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    Asus F8VR advice: which to buy?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by dm1179, Jul 28, 2008.

  1. dm1179

    dm1179 Newbie

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    Hello. Could anyone suggest if the price of (Unit 2) worth the upgrade in processor and HDD? If the processor speed won't make a big difference, I would opt to just buy an external HDD.
    The main applications that I use presently are Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, and MS Office. No 3D works.

    Asus F8VR (Unit 1):
    C2D P8400 2.26GHz, 1066FSB
    4GB DDR2 800 RAM
    160GB HDD
    14.1" WXGA, 1280x800
    256MB ATI HD3470
    Price: US$ 1,230.81

    Asus F8VR (Unit 2):
    C2D P8600 2.40GHz, 1066FSB
    4GB DDR2 800 RAM
    250GB HDD
    14.1" WXGA, 1280x800
    256MB ATI HD3470
    Price: US$ 1,379.77

    Thanks.
     
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  2. ClearSkies

    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    Depending on how intensely you use Photoshop, the cpu could make a slight difference, but whether it would amount to more than a few seconds time for any given filter is probably debatable.

    If your budget allows for it, spend the $150 and get the second unit's cpu and larger HDD, since a 250/320GB hdd will be $100+ if you bought it separately and then you still have get the external enclosure before you can clone it over..... for essentially the same final price you can have the cpu bump for free.
     
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  3. eclipse690

    eclipse690 Notebook Consultant

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    Is this laptop being sold? Where is it for sale?
     
    eclipse690, Jul 28, 2008
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  4. dm1179

    dm1179 Newbie

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    @ClearSkies: thanks for the advice.

    @eclipse690: i am working here in hong kong. i just converted the price from HK$ to US$.
     
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  5. eclipse690

    eclipse690 Notebook Consultant

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    oh okay, hope it comes to the U.S. soon.
     
    eclipse690, Jul 28, 2008
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