Digital Nightfall on 30/10/2010 at 18:56
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http://www.jr.com/asus/pe/ASU_NX90JQA1/#productTabDetails)
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http://images.jr.com/productimages/ASUNX90JQA1.PNG?CELL=370,370&QLT=67&FTR=3&BGCOLOR=FFFFFF&CVT=jpegI'm looking at getting a new computer, and I can't seem to distract myself from this beautiful monster. Cheaper and more practical systems just can't hold my interest anymore.
This is the deal. I'm going to be moving around alot in the next two years, maybe more. Lugging around a desktop PC back and forth over the ocean just doesn't seem practical. I want a PC I can take with me on airlines, but I don't care about portability beyond that. It's going to be in my luggage, not the tray table. I don't care about taking a laptop with me to work in laptoppy places. (If I did, I'd get something very small, light, and long lasting.) The goal is essentially to find a desktop PC that fits into a suitcase and can play the latest games for the next two years.
Can anyone suggest a more logical sensible alternative to the one posted above? I fear I may be distracted by its overabundant beauty. I'm not as hardware savvy as I used to be. (I expect to be making this purchase around Dec or Jan.)
Aja on 30/10/2010 at 20:27
I'd look at the HP Envy 17. Only reason I didn't buy one is because I'm in Canada and the HP store won't let us build custom laptops here. In the US you can spec it pretty high for a reasonable price.
Renzatic on 30/10/2010 at 20:45
If you want a laptop that'll run the latest and greatest games, you might want to look at Asus' G series laptops. They're alot uglier (olol looks like a stealth fighter), but they run cooler and are built for performance.
And weirdly enough, they're a little cheaper. I think you can pick one up for between $1500-$1800 USD.
(
http://www.xoticpc.com/asus-g73jwa1-order-p-2858.html) Here you go. The Asus G73JW-A1. 17.3 inch screen, i7 chip, 8GB ram, and a 1.5GB Geforce 460M PCI-E 16x. All that for $1795. You gain performance and pay less, but lose the sleek stylings.
addink on 30/10/2010 at 20:53
Earlier this year I bought an ASUS laptop mainly based on being happy with my older ASUS laptop, and reading the specs of the beast. That the new laptop was aimed at 'media use' was something I didn't really pay much attention to.
No complaints on the power front, however the screen is near worthless for me.
It can show a pretty picture in movie mode, however when the screen is set to 'computer mode' -or what ever it's called- some serious issues with low contrast details turn up. Either I tweak it so it shows some of the details but then 'white' becomes very dark. Or I tweak it so white comes across as white but then I can forget about noticing light drop shadows on white backdrops. Seriously annoying when you are working with graphics.
All other available screen modes make things worse.
So, no real advice on the performance front from me, just a serious 'beware': Check the screen contrast quality before committing to anything..
Which pond will you be jumping the coming years?
Aja on 30/10/2010 at 20:57
Quote Posted by Renzatic
Asus' G series
Oh I looked at those too.. they're powerful, but only problem is the embarrassment I would feel every time anyone came over.
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http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/6464/stealthi.jpgRenzatic on 30/10/2010 at 21:05
Quote Posted by Aja
Oh I looked at those too.. they're powerful, but only problem is the embarrassment I would feel every time anyone came over.
Yeah, it is pretty goofy looking. That's the problem with all these high performing laptops. They all look like they're designed for the 19 year old Ricer wannabe demographic.
Still, (
http://www.google.com/images?q=Alienware+Gaming+Laptops&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1280&bih=688) compared to most of its ilk, it's relatively understated.
Edit: RIDE INTO THA DANGER ZONE! DANGER ZONE! :spaceship noises:
Digital Nightfall on 30/10/2010 at 21:25
I'm familiar with the Asus G series. (I am running a G2P right now, which I've had since 2005.) They're solid machines that last a long time, but are definitely in the "looks like a 19 year old designed them" department. Mine's much more conservative than the newer models, though.
For context, this is the case I've kept my many various desktop PC guts in for the past eight or nine years: (
http://www.computerpoweruser.com/images/smartcomputing/fullsize/00784429.jpg) (I've had to mod it a few times over the years to upgrade the cooling/power capacity.) So, as you can see, I'm a bit of a fan of the sleek, polished aluminum, curved, minimalist look.
Thanks for the input. :)
