Notebook

[Argote]

well i really need your help here... I'm looking for a notebook and was considering buying this:

ASUS Z71V

Pentium M 735 (1.7Ghz 100x17, plan to run at 133x17 = 2.26Ghz)

512 MB PC4200 DDR2 533 RAM

80GB 5400 RPM HDD

DVD/CDRW combo drive

128MB 6600Go

15" 1680x1050 WSXGA+ Screen

WiFi, SD/MS card reader and all the other stuff

However it comes to $1421.67 (Shipping and taxes included, $1310.88 w/o Ship&tax)

can anyone find me a better deal or another computer that can compare.... maybe for a bit less money because if my dad doesnt agree on this i'll have to go for an eMachines 6811 (Athlon 64 3400+ :wacko: , 9600 64MB :(, 60GB :(, 512MB PC2700 :(, DVDRW :), 15"1280x800 screen :( all the other stuff :) )

[sublunary]

there are actually three notebooks i'm looking at buting this summer

Fujitsu N6010 Mobile Pentium 4 3.2GHz 17.0" 512MB 60GB DVD/CD-RW Combo

and then an acer ferrair 3400 (easily googlable) for the looks or an acer aspire which i found earlier but can't find again

i've been searching for a long time, and it's pretty hard to find a good, sturdy desktop replacement with a battery life over 2 hours for less than $2,000 (even though i've come across a few)

[Argote]

^those are nice... But I'd like to avoid the P4 (altough in a very good deal I could live with it) and more importantly it must be below $1500... the less the better

[apocal]

dude.. i wouldnt overclock it to 2.26 its gonna die.. and btw.. how do u plan to do that.. this is not a desktop

[Argote]

^the Pentium M has been proven consistently to OC well AFAIK... also the Z71 series by ASUS has a DIP switch to choose 400 or 533 Mhz FSB (like the good old times) so I'm buyin a 400MHZ proc and setting it to 533Mhz

[Argote]

BTW does anyonw know if it would be possible to pop in a Yonah chip on the Sonoma platform like in 2 years or so??

[se7en.hu]

Dude I have the 1.7GHz Banias core proc in my Toshiba Satellite M30 and the chip is hella fast :woot: Kicks my bros 3.2GHz with ease, not a problem. Great chip that graphics card is also :hump: as the RAM is :drool: So that laptop would kick ass (Y) Especially with that 1.7 @ 2.26 :uberhump:

Do you think I can make mine 2.26? :/ or is something special on the mobo needed ?

[joseph-]

Overclocking a laptop...do you plan to keep it plugged in 24/7? And if so...wth is the point of getting a laptop?

Reminds me of the guy that wrote into maximum pc wanting to know how to change the laser color in his cd burner.

[NextGen_Gamer]

  ArtOf_War said:

BTW does anyonw know if it would be possible to pop in a Yonah chip on the Sonoma platform like in 2 years or so??

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No, "Yonah" requires a brand-new socket with a brand-new chipset supporting its 667MHz FSB speed. Also, $1400 seems like a bit much. Right now, you can configure a HP notebook with a AMD Turion 64 ML-34, 1GB DDR400, 80GB 4200RPM HDD, and a 15" screen for under $1200. Of course, it has crappy ATI Radeon Xpress 200M integrated graphics, but still. You should try to look for notebooks based around AMD's Turion 64 chip, as the cost would be much lower and the performance would be higher. A Turion 64 ML-37 will be faster than any Pentium M except for the 770 (the highest-end model). And DDR400 memory costs much less than DDR2-533 (which new Pentium M models use).

[Steven]

The ASUS you're looking at uses a Banias chip. You can upgrade to a dothan by switching cpu's later on. As for yonah... i don't think so.

[Steven]

I configured this Dell 9300 Inspiron against the ASUS.

Only catch is YOU MUST ORDER before 4am PST (6/16) it's a bit more but its way better all around.

The coupon for 750 off expires 6/16 @ 6am CST for cali thats 4am PST

here is the code:

1$RM$82?PZZT26

HERE IS THE SYSTEM:

Module Description Show Details

Inspiron 9300 Intel? Pentium? M Processor 740 (1.73 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)b>

Operating System Microsoft? Windows? XP Home EditDisplay 17 inch UltraSharp? Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife?

Memory 512MB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm

Video Card 256MB NVIDA? GeForce? Go 6800

Hard Drive 80GB Hard DrivedNetwork Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modemd Modem

Adobe Software Adobe? Acrobat?CD/DVD Drives 24X CD Burner/DVD Combo DrivemWireless Networking Card Intel? PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)g, 54Mbps)

Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) No productivity suite - Corel WordPerfect word processor only

Security Software New! Norton Internet Security 2005 AntiSpyware Edition 15-months

Digital Music Musicmatch?Primary Battery 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (53 WHr)rLimited Warranty, Services and Support Options 2Yr Ltd Warranty, 2Yr At-Home Service, and 2Yr Technical Supportcal Support

Internet Access: Dial-Up 6 Months of America Online Membership Included

Digital Imaging Photo Album? SE Basic

Miscellaneous Award Winning Service & Support

Financial Software No QuickBooks package selected- Includes lSUBTOTAL:$1,510.00

FREE SHIPPING!!!!33It came out to be $1,635.05 WITH TAX TO CALIFORNIATO CALIFORNIA

ORDER TONIGHT!!!!!!

Edited June 15, 2005 by Steven

[Argote]

  Steven said:

I configured this Dell 9300 Inspiron against the ASUS.

Only catch is YOU MUST ORDER before 4am PST (6/16) it's a bit more but its way better all around.

The coupon for 750 off expires 6/16 @ 6am CST for cali thats 4am PST

here is the code:

1$RM$82?PZZT26

HERE IS THE SYSTEM:

  Module      Description    Show Details

Inspiron 9300  Intel? Pentium? M Processor 740 (1.73 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)b>

Operating System  Microsoft? Windows? XP Home EditDisplay  17 inch UltraSharp? Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife?

Memory  512MB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm

Video Card  256MB NVIDA? GeForce? Go 6800

Hard Drive  80GB Hard DrivedNetwork Card  Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modemd Modem

Adobe Software  Adobe? Acrobat?CD/DVD Drives  24X CD Burner/DVD Combo DrivemWireless Networking Card  Intel? PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)g, 54Mbps)

Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed)  No productivity suite - Corel WordPerfect word processor only

Security Software  New! Norton Internet Security 2005 AntiSpyware Edition 15-months

Digital Music  Musicmatch?Primary Battery  6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (53 WHr)rLimited Warranty, Services and Support Options  2Yr Ltd Warranty, 2Yr At-Home Service, and 2Yr Technical Supportcal Support

Internet Access: Dial-Up  6 Months of America Online Membership Included

Digital Imaging  Photo Album? SE Basic

Miscellaneous  Award Winning Service & Support

Financial Software  No QuickBooks package selected- Includes lSUBTOTAL:$1,510.00   

FREE SHIPPING!!!!33It came out to be $1,635.05 WITH TAX TO CALIFORNIATO CALIFORNIA

ORDER TONIGHT!!!!!!

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Thx but I was actually hoping to spend less than the ASUS

[Steven]

  ArtOf_War said:

Thx but I was actually hoping to spend less than the ASUS

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well it was less until on MSN you told me you needed to have the better screen. then it was 200 more instead of 80. I don't control state taxes. I guess here in Arizona i'm off the hook since dell doesn't have an entity here... :laugh:

[Argote]

  Steven said:

well it was less until on MSN you told me you needed to have the better screen. then it was 200 more instead of 80. I don't control state taxes. I guess here in Arizona i'm off the hook since dell doesn't have an entity here... :laugh:

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yeah well the screen isnt really necesary... but a big plus.... CA taxes are the ones killing some deals.... specially since i see no benefits from taxes i pay in the US

[Argote]

http://www.mpsuperstore.com/computer/discr152711.htm

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/in...duct_uid=160230

ok these 2 just joined the possible choices list

[NextGen_Gamer]

  ArtOf_War said:

http://www.mpsuperstore.com/computer/discr152711.htm

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/in...duct_uid=160230

ok these 2 just joined the possible choices list

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64MB of video memory on the Toshiba is really going to hurt your gaming experience. The second link doesn't seem to work for me. You really should have boughten that Dell earlier. The GeForce Go 6800 would have been an awesome card, third from the best in fact (behind the GeForce Go 6800 Ultra and ATI's new Mobility Radeon X800 XT).

[cold14]

what ever you do don't buy a 17" laptop there huge!!!!!

apart from that have you looked into the powerbook yet??

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebO...1.1.1.1.0.0.1.0

[Argote]

  cold14 said:

what ever you do don't buy a 17" laptop there huge!!!!!

apart from that have you looked into the powerbook yet??

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebO...1.1.1.1.0.0.1.0

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I don't wanmt an apple.. much less one with a G4