Last day, ordering one of these two!!!! - Page 7

Yeah, the sxga+ on the nc8000 is quite a bit better than the xga on the nc6000. The contrast is 300:1 vs 250:1 and the view angle is much better. The +15 degrees vertical view angle on the nc6000 could be annoying. To me contrast is the largest overall factor in how good a lcd screen looks. Really wide viewing angles are only important if you plan to watch movies with friends on it or things like that. Overall, I would say that the nc8000 sxga+ screen is high quality (probably a samsung).

The standard 3-year warranty on the hp is also nice. Not sure if you can get something like that on an odm like the asus. But the hp business service is probably good in general. Companies always treat business customers better than standard consumers I've found.

yes you can do that on an asus for about $150 which is very good compared to other systems.

h0lywars...how does the audio DJ thing work on the side of the M6? Can you disable it? Do you accidently start it playing while carrying it?

Dude just get a 15 inch powerbook. Problem solved.

been, there's a switch underneath it to turn it on and off so you don't need to worry about it accidentally starting up by itself.

thanks rahulk

Have you taken a look at the Gateway m505x? Using one now and it's pretty nice. wxga 15.4", Radeon 9600, 5 hrs battery life, awesome speakers + subwoofer, slot load dvd/cdrw, fairly thin and light (at least compared to the nc8000), runs cool and dead silent, even while gaming. Also one of the few notebooks to have 4 pin and 6 pin firewire.

What "strikes" does the ASUS have going against it?

Is it the widescreen monitor?

I was able configure an m6bne with

60 Gb 7200 rpm drive
1 gig
1.7 dothan

for 2000.00 even at RJtech.

Thats a fabulous deal, the Mitac 8050 costs roughly the same amount but has the extra 64 megs of vram.

It seems the likely hood of getting a high quality widescreen display is much better than getting a regular aspect display which will suffer from one of the following:

1. poor viewing angles
2. horrible glare
3. horrible ghosting
4. excessive cost
5. stupidly small resolution

While widescreen displays that suffer from none of the above are fairly common.

The video card and screen are essentially the 2 things that you are stuck with when you buy a laptop, so I fully understand the importance of making a wise choice in this catagory. Best of luck!

are u guarnteed to get that on the nc8000? Ive read almost this whole post man and seriously...u need to just make a decision. nothing in life is a "guarntee" and no laptop is "perfect" ...i think u will be completely satisfied wethter u go with the ASUS or the HP. If it were me i'd go with ASUS. But thats me

I am right there with you aamsel, it's between the Mitac and the ASUS.

One thing worth noting:

I have yet to see a vendor of the asus that will accept a return of a defective unit. If you read the fine print they all refer you to ASUS for warranty service, whereas vendors like rjtech (who offers both units at the same price) will accept a return of the Mitac unit. So in some ways the Mitac is LESS risky especially in the event of a DOA, you can just send it back. The reviews here have been positive for both units.

As best as I can ascertain the units use Samsung (mitac) and Phillips (asus) screens. I am under the impression that the samsung is a slightly nicer screen, but scouring the web I have yet to find a single complaint about either of these WXGA screens, while ALL 15.1'' screens have their detractors. For me this counts for alot.

Personally, I am beginning to lean toward Mitac just because I get the additional VRAM, and in a year I think I may regret having chosen a 64 meg card, despite my attraction to the looks and brand name of the ASUS. As far as the HP goes....I find it "uninspiring" on a persaonal level. Its gives me the same feeling as early Volvos...mechanically sound, superiaor safetly, but ZERO sex appeal. Silly thing I know, but then,thats just me.

Yes, you will get that with an HP nc8000. I had one and the screen is excellent, as are all the Wide View Angle screens that HP has. For the price though, I think you should go for the Asus with wxga screen. There are numerous resellers that sell the Asus and have good return policies if you aren't happy.

haha yea i actually saw u dead set on the IBM'er but i was too lazy to post anything about it.....i def would have said no (response time, and price)...but other people told u that and u read the review so...

i was just waiting for someone to mention the ASUS cuz i knew it would thrrow another curve ball at ya . I personally think the ASUS is dead sexy and like i said before that would be my pick over the HP....but i think i am going to go with the Mitac only because of the extra VRAM. I was soooo dissapointed when ASUS decided to only go with the 64 as i would be using the lappy primarly for gaming, but what are u gonna do....the Mitac is not as sexy but its got the better GPU and the screen should be about the same from what ive read. Im also gonna buy it barebones and put it together my self