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    Asus Z9000 Questions - Anyone have one?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Forsythe, Jul 18, 2004.

  1. Forsythe

    Forsythe Notebook Guru

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    Hi,

    I was wondering if anyone here can answer the following questions for me.

    1. Does the notebook get hot?
    2. Is the fan loud?
    3. Is the keyboard loud when typing in quiet areas.
    4. Asus advertises this unit as 6.6lbs. I find it hard to believe because from my point of view, the M6N looks sort of bulkier than the Z9000 and weighs 5.6lbs. Therefore, is the notebook heavy to lug around? I plan on taking this notebook everyday to my classes.
    5. Due to the limitation of 1024x768 res on a 15" screen, do fonts look bad? Is the screen good?
    6. Is the battery life good?

    I'm planning to use this notebook during University. Furthermore, is the Radeon 9100 IGP better than Intel Extreme Graphics 2?

    What software/peripherals came with this notebook?

    Thanks for your time. [:I][:I][:I]
     
    Forsythe, Jul 18, 2004
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  2. diabolical7

    diabolical7 Notebook Guru

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    okay from playing with this unit at a notebook shop... i can say its
    a very good notebook for the price u pay for... yes the screen isn't
    as high res as the m6n... but ur saving atleast 400cdn and at as a
    student i know every penny counts... heres my take on the notebook
    -screen is good for fonts and general gfx, running quake3 and such
    goes pretty smooth but if u try farcry or sumfin that is more geared
    towards a desktop den it'll give u lag...
    -one important thing is this is an ATI chipset instead of INTEL
    meaning it is not CENTRINO... the only component that is INTEL
    is the processor... the builtin wireless lan is 11mbps NOT 54mbps
    -it isn't loud, its moderate but i'm use to delta fans on my desktop
    so in a way i'm deaf :p... but the notebook is not hot but warm
    its pentium M so its way better den nething AMD based...
    -keyboard does not have glitches, unless u press really hard
    -as for weight i'd say its about the same as the m6n
    -resolution is good for what you pay for... this is a notebook
    that is made for students imo, its better than an AVERATEC
     
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  3. Forsythe

    Forsythe Notebook Guru

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    I'm from Toronto, Canada too. Where did you test this laptop out? Your comments have now got me even more interested lol. Thanks.
     
    Forsythe, Jul 18, 2004
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    diabolical7 Notebook Guru

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    goto pacific mall... kennedy/steeles its a small lil store its sumfin
    notebook i think... but one store thats near the video game store
    i think is a real pain in da arse cuz their sales looks down upon
    ppl... i picked up the acer 2010series and da guy was like be careful
    it is a very expensive machine... etc... just look around and fool
    around with it forget wud da guys say...
     
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  5. Forsythe

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    I'll check it out. Thanks a lot for the help.
     
    Forsythe, Jul 19, 2004
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