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U$1400 Laptops

post #1 of 10
10/26/07 at 2:05am
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Hi,

I'm looking for a laptop for a maximum U$1400 (MAYBE 1500 if I REALLY cannot let it slip). The laptop will be used for all kinds of stuff including gaming, but not exclusively, so I am looking for the best performance laptop for around this price. Also, as I am currently using Linux (Fedora 7) and I wanted a computer that was capable of handling it nicely, as my Pentium 4 1,6Ghz, 512 Ram and 128Mb GeForce 3 desktop isn't anymore... Although Linux compatibility should not be a major drawback, it'd be very nice if I could have it running too.

I was looking at the following laptop, does it have any cons?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220219

I mainly wanted to know what are my other options for about that price and some comparison between them so I can decide on what to buy.

Thanks!
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post #2 of 10
10/26/07 at 3:15am
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I was looking at the following laptop, does it have any cons?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220219

Of course it has cons. Everything has cons

The biggest con for the F3 series is that they've got Asus' lowest level of build quality. Some folks have had loose hinges that needed to be tightened. However, Asus' lowest build quality still tends to be roughly equal to the build quality of Dell's Inspiron line, or roughly average overall.

Overall, you'll get good specs for the price and the best warranty in the business (2 years global coverage + 1 year accidental damage coverage), and it should work fine with Linux. As an example, there's even a guide for getting that specific model to work with Gentoo, if you choose that as your distribution: http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_Asus_F3SV
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post #3 of 10
10/26/07 at 10:13am
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Nice to know about global coverage, living in Brazil I usually forget about warranty when I buy stuff abroad...

What about other laptops??
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post #4 of 10
10/26/07 at 9:10pm
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One more thing, some people told me this laptop and generally ASUS laptops have some heating issues, how true is that?

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post #5 of 10
10/26/07 at 9:22pm
Some of Asus' designs get hotter than other notebooks because they tend to run smaller and/or thinner than average for the graphics cards in them, but I only know of one Asus model that overheated (W3J), and Asus killed the model because of it. In my opinion, Asus tends to have some of the best cooling solutions in their notebooks- perhaps this is by necessity due to design considerations or perhaps not- but that's my opinion for what it's worth.
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post #6 of 10
10/26/07 at 9:27pm
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My uncle has a U5F and it gets really hot sometimes I have to put something raising it above the table so it cools.

I don't mind using a cooling base either... but if its really an issue it might be more complicated...
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post #7 of 10
11/6/07 at 4:11pm
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One more question... is this laptop 64 bits? I heard some people recommending 64 bits linux versions for it...

Is it really 64 bits or not? If not does anyone knows why would people recommend 64 bits OS for it?

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post #8 of 10
11/7/07 at 1:30pm
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One more question... is this laptop 64 bits? I heard some people recommending 64 bits linux versions for it...

Is it really 64 bits or not? If not does anyone knows why would people recommend 64 bits OS for it?

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do you use 64 bit programs? then why get a 64 bit OS?


soulsaver
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post #9 of 10
11/7/07 at 6:23pm
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I dont use 64 bit programs.

Maybe I'm making some confusion here... Can you say hardware is 64 bits? Like "this computer, this machine (hardware) is 64 bit" or is it purely software?
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post #10 of 10
11/10/07 at 9:02am
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I dont use 64 bit programs.

Maybe I'm making some confusion here... Can you say hardware is 64 bits? Like "this computer, this machine (hardware) is 64 bit" or is it purely software?

its both, as in, if you have a 64 bit proc, but windows xp home, you cant run any program thats 64 bit

64 bit parts arent going to run faster cause they are 64 bit........they will only speed up programs writen, coded for 64 bit processing

so, say Halo 2 was writen to take advatnage of quad core, 64 bit, and you had a quad core proc, and windows vista ultimate.......halo3 would wtfpwn and not glitch one bit, because thats a loooooooooot of process being handle and dealt with in a very very very timely manor

thats all.........as of right now, 64 bit is useless to gamers, elites, computer junkies alike......its mainly used for servers and such........


soulsaver
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