Optimus III Pictures!

[itsamemario]

*bump* (to my comment above)

[tom_gr7]

*bump* (to my comment above)

hey dude, sorry for the late reply, didnt see the post.

- I've gone for the full HD screen, its really nice! nothing bad to say about it. I don't know the model or chassis numbers though.
- This wifi card is pretty good, no complaints. I dunno wht ya have read, but remember with wifi many household items can interfere causing problems, (microwaves, cordless phones, sound system, radio's, routers in other houses) So, I think wifi cards or the laptop its self, would be a easy blame for many users that don't quite understand the problems with wifi, they often believe what high street and ISP's tell them.
- Yea i'd say it portable, with the cost I wouldnt want to take it about with me though, but around the house its fine.
- I aint done any gaming on it so cant comment on gaming temps, but general use temps the chassis is still nice and cool! noise wise its quiet, I do plan on getting a notebook cooler but not got around to it.
- battery is great for such a HD screen, ya can turn off the gpu, which is ideal!
- the build is actually pretty nice, nice and smooth, some nice proper stickers on the front left.
- the only thing i dont like is the speakers are located underneath, this isnt such a problem for me or me missus as we tend to use earplugs.
- the sound is very good though, just the speakers are underneath.

I'll try and get a few more pictures up tomoz

Tom

[itsamemario]

"Nice proper stickers"? Although thanks a lot for your help!

[tom_gr7]

So,

we've had this laptop for a few months now, we are generally happy with it, although there is a few minor things we are pretty disappointed few things,

1 - the mouse pad has become marked and faded, as if the matt black finish has come off.
2 - the battery last about 3 - 4 hours from being fully charged, when just being used for general internet browsing and no gaming. I have turned the screen brightness down quite a bit, to little avail.

Does anyone else with a optimus III have similar problems? I have tested in using the IGPU and the 650m concerning the battery, both with little difference.

Edit - I would like an answer from pcs, Is this normal for this model to last a max of 4 hours? or is it a faulty battery? Or are they just naf?

[PCS]

1. The trackpad does show signs of use and this is apparent on Optimus models after a certain period of time.

2. 3 - 4 hours is sufficient battery life - we only tested the battery at 3.5 hours when playing a movie. Like you mobile phone battery, it will gradually degrade as time goes along I'm afraid. When playing a game/movie you should notice a difference between the dedicated and integrated GPU - there was almost 1 hour difference in our tests.

[robhar130]

- 60GB Corsair Force GT SSD
- 500GB SEAGATE MOMENTUS XT HYBRID, SATA 3 Gb/s, (7200rpm)**SPECIAL**

Very nice! I am just putting my order together before I give PCS the thumbs up to make the order! Did you use the SSD purely for boot purposes?

[tom_gr7]

1. The trackpad does show signs of use and this is apparent on Optimus models after a certain period of time.

2. 3 - 4 hours is sufficient battery life - we only tested the battery at 3.5 hours when playing a movie. Like you mobile phone battery, it will gradually degrade as time goes along I'm afraid. When playing a game/movie you should notice a difference between the dedicated and integrated GPU - there was almost 1 hour difference in our tests.

Ok thanks PCS, it seems to tell me that using the intregrated gpu will use more battery power than the 650m, so I just use that now.

Very nice! I am just putting my order together before I give PCS the thumbs up to make the order! Did you use the SSD purely for boot purposes?

Yes I did mate, worth it if ya want a nice snappy system, But its not massively required, i prefer it being a fast and quiet.

[robhar130]

Yes I did mate, worth it if ya want a nice snappy system, But its not massively required, i prefer it being a fast and quiet.

Ah, good to know - I went for the following;

Memory - 1st Hard Disk 240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk 750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)

[marf85]

Hi Guys,
I've recently bought CLEVO W150ERM 15,6" Optimus III .
Laptop is great! The only thing I am a little irritated by is the screen.
I have FULL HD LED Glossy with one stuck pixel and when I put a little pressure on the back cover of it, I get "raindrops" on screen.
Is it because the screen itself is faulty or because of bad build quality?

To show you what I mean please check this short example on youtube:

http://youtu.be/Y-XoYptiL_E