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post #21 of 30
8/20/08 at 11:48pm
^ Those are a little pricey and their specs aren't anything special. Just my opinion off a cursory inspection.

Of the two you had side by side, the 15.4" one seems like more power, just a smaller screen. I never use bluetooth and 17" is just too bulky and heavy (but this is me).
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post #22 of 30
8/20/08 at 11:53pm
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Originally Posted by soulsaver_8229 View Post
i am very shocked, and almost about to cry Dj, you saden me sir!

after youve been all up for Asus models........youve yet to offer up the M50 as an option?!

Zavelin
if you take any advice, please get one of these 3, whichever you can afford......if you can get the 1099$, get it, if not the 949 will be ok

those 3 will do what you want and BEYOND.......please get Asus BEFORE Hp.........i hope you listen to me, kthzbai!

get this and call it a day!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220374
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220349
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220348

have fun with it

all of those models will "light game"
D: I wish I had that kind of money...

Alas, I have a firm maximum of $800 to spend on my first laptop...

Question though, does the 2 year warranty and 1 year accidental damage on all those models come standard with Asus? That kind of coverage costs at least $200 with all the other companies I've looked at...

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Originally Posted by dr/owned View Post
^ Those are a little pricey and their specs aren't anything special. Just my opinion off a cursory inspection.

Of the two you had side by side, the 15.4" one seems like more power, just a smaller screen. I never use bluetooth and 17" is just too bulky and heavy (but this is me).
Sounds good. I'll probably just go with my original plan and purchase a separate monitor to use with the notebook when I'm at home.

I'm excited now! Finally down to the DV68xx and a Dell, depending upon what kind of discount I can get.

Again, thank you so much to all of you. You've all immeasurably helpful in assisting me in my first laptop purchase!
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post #23 of 30
8/20/08 at 11:59pm
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Originally Posted by Zavelin View Post
D: I wish I had that kind of money...

Alas, I have a firm maximum of $800 to spend on my first laptop...

Question though, does the 2 year warranty and 1 year accidental damage on all those models come standard with Asus? That kind of coverage costs at least $200 with all the other companies I've looked at...
standard on the M50 line and M70 line that i know of


you cant bump it up to get the 949$ one? im telling you ive seen an M50 in person, its sex brah
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post #24 of 30
8/21/08 at 12:04am
^ Yes Asus looks good...I can agree with that.
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post #25 of 30
8/21/08 at 12:13am
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But would you say this M51 line offers better bang for the buck than the HP?

I may be able to scrounge up an extra $200, but it's going to put a wrench in my budgeting...
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post #26 of 30
8/21/08 at 1:10am
Are the Asus's more powerful? Yes. Is that power worth $150-$200 more? IMO, no. I mean, if you're really concerned about gaming...then you might consider getting the Asus, but as of right now the 8400m in the HP should be able to game well enough today and well enough tomorrow. The Asus's 3650 will just be able to allow for higher details and framerates.
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post #27 of 30
8/21/08 at 2:17am
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Once again, Dr. O. your advice is a godsend.

At the moment, all I need is something that can handle the PC games I currently have/play (Guild Wars, Fable, Runescape) without lagging.

The DV68xx seems to fit that bill nicely.

ShadowSonic, I will DEFINITELY keep Asus in mind. At least I know now that the brand has the backing of several educated members of this forum.

Thanks again guys!
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post #28 of 30
8/21/08 at 4:32pm
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Originally Posted by Zavelin View Post
Once again, Dr. O. your advice is a godsend.

At the moment, all I need is something that can handle the PC games I currently have/play (Guild Wars, Fable, Runescape) without lagging.

The DV68xx seems to fit that bill nicely.

ShadowSonic, I will DEFINITELY keep Asus in mind. At least I know now that the brand has the backing of several educated members of this forum.

Thanks again guys!
wut video card does the DV68xx have? sure it will run those games?

and the asus M series, is the best preformence:dollar ratio out there right now, it cannot be beat
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post #29 of 30
8/21/08 at 7:19pm
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The HP DV68xx has a Nvidia 8400.

That's more than enough, i believe.
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post #30 of 30
8/21/08 at 10:45pm
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The HP DV68xx has a Nvidia 8400.

That's more than enough, i believe.
true, the asus is the better buy tho

i stick to mah werdz on this!


^__^
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