Old Acer 5820TG Repair

[sonic]

The left & right lower corner of the Acer 5820TG gave way.. Left side more serious..
My kids using it for her school online work.
Can it be repair?
Which shop good?

 

[Digital Hospital]

The left & right lower corner of the Acer 5820TG gave way.. Left side more serious..
My kids using it for her school online work.
Can it be repair?
Which shop good?

Difficult to find parts. almost all acer 4820TG and 5820TG have hinge issues.

Even to find a used casing + hinge is around $150-200 region. Will advise you trade in your unit and get a new one.

 

[sonic]

Difficult to find parts. almost all acer 4820TG and 5820TG have hinge issues.

Even to find a used casing + hinge is around $150-200 region. Will advise you trade in your unit and get a new one.

So old still got value for trade in?

 

[Gribber]

if you cant fix it, can gimme the adapter?
i am still using my old 3820tg.

 

[runeruin]

many spare parts can be found in taobao with the correct keyword

http://world.taobao.com/search/search.htm?_ksTS=1444116963226_305&spm=2015090701&search_type=0&_input_charset=utf-8&navigator=all&json=on&q=acer%205820%20%E5%B1%8F%E8%BD%B4&cna=YNyTDgndO3ICAdq6j8FKeze4&callback=__jsonp_cb&abtest=_AB-LR517-PR517

 

[sonic]

if you cant fix it, can gimme the adapter?
i am still using my old 3820tg.

Think I will just glue back the opened parts...
My kids still can use for the school BBC works..

 

[sonic]

many spare parts can be found in taobao with the correct keyword

http://world.taobao.com/search/search.htm?_ksTS=1444116963226_305&spm=2015090701&search_type=0&_input_charset=utf-8&navigator=all&json=on&q=acer%205820%20%E5%B1%8F%E8%BD%B4&cna=YNyTDgndO3ICAdq6j8FKeze4&callback=__jsonp_cb&abtest=_AB-LR517-PR517

Hinges look OK. Just the front plastic panel gave way.. See can find at TB.. Tks.

 

[clearsky7]

I ordered laptop covers from taobao before. Cheap and good. Ships in 10 days or less. If you can DIY, it's definitely the best option.

 

[SimonLam]

if you cant fix it, can gimme the adapter?
i am still using my old 3820tg.

Haha I recalled we did some review

My old 3820tg still running good with upgrades and occasion servicing.

Main mobile gaming now moved to my new S-15 skylake

 

[Gribber]

Haha I recalled we did some review

My old 3820tg still running good with upgrades and occasion servicing.

Main mobile gaming now moved to my new S-15 skylake

yeap, it was a long time ago.

Think the review is still lurking somewhere in this forum

I am amazed how long this Acer could last.

 

[SimonLam]

Those were the days..

For 3820TG i using Coolermaster 95 adapter. works well

 

[ipaq4444]

having say that, anyone ever upgrade their 4820 or 5820 lcd panel?

 

[ArcticCheetah]

Haha I recalled we did some review

My old 3820tg still running good with upgrades and occasion servicing.

Main mobile gaming now moved to my new S-15 skylake

I have already concluded that laptops aren't for gaming if you want them to last.
Eventually the large amount heat generated will destroy it even if nothing else would.

 

[Gribber]

I have already concluded that laptops aren't for gaming if you want them to last.
Eventually the large amount heat generated will destroy it even if nothing else would.

Both my 3820TG and Dell Vostro are still working fine... Even when i game with it occasionally

 

[ArcticCheetah]

Both my 3820TG and Dell Vostro are still working fine... Even when i game with it occasionally

Now I am using Lenovo G40-30.
Upgraded the touchpad to synaptics and the wifi card.
The stupid elantech touchpad had the jumpy cursor issue and the wifi was low performance.
Followed the FRU and upgraded it to Qualcomm Wireless AC and replace the touchpad now it is much much better.
Didn't go to service centre because the guy there probably won't do the touchpad for me.

 

[Gribber]

Now I am using Lenovo G40-30.
Upgraded the touchpad to synaptics and the wifi card.
The stupid elantech touchpad had the jumpy cursor issue and the wifi was low performance.
Followed the FRU and upgraded it to Qualcomm Wireless AC and replace the touchpad now it is much much better.
Didn't go to service centre because the guy there probably won't do the touchpad for me.

Just unlucky perhaps.

I rarely off my notebooks anyway. 24/7 workhorse. Not even on sleep mode.

 

[ArcticCheetah]

Just unlucky perhaps.

I rarely off my notebooks anyway. 24/7 workhorse. Not even on sleep mode.

It is not a lemon because the issue is intermittent.
Hard to reproduce, will show after the laptop remains on for a long time and the 'solution' to the fix is disable the touchpad and reenable it.