Final Thoughts

Alright, so I'm going to be ordering the V1JP in the next few days. Here's what I've decided on:

Purchasing from MilestonePC.com
2 year warranty
2.33 Ghz Core2Duo Processor
2 GB RAM DDR2 667
512 ATI x1700 video card
160 GB @ 5400 RPM
Windows Vista Business Edition
Docking station for Asus V1JP
Asus V1JP 2nd Battery

Total Price: $3044.00

Will be used primarily for college (ie. traveling from class to class, work, internet, and some light to medium gaming)

How's it look? Anything to expect? Thanks.

 

for that price, you might as well get teh vx2. i would suggest against going higher than the t7200, especially since it doesn't look like you need the extra cpu power from the activities you do...

 

Very nice system but I think you might be paying too much? And for the tasks you're doing its overkill

 

I second the VX2. The amount of money you are spending warrants something with the highest specs/oomph. The T7200's the price/performance sweet spot, and unless you do heavy duty number crunching, CAD/CAM etc, the price premium on the T7600 isn't justified. Do consider the VX2.

 

yea definitely vx2
plus in my opinion its a bit too big to be carrying it "from class to class"

 

at the moment I would wait till centrino pro platform (may 8+). Plus looking at the price your willing to spent, you can diffinitly get a laptop with centrino pro + draft N + dx10.

I'm not sure if you need a docking station for college. I bought a8js, and I am always moving around campus, never stationed. My college doesn't support vista much so, xp + ubuntu are my primary OS

 

The VX2 is certainly nice, but I don't like the whole Lamborghini theme (don't get me wrong, I love Lamborghini-not as much as Ferrari though - but it looks too flashy for me, even the black version. The thing I like about the V1JP is its style; it's so sleek but it doesn't jump out at you saying "here I am, let me blind you".

Also, I know the 2.00 Ghz is the best bang for your buck, but the reason I was thinking of maxing out at the 2.33 Ghz processor is because I plan on keeping this laptop for a long while, and I'd like to keep it up to date without having to actually upgrade it as long as I can. I'm not sure if my reasoning justifies it, but that's why I thought of going that high.

Finally, I was thinking of either ordering it now or waiting for the Santa Rosa as Xoon mentioned, but I'd rather get it now. The way I figure it, I have to be down at college August 14th. The Santa Rosa is set to release May 8th, but not be in Asus models for 7-8 weeks prior to that. I called up Asus as well as a few other manufacturers, and everyone gave me the same response: "We're not sure exactly when we're updating the laptops, but we know we'll start directly after May 8th and start selling them. However, we have not released the order of laptops in which we are updating, so we cannot give an exact date." Either way, I'd rather get the laptop now and work with it before I have to go to college as opposed to possibly waiting until the very last minute.

On a side note, to everyone that's ever had, has, or used a V1JP, are you pleased with it / would recommend it? Also, how is Asus' customer support and service? Is it a hastle to deal with or just as any other company? (The one nagging thought I have is that Asus wouldn't have as good as of a customer support as a much larger company such as Dell or HP would, even though Asus is a big company in itself).

 

That's a lot of money to spend on a college note-taking laptop. My A8Ja was only $1325, and it's been more than enough for architecture school and gaming. Unless your parents are just that rich, I'd save the money and put it into something else.

Like being able to afford a slightly nicer used car.

 

T7200 will last you minimum 2 years, so for me it's not worth it to upgrade

 

I'd say just get the V1J in the base configuration with either a 7200RPM hard drive and 2GB of RAM. Hold off on the docking station and 2nd battery until you know your habits at school. As for the processor upgrade, it is such a waste of an upgrade for such a small, practically insignificant gain in speed.

 

I second the opinions that the higher-speed CPU isn't worth it. You will not notice a difference of more than 10% in performance, and even that not more than 1% of the time. And that won't change in a few years.

 

see if you can order a 64 bit version of vista business. i tried it on my asus a8js and it works great but you have to download all 64 bit drivers somewhere on this forum.

 

Oh wow get the vx2. I mean its cheaper. Save some money and get a carbon fiber body, 7700 go leather case

Id feel this was a travesty. Get the black vx2.