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asus z70va or macbook????

post #1 of 28
2/18/06 at 2:28am
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I will be buying a laptop soon. I'm trying to choose between those two notebook. The macbook is around $100 more after the student discount. Anyway, I'm planning on using this notebook for college. I'm using this notebook for general task such as typing report, etc. A large portion, I will also be using this notebook to watch anime, T.V. shows, and RARELY movie. Mostly anime. I don't really play games. I like RTS games, but rarely play them. I am conern about the mac o/s. I would like to be able to play games if I decided to take up gaming again. My question is that if I do indeed buy macbook, would it be worth it since I MIGHT take up gaming again. What I am looking for in a notebook is quality and since I watch anime, I am also looking for a good screen. Which one do you guys think I should go for? Thanks

edit: I don't really have a use for duo core. So just compare those two machine as if macbook is still running in powerpc not intel. I would like this laptop to last about 4 years
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post #2 of 28
2/18/06 at 2:51am
Well, personally I never really like MAC simply because it's limited in games. Since you might take up gaming again, I believe you should go with z70va.

Oh yea, I have z70va and it's really nice. I bought it recently, so I don't know how it is in long term, but I hear really good reviews. You can literally watch anime, TV shows, and and colelge stuff with almost any notebook. Also, you're not familiar with mac os, so I say you should go with z70va. But remember that I kind of have bias against MAC so listen to other opinions also.
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post #3 of 28
2/18/06 at 6:00am
I wouldn't go with either, they are both too big to want to take to a lecture every day. Wait for the new intel ibook, that should be small and be able to handle some gaming if the specs aren't a disapointment.
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post #4 of 28
2/18/06 at 6:34am
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do you know when ibook intel would be announce, and what are their screen size? widescreen or standard? if they standard screen then i can have 14in, if it is widescreen, then i can't have 14in, its too small, and how are their screen quality?

edit: This is going to be my main computer in addition to taking notes in class. The reason i wanted to bigger screen is that I watch T.V. Shows and anime.
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post #5 of 28
2/18/06 at 10:54am
I agree with efree and would recommend you get something besides the ones you've listed. They are either unfamiliar to you (Macbook) or too powerful for your needs (Z70). One is a hassle, and the other is a waste of money.

You will NOT take up gaming, at least not in the same capacity as you did before, while in college. There are just simply too many things that occupy your time there.

I recommend somthing in the 14" & under-5lb class like the ASUS Z63.
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post #6 of 28
2/18/06 at 4:07pm
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How about 15in regular ratio?

I'm looking at Thinkpad t43 right now. Is this a good deal?
http://www-131.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/st...catalogId=-840
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post #7 of 28
2/19/06 at 1:27am
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bump* Can the thinkpad I listed play SimCity 3 or guild wars like spec.
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post #8 of 28
2/19/06 at 2:06am
macbook
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post #9 of 28
2/19/06 at 4:30am
Buy an Intel Macbook, and you will never get it to boot into WinXP or Vista. While Apple says it will not do anything to stop you from doing it, they purposefully ommitted a critial component out of EFI (the new bios) that allows WinXP and Vista to boot.

In my opinion, Apple is a bit sleazy with this. How many people are going to buy an Apple/Intel laptop, thinking they can dual boot - only to find out they cant. I think Apple sucks for deliberately misleading people though fact omission. No wonder there are pirate copies of OSX86 - Apple's business model offers no other choice.

Read about it here . . . http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=29710
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post #10 of 28
2/19/06 at 5:06am
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Originally Posted by MrGraphics
Buy an Intel Macbook, and you will never get it to boot into WinXP or Vista. While Apple says it will not do anything to stop you from doing it, they purposefully ommitted a critial component out of EFI (the new bios) that allows WinXP and Vista to boot.

In my opinion, Apple is a bit sleazy with this. How many people are going to buy an Apple/Intel laptop, thinking they can dual boot - only to find out they cant. I think Apple sucks for deliberately misleading people though fact omission. No wonder there are pirate copies of OSX86 - Apple's business model offers no other choice.

Read about it here . . . http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=29710
Thanks for the info. I thought i could dual boot with window vista if i needed to.

Anyway, I'm trying to decided between IBM T43 and Asus z70va.
T43 only has x300, and i don't really play games, so its ok. Those two machine's price around $1600s. As I have stated, I am looking for a laptop for college general work and watch anime, tv series, and RARELY movie. How do these two laptop's screen compare. Which one would you choose?
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post #11 of 28
2/19/06 at 8:15am
I like the IBM you listed better but it it pretty expensive. I still like the ibook. I would expect a hack to get windows on intel macs soon enough. The ibook is expected to be a 13.3 inch wide screen but nothing is for sure with apple. It's suposedly going to have a remote and media center like progam so you can watch your tv shows, anamie, etc. Will be really nice if you hook it up to a TV. Look at appleinsider.com for more info.
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post #12 of 28
2/20/06 at 3:19am
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1649 is expensive for this IBM? I though they give $-950 discount it would be a fair price.
13.3 would be too small for me.
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post #13 of 28
2/20/06 at 2:15pm
I havent heard anything about the mac screen, but ive seen numorous reviews about how wonderful the ASUS screen is. It is a matte screen but many say it's the best they've seen... so i'd go with the ASUS
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post #14 of 28
2/20/06 at 10:24pm
All of the specs of the macbook are unofficial including the screen size. You won't know until apple is ready to let you know. Most say you will know and be able to buy in April. It's pretty safe to say though that it will be smaller than a 15.4in wide screen like the macbook pro has.
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post #15 of 28
4/9/06 at 5:00pm
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Originally Posted by MrGraphics
Buy an Intel Macbook, and you will never get it to boot into WinXP or Vista. While Apple says it will not do anything to stop you from doing it, they purposefully ommitted a critial component out of EFI (the new bios) that allows WinXP and Vista to boot.

In my opinion, Apple is a bit sleazy with this. How many people are going to buy an Apple/Intel laptop, thinking they can dual boot - only to find out they cant. I think Apple sucks for deliberately misleading people though fact omission. No wonder there are pirate copies of OSX86 - Apple's business model offers no other choice.

Read about it here . . . http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=29710
Actually I would highly recommend the Macbook Pro. On top of it you can now dual-boot Windows with new software that Apple released (google Boot Camp Assistant).

My sister has one and I have a z70va and i can tell you I'm jealous as hell. Also the x1600 video card smokes the x700 i have so her mac is a better gaming machine!

Get the mac, it's worth it.
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post #16 of 28
4/9/06 at 5:31pm
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Originally Posted by AndrewLZ
Actually I would highly recommend the Macbook Pro. On top of it you can now dual-boot Windows with new software that Apple released (google Boot Camp Assistant).

My sister has one and I have a z70va and i can tell you I'm jealous as hell. Also the x1600 video card smokes the x700 i have so her mac is a better gaming machine!

Get the mac, it's worth it.
Except for the fact that the mac has maybe 3 games worth playing. Plus you dug up a thread that was long dead.
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post #17 of 28
4/9/06 at 9:02pm
Since the thread got bumped already...

Re-read AndrewLZ post. With Boot Camp you can easily install Windows XP and it comes with working video card drivers (people have installed Omega's as well).

Even with the low stock clockspeeds of 315 core and 300 mem for the X1600 it still scores 3000 in 3DMark05, so it has no problems outperforming the Z70Va. By comparison, the Acer 8204's X1600 is clocked at something like 475/475.
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post #18 of 28
4/9/06 at 10:47pm
The Intel iBook is expected in the next 60 days for sure. They have already started manufacturing them, now they just need to get enough manufactured to have them released. The screen size is 13.3 inch wide screen. If this is too small for you you can always set up an external monitor and keyboard, then you will have a desktop setup for your laptop. I think now Apple's machines are a very good choice for all people choosing between laptops, not just Apple fanboys.
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post #19 of 28
4/9/06 at 11:39pm
lmfao why would u buy a mac to run windows? paying more to do the same thing the ASUS machines do... i dont get it
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post #20 of 28
4/10/06 at 1:32am
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Originally Posted by DLMunson
lmfao why would u buy a mac to run windows? paying more to do the same thing the ASUS machines do... i dont get it
Design is one reason. I'm not a Apple person by any means, but have you actually looked at their notebooks? They're downright sexy. Yeah, the Asus's are nice, but the Apples.. It's like looking at Kornikova in some Victoria's.

Backlit keyboard, 1" thick, MagSafe power connector (don't ask how many power adapters my girlfriend has gone through), slot-load DVD+-RW.

And how do you figure it's that much more expensive? An Acer 8204, very similar in specs is $2300. And it still doesn't have a backlit keyboard. Honestly, that's worth $200 to me.
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