Help! Have to choose between Asus & Va ... ... Quote:Originally Posted by SomHehe... guys, I know this is ...

Djembe · 10-10-2009, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Som

Hehe... guys, I know this is your field here... and I know that your amount of information simply needs to pop out, but I beg you, even when you are talking about these things like above, leave place just for one little sentence at the end which will convince me more what to buy

Sorry we're losing you in the technical stuff!

I agree with Q and powerpack. Get the Sony. It's got a notably more powerful video card, and that's worth the extra cost, in my opinion.

powerpack · 10-11-2009, 11:01 AM

I meant to post back yesterday and forgot. The Sony has a BR reader. I mean just more for the Sony that is just a nicer equipped system and the cost is good.

Som · 10-11-2009, 08:00 PM

Thanks for help, guys!

I'm getting close to decide, and I think my choice will be Sony, since most of you "voted" that way.

I just hope that Sony Vaio laptops are stable and solid ones, without some major, habitual and frequent problems.

powerpack · 10-11-2009, 08:42 PM

The main knock against Sony's is their price. In this case a good price. They are not poor computers but Asus are not either.

smilepak · 10-19-2009, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Som

First of all, one big HELLO to all of You wise Ones!

I'm about to buy myself a new laptop and these last couple off days I was trying to find some interesting ones... so, at the end, here I am... trying to make up my mind...

This one:

ASUS N70SV-TY043C

Or maybe this one:

SONY VAIO VGN-FW41M/H

What would You guys suggest me?

By checking the specifications, I could see that many of them are the same, but still, some are not....
.... so now I'm asking You experts - what would be Your choice here?

I've never had any experience neither with ASUS, nor with SONY VAIO laptops, so maybe You could tell me which one could I trust more?

SONY is a bit more expensive, around 80 euros, but price doesn't matter in this case. I just want to buy one that is better... if SONY VAIO is the better one - I would not mind paying those extra 80 Euros as all.

Greetings and thanks in advance!

Just the fact you said "Help", i would say Sony. Asus support sucks and with ODM, you have even less support.

qhn · 10-19-2009, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by smilepak

Just the fact you said "Help", i would say Sony. Asus support sucks and with ODM, you have even less support.

Ouch!

Ken @GENTECH would cringe ... Go for a reliable private reseller, I would say, regardless of brands

@OP: http://www.notebookforums.com/forum290.html ... give it a peek!

cheers ...

powerpack · 10-20-2009, 12:32 AM

Yea q smilepak did not hold back on that one. I mean just because Asus had one of their customers thrown in jail in China for trying to get them to honor their warranty? I mean just one customer. I mean mistakes happen and not like they ignored them which can be so frustrating.

smilepak · 10-20-2009, 12:45 AM

Lol!

Asus / ODM are for people who like to tinker. People who like to rip their machine apart, install crap, and put it back together again. Mainly people who knows what to do.

While small places give good service, that is not their business. They don't make the drivers, they don't make the parts, they don't own the support.

Buy a Sony, you have hundreds of authorized support places and repairs. lol.

qhn · 10-20-2009, 08:05 AM

Good argument here. I won't go against it, but I can dance both floors, having owning/using both brands

To confirm my previous original suggestion for OP - get the Sony ;-)

cheers ...

smilepak · 10-20-2009, 09:45 AM

Same here..lol. I was disappointed with the Asus Z71v. It was nice power machine, but dang, the videocard was what killed it. It over heats and whale loud.

I totally ripped it apart, replaced the video card heatsink, replaced the LCD, and some other stuff..got it usable for a year and never touch it again ahahha

Djembe · 10-20-2009, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by smilepak

Same here..lol. I was disappointed with the Asus Z71v. It was nice power machine, but dang, the videocard was what killed it. It over heats and whale loud.

I totally ripped it apart, replaced the video card heatsink, replaced the LCD, and some other stuff..got it usable for a year and never touch it again ahahha

And I've since replaced/upgraded the RAM, CPU, video card heatsink, battery (several times) and hard drive of mine (and needed to have the motherboard and video card replaced once) but I still use it regularly. I guess it depends on your perspective (and/or patience, finances, etc.)

10-11-2009, 11:01 AM	#17
powerpack NBF Spiritual Advisor Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chicago Baby! Posts: 973 Credits: 2,627	I meant to post back yesterday and forgot. The Sony has a BR reader. I mean just more for the Sony that is just a nicer equipped system and the cost is good. __________________ Asus F8VA-C1 14" WXGA+, T9400 OC'd 2.85Ghz 6MBL2, 1,200Mhz FSB, 4GB DDR2 900Mhz RAM, 320GB @5400 SATA 3.0 HDD, ATI HD3650m 1GB OC'd 805Mhz/505Mhz, VHP 32bit. Suicide runs @3Ghz, wPrime 25.381/s, 3DMark06 4,913, Ram bandwidth 6,429MB/s.

10-11-2009, 08:00 PM	#18
Som Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 6 Credits: 242	Thanks for help, guys! I'm getting close to decide, and I think my choice will be Sony, since most of you "voted" that way. I just hope that Sony Vaio laptops are stable and solid ones, without some major, habitual and frequent problems. Last edited by Som; 10-11-2009 at 09:21 PM.

10-11-2009, 08:42 PM	#19
powerpack NBF Spiritual Advisor Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chicago Baby! Posts: 973 Credits: 2,627	The main knock against Sony's is their price. In this case a good price. They are not poor computers but Asus are not either. __________________ Asus F8VA-C1 14" WXGA+, T9400 OC'd 2.85Ghz 6MBL2, 1,200Mhz FSB, 4GB DDR2 900Mhz RAM, 320GB @5400 SATA 3.0 HDD, ATI HD3650m 1GB OC'd 805Mhz/505Mhz, VHP 32bit. Suicide runs @3Ghz, wPrime 25.381/s, 3DMark06 4,913, Ram bandwidth 6,429MB/s.

10-20-2009, 12:32 AM	#22
powerpack NBF Spiritual Advisor Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chicago Baby! Posts: 973 Credits: 2,627	Yea q smilepak did not hold back on that one. I mean just because Asus had one of their customers thrown in jail in China for trying to get them to honor their warranty? I mean just one customer. I mean mistakes happen and not like they ignored them which can be so frustrating. __________________ Asus F8VA-C1 14" WXGA+, T9400 OC'd 2.85Ghz 6MBL2, 1,200Mhz FSB, 4GB DDR2 900Mhz RAM, 320GB @5400 SATA 3.0 HDD, ATI HD3650m 1GB OC'd 805Mhz/505Mhz, VHP 32bit. Suicide runs @3Ghz, wPrime 25.381/s, 3DMark06 4,913, Ram bandwidth 6,429MB/s.

10-20-2009, 12:45 AM	#23
smilepak You've Been Modded! Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,626 Reviews: 1 Credits: 1,435	Lol! Asus / ODM are for people who like to tinker. People who like to rip their machine apart, install crap, and put it back together again. Mainly people who knows what to do. While small places give good service, that is not their business. They don't make the drivers, they don't make the parts, they don't own the support. Buy a Sony, you have hundreds of authorized support places and repairs. lol. __________________ [Asus Z71v \| Intel Pentium-M 1.7 (735) => Overclocked 2.26Ghz \| 2 GB DDR2-533 Corsair] [ SPK's Asus Z71V Review \| Asus Z71V Unofficial Support Thread \| SPK's Website \| Photo Blog \| Hotel Blog \| SAP Blog ]

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qhn Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 20,059 Reviews: 8 Benchmarks: 18 Credits: 54,654	Good argument here. I won't go against it, but I can dance both floors, having owning/using both brands To confirm my previous original suggestion for OP - get the Sony ;-) cheers ... __________________ m6805@3700; SZ71WN/C ; Macbook 2ghz/4gig/250gb/superdrive; 7811FX are u Folding@Home? - Firefox Beta - MediaPortal "the" Media Centre/HTPC!

10-20-2009, 09:45 AM	#25
smilepak You've Been Modded! Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,626 Reviews: 1 Credits: 1,435	Same here..lol. I was disappointed with the Asus Z71v. It was nice power machine, but dang, the videocard was what killed it. It over heats and whale loud. I totally ripped it apart, replaced the video card heatsink, replaced the LCD, and some other stuff..got it usable for a year and never touch it again ahahha __________________ [Asus Z71v \| Intel Pentium-M 1.7 (735) => Overclocked 2.26Ghz \| 2 GB DDR2-533 Corsair] [ SPK's Asus Z71V Review \| Asus Z71V Unofficial Support Thread \| SPK's Website \| Photo Blog \| Hotel Blog \| SAP Blog ]

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