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    Best Asus for college?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by fruit45, Aug 12, 2008.

  1. fruit45

    fruit45 Notebook Consultant

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    What is the best model on the market for a college student to lug around and use? (Good battery life, not overheating, small/under 15 inches, etc)


    Of course, I will be using it for a fair share of gaming as well. (Wow, CoD2, & GTA IV/ SC2/ D3 when they come out!) :)

    Thanks guys!
     
    fruit45, Aug 12, 2008
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    xilocient Notebook Enthusiast

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  3. fbxcore

    fbxcore Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm going to college next year and I'm going with the M50VM
     
    fbxcore, Aug 12, 2008
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  4. hyung

    hyung Notebook Enthusiast

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    I picked the M50VM as well for university.
     
    hyung, Aug 12, 2008
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  5. Slaughterhouse

    Slaughterhouse Knock 'em out!

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    I will be picking the G50.

    They are the same exact size so might as well go with the more powerful machine.
     
    Slaughterhouse, Aug 12, 2008
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  6. fbxcore

    fbxcore Notebook Enthusiast

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    Battery life and price factor into my decision, as semi-decent battery life is a must for college.
     
    fbxcore, Aug 12, 2008
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  7. fruit45

    fruit45 Notebook Consultant

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    For me the 15 inch will be a little too big. How is the F6 guys?
     
    fruit45, Aug 12, 2008
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  8. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    I don't believe you'll be smoothly playing games that didn't yet come out, on the F6. You can't have both. Either you have portability and then you sacrifice gaming power -- or the other way around...
     
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    mark076h Notebook Geek

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    another vote for M50VM-B1 i was looking for a college laptop and moderate gaming, you can't go wrong with this laptop, it is perfect and has everything you could want in a laptop.
     
    mark076h, Aug 12, 2008
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    Will1989 Notebook Geek

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    I picked up the M50VM-B1 for college and haven't regretted it.
     
    Will1989, Aug 12, 2008
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    I went with the M50Vm-A1 and feel that this will work out great for college.
     
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    fruit45 Notebook Consultant

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    Why do you guys prefer the M50VM over the F8? Does it have a better battery life? Thanks
     
    fruit45, Aug 13, 2008
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  13. fbxcore

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    From what I've read the M50vm actually does have better battery life than the F8, the F8 gets a bit over two hours on a six cell, but I've heard that the M50VM can do right around three on a six cell and around 4 on a 9 cell.
     
    fbxcore, Aug 13, 2008
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