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How to install a Pixel Qi display in an ACER laptop

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How to install a Pixel Qi display in an ACER laptop

A few days ago Pixel Qi started shipping DIY kits allowing netbook users to add a 10.1 inch Pixel Qi 3Qi display to their mini-laptops. While the 5 price tag may seem a bit high, what you get for your money is a dual mode display that you can use outdoors just as easily as indoors. That’s because you can enable a low power, high contrast mode for use in direct sunlight. As an added bonus, the screen uses 80% less power in this mode.

There still aren’t any actual computers shipping with Pixel Qi displays, which means if you want one you’re going to have to pony up the cash for a DIY kit… but you’ll also end up voiding your netbook warranty if you open up the case, remove the old display and replace it with a new Pixel Qi display. So if you want to know what you’re in for before pulling out your credit card, you might want to check out the video after the break, courtesy of Make Magazine.See a ACER laptop battery

Basically, the 10 minute video shows how you remove the original screen from an Acer Aspire One laptop, and how you insert and connect the new display. If this all looks too difficult, then you should probably hold off on buying a Pixel Qi display for now and wait until you can actually buy a netbook or tablet with the screen preinstalled. It’ll probably be cheaper than buying an off-the-shelf netbook and a display anyway(acer battery).

Install A Pixel Qi Screen On Your Netbook

As we saw earlier, Mary Lou had delivered on her promise and finally put up a batch of Pixel Qi display kits for purchase over at Maker Shed. The first batch of 5 screens either sold like hotcakes or there just wasn’t that many selling because stock ran out quickly.

Now comes the part where we wait for all the hackers to show off their shiny new Pixel Qi kits on their netbooks. First, we saw the Samsung N135 compared with a Kindle and the other day there was an Acer Aspire One (with Flickr photos) fitted with the display and compared with an OLPC XO 1.5 notebook which sports a slightly older version of the Pixel Qi technology.

And most recently, a semi guide on how to install a Pixel Qi display in your netbook – in this case on one of the more recent Acer Aspire One netbooks. If you’ve never taken a screen out this is definitely worth a look – Makemagazine does the switch in under 10 minutes.

I’d love to try one myself but you know.. the cost is really too much. Anyone going to buy one(buy a dell laptop battery)? Head on over to MakerShed to preorder.