Ordered: Asus Z71v
Pentium-M 740 1.73GHz w/2MB L2 Cache
nVidia Go Geforce 6600 w/ 128MB video memory
Fujitsu 80GB 5400RPM SATA Hard drive
1x 1GB DDR2-533 RAM
Intel wifi a/b/g
DVD+RW Dual Layer
Total Cost: $1645 w/ shipping
Purchased from: http://www.istnc.com
Standard Specification:
Built-in SD/MMC/ Card Reader
5 USB 2.0 Ports
One VGA port
One Modem Port / One RJ 45 Network Port (gigabit)
One PCMCIA Type II slot
One 1394B Type Slot
SATA/PATA Support. Adapter included
Design:
This is my first laptop I have ever owned. But from what I can tell from other laptops such as my friends and the schools laptops, the design is very nice. It is slick with style. I personally got tired of seeing so many black laptops that this looked very appealing to me. The Asus power button with the blue light around it looks nice too. The external buttons for various needs and the LED light indicaters make this laptop useful. I may not take full advantage of them, but I sure love that it has it.
The laptop is made up of plastic and is obviously not going to be as trong as the Acer Ferrari 4005 which has carbon fiber material. It looks very well-built, and I think it could withstand a 6 foot drop to the floor...not that I am going to try it. The keyboard is very different than my current desktop keyboard which I am very use to. But I think I can get use to it. I notice I make more typing errors when using it, but it is only because of my lack of usage of this notebook.
I feel no flex anywhere on the laptop. Although the bottom, when I was trying to open the RAM compartment, it was difficult and I was unable to open it. I will seek help later. I was rying to do this because I was thinking of adding another gig of RAM. The laptop seems very plasticy but a more stronger plastic.
Screen: The screen seems as though it is well made with a slight "sparkle screen" effect. Anyways, i believe you only notice it if you think about it. The new resolution is very different for me from a normal CRT monitor screen, but I guess I can get use to it. The sparkle effect isn't too disturbing. This screen is a 15.4" WSXGA+ screen with a resolution of 1680x1050. The ambient light sensor(ALS) is a very useful component of this laptop. This is a widescreen, and I find it very useful with all the space I am given. I have found no dead pixel yet. The screen is simply amazing
Dimensions/weight: The dimensions of this laptop are pretty big if your use to smaller notebooks. Maybe because my dad has a 12" notebook that he always uses. The documented dimension for this laptop is: 14” x 10.75” x 1.38” and weight approx 6.5lbs. I have no trouble carrying it around at all. It is the weight of a normal textbook for school. The bag that came with the system fits the laptop perfectly.
Performance: The system's performance is alot better than my current system with a P4 2.6GHz@ 3.14GHz, 512mb of corsair XMS DDR-400 RAM, Asus p4p800 motherboard, and an Asus 9600xt video card. I will post benchmarks when I can later.
Video: I was using the winamp Milk drop visulaization. When you switch to fullscreen, you can hear the music stutter for half a second, but then its fine. I have not played any games on it yet, but am waiting to do so once I have time. I installed the 77.62 driver with the help of smilepak. I am getting average 110 fps on Counter Strike:Source servers
I'm getting 4650 3DMark03 right now...with this driver, i got 1837 3DMarks for 3DMark05
Heat/Fan: The heat is hot coming from the bottom if it is on your lap. I used the undervolting method in the Centrino Hardware Control and at 800MHz it is at .700v running about 40-43 degrees C at idle and 43-48 degrees C at 100% CPU. At maximum at 1.73GHz, I have the voltage at 1.084v. The system runs at 54-56 degrees C when idle and 55-58 degrees C when at 100% CPU. I can hardly notice the fan. The only real noise I hear is from the DVD+RW drive when it is running.
Battery: I am quite dissapointed at the battery life. The most battery life at the lowest settings is 3 hours and 15 minutes. Nothing near the battery life Asus stated at 6.5 hours. Oh I wish that would be true...
More updates soon...
Pentium-M 740 1.73GHz w/2MB L2 Cache
nVidia Go Geforce 6600 w/ 128MB video memory
Fujitsu 80GB 5400RPM SATA Hard drive
1x 1GB DDR2-533 RAM
Intel wifi a/b/g
DVD+RW Dual Layer
Total Cost: $1645 w/ shipping
Purchased from: http://www.istnc.com
Standard Specification:
Built-in SD/MMC/ Card Reader
5 USB 2.0 Ports
One VGA port
One Modem Port / One RJ 45 Network Port (gigabit)
One PCMCIA Type II slot
One 1394B Type Slot
SATA/PATA Support. Adapter included
Design:
This is my first laptop I have ever owned. But from what I can tell from other laptops such as my friends and the schools laptops, the design is very nice. It is slick with style. I personally got tired of seeing so many black laptops that this looked very appealing to me. The Asus power button with the blue light around it looks nice too. The external buttons for various needs and the LED light indicaters make this laptop useful. I may not take full advantage of them, but I sure love that it has it.
The laptop is made up of plastic and is obviously not going to be as trong as the Acer Ferrari 4005 which has carbon fiber material. It looks very well-built, and I think it could withstand a 6 foot drop to the floor...not that I am going to try it. The keyboard is very different than my current desktop keyboard which I am very use to. But I think I can get use to it. I notice I make more typing errors when using it, but it is only because of my lack of usage of this notebook.
I feel no flex anywhere on the laptop. Although the bottom, when I was trying to open the RAM compartment, it was difficult and I was unable to open it. I will seek help later. I was rying to do this because I was thinking of adding another gig of RAM. The laptop seems very plasticy but a more stronger plastic.
Screen: The screen seems as though it is well made with a slight "sparkle screen" effect. Anyways, i believe you only notice it if you think about it. The new resolution is very different for me from a normal CRT monitor screen, but I guess I can get use to it. The sparkle effect isn't too disturbing. This screen is a 15.4" WSXGA+ screen with a resolution of 1680x1050. The ambient light sensor(ALS) is a very useful component of this laptop. This is a widescreen, and I find it very useful with all the space I am given. I have found no dead pixel yet. The screen is simply amazing
Dimensions/weight: The dimensions of this laptop are pretty big if your use to smaller notebooks. Maybe because my dad has a 12" notebook that he always uses. The documented dimension for this laptop is: 14” x 10.75” x 1.38” and weight approx 6.5lbs. I have no trouble carrying it around at all. It is the weight of a normal textbook for school. The bag that came with the system fits the laptop perfectly.
Performance: The system's performance is alot better than my current system with a P4 2.6GHz@ 3.14GHz, 512mb of corsair XMS DDR-400 RAM, Asus p4p800 motherboard, and an Asus 9600xt video card. I will post benchmarks when I can later.
Video: I was using the winamp Milk drop visulaization. When you switch to fullscreen, you can hear the music stutter for half a second, but then its fine. I have not played any games on it yet, but am waiting to do so once I have time. I installed the 77.62 driver with the help of smilepak. I am getting average 110 fps on Counter Strike:Source servers
I'm getting 4650 3DMark03 right now...with this driver, i got 1837 3DMarks for 3DMark05Heat/Fan: The heat is hot coming from the bottom if it is on your lap. I used the undervolting method in the Centrino Hardware Control and at 800MHz it is at .700v running about 40-43 degrees C at idle and 43-48 degrees C at 100% CPU. At maximum at 1.73GHz, I have the voltage at 1.084v. The system runs at 54-56 degrees C when idle and 55-58 degrees C when at 100% CPU. I can hardly notice the fan. The only real noise I hear is from the DVD+RW drive when it is running.
Battery: I am quite dissapointed at the battery life. The most battery life at the lowest settings is 3 hours and 15 minutes. Nothing near the battery life Asus stated at 6.5 hours. Oh I wish that would be true...
More updates soon...
You have EXACTLY the same specs I was looking at, from processor speed to HD type/size 
*brings out the garlic, crucifixes, holy water, and a mortiig beater of torture 
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