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Ferrari 4000 or Asus z70v refresh?

post #1 of 20
7/13/05 at 9:16am
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Let's assumed that the Asus z70v refresh is a reality and that it will come out at the end of July/or early August, which note book is better to buy?

The Acer Ferrari 4000 or the Asus z70v refresh?
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post #2 of 20
7/13/05 at 10:15am
If you have lots of money, then you can spend it on the Acer Ferarri, but in your place i would get the Asus since I trust Asus more, it has a good look, its lighter and you can costumize it unlike the ferarri. The only thing the ferarri has is the AMD Athlon 64bit. I would still go for the Asus...I ordered mine
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post #3 of 20
7/13/05 at 12:47pm
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The Asus z70v refresh is my number first choice right now and I really want to "pre-order" it now from Istnc.com but they have this weird cancellation policy that make me a little hesitant to complete the process.

This waiting is killing me. My wife is in need of a laptop and I cannot provide her one. Arrggg!
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post #4 of 20
7/13/05 at 12:47pm
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By the way, will the Asus z70v refresh have a glossy screen?
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post #5 of 20
7/13/05 at 1:04pm
No glossy screen which im happy with, i cant stand them, unless you want to shave while reading the news online...But the current Z70v has a great vivid screen
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post #6 of 20
7/13/05 at 1:34pm
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Originally Posted by Vancomycin
By the way, will the Asus z70v refresh have a glossy screen?
only the ferrari 4003 has a glossy screen and it is a much lower resolution one.. the ferarri 4005 also has a non glossy screen but higher resolution
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post #7 of 20
7/13/05 at 7:02pm
Ferrari 4000 = More future proof than the Asus with the 64 bit AMD Turion processor. Guessing the 70v comes with an M. I highly reccomend the Ferrari....only bad thing about it is that the bluetooth mouse that comes with it sucks...very slow response time. It looks awesome...I always get glances when I use it public. If a glossy screen is important to you, you may want to wait a month or so because I believe a new Ferrari 4000 (with lower specs than the 4005) is coming out with Acer CrystalBrite technology.

Good luck.
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post #8 of 20
7/13/05 at 7:10pm
You won't need 64-bit anytime soon and by the time you do, chances are you'll need a new computer anyways.
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post #9 of 20
7/20/05 at 1:45am
I really like Asus Z70v refresh but I'm just afraid that 64bit will be around soon... and what should I do
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post #10 of 20
7/20/05 at 1:58am
I do not think 64 bit capability should be any part in decision making now - unless of course you run some specific software(s) that require 64 bit.

Most business apps will continue to be 32 bit (or at least support it) for a very long time. For the average business user 64 bit makes very little sense.

It will take a few years before 64 bit becomes the norm. By that time as tetrismaster stated your laptop will need a replacement anyways.
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post #11 of 20
7/20/05 at 2:23am
is the z70 refresh gonna be good for gaming?
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post #12 of 20
7/20/05 at 3:53am
Well you came into the ASUS section and put the ASUS against another computer... were you expecting something else?

I guess its more "future proof" with 64bit proc... but it wont matter when the build quality isn't up to par. I am however not speaking out of personal experience, but only out of hear say (but you already knew that).

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Originally Posted by Hellfire
is the z70 refresh gonna be good for gaming?
My Z71V right now is a great gaming notebook that scores a 1806 on 3dmark05.
The Z70V will be scoring a 2460 on 3Dmark05, yeilding better frame rates and higher settings.

In a word? yes
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post #13 of 20
7/20/05 at 10:00am
where did you get the z70v refresh benchmark ? I mean it's not out yet and the benchmark is available yet ?!?!! that seem a bit funny .. !!

Both z71/z70 have a 128 ddr ,one Nvidia , one ATI .. !
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post #14 of 20
7/20/05 at 10:22am
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Originally Posted by Tecknikal
where did you get the z70v refresh benchmark ? I mean it's not out yet and the benchmark is available yet ?!?!! that seem a bit funny .. !!

Both z71/z70 have a 128 ddr ,one Nvidia , one ATI .. !

We, the ones that preordered it from istnc.com got a e-mail from istnc.com that included benchmarks and some info on the product. This info was given to istnc by Asus
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post #15 of 20
7/20/05 at 10:48am
is the difference in built quality a big one? im asking because the asus looks better and of a higher quality, but many have said that the ferrari is well built aswell.
also, does the v70va have heat issues like the ferrari is supposed to have?
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post #16 of 20
7/20/05 at 10:55am
they're both made from carbon fiber, which is a very high-grade building material. I haven't read any heat complaints from owners of the Z70v.
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post #17 of 20
7/20/05 at 11:34am
Speaking about the processors, there are only a few areas where the Turion beats out the Pentium-M, and that's in workstation performance. Where the Turion leaves no doubt that its better in this, the Pentium-M likewise leaves no doubt that its the better gaming card, as the performance gains are noticable. So unless you're planning on using this laptop as a workstation, don't make your decision bsaed on the processor...

So about the gaming: overclocked, the Z71V's 6600 Go can get about 22xx in 3DMark05, using the latest drivers and speeding up the core and mem speeds. However, to put it in perspective, a user on these boards was able to easily push the X700 card to achieve 28xx results, with a difference of only about 50mhz in speed. Check the link in my signature for more benchmarks.
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post #18 of 20
7/20/05 at 11:36am
The Ferrari will run hotter because of its CPU, but it will still run pretty cool compared to P4. I guess the Ferrari has a pretty hot design, but the LCD cover is made from plastic with a carbon fiber design paper thing in it (thats what I heard) The Asus is prolly more durable and cheaper. I would strongly suggest the Asus Z70v refresh...IMO
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post #19 of 20
7/23/05 at 4:40pm
Actually i believe that the Ferrari 4005 entire top casing for the LCD is made from a carbon fiber weave, the bottom part is what is plastic. I would head over to the Acer forum to confirm this with the numerous reviews of the laptop (something the refresh doesn't have the luxury of since its not out yet, which could be important to some buyers), before one starts to say that the refresh is either more durable or less well built than the ferrari.

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post #20 of 20
7/25/05 at 5:57am
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Originally Posted by Taelvin
Actually i believe that the Ferrari 4005 entire top casing for the LCD is made from a carbon fiber weave, the bottom part is what is plastic. I would head over to the Acer forum to confirm this with the numerous reviews of the laptop (something the refresh doesn't have the luxury of since its not out yet, which could be important to some buyers), before one starts to say that the refresh is either more durable or less well built than the ferrari.

The refresh is the same kind of built quality and material and design as the Z70v not refresh, so I can say that the refresh is durable and well built quality.
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