Cursor jumps all around when typing: Acer Aspire AS1410-8804 11.6-Inch Black Laptop - 6 Hour Battery Life Does anyone know if there is a fix for a very twitchy cursor, which jumps anywhere on the page except where I am typing, skipping lines, going to...
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It's not the touchpad - it's your thumb. I had the same problem until I realized that I was letting my thumbs drop when typing. The cursor jumps to where the mouse pointer is when you're typing. Like most of my problems - it's between the keyboard and the chair.
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I'm sorry I can't help you, I don't know much about computers. I have an Acer notepad. When the battery would no longer hold a charge, I took it out to find the make and model number and ordered exactly what I had.
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I am even wondering: was this mess with the batteries intended to attract customers anxious to receive "unadvertised" bigger batteries just to boost initial sales? I am sorry for those who are now starting to receive the "standard" 4400 mAh battery. But I want to comfort you: even while I have the bigger 5800 mAh one, it seems almost impossible to me to drain even 60% of it in a real life student usage. I never carry an ac adapter with me anymore because I consistently get at least 5 min. per every 1% of battery power I have, with wifi turned on and on 60% of brightness. When wifi is occasionally off, it comes up to more than 6 min. per 1%. So, even if you will get 75% of this, it will still carry you through the whole day of classes and an evening in a starbucks. Anyways, I would not trade acer for asus even if I got smaller battery, because acer has unparalleled screen in terms of clarity and brightness.
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I've had this happen on other non-Acer computers and the only thing I can attribute it to is programs running in the background take an active blip for a second, thus causing the cursor to move/disappear. Then, I must shake the mouse, or tap the pad, to resume control of the cursor.
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I run it for basic usage, not for gaming. The scree is shiny to me. and I watch video on youtube, for my personal feeling, the screen is OK.The laptop's weak-point (for most Acer laptop), when you type the keyboard, sometimes the focus jump away.
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I have no idea.However do not buy it.Have problems with the cursor which jumps all over making it impossible to write.
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hello, sorry for the wait. its integrated within the laptop but to tell you the truth, i would prefer another laptop. the motion sensor is very annoying and the only useful thing that i honestly use is the fingerprint sign in and the smart pass for websites. Smart pass is assigning a website to a finger. For instance, my pointer finger pulls up my email webpage, my middle pulls up my amazon webpage and so forth. Also, as we speak i am currently packaging the laptop to send back to hp to fix because after updating windows 8 the whole thing crashed and ive only had it for a few months. Im trying to see if i could return it to amazon and just buy a new one. My theory is, if this is the trouble in gettign this early in the game then i would hate to think of what waits for me down the line. I would suggest you get another laptop period.
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I run this laptop in desktop mode. I cannot attest to battery life but I can say that the keyboard is wonderful. It is not clumsy to type on and it is very responsive. I really like this computer from Dell. In my family we drive Honda and BMW. For computers, we have Dell.
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ACER has just announced a newer-more expensive model- better battery life. Could be we can purchase a better replacement soon.
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Thanks Joe! I bought extra memory but the seal says if I remove it the warranty is void? Is taht true? How can that be?Do i need to get latest bio, etc? I just got it. MikeJoe how in heck do i get the video cam to work? We bought my wife an Acer Aspire one and it was mountains easier to get up and running. Thank you sir!! Mike
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http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/drivers Just look for the model number under ultra-thin>aspire>471PIf worst comes to worst just call acer support. They'll help.
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1553 has a mouse included. See this Acer link for all 52 models:http://snipurl.com/f45id [us_acer_com] , then click on Aspire® One - 8.9"
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No issues at this time, however, I have disabled the keyboard lighting. The mouse does not last that long though, perhaps 5-6 days before it requires a charge. The keyboard battery is long lasting. I like this combo, just wish the mouse lasted a tad bit longer. Hope this helpes
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Hmmm...this is so odd. Confirming my earlier post, the Asus is sitting on my lap right now w/ nothing between it and my legs except thin cotton yoga pants -- no problem at all. One would think all versions of this model would be the same, but clearly not. Glad I have a cool one!!! Still loving it after seven plus months, still recommending to anyone who'll listen, still truly awesome battery life.
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Yes I have experienced this too. Sometimes the cursor seems too sensitive and out of control. I have gone it and checked my cursor settings and they are set on normal settings so I don't know how to address this issue. If I find out I will post.
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You may need to overclock your mouse. I also recommend a 5th gen Core-i9, and a very good and updated anti-virus to prevent false positives.
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i dont remember how long but in the past, i referred to acer website for information. if you bought through amazon and acer is no help, amazon has good service and i eventually had to talk to them to return it.