Asus V6V versus Z70V ??

Yes I am a newbie- but I did spend some time using the search function and reading through past posts.

I will be using a laptop to : 1) Surf the Web; 2) Business applications (i.e. MS Office Pro); Email; and some limited gaming( UT 2004; Halo).

At this point I believe I've narrowed my decision down to :
1) V70V or V70VA ( Graphical card being the difference)
2) V6V - which I can buy already built from my favorite online retailler Newegg

Either system would have the Mobile centrino 1.85 CPU.

I would replace the V6V's DDR2 400 512 MB ram with 1 gig of DDR2 533 ram, The V6V presumably can take full advantage of the DDR2 533 bandwidth memory - Correct??

It appears both units use the Intel 915P chipset - correct ?

Question: Performance wise, given equal ram size of 1 gig and similar MB chipsets, would the V6V and Z70V be comparable?

If not , what components would hold the V6V back?

LCD Screen quality and resolution - comparable? I know the Z70V is a widescreen. I have read grat reviews on the Z70V LCD. Is the V6V's LCD screen glassy/glossy? I don't like the glassy look that the Toshiba's have...

Both units look appealing - with the V6V being a slimmer , more transportable, design.

Greatly appreciate some words of wisdom on this.

Thank You,

Nate

 

the v6v screen is a 15" non glossy, non widescreen.

 

I like the Z70va better. V6v has crappy Panasonic DVD burner.

 

Other than a not so great DVD burner- what else is not as good about the V6V?

Mainly, how does the performance compare using a 1.86 Centrino processor and 1 gig ram?

Can the V6V fully utilize the 533 band width DDR 2 ram? I noticed it comes with DDR2 400.

Remember reading a post or review somewhere that the V6V was a slower performer - I'd just like to know how it would perform against the Z70V.

 

yeah it can use 533 mhz, they just decided to give you slower memory chips for somre reason.
but if you put in a 533, it will run at 533

 

don't knock the dvd burner if you don't understand it. It's a superslim drive.. that burner at 2x +/-RW is more expensive than an 8x dual layer at 12.7mm.......... It'll be the end of the year before 4x dual layer superslims are avaialble on the notebooks...... you're paying for the size which relates to the weight and the thickness of the overall computer. It's a 5gb mini ipod costing the same as a 20gb regular ipod (or however the compare nowadays).... they're the same price... it costs more to make things smaller.... and all the newest tech takes time to shrink to that smaller size too.... so it's a give and take like anything but honestly sit and think about what's going to be a bigger deal for you.... the thickness or should i say THINNESS of the V6.... or are you going to be burning full length dvds all the time? Do copying a dvd movie will take an hour instead of 20 minutes.... but even when you're doing that are you going to be sitting by the computer till it's done? I see this as a crutch only if you're in a business where you're constantly making copies of a full length disc and need to do it on the fly. Otherwise, I'd assume the thickness is most important.

 

yeah thats why i got the v6.
Im not gonna burn a lot of dvds or anything and when i do, ill probably be doing computer stuff while doing it anyways and the v6 is by far the sexiest thing ive ever seen/used.
I highly recommend it.
Its a beautiful machine, and its just really nice to look at when you are bored haha.

 

Does the V6V compare favorably to the V70Z in terms of performance ?

 

I think you may be confusing things.... are you talking about the z70v ? If so...... performance would be the same..... you can configure the z70v, so you could make it more or less than what the V6v has....... but the graphics are the same. In terms of looks, feel and weight... they're not going to be the same...... The V6v is basically the thinnest, lightest 15" notebook on the market...... the Z70v is certainly a great notebook and at the top of the market itself..... but thickness, weight and details set the V6v apart from anything else.

 

Yepper- mean't to say the Z70V- my goof up.

Sounds like the V6V is a good unit that performance wise is on par with the Z70V ( with comp cpu and memory).

Any downsides to the V6V versus the Z70V ?

 

Well... I can't say "con" unless you don't like the ratio.. but the V6v is a regular ratio screen.... same matte type display as the Z70v...... but the Z70v is widescreen..... one isn't better than the other, but it's a matter of your personal perference.

Umm... The Z70v has a port bar option (to hook up an Asus port replicator) and an S-video out...... Those things just couldn't fit on the unit..... If you're not going to be docking the system a lot, it's not even an issue to most people..... and if s-video is... you'd actually be better off with a vga to component video adapter like this one that ATI sells: http://shop.ati.com/product.asp?sku=2537968 ...... component video is better than s-video (as long as you have component inputs) ........ and again, only if outputting video to tv is going to be a big thing for you.

Otherwise, it's basically just the same components in a slimmed down, more sleek, professional unit...... Also, the V6v has built in bluetooth and an aluminum palmrest and touchpad. But at the same time, the Z70v is also one of the smaller 15" notebooks out there as well..... so it shows you how much smaller the V6v is compared to the competition.