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New laptop
After only a year my second laptop gave way.. I opened the case and the case around the monitor snapped in half.. can't get warrenty to fix it and no one around here has the spare parts.. so I got a new one. I think it was time for an upgrade anyways.
I went a completly different route this time, I went with an Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 and nVidia GeForce 8600M GS. AMD does not have a mobile cpu to compete with the core 2 and there is a lack of 15.4" laptops with a decent ATi chipset.. . I don't like Dell, Compaq, HP or Gateway.. So my options were very limited.. I'm to picky. I found the PERFECT laptop for my needs, an Asus F3SV-B1 from GenTec: http://1toppc.com/Merchant2/merchant...t_Code=F3SV-B1 Specs: 15.4" WSXGA+ 1680X1050 Color Shine (Wish they had the matte screen!!) Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 2.2 GHz 4MB 800 FSB (Santa Rosa) GeForce G8600M GS 256MB up to 1G/DX10 4GB DDRII 667 Kingston Ram (2x 2GB) Seagate Momentus 7200.2 160GB 7200rpm SATAII 1GB Intel Turbo Memory Card 1.3MP Webcam 8 x DVD-RW Dual Layer Super Multi DVD/Burner Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965 802.11 a/b/g/n Air Plane/Car Adapter 7 in 1 Card Reader Bluetooth Fingerprint Reader Finally a keyboard that has the large left shift key and the CTRL key on the far bottom left! I cannot believe how much thoes annoyed me on my other laptop. It was impossible to program with.
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Looks cool. I wish I had this laptop though:
http://www.bondandbond.co.nz/shop.do?cID=233&pID=4381 * Intel® Core 2 Duo processor T5300 (1.73GHz) * 120GB 5400RPM * 1024MB DDR2 (2 Dimms) * LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD±RW with Double Layer Support * 15.4" WXGA High Definition BrightView Widescreen Display * Windows® Vista Ultimate * NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7400 with up to 256MB memory * Intel PRO/Wireless 802.11a/b/g;Bluetooth, Integrated 10/100 LAN * ExpressCard/54 slot * 5-in-1 digital memory reader slot Chris
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Intel Core Duo E7300 2.66GHz // SuperTalent DDR2 800 2GB // ASUS nVidia GeForce 8400GS 512MB // Western Digital 7200RPM 320GB SATA // LG GH-20LS 20X SATA DVD-RAM // Windows XP Pro 32-bit // Thermaltake XP550 NP 430W // Thermaltake SOPRANO SECC Black |
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Yeah Asus has nice machines. I think Sam's Club also sells them.
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it's a laptop and it beats the ever living **** out of my pc .. amazing how obsolete technology is..
and to think i spent 2 grand building this setup in the day ..
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this just kinda makes me sad i look over at my piece-o-crap and it just makes me want to throw the mother f'er out the window lol just build mine 2 years ago too
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Nice labtop!
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nice laptop...
so whos gonna by me one??
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Just recieved this this Friday. This thing is awesome! (Except nvidia drivers suck)
I initially tried to install Windows XP on this. Everything went flawless except the nvidia drivers. After messing around for 6 hours downloading driver after driver I finally gave up and installed Vista Ultimate, since I got the retail DVD along with my purchase. All I gotta say, is that after I gave Vista an honest shot (I really had no choise thanks to nvidia), I really like it. It boots faster, programs are more responsive and it looks better. Most of the tweaks I use on Windows XP also worked with Vista, so my interface didn't really change. The only program conflicts I had were Nero 6 and nvidia again. I installed Nero 7 (uhg, such bulky software...) and finally got some nvidia drivers to work (what a process!) and everything is smooooooth. Vista KICKS ASS. All my games work too. The laptop screams!! The core2duo isn't quite as fast as my AMD 6000+, but it's close, and for a laptop that's pretty good. The 4GB of ram and 1GB "intergrated ReadyDrive card" help alot also. The 160GB was a big upgrade from my old 100GB hard drive, it is dead silent and runs very cool. The wireless is also tons better. I see many more avaliable connections around then with my other laptop. Awesome!!!
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04' Dodge SRT-4, Mopar Stage 3, 406whp/436wtq |
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Thank you for the review!
Will consider it if I ever buy a labtop! But if I ever get a Labtop I need to go with XP as the software I use only work with XP |
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