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| Thread ID: 98069 | 2009-03-10 06:39:00 | New laptop: recomendations? | Greg (193) | PC World Chat |
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| 755190 | 2009-03-10 06:39:00 | I'm going to upgrade my existing PC , but I also need another computer, and a laptop could be the answer. Please give me your recommendations for best current Asus brand notebooks? $2000.00 range; I'm committed to an Asus model. Any recommendations please? Thx. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 755191 | 2009-03-10 06:47:00 | You after grunt or long battery life? The Asus M51VR Notebook listed at DSE looks like a great all round system, $1500. That leaves $500 in your budget that can go towards fixing the electrical problems in your Jag. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 755192 | 2009-03-10 06:53:00 | Well you started with the right brand. Battery length is very much dependant on what your doing with it...like games? Or if you found a laptop you loved but the battery didnt last long enough for you there is long life (bigger) batteries available for about $150 I think |
hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 755193 | 2009-03-10 07:05:00 | Battery length is very much dependant on what your doing with it...like games? Not quite what I was getting at, Ignoring games entirely every single aspect of the laptop can be designed entirely around battery life, and if that's the most important aspect then it rules out many models. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 755194 | 2009-03-10 07:11:00 | Any laptop can be optimized for battery life though even just using the windows power options But yes some models are better than others in that respect. BUT generally with more battery time comes less power so really we need to know what its gettin used for. |
hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 755195 | 2009-03-10 07:15:00 | Personally I think Dell laptops = Asus laptops in terms of quality. So I'd recommend you a Dell - they have lots more customisation options and, I think, ship with less crapware. |
jwil1 (65) | ||
| 755196 | 2009-03-10 07:22:00 | The Asus M51VR Notebook listed at DSE looks like a great all round system, $1500. I was just looking at that same one, only thing i couldnt find was what kinda battery this link is worth reading if battery is important www.wisegeek.com |
hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 755197 | 2009-03-10 07:48:00 | Any laptop can be optimized for battery life though even just using the windows power options But yes some models are better than others in that respect. BUT generally with more battery time comes less power so really we need to know what its gettin used for. You won't get extended battery operation by tweaking Windows power options, You will only get it when every single component, the entire design/concept of the laptop is built for it, and 90 percent of laptops aren't. Most sit somewhere in the middle. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 755198 | 2009-03-10 09:44:00 | The Asus M51VR Notebook listed at DSE looks like a great all round system, $1500.I've got that laptop - its great. I did have some initial problems with a faulty installed image and the DVD drive and AC adapter had to be replaced - apart from that, it has been excellent and I would recommend that model/brand to anyone. It does come with a 24 month warranty. I like the separate num-pad and graphic card. I did however pay considerably more than $1500 for it about 9 months ago. :horrified |
Jen (38) | ||
| 755199 | 2009-03-10 10:35:00 | Pimp up the memory to 4GB if you must, Greg. The laptop belongs to the M51 series laptops, which should have some common features with Asus M51T -> jamus.co.nz Anyhow, that sounds like a good laptop! Cheers :) |
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