Looking at new laptop

[General J]

I had the feeling that the 17" one was going to be a burden to carry around.

 

Now my serious question is the difference between the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of vista, and just how much better the 9700M GT will perform compared to the 9600M GS or the 1 gig ATI 3650.

[Cujo]

get the 15" one. 1gb of memory on a laptop vid card is pure overkill. very few desktop card even have 1gb right now. only the newest ati/nvidia desktop cards even have enough horsepower to utilize that ram.

[General J]

So, I went with the G50V-A1. I figured the 15.4" was more than big enough. I also had read a lot of things talking about how the 32-bit version of vista would show all 4 gigs of ram, but couldn't actually use it all. I don't know if that is still true after all the updates. But, if it is, it amuses me that they sell machines with 6gb ram and pre-install 32-bit vista.

 

Anyhow, I will give a review once I have it in hand.

[Preacher]

32 and 64bit machines use the RAM the 32 bit machine will just add it to :cache" memory instead of saying you have 4gb. The 64bit machines do use all 4,6 or 8 gb of RAM, not sure what you read.

[[LaW]Maverick]

Just so you know my SLi lappy is 17" with 1920 x 1200 and I still don't think SLi is necessary :-)

 

I mean I LIKE it, but I don't think it's necessary.....

 

 

That being said--everyone complains about 17" laptops not being portable enough, but I gotta say, I haven't regretted this laptop at all. I wouldn't go any smaller because I like the full sized keyboard and number pad (though not all 17" lappys have this). I have no problem carrying it around, I don't mind getting it out at Panera bread, and yeah--the point I'm trying to make is that the large size doesn't bother me at all. I can still tuck it under my arm and go somewhere with it.

 

 

It sounds to me like you made a good choice! ASUS G-series laptops are AWESOME--especially for the price! Congrats, my friend!

[boiler]

yeah, some folks here need to take their skirts off with the whole 17" laptop not being portable thing

 

 

.... of the choices above though, go with the 15.4" one.

Edited August 27, 2008 by boilersax

[Preacher]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?sk...d=1213046783444

[General J]

So, I have had the laptop a few days, and only had a limited time to mess with it. CS:S runs like a dream with everything cranked. System is fast, build quality is super nice. I would definitely buy another Asus in a heartbeat. The machine I bought for the money is worth every penny. You can not beat ASUS's warranty, and they were ( I believe) the only company offering 802.11n that I noticed. Battery life is great when it is set to "power saving." "High performance" sucks through the battery in less than an hour from what I have seen. But it is running a lo of stuff. Even comes with everything down to a Logitech MX518 mouse. My only complaint is the keyboard, which feels a bit loose for my taste with a new computer. It's not horrible, but it feels a little pre-broken in to me.