I worked retail when those were being sold and I remember how sweet they looked up close. Only a few of them ever made it back to the tech benches though, cause they didn't sell well and were rarely seen outside the store.

RetroGamer4Ever wrote on 2021-08-02, 01:29:

I worked retail when those were being sold and I remember how sweet they looked up close. Only a few of them ever made it back to the tech benches though, cause they didn't sell well and were rarely seen outside the store.

Possibly it was because you could get a similarly specced and, apart from the cool logos and paint, near identically looking Aspire model for a lot less money =)

What are the specs on these puppies?

So get yourself a microfiber towel and some automotive polish (or you can just pick up a tube of Meguiar's Scratch X.,.. if you're in europe, you can probably find a polish from Sonax that will do the job) ... and polish that out! its a shame to see all the swirls/scratches on that otherwise beautiful red finish.

I saw one of these featured on LGR. Really interesting and unique laptop. From the pictures it looks like you found two in excellent condition. Congrats and thanks for sharing 😁.

Under the hood:

The 3000:

And the 3200:

I think most chassi parts are interchangeable.
And further disassembly requires the bending of both MB and plastic parts.
Which is needed if you want to swap out the CMOS battery (coin cell), located roughly on the flip side of the black "tape".
Motherboard layout is slightly different, but dimensions are the same.

When it comes to actual hardware used the 3200 is a way better laptop.
More on that later!

DaveJustDave wrote on 2021-08-02, 17:47:

So get yourself a microfiber towel and some automotive polish (or you can just pick up a tube of Meguiar's Scratch X.,.. if you're in europe, you can probably find a polish from Sonax that will do the job) ... and polish that out! its a shame to see all the swirls/scratches on that otherwise beautiful red finish.

The picture was deliberately taken reflecting the sun to show tiny scratches =)
In normal conditions you cant see any.

And TBH I'd be weary of using polish on theese.
Who knows how thick paint they layed down on them.
I know from other, more used, Ferrari's that the silver pain on the touch pad mouse buttons wears of fairly fast.

Hezus wrote on 2021-08-02, 15:01:

What are the specs on these puppies?

15" 4:3 display and Athlon 64 Mobile 2800/3000/3200/3500+ paired with a Radeon Mobility 9600 or 9700, depending on model.

A Ferrari One 200 came to me for repair about a decade ago.

bofh.fromhell wrote on 2021-08-02, 01:34:

RetroGamer4Ever wrote on 2021-08-02, 01:29:

I worked retail when those were being sold and I remember how sweet they looked up close. Only a few of them ever made it back to the tech benches though, cause they didn't sell well and were rarely seen outside the store.

Possibly it was because you could get a similarly specced and, apart from the cool logos and paint, near identically looking Aspire model for a lot less money =)

Yeah, top of the line fully optioned Toyota Camry at only Ferrari pricing, I don't get why they didn't sell millions [/sarcasm]

To be fair, I don't think they quite had the gall to charge 3x what a similar spec other make laptop would cost, like Apple does, they only went to something like 2.5 times.

If I remember correctly Asus made a Lamborghini laptop around 2007.

You are correct David Does Tech Stuff has done videos on the Lambo laptop and just recently the Ferrari one.

I remember seeing this on an episode of LGR. It's an impressive laptop, but curved keyboards make my brain hurt. Whomever thought that this was a good idea must have never used as keyboard before in their life.

Kahenraz wrote on 2022-03-13, 23:36:

I remember seeing this on an episode of LGR. It's an impressive laptop, but curved keyboards make my brain hurt. Whomever thought that this was a good idea must have never used as keyboard before in their life.

What's worse is that they continued the trend well into 2008. Just look at some of the Extensa 52xx and 56/57xx units, as well as Travelmates of the same series.

I remember seeing it in the Travelmate series. Such a waste of an era.

I prefer a Porsche. But I do like the sound of a Ferrari engine. I just hear bad things about maintaining them and repair costs.
But an old Porsche will Nickel and dime you till your broke too.