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    Aha! I am the proud owner of an M70VM...

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by ravenmorpheus, Jul 11, 2008.

  1. ravenmorpheus

    ravenmorpheus Notebook Deity

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    ...at least I will be when it arrives.

    My question is this though - not being familiar with Asus, where can I get XP drivers from, the M70VM has Vista Home Premium on it and I will want to dual boot with XP so I can run some of the games that don't play nicely with Vista...

    This is all the details I have on it so far -

    * Asus M70VM-7T031C
    * Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium
    * 17.1" WUXGA TFT with ColourShine (1920x1200)
    * Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P8400 Dual Core Processor (2.26GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB)
    * 512MB VRAM nVIDIA GeForce 9600M Graphics
    * 4GB DDR2 800MHz Memory (2x2GB)
    * 320GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (NB)
    * Blu-Ray Rom Combo Drive
    * Built in Multi-Format Memory Card Reader
    * Intel WiFi Link 5100AGN (802.11a/g/n) Wireless LAN
    * Intergrated Bluetooth V2.0+EDR Technology
    * Built in Webcam - 1.3 Mega Pixel
    * 3-D Stereo Sound + Internal Dual Stereo Speakers
    * 4 x USB2, HDMI, Firewire, Line-in, Mic, Headphone, VGA, S/PDIF
    * Bio Protection Finger Print Recognition

    I may want to just format the notebook (it'll probably come with a load of bloatware) so I'll probably need to get the drivers for Vista as well so if anyone can point me in the right direction I'd very much appreciate it.

    Thanks in advance for any help/advice :)
     
    ravenmorpheus, Jul 11, 2008
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  2. PommieD

    PommieD Notebook Geek

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    Interested in this model, how about a few photo's and a small review.
     
    PommieD, Jul 12, 2008
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  3. ravenmorpheus

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    Google. There are plenty of reviews and photos out there.

    Besides I don't have mine yet (I've still got to sign the paperwork), and I don't have a camera I can take photos with either, nor would I review something I've only been using for an hour or so like many reviewers...
     
    ravenmorpheus, Jul 14, 2008
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    Thanks anyway, it's physically the same as the 70sa, was hoping for something a little different.
     
    PommieD, Jul 15, 2008
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    Well it'll be a huge leap for me when I receive it as I'm using an Acer 9301 with an nVidia GF GO 6100 :eek:

    I can just about play Oblivion on low-ish settings, and MoH Airborne doesn't even support the 6100 so the M70VM will be a welcome gaming boost for me.

    Just wonder if the one I've ordered has an AV input so I can plug my digital TV receiver into it?

    I found some XP drivers btw, dunno if they work though :)
     
    ravenmorpheus, Jul 21, 2008
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