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    ASUS G Series G51VX-X2A

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Romalus, Sep 16, 2009.

  1. Romalus

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    After spending years being a strong believer in Desktop computers and only desktop computers, I've found myself needing to purchase a Laptop. I've built many desktops and yet I know very little about laptops. What I would very much like to know is how does the Asus G51VX-X2A stack up against other laptops in its price range, (1300 - $2000) and where can I purchase a second battery for it. I know that it uses a 6-cell 11.1v 4800mAh battery, yet I don't know where to buy one. If anyone could help me out with either of these questions it would be greatly appreciated!
     
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  2. SeanDude05

    SeanDude05 Notebook Consultant

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    The X2A is one of the higher spec laptops out right now. It is a very good value with the 2.8GHz C2D and the GTX 260M. Everyone I know on here who has a G51 is in love.
     
    SeanDude05, Sep 16, 2009
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    5150Joker Tech|Inferno

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    I love my X2A, it's the best laptop I've owned so far (besides my old XPS 1710, that thing was awesome). X1A is also a great deal for nearly the same specs except the CPU is a bit weaker and has less cache.
     
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  4. Cltpilot

    Cltpilot Notebook Enthusiast

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    A few of us here have the G51VX-X1A from Newegg. It's a P8700 CPU @ 2.53ghz. It's $1299. The X2A is $250 more and the only difference I can see is you get the T9600 CPU @ 2.80ghz. If you really need the extra speed that's fine. Newegg also has spare batterys:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834998699&cm_re=g51-_-34-998-699-_-Product

    For an extra $80 you can get a 2nd 320GB hard drive and setup RAID 0:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...e=seagate_momentus_2.5-_-22-148-446-_-Product

    See my post on the link below with some benchmarks on the G51 with RAID vs. a Dell Desktop with a single SATA drive:

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=384894&page=284


     
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  5. Romalus

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    Thank you all so much for the replies. Looks like I'll be getting one of these very soon :)
     
    Romalus, Sep 17, 2009
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