Review: Asus W3J Review

[Djembe]

sticky!!

[nocturne_sa]

if u use this tool u might be able to find out the ram, hd speeds

http://www.crucial.com/uk/systemscanner/

i dunno if it recognises the W3J (being a newer model)..but it works fine on my old toshiba.. try it out..

additionally u can also check it in the Bios (for most bios es atleast)...

[andriana]

i was kind of hoping for 4+ battery life but i guess 2-3 hours is ok with that graphic card. but everything else is perfect!

[nocturne_sa]

Alos try this one out for ram details

http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

[Tegis]

The wj3 could be my next notebook but i have some questions.

Ive seen weight claims on both 2 and 2.2 kg but wich one is right, maybe differnt batteries? Or do you have a scale that you could use so we would know for sure.

And was dvd problem you had hard to fix or a simple one.

How is the heat and sound level if you run some heavy programs or games for an extended amount of time.

[Covert]

The DVD "problem" was easy to fix - he just got a different program. Don't use the included crap.

[kierkegaard710]

Glad to see you got the DVD issue worked out. I am also really impressed with the 3dmark score (of course, you can get that higher if you overclock). But that is something I will be a little hesitant to do once I get mine. Also glad to hear that heat wasn't an issue. I have been on the pre-order list for nearly a month. The w3j has been pushed back nearly a month in the states so all of these positive reviews are only making it harder and harder to wait. But much more worth it I suppose. I'm glad you're happy with your purchase.

[teds asleep]

I just found out from asus the hard drive speed is 4200rpm.

Further tests are showing the heat stays around 54C whilst I was burning a lot of dvds, battery life is staying around the 2 1/2 hour mark (working in photoshop, word and surfing online with wifi and bluetooth active).
I did try playing doom 3 at close to native resolution whilst the dvds were burning and there was quite a loss in frame rate, so much so that I couldnt play. This may be normal but I thought this is what a dual processor is for? Maybe I was pushing it too much but I am a little disappointed with that

Watched a full dvd on battery and it did skip for a split second every 10 seconds or so but you may not notice this if you arent looking for it. Its only really noticable on pan shots and you have to concentrate hard.

The aluminium lid does leave fingerprint marks all over it but are easy to wipe off.

Still a great laptop but the above points may help you in your decision

[tjw102]

Thanks alot for the review!!
Yeah thought the English version hard drive is 4200rpm, but you can upgrade it at www.asuslaptop.co.uk to 5400rpm for 109+VAT, or stick in a 60gb 7200rpm for 99+VAT. Tempting!

Anyword on the RAM speed?

[Arvin]

Ted, where are you from?

They speculate that US will be the only 5400 rpm w3j's.....im kina worried


doom 3 is hard drive intensive, so it might be lagging because of your 4200 prm drive.

[ez2remember]

If might be worth upgrading your hard drive... Stick in a 7200rpm drive and all the lag you talk about may disappear. Its a real shame they stuck a 4200rpm drive inside. This is probably your bottleneck in your system.

[btacular]

wow this laptop is very compact and it's capable of playing games...

it's only 20% less powerful than my desktop- freaking awesome

[John22]

wow! thats a great looking piece. enjoyr ur new lappy.

[k3v]

Originally Posted by tjw102

Thanks alot for the review!!
Yeah thought the English version hard drive is 4200rpm, but you can upgrade it at www.asuslaptop.co.uk to 5400rpm for 109+VAT, or stick in a 60gb 7200rpm for 99+VAT. Tempting!

Anyword on the RAM speed?

I believe the RAM speed is 667 MHz or something. It's standard for the newer Centrino Core Duos.

[Arvin]