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mc_black   12-30-2006 at 10:52:20 AM

I have been reading all of the recent forum posts for about a week here. I have done some research on my own and realy want to get my hands on the asus g1 since i primarily play games but also deal in photoshop and other various programs. I mainly play CS:S so the graphics need to be good but not too good. I was planning on getting the asus g1 as soon as i could get my hands on it through the egg, but tonight, i just went on to dell's website and parted together a e1705. i knew that the e1505 could only have the x1400 but i did not know that the e1705 can get the 7900GS. while the 7900GS is only 256mb vs. the card in the g1 is 512mb.

if i configure the e1707 to have the
t7200,
7900GS 256mb
80 gb 7200 rpm,
2 gb 667mhz,
sound blaster audigy,
9 cell battery,
and the cd/dvd burner,
it comes out to be $1,764.51 USD with some sort of a 13% coupon that is on the inspiron notebook.(i can get 6% more off of that price by ordering it through my university = 1,658.64 before shipping)

I was wondering your guys and gals input on which laptop would be the right choice.
ps. battery life doesnt matter to me but i would like to know an estimate on that dell.
thanks in advance

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asusman   12-30-2006 at 07:36:33 PM
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Get the Asus, you'll be a better person for it. Some might say, "man that guy is classy".

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terror112   12-31-2006 at 10:53:12 PM
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Acer is also a good and reliable brand for laptops. And for gaming laptops i'd recommend Asus over dell.

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mc_black   01-02-2007 at 09:07:11 AM
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should i just wait untill the summer for dx10, or will those laptops be out of the $1800 price range. what games, if any are stated yet, will ONLY run on dx10 stuff?

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terror112   01-02-2007 at 02:22:05 PM
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[size=18]DX10 will also be able to run on dx9 hardware, but it is not reccomended.
nvidia will come out with its low-end and mid-range DX10 GPUs in spring of 2007. It is possible that there will be mainstream DX10 mobile GPUs by this summer.

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mc_black   01-03-2007 at 02:03:58 AM
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so would you agree taht i should just pick up the g1 then. i think i will. it seems like a solid choice.

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dang0001   01-03-2007 at 02:30:59 AM
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mc_black: do you have a link to the asus g1 model you're referring to?

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mc_black   01-03-2007 at 03:09:55 AM
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i want to get it here http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6834220098
but it is outta stock....
zipzoom has it though.


you suggest a different place, or what you wondering?

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dang0001   01-03-2007 at 06:51:03 AM
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I like almost everything about this except: 1) I was hoping for more than just 2 hours of battery life, 2) 7 pounds seems a bit heavy and 3) 5400 rpm hard drivers are slow.

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cfisherrktk   01-03-2007 at 07:09:41 PM
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The 7900GS with less ram is tons faster than the 7700 with more ram. More pipes/vertex's in the 7900 = 3DMark06 of 3600 versus 2700... That ATIx1400 only does 790 :( CS:S will do fine though on either card.

For as much as people gritch, Dell's service/support is a billion times better than Asus's non-existant support. The Asus is a better bargin and comes with a ton of good accessories like case, mouse, cables, etc..

Toss a coin. They're both good machines. I'd do the Asus myself, but I'd miss the support security blanket just in case something goes bad...

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HardWareBoss   01-04-2007 at 02:40:28 AM
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Asus Why I don't like dell. What other Laptops have you looked at?

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mc_black   01-04-2007 at 06:39:51 AM
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i looked at asus, hp, killernotebooks, alienware, cyberpowerpc, dell, sony, lenovo, and falconnothwwest (i think that is what it was called. not sure. expensive as hell tho) after weighing in the price point, and service & support, as well as the duribility, wow factor, battery life, screen, and others stuff.

i just got done ordering the del e1705 jbecause i just could not pass the price. i ordered up a:
c2d t7200
7200 RPM HDD 80GB
2GB ddr2
7900 GS
9 cell battery
for around 1670. i just couldnt beath that setup anywhere that i looked at. i also ordered a skin off of dell.skinit.com to cover that baby up. we will see how it performs when it gets here.

did i make the right decision? i not sure yet but hopfully.

btw cfisherrktk, i flipped a quarter :lol:

thanks guys. does anyone want me to benchmark it when i get it or no. i am pretty lazy so only if someone wants me to benchmark i will.

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