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post #1 of 12
3/4/10 at 5:52am
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Howdy!
I've been looking at laptops for a while and just could not seem to press the trigger on my first choice (Sager).

However, I think my search is over with ASUS...and you can help me know this for sure. Thanks for reading the following and helping out, in advance.


Here is an unusual idea. I think a gaming laptop may work BEST for my small business ( I never played a video game online and most likely never will!)

However, I feel they design a lot of gaming models for heavy use, installing pads for wrists (something I can use since I'm always on), great graphics, easy on the eyes(watching Hulu at work ), quiet backlit keyboards (working online while my wife is sleeping without needing to turn a light on AND being quiet! wow), a lot of them have Good battery life. ETC...ETC...

I'm an e-shop owner, lots of emails e-faxes, shipping stuff, inventory control etc etc..... and also some photoshop work ( we design labels inhouse for all products) so this is a desktop replacement, to be at the office with and haul home daily to continue work on...and back to the office the day after so durability is a must! anything in between 15-17 inches, biger is better if it's kinda light with battery life...size used to be a big deal for me, but I got over it sort of....

I was looking at the following (not all are gaming models) for all around $1000 in no special order.

After reviewing and comparing specs of MANY models, these 6 stand out, each looking good to me.

* N71JV-X1

* N61JQ-X1


* G72GX (Best Buy Model )



 * G60VX-RBBX05


* A52JR-X1


* UL50Vt-X1

BELOW ARE THE EXPANDED SPECS FOR EACH MODEL


G60VX-RBBX05

A52JR-X1

Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit CPU Type Intel Core i5 430M(2.26GHz) Screen 15.6" Memory Size 4GB DDR3 Hard Disk 500GB Optical Drive DVD Super Multi Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Video Memory 1GB DDR3 VRAM Communication Gigabit LAN and WLAN Dimensions 15.20" x 10.20" x 1.40" Weight 5.80 lbs. CPU CPU Type Intel Core i5 CPU Speed 430M(2.26GHz) Chipset Chipset Intel HM55 Display Screen Size 15.6" Wide Screen Support Yes Resolution 1366 x 768 LCD Features LED backlight Operating Systems Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Graphics GPU/VPU ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Video Memory 1GB DDR3 VRAM Graphic Type Dedicated Card Hard Drive HDD 500GB HDD RPM 5400rpm Memory Memory 4GB Memory Type 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM Memory Slot (Total) 2 Optical Drive Optical Drive Type DVD Super Multi Optical Drive Interface Integrated Communications LAN 10/100/1000Mbps WLAN 802.11bgn Wireless LAN Ports USB 3 Video Port 1 x VGA, 1 x HDMI Audio Ports Yes Audio Audio Integrated Sound card Speaker Internal Speakers Input Device Touchpad Yes Keyboard Standard Supplemental Drive Card Reader 4-in-1 Card Reader, SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO Webcam 0.3MP Power Battery 6-cell lithium ion Physical spec Dimensions 15.20" x 10.20" x 1.40" Weight 5.80 lbs. Manufacturer Warranty Accidental Damage Warranty 1 year ASUS Accidental Damage Warranty - Drops, Fire, Spill, Surge Parts 1 year limited Labor 1 year limited
N61JQ-X1


Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit CPU Type Intel Core i7 720QM(1.6GHz) Screen 16" Memory Size 4GB DDR3 Hard Disk 320GB Optical Drive DVD Super Multi Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730 Video Memory 1GB DDR3 VRAM Communication Gigabit LAN and WLAN Card slot 1 x Express Card Dimensions 15.40" x 10.60" x 1.20" - 1.50" Weight 6.50 lbs. CPU CPU Type Intel Core i7 CPU Speed 720QM(1.60GHz) Chipset Chipset Intel HM55 Display Screen Size 16" Wide Screen Support Yes Resolution 1366 x 768 LCD Features LED backlight Operating Systems Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Graphics GPU/VPU ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730 Video Memory 1GB DDR3 VRAM Graphic Type Dedicated Card Hard Drive HDD 320GB HDD RPM 7200rpm Memory Memory 4GB Memory Speed DDR3 1066 Memory Type 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM Memory Slot (Total) 2 Max Memory Supported 8GB Optical Drive Optical Drive Type DVD Super Multi Optical Drive Interface Integrated Communications LAN 10/100/1000Mbps WLAN 802.11 bgn Bluetooth Yes Ports Card Slot 1 x Express Card USB 3 Video Port 1 x VGA, 1 x HDMI Other port 1 x E-SATA Audio Ports 1 x Microphone-in jack
1 x Headphone-out jack (S/PDIF) Audio Audio Integrated Sound card Speaker Internal Speakers Input Device Touchpad Yes Keyboard Standard Supplemental Drive Card Reader 8-in-1 card reader, SD, MMC, MS, MS-Pro, mini SD w/ adapter, MS-Duo, MS-Pro Duo via adapter Webcam 2.0MP Power Battery 6-cell lithium ion Physical spec Dimensions 15.40" x 10.60" x 1.20" - 1.50" Weight 6.50 lbs. Manufacturer Warranty Accidental Damage Warranty 1 year ASUS Accidental Damage Warranty - Drops, Fire, Spill, Surge Parts 1 year limited Labor 1 year limited
 N71JV-X1

Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit CPU Type Intel Core i3 350M(2.26GHz) Screen 17.3" Memory Size 4GB DDR3 Hard Disk 500GB Optical Drive DVD Super Multi Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GT 325M with NVIDIA Optimus Technology Video Memory 1G DDR3 VRAM Communication Gigabit LAN and WLAN Card slot 1 x Express Card Dimensions 18.40" x 12.40" x 1.80" Weight 9.30 lbs. CPU CPU Type Intel Core i3 CPU Speed 350M(2.26GHz) Chipset Chipset Intel HM55 Display Screen Size 17.3" Wide Screen Support Yes Resolution 1600 x 900 Operating Systems Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Graphics GPU/VPU NVIDIA GeForce GT 325M with NVIDIA Optimus Technology Video Memory 1G DDR3 VRAM Graphic Type Dedicated Card Hard Drive HDD 500GB HDD RPM 7200rpm Memory Memory 4GB Memory Speed DDR3 1066 Memory Type 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM Memory Slot (Total) 2 Max Memory Supported 8GB Optical Drive Optical Drive Type DVD Super Multi Optical Drive Interface Integrated Communications LAN 10/100/1000Mbps WLAN 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Bluetooth Yes Ports Card Slot 1 x Express Card USB 4 x USB 2.0 ports (USB 2.0 x 3 ; USB 3.0 x1) Video Port 1 x VGA, 1 x HDMI Other port 1 x eSATA Audio Ports Yes Audio Audio Integrated Sound card Speaker Internal Speakers Input Device Touchpad Yes Keyboard Standard Supplemental Drive Card Reader 8-in-1 Webcam 2.0MP Power Battery 6-cell lithium ion Physical spec Dimensions 18.40" x 12.40" x 1.80" Weight 9.30 lbs. Manufacturer Warranty Accidental Damage Warranty 1 year ASUS Accidental Damage Warranty - Drops, Fire, Spill, Surge Parts 2 years limited Labor 2 years limited






UL50Vt-X1

Windows 7 Home Premium

 CPU Type Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 1.3G Screen 15.6" Memory Size 4GB DDR3 Hard Disk 320GB Optical Drive DVD Super Multi Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce G210M + Intel GMA 4500MHD Dimensions 15.4" x 10.4" x 0.6-1.05" Weight 5.2 lbs. CPU CPU Type Intel Core 2 Duo CPU Speed SU7300(1.30GHz) Display Screen Size 15.6" Wide Screen Support Yes Resolution 1366 x 768 LCD Features LED backlight Operating Systems Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium Graphics GPU/VPU NVIDIA GeForce G210M + Intel GMA 4500MHD Video Memory NVIDIA GeForce G210M 512MB DDR3 VRAM + Intel GMA 4500MHD (Switchable VGA) Hard Drive HDD 320GB HDD RPM 5400rpm Memory Memory 4GB Optical Drive Optical Drive Type DVD Super Multi Optical Drive Interface Integrated Communications LAN 10/100/1000Mbps WLAN 802.11b/g/n Ports Audio Ports Yes Audio Audio Integrated Sound card Speaker Internal Speakers Input Device Touchpad Yes Keyboard Standard Supplemental Drive Webcam 0.3MP Power Battery 8-cell lithium ion Physical spec Dimensions 15.4" x 10.4" x 0.6-1.05" Weight 5.2 lbs. Manufacturer Warranty Accidental Damage Warranty 1 year ASUS Accidental Damage Warranty - Drops, Fire, Spill, Surge Parts 2 years limited Labor 2 years limited

G72GX-RBBX05 BEST BUY MODEL


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post #2 of 12
3/4/10 at 2:41pm
moved to Asus Notebooks

If battery life is important to you, I'd stay away from the quad-core i7 processors. They're very powerful, but they eat up batteries like crazy. On the flip side, the UL50Vt has a great battery life but it's got a weaker processor.

For a decent balance of battery life and performance, I'd suggest the A52Jr. The Core i5 processor is decent and it doesn't drain power like a quad-core. Also you have a graphics card that should be capable of multiple monitor outputs (I believe all the ATI 5000 series cards are) if you need that sort of thing.
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post #3 of 12
3/4/10 at 8:25pm
Do any of those have backlit keyboards? I didn't think so. N61JQ has USB 3.0 I think.
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post #4 of 12
3/5/10 at 3:08am
Thread Starter 
I thought the Best Buy model has backlit keyboard. Perhaps I was wrong.
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post #5 of 12
3/5/10 at 3:29am
I could be wrong I just thought most did not have backlit keyboards.

I really think the "i" CPU's are worth a look at for you as you said not a gamer. They all have good cards you don't need a gamer card for among other reasons extra heat..
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post #6 of 12
3/5/10 at 8:24pm
The G51JX-X1 which is at Newegg is the one I am considering. It is $1299 and is quad core i7.
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post #7 of 12
3/7/10 at 12:08am
Thread Starter 
so stay away freom "i' CPU for better battery life BUT "i' processors will not become obsolete anytime soon I am thinking and can cope with the potentially increased photoshop work that I'm looking at.
hmmmm.....battery life OR better processor?
let me think, and reevaluate.

I feel I cannot go wrong with an ASUS overall.
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post #8 of 12
3/7/10 at 6:56am
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Originally Posted by demiurgic View Post
so stay away freom "i' CPU for better battery life BUT "i' processors will not become obsolete anytime soon I am thinking and can cope with the potentially increased photoshop work that I'm looking at.
hmmmm.....battery life OR better processor?
let me think, and reevaluate.

I feel I cannot go wrong with an ASUS overall.
As it stands at the moment? No, you can't go wrong with an ASUS.

cheers ...
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post #9 of 12
3/7/10 at 2:16pm
As qhn said you can't go wrong with Asus. No do not stay away from the "i" CPU's they have the i3's and i5's at maybe 25w TDP? They have i7 at 35w TDP. Yes the quad i7 is 45w but the "i" are the current. I would encourage you to get an "i" if it is within budget and meets your needs.
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post #10 of 12
3/9/10 at 7:55pm
Thread Starter 
looks like the main vote of for the N61JQ (amazon for $999)

I am still ALMOST CERTAIN about it. Something tells me to consider a macbook pro for two bills more (which is not much, when considering such a long term puchase)

sure, I'd have to downgrade screen size from 16" down a few inches, but it's a freggin macbook, SOLID keyboard, feels nice, etc, etc

not partial to either OS. just the more efficient one of course.
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post #11 of 12
3/9/10 at 8:05pm
macbook is nice I can vow for it.

Also if you want to wait until April, the N73 will be coming out. It supports dual drive and has a stunning audio performance.

cheers ...
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post #12 of 12
3/9/10 at 8:28pm
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Originally Posted by demiurgic View Post
looks like the main vote of for the N61JQ (amazon for $999)

I am still ALMOST CERTAIN about it. Something tells me to consider a macbook pro for two bills more (which is not much, when considering such a long term puchase)

sure, I'd have to downgrade screen size from 16" down a few inches, but it's a freggin macbook, SOLID keyboard, feels nice, etc, etc

not partial to either OS. just the more efficient one of course.
That is a pretty niffty setup for the price. Sad for me the cover looks is a big ugly IMO
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