Now understand that this is the first laptop computer I have ever owned. I have had several desktops over the years, and even built the last one from scratch myself, but never a notebook PC. So with that in mind, you’ll hopefully understand my point of view as I have nothing else to connect the z70va too.
1. The Build:
It’s quite a sleek and stylish computer. Everything about it is solid and well put together. I can’t really add anymore than what everyone else has already said about it. It looks good and is well built.
2. The Screen:
Absolutely gorgeous! Very crisp and clear with no dead pixels at all. There is a minor amount of color bleed at the bottom of the screen when it’s black (kinda like a feint white glow at the bottom), but otherwise it’s just about the best notebook screen I have ever seen!
3. Noise and Heat:
This is where the z70va shows its flaws. With both the CPU and GPU fans running at the same time (during gaming) it can be a little loud. With normal apps though (CPU fan running only) it’s pretty quiet. I can still hear the CPU fan in these instances, but only if I really pay attention to it. It’s not obtrusive at all.
The heat though is something that surprised and mildly disappointed me. Right now (just running a word proc) you can barely feel the heat coming off the fan, but if I run multiple apps or a game, it gets pretty hot. And what’s with the CPU fan blowing on my mouse hand? That’s pretty damn annoying.
4. Performance:
It’s a champ, pure and true. I was able to run BF2 in 1400x resolution with max details and there were only minor hiccups. It played the game flawlessly in 1024x768 with details at medium. I probably could have left the details at max in that resolution, but when I have them set like that at 1400x res, the machine overheated and locked up (so I had to do a shutdown to let it cool). Silent Hunter III runs extremely smooth in it’s ONLY resolution of 1024x768. Doom 3 is the real test, but I have yet to try it out on this rig. I’m sure HL2 looks stunning as well.
5. Weight and Size:
Out of the box it was slightly larger than I expected, but when compared to the size of all the other notebooks I have ever seen, I’d say it’s just slightly below moderate size. It’s much more beefy than I thought as well, but since it’s strictly a home laptop for me, the weight issue is no biggie.
Overall I’m really happy with how powerful the notebook is. It looks very clean and professional, has a nice and sturdy build, and can do pretty much anything I want it to do for the most part. The noise is acceptable, but the heat issues put me off a bit. I have not had a chance to test battery life yet, but everyone says it gets about three hours on the batt.
Out of 0% to 100%, I give the Asus z70va “refresh” a:
93.5% - Excellent notebook!
1. The Build:
It’s quite a sleek and stylish computer. Everything about it is solid and well put together. I can’t really add anymore than what everyone else has already said about it. It looks good and is well built.
2. The Screen:
Absolutely gorgeous! Very crisp and clear with no dead pixels at all. There is a minor amount of color bleed at the bottom of the screen when it’s black (kinda like a feint white glow at the bottom), but otherwise it’s just about the best notebook screen I have ever seen!
3. Noise and Heat:
This is where the z70va shows its flaws. With both the CPU and GPU fans running at the same time (during gaming) it can be a little loud. With normal apps though (CPU fan running only) it’s pretty quiet. I can still hear the CPU fan in these instances, but only if I really pay attention to it. It’s not obtrusive at all.
The heat though is something that surprised and mildly disappointed me. Right now (just running a word proc) you can barely feel the heat coming off the fan, but if I run multiple apps or a game, it gets pretty hot. And what’s with the CPU fan blowing on my mouse hand? That’s pretty damn annoying.
4. Performance:
It’s a champ, pure and true. I was able to run BF2 in 1400x resolution with max details and there were only minor hiccups. It played the game flawlessly in 1024x768 with details at medium. I probably could have left the details at max in that resolution, but when I have them set like that at 1400x res, the machine overheated and locked up (so I had to do a shutdown to let it cool). Silent Hunter III runs extremely smooth in it’s ONLY resolution of 1024x768. Doom 3 is the real test, but I have yet to try it out on this rig. I’m sure HL2 looks stunning as well.
5. Weight and Size:
Out of the box it was slightly larger than I expected, but when compared to the size of all the other notebooks I have ever seen, I’d say it’s just slightly below moderate size. It’s much more beefy than I thought as well, but since it’s strictly a home laptop for me, the weight issue is no biggie.
Overall I’m really happy with how powerful the notebook is. It looks very clean and professional, has a nice and sturdy build, and can do pretty much anything I want it to do for the most part. The noise is acceptable, but the heat issues put me off a bit. I have not had a chance to test battery life yet, but everyone says it gets about three hours on the batt.
Out of 0% to 100%, I give the Asus z70va “refresh” a:
93.5% - Excellent notebook!
Since when did this become a con? "Integrated video" doesn't mean you're getting an "Intel Xtreme Crapola Graphics" processor, it just means the chipset is on the mobo. 
