New V6Va (IPS)

The best thing about the brushed aluminum wristpad is that, it doesn't scratch nor fades over use And those stickers come off like a charm, with no residue!

You'll love it, as much as I love mines

I HATE YOU ALL!!!

...I'm sooooo jealous.

AuroraS <3

wow....
jealousy o_o
looks very very nice.

oooooooh... *one of the best screen pics I've seen*

gosh so beautiful

whats is IPS?

Looks hot. I'm looking forward to your review

in-plane switching, which essentially means that the screen looks good from almost any angle, up to down, as well as side to side.

Ah I see. Would this feature be only available on Asus or do other Notebooks have them too?

Asus doesn't actually make the screen (I think Samsung does), so I'm sure it's possible for other companies to have a notebook with IPS, but at the moment, the V6va is the only notebook that I'm aware of to have an IPS screen, regardless of manufacturer or brand.

Well, the ThinkPad's have FlexView, which is similiar, almost the same technology.

v6va Screen Quality

Hi Scoob,

I haven't been on this forum for a long time, but I'm about ready to purchase a 15.0 - 15.4 inch laptop and I had a question about the v6va screen quality. One of the laptops I'm seriously thinking about is the v6va because of what I've read about the screen and because I really like the style. You've got some great pictures in your review!

I just saw the Fujitsu N3530 and N6410 screens at Fry's. I had a sales guy pop in a dvd and I was stunned, it was so nice! The colors and overall experience was better than anything else they had on display (Sony, HP, etc.). Can you comment about how the v6va screen compares in overall quality to the N3530? If it is at all comparable, I think I will be purchasing the v6va. I like the styling a little more than the N3530, I like the weight a lot more, and I don't think I need a dual core laptop. I've also thought about an IBM T60 with Flexview, but I really like the styling of the v6va. (Your pictures have helped moved me closer to the v6va.)

If you or someone else reading this could let me know, I would appreciate it.

I apologize if I'm out of line by asking this in your post. If I am, feel free to tell me to bug off and start my own thread.

Thanks.

Frodomac

still waiting to see Asus actually use a top of the line gpu...

And for all makers we need to start seeing 16ms or better screens.

V6va

Macfrodo,

I just got my V6VA in the mail about a week ago after over three months of laptop shopping. I looked at just about every laptop that was on display at an electronics store in the southwest United States. In my own opinion, the V6VA has got the best display of them all. Of course, that's why I bought it. I saw the Fujitsu screens that you are talking about, and they are pretty nice. However, after reading these forums for a few months, I decided that the ASUS just had a better package for what I needed, plus everyone keeps talking about this IPS buisness. As far as V6VA screen is concerned, it looks great from all angles. It's actually brighter than my 21' Sony CRT and super crisp. Everything just looks great on it.

I just got my v6va yesterday and can tell you its the best display I have ever come accross. I have used many laptop screens including Sony X-Black on S series, Toshiba M3, IBM T series (not flexview) recently. It so impressive I say it puts even many desktop TFT's to shame... except reponse time of course. The viewing angle is amazing... I doubt the model you mentioned has a better display unless of course it also has IPS. Check this review about the screen.
http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=2720

Also check out their forums because there is a lot more discussion about the v6va and particuarly the screen.

I love this notebook but I have to point out a few minor cons.

Minor Cons
* The keybaord is about average... IBM and Dell keyboards are much better.
* Touchpad is poor. I don't use it much anyway because I use either a bluetooth or usb mouse so it really doesn't matter much to me.
* Right side of palm rest does get warm but nothing too concerning. Please note AS5 is applied to both cpu and gpu. Also cpu is undervolted to reduce temps.

Pros
* Gorgeous display - Best display on a notebook?
* Design is excellent... Pictures don't do it much justice. You must have one to realise how thin and well designed this machine is.
* ATI x700 - very powerful gpu for a "thin and light" notebook.
* Very quiet fan. If you undervolt (and possibly AS5 as well) the fans never/barely comes on when doing light task such as word, surfing, email etc. Even when it does come on its so quiet...
* Nice brushed aluminium / Carbon fibre casing.
* Fairly light - Pound for pound I don't think there is a better laptop.
* 4 usb sockets.. Many thin & light notebooks I owned only had 2.
* Memory card reader - always a nice bonus

Will update more later.