Which one should I go with? The only real problem I have with the Asus is the 333mhz memory and when I set these laptops up with the same specs(other than the memory speed) they are about $3 different, so I'm stuck debating over which one to go with. The asus does have a better display but I don't know how important this is. I will be using the laptop for college and gaming and you can't talk me out of the Athlon 64 processor so give me your honest opinion on which one you would choose and why. I don't know how much of a bottleneck the memory is going to be. Highlighted in green are my other choices as far as components go. Thank you for the help, Gary.
Asus Specs:
AMD Mobile Athlon 64 Processor, 3000+/ 3200+ /3400+/3700+
AMD Mobile Sempron, 3000+/3100+/3300+
Operation System Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional / Home Edition
Chipset Nvidia nForce3 Go150
Main Memory DDR 333 SDRAM , 2x SO-DIMM socket expandable to 1024 MB
Display 15.1" XGA/SXGA+ & 15.4" WXGA/WSXGA+
Dual Channel LVDS I/F
Video Graphics & Memory ATI Mobility™ Radeon™ 9700, 64 VRAM
Hard Drive 2.5" 9.5mm IDE HDD with Ultra DMA 100 supported, capacity of 30/40/60(7200RPM)/80 GB
Optical Drive DVD-ROM
CD-R/RW:24X/24X, CD-ROM: 24X, DVD-ROM 8X
COMBO
CD-R/RW::24X/24X,
CD-ROM:24X, DVD-ROM:8X
DVD-Dual
DVD-R/RW:8X/4X or 4X/2X, DVD+R/RW:8X/4X or 4X/2.4X, CD-R/RW:24X/10X or 16X/10X, DVD-ROM:8X, CD-ROM: 24X
Card Reader Built-in card reader: SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO
Fax/Modem/ LAN / WLAN AC 97 s/w MODEM and 10/100/1000 Base T PCI LAN on board
Integrated universal PPT V.92 MDC Fax/ Modem
Integrated USB WLAN 802.11 b module (b/g Reserved)
Pass worldwide regulation
LED Status Indicator Power-on/Suspend
Battery Charging/full/low
Storage device access
Capital Lock
Scroll Lock
Number Lock
E-mail in box
Wireless indicator
Audio DJ Accessing
Interface 1 x VGA for external monitor
1 x EPP/ECP Parallel Port/D-sub 25-pin
1 x Microphone-in jack
1 x Speaker-Out
4 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x IEEE 1394 port
1 x TV Out
1 x RJ11 Modem jack for phone line
1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert
1 x SIR supported
1x type II PCMCIA 2.1 compliant
Hot Keys 4 Buttons
WLAN, Programmable App, Touchpad –Lock on/off, Power4 Gear+
Function Keys
Fn+F1 Suspend switch
Fn+F2 Wireless Lan on/off
Fn+F5 Brightness down
Fn+F6 Brightness up
Fn+F7 LCD on/off
Fn+F8 LCD/CRT/TV-out switch display
Fn+F10 Volume on/mute
Fn+F11 Volume down
Fn+F12 Volume up
Audio AC 97 S/W audio
SoundBlaster PRO compatible
Built-in Speakers/Microphones
Audio DJ On the front side
Play/Pause/Stop/Fast Forward/Rewind
Keyboard 19 mm full size 88 keys with MS Windows function keys
Battery Pack & Life Li-Ion 8 cells, 14.8V, 4800mAh, 71WHr. Battery. Pack
Charging time, 2 hrs Quick charge 90% (Power off) / 4hrs (Power on)
AC Adapter Output : 19V DC, 6.17A, 120W
Input : 100~240V AC, 50/60Hz universal
Dimension & Weight 35.6 x 28.6 x 4.2 cm
3.5 kg
Uniwill specs:
Display 15.4" WXGA TFT 1280x800
CPU AMD Athlon 64 Mobile support (82.1W & 62W solutions)*
Graphics ATI Radeon 9700 128MB (M11P)
Memory (2) SO-DIMM Unbuffered DDR266/333/400 up to 1GB*
Hard Drive 2.5" 9.5mm HDD
Optical Drive CD-ROM
CD-RW/DVD Combo (Optional)
DVD+-/+-RW (Optional)
Audio System 3D Audio AC'97 V2.3 compliant
SPDIF Output
Connectivity 10/100 Ethernet
56K V.92 Modem
802.11B/G Minipci
3-in-1 Media Card Reader: SD, MMC, MS
Dimensions Width: 14" (358mm)
Depth: 10.8" (275mm)
Height: 1.5" (40mm)
Weight: 7.7 lbs, (3.5 kg)
Ports • 3 USB 2.0
• 1 IEEE 1394 port
• 1 Mic-in jack
• 1 Headphone jack
• 1 External volume knob
• 1 Infrared port
• 1 RJ-45 Ethernet plug
• 1 RJ-11 Modem plug
• 1 Parallel printer port
• 1 External VGA
• 1 S-Video output port
• 1 PCMCIA Card Type II
• 1 DC-in jack
Asus Specs:
AMD Mobile Athlon 64 Processor, 3000+/ 3200+ /3400+/3700+
AMD Mobile Sempron, 3000+/3100+/3300+
Operation System Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional / Home Edition
Chipset Nvidia nForce3 Go150
Main Memory DDR 333 SDRAM , 2x SO-DIMM socket expandable to 1024 MB
Display 15.1" XGA/SXGA+ & 15.4" WXGA/WSXGA+
Dual Channel LVDS I/F
Video Graphics & Memory ATI Mobility™ Radeon™ 9700, 64 VRAM
Hard Drive 2.5" 9.5mm IDE HDD with Ultra DMA 100 supported, capacity of 30/40/60(7200RPM)/80 GB
Optical Drive DVD-ROM
CD-R/RW:24X/24X, CD-ROM: 24X, DVD-ROM 8X
COMBO
CD-R/RW::24X/24X,
CD-ROM:24X, DVD-ROM:8X
DVD-Dual
DVD-R/RW:8X/4X or 4X/2X, DVD+R/RW:8X/4X or 4X/2.4X, CD-R/RW:24X/10X or 16X/10X, DVD-ROM:8X, CD-ROM: 24X
Card Reader Built-in card reader: SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO
Fax/Modem/ LAN / WLAN AC 97 s/w MODEM and 10/100/1000 Base T PCI LAN on board
Integrated universal PPT V.92 MDC Fax/ Modem
Integrated USB WLAN 802.11 b module (b/g Reserved)
Pass worldwide regulation
LED Status Indicator Power-on/Suspend
Battery Charging/full/low
Storage device access
Capital Lock
Scroll Lock
Number Lock
E-mail in box
Wireless indicator
Audio DJ Accessing
Interface 1 x VGA for external monitor
1 x EPP/ECP Parallel Port/D-sub 25-pin
1 x Microphone-in jack
1 x Speaker-Out
4 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x IEEE 1394 port
1 x TV Out
1 x RJ11 Modem jack for phone line
1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert
1 x SIR supported
1x type II PCMCIA 2.1 compliant
Hot Keys 4 Buttons
WLAN, Programmable App, Touchpad –Lock on/off, Power4 Gear+
Function Keys
Fn+F1 Suspend switch
Fn+F2 Wireless Lan on/off
Fn+F5 Brightness down
Fn+F6 Brightness up
Fn+F7 LCD on/off
Fn+F8 LCD/CRT/TV-out switch display
Fn+F10 Volume on/mute
Fn+F11 Volume down
Fn+F12 Volume up
Audio AC 97 S/W audio
SoundBlaster PRO compatible
Built-in Speakers/Microphones
Audio DJ On the front side
Play/Pause/Stop/Fast Forward/Rewind
Keyboard 19 mm full size 88 keys with MS Windows function keys
Battery Pack & Life Li-Ion 8 cells, 14.8V, 4800mAh, 71WHr. Battery. Pack
Charging time, 2 hrs Quick charge 90% (Power off) / 4hrs (Power on)
AC Adapter Output : 19V DC, 6.17A, 120W
Input : 100~240V AC, 50/60Hz universal
Dimension & Weight 35.6 x 28.6 x 4.2 cm
3.5 kg
Uniwill specs:
Display 15.4" WXGA TFT 1280x800
CPU AMD Athlon 64 Mobile support (82.1W & 62W solutions)*
Graphics ATI Radeon 9700 128MB (M11P)
Memory (2) SO-DIMM Unbuffered DDR266/333/400 up to 1GB*
Hard Drive 2.5" 9.5mm HDD
Optical Drive CD-ROM
CD-RW/DVD Combo (Optional)
DVD+-/+-RW (Optional)
Audio System 3D Audio AC'97 V2.3 compliant
SPDIF Output
Connectivity 10/100 Ethernet
56K V.92 Modem
802.11B/G Minipci
3-in-1 Media Card Reader: SD, MMC, MS
Dimensions Width: 14" (358mm)
Depth: 10.8" (275mm)
Height: 1.5" (40mm)
Weight: 7.7 lbs, (3.5 kg)
Ports • 3 USB 2.0
• 1 IEEE 1394 port
• 1 Mic-in jack
• 1 Headphone jack
• 1 External volume knob
• 1 Infrared port
• 1 RJ-45 Ethernet plug
• 1 RJ-11 Modem plug
• 1 Parallel printer port
• 1 External VGA
• 1 S-Video output port
• 1 PCMCIA Card Type II
• 1 DC-in jack




