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    17" Asus Notebook, help me with ideas

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Cancer777, Aug 13, 2007.

  1. Cancer777

    Cancer777 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi everybody,

    My brother needs a 17" notebook and has a budget of about 1,400. I rather he gets an Asus and hes is considering the Z84J. Its rather old i guess... are there any other asus notebooks to consider??? he uses Autocad since he is studying architecture.

    Edit -> are cad programs cpu or gpu intensive? also how good is the geforce 7700 from the z84j?
     
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  2. riffjaff

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    I think the A7 is 17''. You should be able to get fairly decent specs for $1400. Check on newegg to see what's available.
     
    riffjaff, Aug 13, 2007
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  3. Cancer777

    Cancer777 Notebook Evangelist

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    Asus Z84JP 17 inch WSXGA+ Core 2 Duo/GeForce 7700 512MB/4 Speakers+Subwoofer/Bluetooth/2.0MP Webcam
    CPU: Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0 GHz 64Bit 4M 667
    RAM: 2GB DDR-2 667 SODIMM (2X1024)
    HD: 120GB 5400rpm S-ATA $55.00 $55.00
    Internal Wireless Card: Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945 Tri-mode 802.11a/b/g
    Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
    Screen: 17" WSXGA+ 1680X1050 Color Shine
    GPU: GeForce Go 7700 512MB
    Optical Drive: 8 x DVD-RW Dual Layer Super Multi

    this setup costs 1,412 on gentech (no os no extra warranty)

    what i would like to know if it still be good for cad programs since this lappie is pretty much last gen, i believe
     
    Cancer777, Aug 13, 2007
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  4. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Theres always the Dell 1720...which is decent for its price.
     
    coriolis, Aug 13, 2007
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    i played Loki demo and it run smoothly. also the Dawn of magic demo... but im going to use it for Photoshop and related stuff mainly.
    unfortunately i need to return it to gentech due to bad ethernet card. be carefull ;)
     
    abditorius, Aug 14, 2007
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