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[BeefJeRKy]

Well that laptop you posted has an extremely powerful GPU for a laptop and is not at all a piece of crap. Actually, priced at $1249, (I dunno why i thought it was 1649) I'd say go for it. Just beware as it's rather heavy for a 15 incher (7.3 lbs no joke) and I'm sure the heat produced will be strong.

[Eddy01741]

Scopejim, on 26 Aug 2008, 11:38, said:

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Canadian dollars>>>USD in global value

Not Really.
I think they will ship to the US but they may charge a litte extra.
Also that one on Newegg has 3 gigs of memory compared to the 4gigs in the one I showed. Plus Blu-ray = futureproof.

Oh, sheesh, well, the last time I heard about the CAD compared to USD (which was just about a year ago, when the CAD was about 1.04 times more than the USD) the CAD was above the USD (and tons of people were ranting about how that was foreshadowing the depression of our economy).

Anyways, Vista can't support 4 gigs unless it is 64 bit, and I have no reason to believe that that is 64 bit, it will detect it as 3.5gb of memory. ANd I was just saying, in the case that you don't want blu-ray, the one from newegg is cheaper. Plus, newegg you get 3 day free shipping lol.

Anyways, your ASUS laptop you posted has a powerful GPU, far better than the ones that we have posted previously, however, it's also about a pound heavier than the Sony FW, and its screen is smaller. If you really want to play new games though, you probably will want a laptop like that, an HD3470 ain't exactly anything near high end lol, I mean, it'll keep up in older games like CnC generals, but newer games... it'll lag behind, especially on the 1600x900 res that the FW runs on.

[EX-P.F.C. Wintergreen]

So does the mean the vista won't function properly on it, or at least in its current form and also-

Vaio is-

lighter
possibly cheaper
larger screen
possible blu-ray

Asus has-

heavier
possibly cheaper
smaller screen
much more power
vista probelmatic???
Hotter

Is that everything.

Weight isn't really a factor for me and unless heat is a huge problem, it seems like Asus is the way to go.

So if I gave you...idk $1300 USD to buy a gaming capable laptop, what would you get?

P.S. I found a deal on ebay for the Asus for 1450 with 2 200 gb 7200 rpm SATA hdd's and comes with a "free" case a wireless optical mouse? is that good?


Too many choices!!! GAH!!

Edited by The Basilisk, 26 August 2008 - 20:57.

[Eddy01741]

The Basilisk, on 26 Aug 2008, 16:54, said:

So does the mean the vista won't function properly on it, or at least in its current form and also-

Vaio is-

lighter
possibly cheaper
larger screen
possible blu-ray

Asus has-

heavier
possibly cheaper
smaller screen
much more power
vista probelmatic???
Hotter

Is that everything.

Weight isn't really a factor for me and unless heat is a huge problem, it seems like Asus is the way to go.

So if I gave you...idk $1300 USD to buy a gaming capable laptop, what would you get?

P.S. I found a deal on ebay for the Asus for 1450 with 2 200 gb 7200 rpm SATA hdd's and comes with a "free" case a wireless optical mouse? is that good?


Too many choices!!! GAH!!

For a gaming laptop the Asus is the only option, Sony doesn't really make gaming laptops (even their largest model, the AR, runs a pretty weak grpahics card (an 8600GT IIRC). Get the asus if your primary concern is gaming, the FW wins in watching movies (perfect 16:9 ratio, high res, high quality screen) and it can even use blu-ray, and is more mobile and stuff like that. To sum it up:

Asus: Better for gaming
Sony FW: Better at everything else and decent at gaming.

[EX-P.F.C. Wintergreen]

Alright.

Clean and clear. Thats all I needed.

Thanks to everyone!!

[Alias]

Toshiba is better at gaming than Asus.

[Prophet of the Pimps]

Go for Asus. I got viao in the office and i hate it. Sony has installed too much crapware that bog down the system and its a pain in the ass to get rid of it. Also Vaios have a durability problem. Although the screens on Vaios are fucking awesome and superior then other brands. Also Blue ray is useless. its gonna take years before it becomes main stream so its not a good argument to get a Viao for.

[partyzanpaulzy]

I have bought Asus M51 ? Intel Core 2 duo T8300 2,4 GHz, NVidia GeForce 9500M GS 512MB, 3GB RAM + 1GB some kind of extra modul (2nd version was without, but this should be more expensive, but I found it on the same price), 255 GB HDD, TV hybride tuner, numerical keyboard, ...
The price was some 1014 Euros and there wasn't nothing better in this price cathegory. My school mate has notebook from the same serie, but he has better version with price around 1265 Euros (better CPU, NVidia graphic card with 1GB and better GPU, blue-ray mech.). I hadn't more to spend on laptop.

BTW, Asus also makes the cheapest laptops (subnotebook EEE) from some 200 Euros. These are best on travelling or for little children.

[EX-P.F.C. Wintergreen]

I'm using an old toshiba right now and I'm really not enjoying it. (its the old satellite series)

Also @ PotP long lasting would be something totally worth it because whenever I get one it will need to last me about 4ish years through college. But I'm leaning towards the Asus right now.

Also my family has an Eee pc actually because the school my dad works at is giving one to all the students in the their classes to use for the year and they are pretty neat little things.

Thanks for the overwhelming support you guys!

[Eddy01741]

Prophet of the Pimps, on 27 Aug 2008, 3:03, said:

Go for Asus. I got viao in the office and i hate it. Sony has installed too much crapware that bog down the system and its a pain in the ass to get rid of it. Also Vaios have a durability problem. Although the screens on Vaios are fucking awesome and superior then other brands. Also Blue ray is useless. its gonna take years before it becomes main stream so its not a good argument to get a Viao for.

Yeh, my new Vaio SR has about 50 gbs of bloatware on it.... however, I do agree that hte screens are friggin awesome lol.


Anyways, if you are basicallyjust gonna use this laptop for gaming, I ask you to consider the lesser known brand called Sager, they are pretty much a dedicated gaming laptop builder. You might want to consider looking at this one: http://www.sagernote...d.php?pid=91133

[Waris]

Nice name XD Make mine a Sage-r lol

[Prophet of the Pimps]

sager laptops are a chan meme.

Pic related.

[Eddy01741]

I have no idea what you just said PotP lol.

[Prophet of the Pimps]

f you dont get it then consider yourself lucky.

[RaiDK]

If you go for a Dell, remember to get the extended warranty.

While Dell quality isn't always the best, Dell warranty really is.

[Wi-Ta]

RaiDK, on 1 Sep 2008, 11:13, said:

While Dell quality isn't always the best, Dell warranty really is.

so ... do you think?

In our company we have 9 laptops running.
4 Dell,2 Sony and 3HP.
Because i do administration i can tell you:
with Dell no problems
1 Sony send back 2 time
2 HP manny litle stupid things.

So Dell isn't the best quality?
I will order in future only Dell for our company gues wy?

best regards
Wi-Ta