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    Asus U46

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by tiekwando, Jul 19, 2011.

  1. tiekwando

    tiekwando Newbie

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    So I'm a relative newb to laptops. I have an old 1520 dell inspiron and it badly need replacing. One laptop that I saw at best buy was a ASUS U46E-BAL5. It seemed pretty good and I liked its shape etc. Does anyone have one? Also can it play any games (say SC2 level).

    I think it has an integrated graphics card. Are they releasing/is there another model with dedicated graphics?

    Thanks!
     
    tiekwando, Jul 19, 2011
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  2. IheartTaiwan

    IheartTaiwan Notebook Guru

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    it can run sc2 but not at max level. the integrated graphics is equivalent to an ati x800 from a few years back. it can run the source engine pretty well. u can probably find one with a dedicated graphics card from gentechpc.com
     
    IheartTaiwan, Jul 19, 2011
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    Benchmade 42 Titanium

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    Skip that and get the U46 A1 version for about $100 more. It has a GT 540m dedicated card and 2yr warranty compared to Best Buy watered down version with only intel hd 3000 and 1yr warranty.
     
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    Where can you find that one, it sounds perfect for what I am looking for, but I can't find it online anywhere.
     
    tiekwando, Jul 19, 2011
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  5. Benchmade 42

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    I believe it is Gentechpc.com. Someone mentioned it that the ETA is Late July.
     
    Benchmade 42, Jul 20, 2011
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    yromenapri Notebook Consultant

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    yromenapri, Jul 20, 2011
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