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    A8Jm or A8Jc?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by nwfn, May 21, 2006.

  1. nwfn

    nwfn Notebook Enthusiast

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    Keeping in mind that I'm not going to be gaming on this computer, is the difference between the A8Jm and the A8Jc worth the extra money to me? The only difference I can see in the specs is the video card.
     
    nwfn, May 21, 2006
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  2. SRD

    SRD Notebook Virtuoso

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    Its worth if you game. Or use apps that need a good card otherwise it will be fine. also if you are keeping this laptop for a while vista will run with intel graphics but will run better with a separate GPU to take advantage of the aero effects.
     
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  3. nwfn

    nwfn Notebook Enthusiast

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    I really doubt I'll be doing any gaming at all on this machine; I've got a desktop that I'll be using for that. This laptop will be used for:

    Microsoft Office (90% Word, 10% Excel)
    computer programming (Java, C++, Python, etc.)
    watching DVDs
     
    nwfn, May 21, 2006
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  4. mystery

    mystery Notebook Consultant

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    Dont bother goin for the A8Jm then. The A8Jc comes with a 7400 or 7300 if i remmember and they're both decent cards. You can still game on them pretty decent, even on games like FEAR, they can pull decent frames on medium detail.
     
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  5. Tjun

    Tjun Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah.. go with a8jc , it got geforce 7300, and it ain't that bad. You will got more battery life and lesser heat there....
     
    Tjun, May 21, 2006
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    the a8jm comes with a go7600, which performs better than teh x1600 in 3dmark06, but the difference is neglible. Id say go with the a8jm if you aren't afraid to ditch out the money.
     
    gusto5, May 21, 2006
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    mastha212 Notebook Evangelist

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    7600 better than X1600?? where?!?! Aaaa wanted to go to bed but I suppose some benchmarks are waiting :p
     
    mastha212, May 21, 2006
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  8. mystery

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    The X1600 does better in 3dmark05 though and for your info, the X1600 supports some of the shaders in DX10, meaning a X1600 will perform waay better than a 7600 in future DX10 games coming this fall/winter.
     
    mystery, May 21, 2006
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