Asus G1 vs C90 buy decision

FORCE 3680 ASUS C90S Core 2 DUO Conroe / 15.4" WSXGA / nVidia 8500 or 8600 / DVDRW / Upgradeable Video
- 15.4" WSXGA "Glare Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright Glossy Screen (1680x1050)
- Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
- Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- -Intel Core 2 Duo "Conroe" E6600 2.4GHz w/ 4MB L2 Cache - 1066MHz FSB
- 512MB PCI-Express nVidia GeForce 8600GT DX10 (User Upgradeable)
- None Standard
- - 2,048MB (1 SODIMM) ~ CORSAIR ~ DDR2 667MHz Memory
- Standard Finish
- - Combo Dual Layer SuperMulti 8X DVDRW Drive w/ Software
- - 160GB Seagate Momentus 3GB/S SATA 300 7200RPM Hard Drive
- Internal 8-in-1 Card Reader: MMC/SD/Mini-SD/XD/Memory Stick/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- None Standard
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Integrated System Speakers - Included
- Internal Bluetooth 2.0+ EDR
- Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965 802.11 a/g/n
- Basic Black Business Case - Included
- Smart Li-ion Battery (6-Cell)
- 110/220V 120W Auto Switching AC Adapter - Included
- Integrated Fingerprint Reader
- None Standard - Drivers & Utility Software Only
3 Year Labor* 1 Year Parts Warranty Lifetime Toll Free Tech Support (Extra 2 Year Labor Warranty through Xotic PC)

The above for 1821. at Xotic...OR/

FORCE 3593s ASUS G1S-A1 Ensemble Core 2 Duo Santa Rosa / 15.4" WSXGA / GeForce 8600GT 512MB Video / DVDRW / 2GB / 160GB / VISTA
- !! FREE !! UPS GROUND SHIPPING (Use Coupon Code FREESHIP in Checkout)
- 15.4" WSXGA "Glare Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright Glossy Screen (1680x1050)
- Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
- ASUS Zero Bright Dot (ZBD) Pixel Guarantee
- Intel® Core™2 Duo T7500 2.2GHz w/4MB L2 On-die cache - 800MHz FSB Asus Default Processor
- 512MB PCI-Express nVidia GeForce 8600GT GDDR3 DX10 Turbo Cache (256MB on Board)
- None Standard
- - 2,048MB (2 SODIMMS) DDR2 667MHz Dual Channel Memory - Asus Default Memory
- None Standard
- Standard Finish
- - Combo Dual Layer SuperMulti 8X Light Scribe DVDRW Drive w/ Software
- 160GB SATA 150 5400RPM Asus Default Hard Drive
- None Standard
- Internal 4-in-1 Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO)
- Built in 1.3Megapixel Camera
- None Standard
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Integrated System Speakers - Included
- Internal Bluetooth 2.0+ EDR
- Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965 802.11 a/g/n
- None Standard
- Asus G Series Matching Backpack made by Targus
- Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- 110/220V 120W Auto Switching AC Adapter - Included
- Asus G Series Matching Logitech Mouse
- ~Windows Vista Home Premium w/ Drivers & Utilities CD's - ENS
- 2 Year ASUS GLOBAL Warranty, 24/7 Technical Support & 2-Way Pre-Paid Overnight Shipping for Warranty

This for 1839. at Xotic. (G1S-A1). Am I missing something here? I can't see getting the G1 over the C90. I have a copy of Vista Ultimate so I don't need the OS. Yes, I'm a gamer.

Comments appreciated.

 

The 8600 in the G1S has GDDR3 video ram, so it's better than the one on the c90

 

yep, unless the 8800 is below 22 watts, get the G1

 

Ah, see I overlooked that. But, will the FSB show improvement on the C90? My limit on spending is right at 1800 bux. The C90 has a faster HD, faster FSB, Faster cpu, slower video card. But the C90 is supposed to be upgradeable. Interesting. I also use XD cards . Any other comments welcome.

thanks

 

right now the g1s will be better at games, in the future if ddr3 upgrades are available for this laptop then this will surpass the g1s

 

Yes, that definitely is a consideration. thanks

 

The c90 there is overpriced. Get it from 1toppc.com (gentech), yours is exactly the same as mine only i got the 5400 rpm drive, but it should be a 100 less or so from 1toppc.com Mine was exactly the same as yours except hd and i got mine for 1600 with 3 day shipping.

 

He took 1x2GB and 3yrs warranty

 

I did the exact same spec markup for him at gentech and it came out to be 1701 with the 3 years warranty.

 

I got a e6600, 2 gigs ram, 160 5400rpm hd, and vista ultimate from gentech for ~1700 also. Plus, they have better customer support than dell and hp.

 

Ken from Gentech says their shipping those with some weird no-name ram now as they're out of Kingston, Corsair, etc. Can't remember the other post.

 

Super Talent ram, Mine has kingston. hopefully the new bios will fix all of the problems

 

Benefits of the C90
Faster processor/FSB
Fingerprint reader
2 MP webcam
upgradeable GPU

Benefits of the G1
faster graphics card
more battery life (2 and 1/2 hours for the g1s as opposed to 1 hour and 40 minutes for the c90)


Negatives of the C90
memory is down clocked to 533Mhz, and even in over clocked mode it never gets to 667 mhz (so it will not preform up to the same speed as the other notebooks with 667 Mhz memory out there).
limited to 3GB of RAM
consumes battery quickly


Negatives of the G1
no swivel webcam
no fingerprint reader

 

Memory downclocked? Why would that be? Why 3 GB ram? I use Vista 64...you're not talking about Vista 32 limits are you?

 

nope Zoid its a hardware limitation .. if its important to you then g1s is your only choice

 

Thanks Cancer. Very enlightening thread. Most of my reading on NBR has been in the Sager section. My son has an A8js since about Feb...still looking for new Vista 32 drivers for that 7700 he's got in there...but that's another post

 

Only thing avid is a do search on vicious's explanation on the ram at 533. In basic terms its better for overclocking at 533 rather then 667. Hes explained it a bunch of times too lazy to write it all.

 

Hardware or Bios limitation? Sorry for questioning your choice of words, but I have to

 

It's the chipset, wich is a modified 945G from what I know. Some ressellers are listing the C90S as being 945PM but 945PM is the 667mhz C2D (pre-Santa Rosa)

 

Ok, I get it....thanks JCMS

 

*embarassed* sorry english its not my natural language like jcms said its the chipset that wont support more than 3gb of ram.

 

No prob Cancer....Espanol isn't mine either . BTW, I've lived in Quayaquil....you in Quito?

 

Im in Guayaquil too small world. how much time since you moved out?

 

I lived in Ecuador way wayyyy back when I was a young lad. I don't want to freak anyone out with my age here The wife is from Lima though, married to this Gringo