Acer Ferrari: The $2,000 Windows XP Laptop from 2005

[@araujo_jean]

The cooling fan sounds like a Ferrari, that's attention to details.

[@johneygd]

Ahahaha,,, oh yeah.

[@Swiss4.2]

It’s not a real Ferrari because it’s not on fire

[@zafrylaiman8695]

@@Swiss4.2 Found a lambo fan

[@drhanifp]

@@Swiss4.2 isnt that a very usual thing happened to lamborghinis?

[@mitsostechtips9047]

I have a Compaq Presario 2500 from 2001 used with 1gb of ddr-266 ram and dying 2,5'' ide hard drive and makes the laptop slow, man, this laptop has 2 FANS FOR CPU ONE FOR GPU AND IT IS LOUD

[@elchiefjanez735]

They missed a great opportunity to rebrand themselves as rAcer

[@ronch550]

Acer Racer would've been killer for about 10.573 seconds.

[@Dragoneer]

I’m already trAcer (Old meme? Ok I’ll see myself out 😔)

[@opossumontheinternet9864]

This reply section is amazing.

[@liquidchris5215]

they should have just rearranged it to rAce

[@ST1NG_Auto77]

I came looking for copper, and I found gold!

[@blackbriar5590]

Fact: You can overclock it by adding spoiler

[@melmelhodgepodge3800]

I bet you could get it .5mz added to the clock speed for each flame sticker added.

[@skyintherain8591]

*dyno +SUPERCHARGE

[@infopackrat]

I would have pulled them off as I would be hitting them by accident too many times.

[@Chilled_Wombat]

With spoiler, it will be not faster.

[@kruegersix]

Or by tuning the ecu

[@Mick_92]

So, is this just a more expensive Hot Wheels computer?

[@LGR]

Ha! Yeah, when you put it that way...

[@4bd1]

Wow

[@sakariaskarlsson634]

Well i guess it is

[@gopherboy8765]

Hot Wheels computer 2.0

[@Sharklops]

Hottest Wheels

[@birdsongphylactery]

I love how they just assumed anyone with this laptop would be using the dollar and euro signs just as often as the arrow keys

[@jgon12]

Well if they had the money to buy it they had to be rich and have a business or something.

[@donutsteel8878]

The euro sign was actually a big issue, there was no button with the euro even as secondary function. This was a really useful button back in 2005 when the euro was relatively new.

[@TheSkyrimfreak]

@Thomas Foster Then your priorities are in the wrong if you thought it was a good idea to waste money on this thing

[@NicolaiSyvertsen]

Well there are rich people that would never buy something like this. Generally people with lots of money are also careful with their money. That is why they are rich in the first place. It is far more common for people with medium to low income to spend money on junk. It depends on how you got rich. If you are pop artist or actor then perhaps you are more willing to splurge on luxury items like this but then again it is not uncommon to hear about such people with financial difficulties.

[@mapsynth1596]

Euro and dollar signs were an Acer thing, I guess. My very first computer was an old Acer laptop and it had those keys in the exact same spot. One curious thing is that the euro sign acted wierdly when I was playing Mugen games, like it would make some characters do some wierd things I was never able to do otherwise.

[@Gods_God]

Imagine playing Outrun 2006, an officially licensed Ferrari game, on a 2005 Ferrari laptop. Top tier top gear

[@thepirategamerboy12]

Glad you realize a Windows version of that game exists!

[@mxzrev]

The rubbery bits are melting just like a real Ferrari of that era!

[@countzero1136]

Manufacturers had a very nasty fetish for covering everything in that vile rubbery stuff back then. I've had loads of things with that crap on over the years and every one of them is sticky and horrible now :( Whoever thought of putting that stuff on everything needs to be shot

[@Raze145]

@@countzero1136 looks nice at brand new tho.

[@hulavaultboy5935]

@@countzero1136 With bullets made from that nasty rubber.

[@theworldoverheavan560]

@@countzero1136 lol

[@samyb2834]

Ferrari 488 have the same issue.

[@GarnetSwan]

“Ah yes money, it buys things” Blessed once again with thoughtful LGR quotes

[@cybercybex]

Someone should compile these.

[@nolastionut2243]

When I heard the xp startup sound it felt like a ghost passed through me

[@crazychimp1324]

😂😂😂😂

[@glipk]

i miss the xp days

[@JohnSmith-xq1pz]

I still get to hear it regularly

[@volactic8495]

A Windows XP laptop is something I just keep around because it's windows XP man

[@crackwizard666]

I heard my entire childhood in 3 seconds

[@No-vq1iv]

> Ferrari laptop > Picks one of the few NFS games without Ferrari's to play bruh

[@Sickcrazyneet]

No Imagination Bruh

[@TechLeftBehind]

But it's the best NFS, and it's period accurate. (#2 NFS3, #3 Underground)

[@pilgrabber40]

Why have a ferrari in the game when you can have the game on a ferrari.

[@Darkest_matter]

@@TechLeftBehind 1# MW 05, 2 U2, 3 NFS 2015

[@demogorgonzola]

At least it's not Ford Simulator 7.0

[@HattmannenNilsson]

Your restraint in clickbaiting the title is not only admirable, but most appreciated. :-)

[@KyosukeShigeru]

I'd still watch it, cuz it's LGR. He makes stuff like this interesting, unlike most of the other tech stuff you end up seeing in the recommendations KZbin gives you.

[@GamerBronyEs]

I BOUGHT a FERRARI?????????

[@RobotPorter]

@@GamerBronyEs Or: I bought a Ferrarri for $2,000!

[@NippyMoto]

The F1 team was sponsored by Acer during the early 2000s which is why there's only F1 images as it was a collaboration between the two. Also you need to understand that this would have come out straight after Ferrari just won 5 back to back world titles so people would have wanted them so bad.

[@Hayden3210]

Also for 2001, Prost ran with Acer branded Ferrari engines.

[@FoggyNBS]

They also had a pretty big partnership with AMD... Until last week .-.

[@경택오-x4b]

and the logo looks like scuderia ferrari, the racing team not the car company

[@lzh4950]

@Re Up Probably because all Ferrari road cars have the SF badge on the front wing/fenders too I think

[@Rutherford_Inchworm_III]

"straight after Ferrari just won 5 back to back world titles so people would have wanted them so bad" Um, you might be projecting just a *bit* there, bud. F1 racing's plenty cool and all, but I doubt there were legions of race fans pissing their pants with excitement for the opportunity to spend $2,000 on a late 90s gaming laptop with Ferrari stickers. There'll always be hardcore fanatics but it's not like they're going to buy 10 laptops each. "you need to understand" Right back atcha. You also failed to mention how Acer's primary marketplace was the US, where F1 racing is a very distant second to NASCAR in popularity.

[@Setupthemabomb]

Cant wait LGR to review a $2000 gaming laptop from 2019 in 2033

[@davidst4679]

Setupthemabomb Will the Russians live in Metros ?

[@CallanElliott]

It's gonna be so fucking weird when we start seeing MacBooks and shit start to be considered retro tech...

[@demonocusmetalocus3558]

@@CallanElliott macbooks ARE retrotech 😂

[@kidthorazine]

@@CallanElliott The first Macbooks are only a year newer than this....

[@WalnutSpice]

@@CallanElliott The White Core 2 Duo 13' MacBooks (then Core Duos) came around in 2006 and ran until mid 2010. I still see Early 09s and newer in coffee shops and stuff, but those are most definitely begining to be retro in some eyes. Also the 2009 Mac Minis now only go for $50 dollars WITH the power supply. Three years ago I traded an iPad 2 for my dream computer since childhood, a dual processor 1.8GHz PowerMac G5. We is getting old. The car our moms drove us to school in can now have historical plates.

[@corrodesthefilm]

THIS....is the Acer Ferrari 4000, and we're going to go over some quirks and features of this Ferrari

[@michaelhartmann8460]

Jeremy Clarkson: It isn‘t a Ferrari!

[@marcelanddog3171]

Scotty Kilmer: The Acer Celica by Toyota is better

[@dakotasilverman7915]

I can hear this

[@storm14k]

Doug the type of guy to actually buy this...

[@malrofo]

Mr Regulr voice: This isnt a car!!!

[@FedeHippo]

I had one of these :D Got it dirt-cheap when in college. My favorite feature was that i could put a hot cup of coffee next to that exhaust port on the left in the morning. And in the afternoon it would still be hot :D

[@PauaP]

Cheers for being resourceful.

[@mayravixx25]

That's just expert level problem solving right there

[@TranceHistorian]

Thanks for not using a microwave to warm your coffee.

[@MondySpartan]

“Sometimes my genius is, it’s almost frightening.”

[@NicWoods88]

I did the exact same thing with mine! 😂

[@mafjaguar2677]

Ferrari Laptop + Racecar Bed = High Speed sleep mode.

[@Snortthememes]

I sleep in a racing car. Do you?

[@Ammoniumbicarbonat]

@@Snortthememes No, I sleep in a big bed with my wife.

[@turuncufruko9551]

Do you guys sleep in a bed I'm sleeping in a real car and best part is it's not my car

[@matteii8262]

Acer + Ferrari + Myspace. What can possibly go wrong with this laptop.

[@patcallahan1050]

Myspace? 2019: Now we have to accommodate safe-spaces. Good Lord, we're crumbling....

[@fireislandmavic5939]

ask steve

[@dapperyam]

Yu Eii the myspace website? That was trendy back in 08?

[@coydog7902]

*craigslist enters the chat*

[@TheManinBlack9054]

@@patcallahan1050 ha-ha, not funny

[@XxDaBestxX35]

Anyone else freaked out realizing 2005 was 15 years ago

[@ymcooper]

now 16

[@ryanh361]

Now 18

[@ryanh361]

@Silenced Gaming yeah you are dipshit

[@CondemnedandEnslaved]

nope... should I?

[@scottkasper6378]

Bullshit. I refuse to believe that 1990 wasn’t around ten years ago

[@rustybobdotca]

I remember this laptop. I was working as a sales rep in a computer shop when this came out, and this thing sold quite well, especially given it's price. It did look pretty sweet though.

[@grhossweder7991]

LoL

[@robbirobson7330]

and like all acers broke down fast

[@sc0tt11]

@@robbirobson7330 And Ferraris...

[@demogorgonzola]

@@sc0tt11 Come on, it's not an Alfa Romeo. ;-)

[@ventisette.]

I love how many people talk shit about Italian cars and have never owned one.

[@otakuribo]

"Here in my garage, up here in the Appalachian hills, just bought this new -Lamborghini- Ferrari..."

[@icecold1805]

But you know what I like more than my Ferrari? *_K N O W L E D G E_*

[@singinglawnchair]

F U E L U N I T S

[@andrewortiz1703]

Playing edutainment games for that knahledge

[@Ozymandias1]

If you live there you might be interested in a Lamborghini tractor. Yes they exist. And Lamborghini made tractors years before they made cars.

[@muhammadaqsathfaza9532]

This laptop give me nostalgia, i remember when my dad wanted this laptop so much because that ferrari logo haha. early to mid 2000s definitely the most fun times. Games, cartoon shows, MTV, technology etc

[@mayravixx25]

I completely agree there, the early 2000's were a ton of fun. I remember just messing around in ms paint, writing fanfictions out of my bedroom in notepad, and just watching movies on my Dell Dimension 3000. Wasn't exactly a fast machine, but it did pretty much what I wanted it to. 2012 was a huge turning point for me because that's when I got my eMachines computer, which completely DESTROYED the Dell Dimension 3000, and blew my mind. It's the reason I'm as into tech as I am now, and why I built myself a gaming computer using parts that add up to a good 700 - 800 dollars now. Basically what I'm getting at is that if that old Dell computer running Windows XP wasn't ever given to me when my mom upgraded to a computer running Vista, I probably wouldn't be vibing with friends in Sea of Thieves at 100+ fps on high - max settings today.

[@Meme_Lor]

That's such a dad thing to want lol

[@mortenmller1890]

I wanted this laptop so badly back in 2005 :D

[@Neojhun]

I wanted the Asus Lamborghini back in the day, settled for the ASUS A8JS 14.1" graphics beast.

[@lupercal78]

Tried to convince my boss at the time it was a business necessity. Didn't work. LOL

[@grandmackdady]

i wanted one also but ended up building my first rig instead

[@ayuchanayuko]

Me three

[@StigDesign]

Me too, Meg og :D

[@RyTrapp0]

Can we get an LGR episode on the Kensington lock, maybe an 'oddware'? Do consumer products actually need this crap today, and why the hell is Kensington's the only one?

[@RobotPorter]

Consumers don't need them. They're for schools, libraries, internet cafes, and so on.

[@s8wc3]

There also exists the Noble Wedge lock which Dell uses.

[@randomlyentertaining8287]

@ I got an even better fix. Don't leave the damn thing alone or out of your sight. Besides, those locks are easily lockpicked or cut off. Meaning for the price of a 10 dollar set of tubular lock impressioning tools, I can easily and quickly take your 2,972 dollar laptop home. And yes, I converted the euros into USD. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJjZdKuCbMmAgM0

[@Reverieru]

Ah, kensington... crappy lock that can be opened using piece of cardboard. People in the office were amazed when I pulled that trick one day and stopped bothering using it.

[@catsbyondrepair]

@@Reverieru the newer ones work better

[@acumenium8157]

This was actually a really feature-packed laptop. I like that keyboard a lot. Also a gorgeous screen.

[@Razoredge]

"Does it run Crysis? Yes" This sentence is a catchphrase now.

[@Druid_Plow]

Remember the 10,000/100,000/1,000,000 barrel explosions people used to post all the time? 😆

[@demogorgonzola]

@@Druid_Plow Load Doom (the original one from 1993) with Boom Power mod - and try to play nuts.wad. Good luck. :)

[@Razoredge]

@@Druid_Plow Yes XD

[@row2noob410]

It already was 10 years ago.

[@ChucksSEADnDEAD]

@@Druid_Plow there was this amazing one with Alter Bridge - Metalingus (aka Edge's WWE entrance song) as soundtrack. Brb gonna try and find it.

[@gamergrill9629]

"Take it for a test drive" was the best thing you could've said when turning it on

[@paolostrada93]

My dad was given one of these by his work back in the day. Had many happy times playing with it when I was away from my home gaming PC. Had no idea it was worth $2k though!

[@skyzocka]

Still faster than Williams 2019 F1 car

[@andrewthag]

Yikes

[@yoga197]

Dammm😂😂😂😂

[@dragonspear570]

(O) to the (O) from the (O) to the (F)

[@relief_in_death]

And here I am, about to watch 2019 United States Grand Prix. Thanks...

[@PrettyPassive]

I'M DONE lol

[@yeleyfan18]

As a racing fan, I would buy this on the basis that it's based on Ferrari's F1 team, in a interesting era no less as Schumacher was still kicking ass and taking names.

[@hardbodybrain]

And now look at both of them

[@yeleyfan18]

@@hardbodybrain Vettel won Canada. You can't change my mind on that.

[@dntrst340]

another man i culture i see.

[@m3rl1on]

and the F1 Still sounded like a race car

[@mauss1986]

nope that ended in04

[@Boemel]

been looking around for any of these ferrari branded laptops but they are now RARE AND COLLECTIBLE

[@Sepster1]

I have one. Want to buy it?

[@Boemel]

@@Sepster1 €10 :)

[@Sepster1]

@@Boemel it is essentially a brick now, but for a thousand euros I'll give it to you.

[@Boemel]

@@Sepster1 lol maybe 10000 zimbabwe dollar

[@DimensionDude]

Next video: eMachines Yugo laptop. It would be like most Yugos I saw around here, upside down in a ditch.

[@Kara_Kay_Eschel]

I read Yugo as Yu-gi-oh

[@jamesslick4790]

I'm seriously attempted to "make" an eMachines Yugo Edition now! 😂👍

[@leemilica]

Where ya from? I'm from Serbia and everyday you see these rustbucketmobiles zipping around.

[@apostolosfilippos]

Yugo GT comes with a cigarette lighter. That's what you pay the extra 2€. And a logo with a permanent marker

[@jamesslick4790]

@@apostolosfilippos A cigarette lighter in a car that spontaneously bursts in flames is kinda redundant!

[@NerdyMeathead]

I wish today laptops had loads of Input /output ports. Cant get enough IO ports .

[@FlyboyHelosim]

This. And why I'll probably never buy another modern laptop again.

[@Montisaquadeis]

Sager/Clevo still put a decent amount of IO on their laptops.

[@anew742]

My MSI laptop has a bunch of IO ports, it's really not that uncommon

[@Mike-oz4cv]

@@FlyboyHelosim There are lots of Laptops with lots of I/Os.

[@FlyboyHelosim]

@@Mike-oz4cv Don't tell me, tell the original poster.

[@dayoftermi]

i have a story with the ferrari laptop i was 12 yrs old and my father came back from work with this computer i played gta vice city driver and a lot of other games

[@DBTHEPLUG]

Great story bro

[@trackstar1337]

thank you for telling us ur story :)

[@beatzmonster7177]

Nostalgic story man 😭

[@paulybeatz3688]

I almost cried, holy shit

[@lexsuskr5331]

I heard of gta vice city but not its latest expansion, gta vice city driver.

[@eenayeah]

This thing: *has CD Drive, Ethernet port, VGA output, Micro Firewire port, PCM expansion slot, PCI express connector, DVI output, S-video output, 5-in-1 memory card reader, infrared port, headphone jack, microphone jack, AND FOUR USB ports* MacBook in 2019: *has 2 USB slots*

[@danw1955]

@@realvivifromloona Yep, until you need an ethernet port to recover your OS, because the wireless quit working, and the nearest Apple store is 600 miles away, or maybe a Blu-Ray/DVD player to play your favorite older movie that Netflix won't put out there... or maybe even hook to a perfectly good external monitor with HDMI... oops, can't do that without a $70 dongle to convert USB-C to HDMI (god forbid you buy a cheapy off of Amazon, instead of the Apple version, because half the time they don't work) Newer isn't always better.😉

[@kicknitoldskool]

@@danw1955 Yep. I found a MacBook G4 and it boots and runs great - except hey now Everything is obsolete and just refuses to install or function. Makes me appreciate Windows alot more. I can emulate a Mac faster than I can make a real one function... Tragic

[@danw1955]

@@kicknitoldskool Check out osxhackers(dot)net for some easy ways to run later versions of OS-X on old machines. There's not a whole lot you can do with a G4, but there IS a good replacement browser that stays up to date and will run on them (10-4 Fox).😉

[@kicknitoldskool]

@@danw1955 that's pretty interesting thank you, I really wanted to run old .SIT games on it but I'm not sure how realistic that is now, I will investigate further though

[@peppermint_tea6881]

Because apple don't need no ports they an independent company that got ditched by nvidia and intel

[@Џигеричар]

I still have Acer Ferrari branded monitor my mother is still using it, working flawlessly more than 15 years 😀. Fantastic design.

[@b233332]

I remember buying this one to replaced my thinkpad T43p back in the days, it was the first 16:10 screen ratio and 64-bit CPU gaming laptop. Quite cutting edge.

[@aidancommenting]

I'd keep using the Lenovo.. I have a T61 I still use. It's a great laptop though

[@OppenedDark]

Always makes me happy when you add in metric system units, you truly are a wonderful man.

[@Tom2404]

I was at a Ferrari fan shop in Rome, and they had everything with Ferrari. They also had model cars that were more expensive than my real car.

[@CWINDOWSsystem32]

Rest in peace, Acer Ferrari, lost to Hurricane Helene.

[@mykdubz128]

this is vintage already? omg, I'm old :/

[@Kiwing4lyfe]

Yeah, most of us who watch this channel is old lol

[@Asahi380]

Thinking Windows7 was a last year thing and finding it's 10 years old.

[@gyroscopix8bit]

likewise mate, I remember reading about this in a monthly computer magazine when I was studying Network Systems. vintage...

[@Chaos89P]

@Hannreee Imagine how those who love XP feel.

[@trollsthatlol1]

@@Asahi380 tfw when you still use Windows 7

[@robintst]

There's just something so quaint about top of the line computers from the recent past, especially when they have a ludicrous license attached to them like Ferrari.

[@AlbertTheLaine]

I had it as a young animation student. It was great! Ran a modded Fire gl driver and Softimage XSI with it. Good times carrying that thing and an Intuos 2 A4 tablet in a backpack to school :)

[@GameInterest]

"I finally got one of my childhood dreams!" "I hate all physical aspects..."

[@GWCoetzee]

Holy shit I still have this laptop, complete with box and all accessories Didn't expect to see one in your videos

[@sireuchre]

Maybe you could help him get the stuff he's missing off the restore partition.

[@MegaManNeo]

You paid the 2000 bucks Acer asked for it?

[@bean9333]

You must be loaded

[@Paul_Ivanish]

You're a rich weirdo, OP.

[@rkan2]

Maybe he was working Ireland at the time... (any profession...)

[@armstrong2450]

2005: 1GB Ram, 128Mb Graphics, 2000$ 2015: 4GB Ram, 1Gb Graphics, 500$ 2020: 8GB Ram, 2Gb Graphics, 350$

[@rmm2000]

2005 - 2015?

[@trackstar1337]

idk if u dont know tech changes or wht but u dumb

[@epicsuace]

@@trackstar1337 your grammar doesn't help your case at all.

[@twochainsandrollies]

Please let me know where i can buy 8gb ram 2gb GPU laptop for 350.... I am in the market for a new laptop 😭😭

[@epicsuace]

safari 87 eBay, Craigslist, etc.

[@TheMrDeeJay]

I thought the constant fan noise is part of the formula 1 Ferrari experience ha ha ha ha

[@Skwies]

Ha Ha

[@vishsarat]

hA hA

[@ryboutnowfunksoubrov]

I remember the reviews from this when I was younger. I think one of the reviews said it heats up like an actual Ferrari.

[@RedneckMechanics]

I love watching LGR. Relaxing, yet entertaining. Thanks for making these videos.

[@skuder491]

This is a 2005 Acer Ferrari 4005 WLMi, and today we'll see the coolest quirks and features of this italian beast.

[@Caiosama205]

LGR De Muro

[@torchmusic27]

I love it when great fanbases overlap.

[@davekp6773]

...............then I'll be giving it a Clintscore

[@manzoorathar11]

I can see the horrible future of my Alienware. 😭

[@fireinside1984]

Horrible present also.

[@rggyuhtgggbji5017]

Horrible bill$!!

[@bandvitromaniaios1307]

And i can see a horribile future for my pc too but at least im lucky that i have an a ps 4.

[@arvin057]

same with my Predator )':

[@r3zaful]

aren't Alienware are well known to be upgradeable? even the aw17 has to power to run gtx 1080 if you know what you're doing heck even their old models from 2008 m15x could run 980m

[@214BIgl]

Finally liked when at the end you said, "I chose not to use a click bait title". Thank you LGR, your views and likes show that it was quality alone.

[@doruqs]

Mercedes headset Maseratti keyboard Nissan mouse Rocket bunny mousepad and *_Ferrari_* PC im ready for global elite lll

[@matthewl5434]

Dк кR you do know that rb is an aftermarket company right

[@matthewl5434]

@Ethan Stam oh

[@brazgazz]

where did u find the maseratti keeb?

[@sinbadsaluja3219]

Bmw mousepad

[@ahmedhazim8769]

mclaren smartphone

[@OKNewman]

"Ah, man money! It buys things." LGR, please never change.

[@mvgeese]

I might be horribly wrong but I think I remember seeing Ferrari F1 engineers from the time using these in the garage

[@ShadowAkatora]

Friend of mine used to play/raid World of Warcraft with his Ferrari laptop. Brings back memories. :D

[@jordith01]

Playing a racing game on a Ferrari branded computer. That tickles my brain in a lot of weird ways... but why didn't the system at least come with a steering wheel controller? Man, missed opportunity there.

[@CommodoreFan64]

It's because Thrustmaster at the time had the Ferrari license for making steering wheel acessories. I personally feel Ferrari in the 00's and early 2010's kind of whore out their name, and badge to just about anyone who would pay them the most, as there was even a Ferrari branded iPhone case with nasty smelling cologne in it that had a slight smell of racing fuel, and I know this because one of my coworkers at the time wore it, and it stunk up our store to high hell!

[@YETICOPTER]

Because it would be expensive and cumbersome and wheels were ugly af and only a small percentage of gamers played racing games on PC w/ wheel

[@quackman]

@@CommodoreFan64 Yeah, Ferrari were EA- and Sega-exclusive IIRC back in the 90s and early 2ks, so we never got their awesome cars until much later in the Gran Turismo or Forza series (best console racing sim games, even before the Ferraris).

[@MrCrisTheRo]

Oh man. I remember entering a contest to win one of these! I had just graduated high school. The good ol days. Closest thing I'll ever come to owning one. Thanks LGR!

[@devttyUSB0]

"What did you do this week, Clint?" "Umm... I took my Ferarri for a spin!"

[@ae0072]

😂😂

[@LouisCYUL]

"But I had to put it back in storage after an hour because it just kept on crashing"

[@anttisalminen1916]

This hits home hard! I remember eyeing this Ferrari branded Acer really hard when I was buying my first laptop geared towards gaming. I just didn't have deep pockets for this branded model and I had to go with Acer Aspire 1694 WLMi. Almost same machine. Just silver color and bit lower specs. But gosh, it was amazing to play Grand Theft Auto 3 and BattleField 2 on a freaking laptop. :D :edit: And forgot to mention. That pesky Acer refuses to die. Its still running. I've had multiple computers/laptops after that have gone bust. Either dead screens, dead motherboards.. etc. But not this era Acer. No sir.

[@uK8cvPAq]

I've got the model below that one, the Aspire 3003WLMi. Sempron 3000+ and shitty SiS graphics. Unfortunately it developed video problems with lines randomly appearing until the machine is rebooted.

[@SilentProti]

I bought an acer in 2008, yeah they were hard to kill.

[@haqiem4010]

I remember this laptop while reading Reader’s Digest when i was 7 Seeing it in 2019 makes me feel like it’s an amazing childhood glimpse of future

[@raven4k998]

but your still 7 lol

[@kaisyaya8492]

that F2004 wallpaper goodness worth 1999$ yet alone

[@ScottPaynton]

This is sooooo strange Clint.. I was JUST thinking about this machine yesterday. I wanted to look up an old review for it as I remember when this thing came out. And here you are releasing a video about it today... You rock man!

[@matthewchandler7845]

I still have a working Acer 5610Z W/ XP loaded...its a champ!

[@brianm6337]

So... Have you crashed it yet? It ain't a Ferrari till you've crashed it! *Listens to Windows explode in the background*

[@Kara_Kay_Eschel]

*crashed during the windows xp error noise*

[@Clay3613]

It ain't a Porsche...it won't randomly explode in a fireball!

[@saltysoysauce954]

@@Clay3613 Uh oh, thats a thing? 😳

[@camiloformica9031]

That should be a mustang though

[@Kalvinjj]

@@Clay3613 Yeah, being a Ferrari it will do it when revving at a stop light

[@Incidental104]

5:44 Now i get why it was called a Ferrari

[@riddhirahman]

7:39 Microsoft finally done it in Windows 11 nearly 20 years later lol

[@matrix2048]

I think the "smiley face" keyboard is supposed to be a more "ergonomic" layout.

[@The_Curious_Cat]

And smiley.

[@SirFrag32]

@REALBIGBOY997 It is, though. The curve is more natural than a flat keyboard.

[@SirFrag32]

@REALBIGBOY997 That's why, though. MS has a curved keyboard just like this that's a "Comfort Curve" ergonomic keyboard. There are lots of similar ones on the market.

[@Arthurzeiro]

The callendar covers 05 and 06 Ironically the two years in which Renault stopped Ferrari's dominance in F1.

[@adamcharleshovey7105]

I would not know that had you not left this comment, I actually do appreciate that, because I have a love for useless trivia, so thank you.

[@MTLbigJ]

I just got one of these a few days ago! Its in perfect shape because the owner took meticulous care of it, still has the original slot loading drive! My 2 passions being cars and computers when this video came out I knew I needed one. This week I'm looking through my local ad site and see a complete one for sale, in complete disbelief I was finding it locally in way better shape than any ones for sale on eBay! It's my first time getting into the old PC hobby even though LGR always intrigued me to. Thanks a million for posting the recovery disks. I burnt them and used them with the factory partition and it worked flawlessly I now have the OEM Ferrari theme with Ferrari startup it's such a blessing. I can't thank you enough Clint. Btw I know this video is 2 years old doubt you will see my comment but if you need me to somehow backup that recovery partition and send it your way just let me know! Or for anyone who has this PC, just drop a comment

[@LGR]

That's great, I'm glad it worked out for you! I'd love a copy of that if you'd be willing to share, perhaps on archive.org 👍

[@MTLbigJ]

@@LGR I'll let you know as soon as I get that ready!

[@MTLbigJ]

@@LGR it's finally done! Sorry for the delay life and work got in the way, for some reason KZbin kept removing my comment, I'm assuming because there was a link and KZbin thought it was scam. None the less, it's on archive, just search "acer Ferrari 4000 recovery partition" or even my user name. It's the same as my KZbin one. I used AOMEI backupper to retrieve it. If you have any issues just let me know!

[@LGR]

Many thanks! Here's the link for anyone that wants it: archive.org/details/acer-ferrari-4000-backup-partion

[@MTLbigJ]

@@LGR sweet thanks for posting the link! Hope this is of use!

[@dustydee8342]

This Acer is older than my 2018 computer and has Bluetooth wtf

[@bilbobaggins3984]

Thanosbus69 they were ahead of their time. I haven’t watched the video yet but I really miss mine. It was my last computer which just goes to show the lifespan this thing had.

[@wetlettuce4768]

My 2005 HP ZD8000 had bluetooth also lol, that thing was an absolute beast back in the day better then most peoples desktops.

[@TheRealTatakan]

lol my $2,500 custom built gaming pc didnt even have a built in wireless card it needs an external one

[@センナ-h4c]

@@TheRealTatakan what specs though?

[@TheRealTatakan]

@@センナ-h4c oh god i dont wanna go into it mostly because its not 2,500 any more its closer to 700 now

[@davel231]

I was working at CompUSA in 2005, we sold these. Well, I say "sold", we carried them in store. I don't think we ever actally SOLD one.

[@CommodoreFan64]

At the high price point I can see why you did not sell any at your store location. Back then my late father who was sick with lung cancer from being a welder, and working with asbestos for many years, and was slowly dying wanted to buy me a laptop to say thank you for taking care of him, and I ended up with a lower end model 14in ACER with a dual core AMD Sempron CPU, we got from the now defunked GoogleGear.com which was $600 before shipping, and taxes which ended up being close to $650 afterwards, and he had me buy 2 of them one for me, and one for him. but I always lusted after the Ferrari models, but after seeing the review for this one, I'm glad I did not end up with one due to the loud fan, and the rubber coating that's melting away.

[@quackman]

Was there at least a floor model to gawk at the carbon fiber, or were they all packed away ?

[@davel231]

Yup, there was a demo unit.

[@merouby]

I had this and the external graphics card and modded it to accept a SIM card with the GPS module - ran games very nicely on it's internal screen

[@ulfy01]

Interesting laptop! Coming off the 2004 F1 season with one of the all-time best, most dominant F1 cars to grace the sport, the F2004, I think I understand why they went along with the F1 theme.

[@GuestZer0]

When your laptop says "I have the need for speed"!

[@pistool1]

10:00 Choppiness in Doom 3 is mainly caused by the compromises in CPU & GPU rather than HDD. That's just my opinion :)

[@anasazmi8554]

Tip I read somewhere and applied to my 4 year old controller (a Logitech F710): those rubbery plastic surfaces can actually be cleaned by applying some isopropyl alcohol (some hand sanitizers use it) onto a rag and scrubbing the surfaces with it real hard. Doing this essentially gets rid of the melted layer. I still use the controller today after cleaning it off.

[@christopherp.8485]

I had this laptop when I was growing up. The first day I got it, there was 1 or 2 dead pixels and the left speaker blew. I really loved this laptop though. They keyboard was really comfortable to use and I liked turning on the Bluetooth every time I wanted to use the mouse. I bought a used one a few years ago, but the rubber on it was horribly sticky and with a 1 core CPU, there wasn't much I was going to do with it. There was also a problem when plugging in USB keys that would create a short and cut the power. It ended up in the trash. Sad, because I liked that laptop so much more than my Alienware...

[@drescythe1531]

Could have upgraded it on your own. Just like a car it can be rebuilt better, we have the technology

[@coffeemakerbottomcracked]

I have a Porsche branded toaster from 01-03' probably. Its still pretty modern. :DD

[@germandude5181]

Same! I have the whole set tbh. Coffee machine, kettle and toaster afaik

[@coffeemakerbottomcracked]

@@germandude5181 mine is Siemens (black plastic and steel ). Its probably from about the same year like this laptop

[@freibier]

@@germandude5181 You are missing the Porsche design ballpen :-) And yes, I also owned a Porsche design coffee machine, it looked pretty cool with its brushed aluminium.

[@germandude5181]

@@freibier Actually, I did own one. Sadly had the glorious idea to lend it to someone. Never got that pen back.

[@germandude5181]

@@coffeemakerbottomcracked Most likely. I mean, it's a nice little looking set to be honest. Quite modern in comparison to many other devices from that year.

[@studiosecondera]

How did this not have a HDMI, thismight sound stupid at first but the PS3 from 2006 had it and lots of other devices. This was a monster laptop back in the day with top end specs and a top end price.

[@aidancommenting]

It was a developing technology, and HDMI wasn't as common in 2005, even in $2000 laptops. They didn't start putting HDMI into laptops until 10 years later.

[@Connie_TinuityError]

@@aidancommenting That's not true, HDMI was already becoming common in laptops only around 2-3 years after this one was released.

[@aidancommenting]

@@Connie_TinuityError That was 3 years ago, I've come across an old laptop or two that has HDMI lol. Thanks for the info though.

[@coydog7902]

“Endless money pits!” -Scotty Kilmer

[@siddheshpillai3807]

I would rather have a Gameboy from Toyota over ferrari laptop

[@derekmccord3798]

Acer was a sponsor of Scuderia Ferrari in the mid 2000s after being the “engine” partner of Prost GP

[@DragRedSim]

Those engines in the Prost cars were also rebadged Ferrari power plants. The Ferrari connection is also why this laptop runs AMD chips - AMD was (and still are, to this day) another Ferrari F1 sponsor.

[@massimobernardo-]

now the partner is Lenovo, even for Ducati

[@alexgherghiceanu2094]

You are telling me there was an "acer" f1 engine?

[@joepasquarello1273]

I retired mine quite a few years ago. I recently resurrected it and other than a BT problem and flaky power connector, it works fine. I bypass the power connector by using the eZ Dock. Good review. Thanks.

[@boiledelephant]

"And of course, Crysis.." Me: [opens popcorn]

[@motorbloxx]

BUT CAN IT RUN CRYSIS?

[@liukang85]

🤣

[@haseenabadshah5381]

169 likes lmao

[@FieldMarshalFeels]

I remember playing Sim City 4 on my mom's Pentium 3 windows ME computer and being barely able to get past the region selection screen.

[@MavericksHangar]

Sim City 4 was God like..... except when it randomly crashed every few hours. Make sure you save!!

[@even___]

Ahh yes, but with Sims 2.

[@darkheathen6765]

Lol I remember being a kid and buying half life 2 and being very upset because I couldn't get it to run at all on my sisters dell pc. It sucked because back then as a kid you had no idea on that stuff so I had to wait years until they released it on console and even that sucked. Just recently at 24 I finally am able to play it. On a fucking 3080 and ryzen 5950x with 32 ram and a psu of 1000 😂😂😂

[@mayravixx25]

I remember trying to run games like My Tribe on my old Dell Dimension 3000 and it taking a solid 10 minutes to load. I would've killed for this kinda tech back in 2005. Obviously we have better tech today, and the only game I have to worry about having long load times in is GTA 5 now, but that's pretty much normal.

[@akash2853]

@@darkheathen6765 makes it so surreal to realise how far computing and graphics technology has come in the last decade and a half.

[@newrockerofficial294]

That's a clean looking laptop, love the design. Nice piece of history you got there.

[@walterw8223]

8:23...and of course Half Life 2... wait what!? Crysis!? On a 2005 laptop!? Are you mad!?

[@mikcnmvedmsfonoteka]

I doubt that my laptop from 2016/2017 can do the same (Well it was budget laptop with HD405 iGpu not a top of a line laptop but still)

[@walterw8223]

@@mikcnmvedmsfonoteka Try it and let us know =), the Crysis demo is still available for download if you don't own the game.

[@emdotrod]

This Acer Ferrari series uses AMD processors because coincidentally at the same time AMD also sponsoring the Ferrari F1 team. Also at the craze of netbook they also released Acer Ferrari One which is basically an Acer Aspire One with Ferrari logo on it. This year Ferrari F1 team is sponsored by both Lenovo and AMD so I hope Lenovo can release these kind of product!

[@marioman971]

Actually most high end laptops used AMD at that time; Core wasn't out yet, the Pentium M lacked AMD64, and the Pentium 4 was still atrociously power hungry and too unreasonable for any laptop..; although worth noting, some did try (see ThinkPad G40/G50)

[@itIsI988]

@@marioman971 I have an Acer TravelMate with a Pentium 4. It's actually quieter than this computer.

[@marioman971]

I Mobile Pentium 4 or Pentium 4 M? Pentium 4 M had no IHS, low voltage, lower clocks and a 35 watt TDP. Mobile Pentium 4's are, for the most part, more optimized desktop class CPUs with a 533 MT/s FSB and TDP's as high as 88 watts.

[@itIsI988]

@@marioman971 I can't remember but I do know that it has an IHS. It runs at 3GHz and has 2 threads.

[@marioman971]

I Ah alright that's a Mobile Pentium 4 HT. Could be either Northwood or Prescott. They had a fairly beefy heatsink too. Sounds to me like most of the fan noise on that Ferrari 4005 isn't necessarily fan noise, but most likely a worn bearing. I've seen plenty of laptop fans from that era do that as they age. New fan quiets them right down.

[@Catcrumbs]

1:17 That's what 'carbon fibre' is like in the wild. The finished material is technically known as CFRP or carbon fibre reinforced polymer, polymer being almost synonymous with plastic.

[@knuxify]

4:18 I have a Travelmate 5330 with an almost identical keyboard (although wider). Perhaps Acer really liked using that keyboard layout back in the day.

[@reliant_turbo]

I had a travelmate 4060 which was quite similar to this machine other than the ferrari stuff.

[@basto1d]

Can confirm

[@alanharkleroad4376]

The layout on my old Aspire 1536 was quite similar, those speakers more or less sucked on it though.

[@JustAPairofLegs]

imagine being like yeah i own a ferrari/ its real nice person- what type do u own me-Well An acer Ferrari

[@peterlamont647]

Ferrari Acer 4000...

[@liamholmes8890]

No other reviews reviewing and testing mid 2000's laptops play older need for speed, considering their popularity. So you have my sub just for playing most wanted

[@fuzzfizz]

2005, Schumacher lost world champion to young Fernando Alonso in the Renault. Not a good year for ferrari

[@kiisseli1337]

Nope, 2006. It was Kimi vs Fernando in 2005. Fernando won because Kimi's car broke every time.

[@fuzzfizz]

@@kiisseli1337 still ferrari lost in 2005, still to Alonso, no facts changed. Do I need to mention McLaren? Nope, it's a ferrari laptop in 2005.

[@MapleMilk]

Dude this thing has Sony Memory Stick I can finally keep my PSP saves on my pc 😌

[@SubSickle]

I had one, you need an adapter or you'll never get it out. I found out the hard way XD

[@PhaseRabbit]

Memory stick and memory stick pro. Not a memory stick duo slot.

[@AvgeekCarGeek]

6:14 oh that XP Sound ❤❤❤

[@notrotom]

Same

[@PockyWolf]

Oh. My. God. Thank you so much for uploading this video, this totally took me back to my really early childhood; in fact, it is my first ever computer (I still consider laptops computers, though) that I've ever used in my life! Gotta say broski, this nostalgia hit me hard-

[@mangolover6039]

wow 100 fps on ut2004! I used to play that game on 10-20 fps lol

[@makotovrc]

7:44 This feature was added to Windows Vista and further versions, by default. It's called Aero Snap now.

[@MrPiikkipallo]

Good old acer, I had a 2006 acer aspire 5670 which was similarly specced as this ferrari model, but of course without the ferrari bling. I remember seeing this ferrari model in the stores, and going like holy shit that is an expensive laptop.

[@leofluffbun]

3:50 "xD" it's laughing at you

[@XeonIsWeird]

xD

[@babushkablyattv2751]

Wtf?

[@grantersg]

Liam Dreemurr LMAO

[@luigi6835]

xD picture cards...don't remember them at all

[@センナ-h4c]

xD

[@gorizaio]

"rosso corsa" red means literally "race red red"