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Is my next notebook an Asus? Questions from a prospective buyer:

post #1 of 10
7/1/05 at 10:13pm
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Hey guys. Glad that Asus finally got its own forum! I'd like to ask if any if there are any Asus notebooks coming up soon that have the following features...

Turion Processor (I'd settle for Pentium M 533fsb models...)
Aluminum or Carbon Fiber chassis
Slot load DVD-RW
12-15inch display, Glossy if possible. 1280x800?
X700 or 6600Go
Around 5-7lbs
DVI Out, SVideo Out
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post #2 of 10
7/2/05 at 12:01am
Z70v Refresh is the closest fit at the moment..
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post #3 of 10
7/2/05 at 12:59am
yeah the z70v is the closest, but u'll have to settle for a 15.4" screen and i dont think its glossy.
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post #4 of 10
7/2/05 at 1:01am
Asus Z70V refresh is not Turion. It is still sonoma platform.

One down side of Turion is no SATA support. I think it is DDR and not DDR2, can't remember about that one.
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post #5 of 10
7/2/05 at 1:15am
it is ddr2
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post #6 of 10
7/2/05 at 2:34pm
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Turion lacks SATA support? Ah well... that isn't the biggest thing. I don't mind using DDR for now, as AMD platforms can get equivilent/better performance out of DDR than the current Intel/DDR2 setups, on average.

I'll keep my eyes open for the Z70V refresh. I must say that new 17inch monstrosity looks slick though. Any plans for Turion on the horizon?
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post #7 of 10
7/2/05 at 4:58pm
turions dont have the bettery life that the pentium-m's get, just fyi
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post #8 of 10
7/2/05 at 5:48pm
Z70v has no SATA support too
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post #9 of 10
7/2/05 at 7:51pm
what're the benefits to sata? u dont really need it unless u'll be burning alot of stuff right?
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post #10 of 10
7/2/05 at 10:15pm
Lower Power Consumption
Faster Throughput bandwidth
Allow multiple independent channel
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