but have found one small issue. When using headphones I heard the HDD working, it seems as if the device is poorly grounded.

Is this something you can confirm, or is my device faulty?

By: Artgabe

Artgabe — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:03:47 +0000

can somebody advise me how can i buy it?
try to search at Acer Indonesia or Singapore but could not find

By: best notebook

best notebook — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:25:14 +0000

I love this netbook. I sold my Dell laptop( i’ll not mention which one) only to buy this one. I like to play games so i bought this. It’s good for those people who actually love watching movie. The battery power is awesome. I think very few are aware of that this netbook was one of the best selling netbook of year 2009.

By: Guy

Guy — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:51:12 +0000

Interesting comment Nomax, did you rest your wrist on the screen and what stylus did you order?

I have cobbled together a stylus using a lifehacker guide and for the best part it works pretty well. It uses conductive foam found in the packaging that comes with chips and memory modules (http://lifehacker.com/5532481/turn-a-cheap-pen-into-a-touchscreen-stylus)

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 17:08:38 +0000

I think this device looks awesome, although I am a little disappointed with the shiny screen choice. Why can’t all companies just go with matte, or the option of either?!

I just want to know when will it be available in Canada?

By: serwei

serwei — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:13:36 +0000

http://www.photodon.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=P&Category_Code=AspireOne&Product_Code=MXT-3410-01

not spamming but would something like the URL help the reflectiveness?

By: offthebeatenpath

offthebeatenpath — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 06:30:14 +0000

Good to hear that it has the built-in 3G antenna. But I’m not so good on such mods. Looking at the recently announced Gigabyte M1125; USB 3.0, 3G, i5 CPU… Hope UMPC Portal will review this model too.

By: Nomax

Nomax — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:09:18 +0000

Hi,
I own the device for some weeks now, and I have a capacitive pen – and it sucks. I did not manage to even draw a circle, maybe I did not remove all the crapware?

Second flaw: The mirror display. Working outside is impossible.

Can anybody recommend a good screen protector that eliminates some of the reflection?

Otherwise: Good notebook, very powerful.

Nomax