am I missing something here, or is this laptop a steal?

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jimmy olsen

#60
September 08, 2009, 04:45:55 PM
There's a similar laptop by them with a NVIDIA card but, it only has a 250GB hard drive.

It has good reviews.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220547

Which is more valuable, the NVIDIA card over the ATI or the extra drive space?
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Caliga

#61
September 08, 2009, 05:57:43 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on September 08, 2009, 03:55:45 PM
Anyone know anything about ASUS? What kind of reputation do they have?
They have an extremely good rep for motherboards (the best or close to it).  However, I have no idea if an "ASUS laptop" is really something they assembled or rather some other company that is licensing the ASUS name.
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Barrister

#62
September 08, 2009, 06:11:21 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on September 08, 2009, 04:45:55 PM
There's a similar laptop by them with a NVIDIA card but, it only has a 250GB hard drive.

It has good reviews.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220547

Which is more valuable, the NVIDIA card over the ATI or the extra drive space?

Remember 250 GB isn't exactly "small".  It should be plenty for everyday needs.

But this will be your only system, right?  So are you going to use it to store 1000s of songs, movies or pictures?

Overall I would feel more comfortable with the Intel/NVidia setup this system has though.
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Grey Fox

#63
September 08, 2009, 06:15:03 PM
It's probably cheaper to get an external 1TB HDD then a laptop with one.
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jimmy olsen

#64
September 08, 2009, 06:37:43 PM
Quote from: Barrister on September 08, 2009, 06:11:21 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on September 08, 2009, 04:45:55 PM
There's a similar laptop by them with a NVIDIA card but, it only has a 250GB hard drive.

It has good reviews.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220547

Which is more valuable, the NVIDIA card over the ATI or the extra drive space?

Remember 250 GB isn't exactly "small".  It should be plenty for everyday needs.

But this will be your only system, right?  So are you going to use it to store 1000s of songs, movies or pictures?

Overall I would feel more comfortable with the Intel/NVidia setup this system has though.

Is notebookcheck good for reviews?

Looks like the ATI card is better to me.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-ATI-Mobility-Radeon-HD-4570.13885.0.html

http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-G-102M.16313.0.html
It is far better for the truth to tear my flesh to pieces, then for my soul to wander through darkness in eternal damnation.

Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
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DontSayBanana

#65
September 08, 2009, 06:50:57 PM
Radeons have come a long way since the glitchy 9200 chipsets. To give some perspective, the 3100 in my laptop won't run Crysis, but the system runs Sims 3 on medium settings with pretty much no lag.
Experience bij!

Barrister

#66
September 08, 2009, 06:58:19 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on September 08, 2009, 06:15:03 PM
It's probably cheaper to get an external 1TB HDD then a laptop with one.

That was my thinking.

And Tim - I dunno about Notebookcheck - never heard of them before.  And I don't have any grand surveys or statistics to back me up other than I've owned 3 ATI cards (2 desktop and 1 laptop) and they've all subjectively sucked (and the desktop ones just stopped working), whereas the couple of NVidia ones have worked well.  I know othes on Languish have had similar anecdotal reports.

Plus you have AMD vs Intel.  I want to like AMD, I really do.  But reviews the last few years have put Intel chips ahead on both efficiency and performance.  Plus it's always safer (although not always cheaper) to go with the market leader in terms of compatibility.
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jimmy olsen

#67
September 08, 2009, 07:07:56 PM
Then it seems you and DontSayBanana must now fight to the death. God will favor the right. -_-
It is far better for the truth to tear my flesh to pieces, then for my soul to wander through darkness in eternal damnation.

Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
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DontSayBanana

#68
September 08, 2009, 07:32:43 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on September 08, 2009, 07:07:56 PM
Then it seems you and DontSayBanana must now fight to the death. God will favor the right. -_-

Actually, I'm no ATI fanboi, but I didn't have the option of nVidia; I did find the 9200/9250/9500/9550 to be a total waste of money and won't argue that ATI cards of that vintage sucked.
Experience bij!

jimmy olsen

#69
September 08, 2009, 09:08:28 PM
I thought you guys were more computer savy than this.  :(
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Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
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Barrister

#70
September 08, 2009, 09:17:55 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on September 08, 2009, 09:08:28 PM
I thought you guys were more computer savy than this.  :(

It's not an Apple - I'm kind of working outside my comfort zone here. :P
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Barrister

#71
September 08, 2009, 09:19:30 PM
Posts here are my own private opinions.  I do not speak for my employer.

jimmy olsen

#72
September 09, 2009, 08:34:45 AM
It is far better for the truth to tear my flesh to pieces, then for my soul to wander through darkness in eternal damnation.

Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
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