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    Asus M50Vm-A1 keyboard photos: Newegg vs. the Rest

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by kevin071586, Nov 2, 2008.

  1. kevin071586

    kevin071586 Notebook Consultant

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    Hey guys,

    I'm still looking around at notebooks. I was going to cross the M50Vm-A1 off the list because the left shift key was unnecessarily small (I know, i'm harsh). I just checked again, though, and the photos at Newegg lead me to believe it is normal sized whereas the photos at Gentech and XoticPC lead me to believe it is small.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.aspx?CurImage=34-220-366-04.jpg&Image=34-220-366-03.jpg%2c34-220-366-04.jpg%2c34-220-366-05.jpg%2c34-220-366-06.jpg%2c34-220-366-07.jpg%2c34-220-366-08.jpg%2c34-220-366-09.jpg%2c34-220-366-10.jpg%2c34-220-366-11.jpg%2c34-220-366-12.jpg%2c34-220-366-14.jpg%2c34-220-366-13.jpg%2c34-220-366-15.jpg%2c34-220-366-16.jpg%2c34-220-366-17.jpg%2c34-220-366-18.jpg%2c34-220-366-19.jpg%2c34-220-366-20.jpg%2c34-220-366-02.jpg&S7ImageFlag=0&WaterMark=1&Item=N82E16834220366&Depa=0&Description=ASUS%20M50Vm-A1%20Intel%20Core%202%20Duo%2015.4%22%20WXGA%2b%20NVIDIA%20GeForce%209600M%20GS

    http://www.xoticpc.com/asus-m50vma1-p-2440.html

    Can anybody clarify how the keyboard actually looks, or if it is possible that it comes in these two different configurations?

    Thanks,
    Kevin
     
    kevin071586, Nov 2, 2008
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  2. Dragunov-21

    Dragunov-21 Notebook Evangelist

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    The notebook on newegg is, from the outside, identical to my M50SV-A1 except for the port next to the left vent, which mine doesn't have...

    Don't know if that helps any, but if you know for a fact whether the VM-A1 and SV-A1 use the same/different keyboards...
     
    Dragunov-21, Nov 2, 2008
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  3. Will1989

    Will1989 Notebook Geek

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    The pictures on XoticPC and GentechPC are 'stock' promotional photos. The keyboard actually looks like what you see on Newegg's site.
     
    Will1989, Nov 2, 2008
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