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    asus g1

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by tony5787, Jun 16, 2008.

  1. tony5787

    tony5787 Newbie

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    is the asus g1 as good as the gateway p-6860 fx?? its like $300 cheaper and is just a smaller notebook but it seems ok to me let me know what you think.
     
    tony5787, Jun 16, 2008
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  2. Folker_92

    Folker_92 Notebook Geek

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    This is crap, it overheats all the time. I had this laptop and gave it away because of overheating and stuttering (I meAN g1)
     
    Folker_92, Jun 17, 2008
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  3. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    Yeah, there are heat problems. Maybe look into one of the equally powerful M50 versions? In fact right now I'm not sure they are as powerful GPU-wise, you should check, but there's a good chance they are.
     
    E.B.E., Jun 17, 2008
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  4. CruXii

    CruXii Notebook Guru

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    It's an alright laptop, but I had to replace the thermal paste on mine and undervolt it to stop it from reaching insane temperatures all the time. It also suffers from stuttering in games (unless you put it to sleep and wake it up first). I'd look at something else really...
     
    CruXii, Jun 17, 2008
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  5. Folker_92

    Folker_92 Notebook Geek

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    If you do the sleep fix, you will burn your motherboard just as i did. Note: if you have INSANE stuttering after a few minutes of game, DO NOT WASTE TIME AND GIvE YOUR LAPTOP AWAY, this is the first thing, that tells you, that YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH YOUR MOTHERBOARD
     
    Folker_92, Jun 17, 2008
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  6. kenbx84

    kenbx84 Notebook Consultant

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    if your talking about the G1sn-X1 at Best Buy than that one is pretty good. My gf has one and she's been able to play WoW on it for hours without any problems...ofcourse you won't be able to play games like Crysis very well...but what notebook can? And for 1049...I think it's a steal.
     
    kenbx84, Jun 17, 2008
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  7. ClearSkies

    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    OK, Folker has had a really rotten experience with his G1 which has been previously described elsewhere (and he's pretty bitter about it, understandably), but that doesn't seem to coincide with the majority of other owner's opinions and posts here over the past 12-18 months.

    OP (tony) would be best off reviewing the G1 Owners Lounge thread for a rather complete discussion and accounting of benefits/limits of the model.
     
    ClearSkies, Jun 17, 2008
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  8. David

    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    There is a solution for lowering the temps of the G1s notebook here
     
    David, Jun 17, 2008
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  9. CruXii

    CruXii Notebook Guru

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    The stuff in the guide helps, but my G1S still runs really hot.
     
    CruXii, Jun 17, 2008
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  10. Lysander

    Lysander AFK, raid time.

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    Yeah, the heat is what pulled me from the G1S over to the M50Sv.
     
    Lysander, Jun 18, 2008
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  11. Folker_92

    Folker_92 Notebook Geek

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    Lysander, good decision
     
    Folker_92, Jun 18, 2008
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  12. Folker_92

    Folker_92 Notebook Geek

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    Actually, all the g1s owners have overheat problems (owners who use new drivers 100%)
     
    Folker_92, Jun 18, 2008
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