Thoughts on this Laptop?

big_dipsh1t · 01-01-2007, 10:28 PM

Hey everyone, I was looking at getting this laptop for college this year, and I was just wondering what your thoughts were on this.. It's around the price I want to pay, and looks fine to me, but just wanted some other opinions and maybe some other options I could look at.

Specs:
Asus F3J notebook has Intel Core2 Duo Processor T7200 (2.0Ghz/1M)
Memory : 2x 512MB DDR2-667Mhz PC4200 SoDimm / Max 2Gb
Hard Drive : 120GB SATA 5400RPM, Optical Drive : DVD Super-Multi Drive + Dual Layer
Graphics Card: nVidia® GeForce GO7600, video Memory : 256Mb Dedicated Graphics
Web Camera : 0.35Mega Pixel CMOS Camera
Display: 15.4” WXGA with Colourshine Technology
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional Edition
Battery: 6 Cell (Li-Ion) Standard, Up to 2.5 Hrs Battery Time, Up to 4 Hrs Charge Time
Expansion Slot:
o PC Card Slot: 1x Express Card
o Mini-PCI Slot: Wireless LAN Card Installed
Expansion Ports
o 1 x Headphone-out jack
o 1 x Microphone-in jack
o 1 x Line In Jack
o 1 x RJ11 Modem jack for phone line
o 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert
o 4 x USB 2.0 ports
o 1 x IEEE1394 port
o 1 x S-Video Composite
o 1 x DVI Port
o 1 x VGA Port
Multi-card Reader : Built-in MMC/ SD/ Mini-SD/Memory Stick/ MS Pro/ MS-Duo/MS-Pro-Duo
Sound : Built in High Definition Audio Compliant Chipset, SoundBlaster Pro Compatible
Built in Stereo Speakers (1.5w)
Communication:
o Wireless : Integrated Wireless 802.11g (Mini-PCI)
o W-LAN Antenna : Antenna for 802.11g
o Modem : Intel® High Definition Audio Modem
o LAN : Integrated 10/100 Base T PCI LAN
o Bluetooth : 2.4Ghz Integrated
Pointing Device: Touchpad
Keyboard : 19 mm Full Size 88 Key with MS Windows function Keys
Accessories Included : Optical Mouse, Carrying Case
Dimensions : 40.5mm x 365mm x 269.5mm (HxWxD)
Weight: 2.95Kgs, 2.85Kgs Travel Weight
Please choose carefully - notebooks may not be returned if you change your mind
Manufacturer warranty applies - return direct to manufacturer if faulty

ap891 · 01-01-2007, 10:37 PM

don't know much about graphics cards but everything else looks great.

big_dipsh1t · 01-01-2007, 10:48 PM

The graphics card is confusing me, on some sites when I view the specs the dedicated video memory is listed as 256mb and some list it as 512mb, but both still have the card listed as the nVidia GeForce GO7600..

Also, the other thing I'm thinking about is the hard drive only being 5400RPM. I'm thinking this may be a bottleneck, am I right?

ap891 · 01-01-2007, 10:55 PM

i guess they make the graphics cards in diff variants. and the rpm is ok. you could upgrade if you want. just depends on what you're going to be using it for i guess.

big_dipsh1t · 01-01-2007, 11:46 PM

Anyone else have anything to add? I'm probably looking to buy this in the next day or two. I am looking at buying online as I think I can get it cheaper. The only other thing I want to ask is; I know it only has 1gb of ram and I would probably look at increasing this.. If I did, would it be much more expensive than upgrading ram in a regular desktop pc?

CerealRapisst · 01-02-2007, 12:34 AM

looks good to me! enjoy

laptop ram is slightly more money i believe...
like 110$ for another gig of ram.. i just bought some for my laptop

i think PC is like 90$ for 1 gig could be wrong

koopaTroopa · 01-02-2007, 12:38 AM

it's a pretty decent system imho but how much are they asking for it? I'll tell you whether you're getting fucked.

Quote:

Originally Posted by CerealRapisst

looks good to me! enjoy

laptop ram is slightly more money i believe...
like 110$ for another gig of ram.. i just bought some for my laptop

i think PC is like 90$ for 1 gig could be wrong

you can get ram a bit cheaper, but i would run two 512mb sticks for dual channel memory rather than a single gig stick. unless you do a lot of video editing and gfx work, you wont need much more than a gig of ram anyway.

ap891 · 01-02-2007, 12:45 AM

go here it is a very good computer site. it has a lot of pc peripherals including ram and it even sells laptops and pcs and stuff. i got my pc ram from here. 1 gig for 60$(pc4200ddr2). you might find a good deal.

big_dipsh1t · 01-02-2007, 07:38 AM

Thanks for the replies everyone. I am paying $1999 or $2189 with 2gig of ram, I think I will get the extra gig of ram as I do the occasional bit of video editing.

Road Lizard · 01-02-2007, 12:14 PM

ASUS makes a quality product. A friend of mine just got the model with the GO7700 GPU with 512 mb memory. it sure looks sweet and I am an Alienware owner.

I would go 2gb ram, it makes things operate much more smoothly in the long run.