The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    A6Va - is the 130mhz worth it?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Budding, Sep 4, 2005.

  1. Budding

    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    1,686
    Messages:
    3,982
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    I am a student in the UK and I'm having trouble deciding on which Asus laptop to get (getting an Asus is a good choice right?). I have only managed to find one site ( http://www.asuslaptop.co.uk/) which sold an Asus containing the specs I needed (x700 graphics card because I do play games quite often).

    I am having problems deciding between the:

    A6Va-Q004H ( http://www.asuslaptop.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=Asus_Laptop_A6Va-Q004H)
    # Intel® Pentium® M processor 740 1.73GHz
    # HD 80 GB
    # 15.4" (WXGA) Glare type
    # 128Mb ATI Mobility™ Radeon™ X700
    # DVD-RW Dual
    # 512Mb DDR2 533MHz (512x1)
    # 4x USB 2.0, 1xIEEE 1394
    # Video Camera built-in (1.3 million pixels)
    # Bluetooth
    # Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
    Price: £965.85 Inc. VAT
    + 512MB DDR2 Crucial RAM
    Price: £51.69 inc. VAT

    Total price: £1017.54 inc. VAT

    and the:

    A6Va-Q043H ( http://asuslaptop.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=Asus_Laptop_A6Va-Q043H)
    # Intel® Pentium® M processor 750 1.86GHz
    # HD 100 GB
    # 15.4" (WXGA) Colour Shine
    # 128Mb ATI Mobility™ Radeon™ X700
    # DVD-RW Dual
    # 1024Mb DDR2 533MHz (512x2)
    # 4x USB 2.0, 1xIEEE 1394
    # Video Camera built-in (1.3 million pixels)
    # Bluetooth
    # Microsoft® Windows® XP Home

    Total price: £1149.15 Inc. VAT

    I'm thinking whether the extra 130Mhz pentium m (I don't really care about HD, as I have a mobile external one containing all my files) is actually worth the extra £132 for a 'quite often' gamer like me.

    I have read that apparently the M6V and the Z71V are better than the A6V, however I cannot find a UK site which sells those models.

    Any helpful (not spam and flames) reply is much appreciated.
     
    Budding, Sep 4, 2005
    #1
  2. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    2,319
    Messages:
    14,119
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    455
    You honestly will not see much of a difference in terms of processor speeds based on basic tasks and even gaming. Benchmarking only then will you see a difference.

    But if you can afford it. of course go for it :)
     
    coriolis, Sep 4, 2005
    #2
  3. Loaf

    Loaf Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    340
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    coriolis is right, u probably will not notice any difference. get it if u can afford it, otherwise it shouldnt be a big deal.
     
    Loaf, Sep 4, 2005
    #3
  4. Budding

    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    1,686
    Messages:
    3,982
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    Does anyone know of a UK (online) retailer that sells the M6V or Z71V? I cannot find any reviews on the A6V, and the reviews I've read about the M6V and Z71V all suggest they are top notch machines.
     
    Budding, Sep 5, 2005
    #4
  5. djembe

    djembe drum while you work

    Reputations:
    1,064
    Messages:
    1,455
    Likes Received:
    203
    Trophy Points:
    81
    AJP and Evesham both sell the Z71v (although under slightly different titles)
     
    djembe, Sep 5, 2005
    #5