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    ASUS N51VF-A1 or ASUS N81Vp-C1

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by fire_storm, Apr 26, 2009.

  1. fire_storm

    fire_storm Notebook Geek

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    Hi

    I never owned an asus before so I have no idea what I am buying into, I need help to decide which laptop to chose, I do light gaming and would rather use Xp, I am also a programmer but lets keep that out of this for now

    ASUS N51VF-A1
    Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T9550, 2.66GHz
    15.6" HD (1366x768) LED
    NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 130M, 1GB DDR2 VRAM
    320GB, 7200rpm

    ASUS N81Vp-C1
    T9550 (2.66GHz)
    14" HD 1366 x768 (LED)
    ATI HD4650 1GB VRAM DDR3

    both are exactly the same price, but the N51 is harder to find

    I heard that the N51 has some keyboard lag issues, can someone explain that a bit more, also if there are any other cons in any of these two laptops please let me know

    Thanks
     
    fire_storm, Apr 26, 2009
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  2. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The N81 has a better video card (4650 > 9700M GT > GT 130M, also it has GDDR3 vs DDR2, putting it further ahead).
     
    sgogeta4, Apr 26, 2009
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  3. fire_storm

    fire_storm Notebook Geek

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    so I bought the N81, the receipt seems to be unreadable it seems the store's receipt printer was broken or something, should I go back to ask for a duplicate copy or is there no need for it
     
    fire_storm, Apr 28, 2009
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    IKAS V Notebook Prophet

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    Yes, go back and get a receipt if you paid in cash( you never know?) but if you paid by credit card you will have proof you bought it.
    N81 would be my choice also.
     
    IKAS V, Apr 28, 2009
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    I did pay by credit, but still I would rather have a receipt just for the record

    the laptop is great soo far but I hate vista and the bloat ware although I have to say some of the software is fun and better than other manufacturers
    I have light scribe software on the laptop, does this mean i can draw image labels on the DVDs or is it just extra useless software...
     
    fire_storm, Apr 28, 2009
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