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    Asus N51Vn Notebook

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by nicksti, Jul 10, 2009.

  1. nicksti

    nicksti Notebook Evangelist

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    nicksti, Jul 10, 2009
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    Howitzer225 Death Company Dreadnought

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    Good. One of the first laptops I've seen with a 200M GPU.
     
    Howitzer225, Jul 10, 2009
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    Well, there have been a number with the GTX 260M or 280M, but I'll agree that it's cool to see one of the new 40nm series.
     
    jacobxaviermason, Jul 10, 2009
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    But aren't the current 260M & 280M still in 55nm and based on the previous generation core? When the GDDR5 versions of the cards come out, I might buy one... :D

    Most likely other manufacturers would follow.
     
    Howitzer225, Jul 10, 2009
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    You are right, they are, based on the mobile G92 core, however, word on the street is that even the newer 40nm GTS series GPUs, including both the GTS 250M and the GTS 260M ( highest Ive sen so far ), will not surpass the GTX 260m and GTX 280m.

    The horses mouth.
     
    NAS Ghost, Jul 10, 2009
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    They may not surpass the GTX versions already on the market. They should, however, run cooler, and on lower power, allow for higher overclocking. Smaller die sizes also mean that these cost NVidia less to make, meaning that we pay less for more performance.
     
    jacobxaviermason, Jul 11, 2009
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    The key word has been bolded.
     
    NAS Ghost, Jul 11, 2009
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    From what I've seen, the 240M is not a very impressive card. The GTS 250M and the GTS 260M are a different story however... hoping to see them announced in some laptops soon!
     
    oldmankdude, Jul 12, 2009
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    128bits 48 shaders so it should be between the 9600M GT and GTS 160M. "240" implies it's a low-end card.
     
    JCMS, Jul 13, 2009
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    nicksti, Jul 14, 2009
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    xoticpc has listed n51vn on their website, but its still not in stock yet. I dont think anyone has them yet
     
    eo777777, Jul 16, 2009
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    A retailer told me they weren't getting theirs until the end of July.
     
    pet0sh, Jul 16, 2009
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    true, thats what some retailers have told me. However Gentech have listed ETA as 2nd week of July. I emailed them a couple of days ago but never received a reply from them. I havnt been able to locate their phone number on their website, so I cant even call and check. XoticPC advised that they will have stock by end of this week, so I am hoping that at least some retailers may get stock earlier than others.

    If someone from Gentech is reading these boards, could they please confirm the status?
     
    eo777777, Jul 16, 2009
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  14. nicksti

    nicksti Notebook Evangelist

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    That is why my insider told me, end of month as well. But Gentech had it advertised earlier.

    I wish they didnt use the N81 style case :(
     
    nicksti, Jul 16, 2009
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    Prototype runs very well on GT 240M. :)
     
    GenTechPC, Jul 16, 2009
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    How well Ken? Inquiring minds need to know ;)
     
    nicksti, Jul 16, 2009
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  17. David

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    For the curious minds, here are some in-game performance videos of the N51Vn notebook from GenTech's website.

    Prototype:
    <object width='560' height='340'><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JtXQSVBjPp4&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JtXQSVBjPp4&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width='560' height='340'></embed></object>

    Crysis:
    <object width='560' height='340'><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fih0_QuH4wU&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fih0_QuH4wU&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width='560' height='340'></embed></object>

    Benchmarks:
    <object width='560' height='340'><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WQUzRM6jo-w&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WQUzRM6jo-w&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width='560' height='340'></embed></object>
     
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    David, Jul 16, 2009
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  18. eo777777

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    Ken,

    I meant could you confirm when you are expecting stock? I am inclined to place an order.
     
    eo777777, Jul 16, 2009
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  19. GenTechPC

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    I am not sure if you are the one using the yahoo mail asking about N51Vn, but all emails I replied was returned.

    You can call me at 800.990.7945.
     
    GenTechPC, Jul 16, 2009
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  20. eo777777

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    just wanted to say for everyone's benefit that Ken did reply to my email, but it went to my junk folder hence I didnt spot it!

    It was nice talking to you Ken, you are just about to earn one more customer!

    with regards to why I couldnt find any phone number on the website:- if I visit 1toppc.com, no number is listed. but if I visit gentech.com, I can see the phone number. May be you could look why no number is listed on 1toppc?
     
    eo777777, Jul 16, 2009
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    On some sites I see the brown case, others the light blue/grey one. Which one is it?
     
    pet0sh, Jul 16, 2009
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  22. GenTechPC

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    It's blue/gray color.
     
    GenTechPC, Jul 16, 2009
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    Hey, so I'm thinking about buying this laptop off gentech and need to decide on a laptop fast since I'm going off to college and was wondering if the gtx 240 was worse than the gtx 120 after reading this thread. Also, are these in stock now? I was reading this site and it said not till like the end of July but gentech says they have them in stock already.
     
    dohi312, Jul 19, 2009
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    They are in stock in many places. red barn, which has the cheapest price does not seem to have them in stock yet. 240 should be better than 120.
     
    pet0sh, Jul 19, 2009
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    Btw, does adding vista 64 or adding the thermal compound void the warranty?
     
    dohi312, Jul 19, 2009
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    No to both
     
    IKAS V, Jul 19, 2009
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  27. E.B.E.

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    Correction, replacing thermal compound requires heatsink removal which voids the ASUS warranty, at least technically.

    However, in the past, ASUS wasn't very strict about this requirement, from what I can gather by reading the forums (never did it myself).

    But that's no guarantee.
     
    E.B.E., Jul 19, 2009
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    These should start popping up more places now.
     
    nicksti, Jul 20, 2009
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    Great specs for the price, but hard to find GOOD images of this beast.
     
    Connaught, Jul 22, 2009
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    newegg has images up now. People are saying the 240m is weak, but I'm still totally looking forward to getting mine.
     
    pet0sh, Jul 22, 2009
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    Any gaming benchmarks available for this card? I really like the look of this laptop, it would be great for LANing and virtual machines :)
     
    gierke, Jul 26, 2009
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    Check out Gentechpc or an earlier post on this thread. Shows you vids on the notebook.
     
    nicksti, Jul 26, 2009
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    I just got this in the mail today from Newegg. The DVD ROM is really loud and causes the whole laptop to vibrate. This can't be normal. Has anyone else experienced this?
     
    cougarpulse, Sep 12, 2009
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    i think its to do with your cd media thats in your drive, test it out with another, maybe a blank dvd first.
     
    Chronus, Sep 12, 2009
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    Hey guys I'm thinking of buying the N51VN. I've particularly liked the previous model, the N50VN because it has great heat management, you can hardly feel any heat under idle. I don't really care if it gets hot under full load, but I like it cool for office work, browsing and such.
    So does the N51VN get uncomfortably hot when during use?
     
    LeQuack, Oct 5, 2009
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    Undervolted, I'm around 25 degrees C, never more than 45ish under load.
     
    pet0sh, Oct 5, 2009
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    What about the upper side ie. the keyboard, palm rest, touch-pad, do they get hot or warm at all?
     
    LeQuack, Oct 5, 2009
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