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    G50 vs M50?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by jdoggg1, Jul 10, 2008.

  1. jdoggg1

    jdoggg1 Notebook Guru

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    Is there a site that has a comparison of these 2 models? It seems they are pretty similar, but I don't think my assumption is correct :(

    Or, if anyone wouldn't mind laying out the differences, that would be appreciated too.

    Thanks in advance!
     
    jdoggg1, Jul 10, 2008
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  2. jonhapimp

    jonhapimp Notebook Virtuoso

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    the g50 isnt out yet and will have a 9700m gt while the m50 is out and has either the ati 3650 or the 9500gs
     
    jonhapimp, Jul 10, 2008
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  3. David

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    wait a week and you'll see the M50 with the 9600m GS.
     
    David, Jul 10, 2008
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    Is the rest of the notebook the same then?
     
    jdoggg1, Jul 10, 2008
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    g50 will still be a better buy with 640gb HDD, and 3D display.
     
    9001, Jul 10, 2008
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  6. David

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    There's no official release date for the G50. The new M50Vm will have better specs than the current A1 or B1 models.
     
    David, Jul 10, 2008
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    i would choose g50!
     
    muzz81x, Jul 10, 2008
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  8. icram

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    Can somebody tell me if the M50 and G50 have the same keyboard?
     
    icram, Aug 7, 2008
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    They don't.
     
    5482741, Aug 7, 2008
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  10. icram

    icram Notebook Guru

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    Are you sure?

    I know the g50 has semi glossy and the m50 has matte keyboard but cannot they replaced with each other?
     
    icram, Aug 7, 2008
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    I don't know if one can replace the other, just that they aren't the same.

    [​IMG] [​IMG]
     
    5482741, Aug 7, 2008
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  12. Slaughterhouse

    Slaughterhouse Knock 'em out!

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    Is the M50 keyboard supposed to be really good or something?
     
    Slaughterhouse, Aug 7, 2008
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  13. icram

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    Thanks for the picture comparison. I think it has the same size just different layout.

    Doc Z: Nope. Just im going to need hungarian layout keyboard for my upcoming g550 notebook. The hungarian ASUS service said they have only m50 and m51 hungarian layout right now and they dont have any g50 right now :(

    By the way i like the full matte keyboard of the m50 better than the semi glossy g50 one.
     
    icram, Aug 7, 2008
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  14. Prydeless

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    Wow, I never noticed it til now, but the M50's keyboard layout looks like it'd be annoying to get used to. It's got a smaller left shift key as well as the backslash key moved to the left side.
     
    Prydeless, Aug 7, 2008
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  15. Will1989

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    The stock images don't give an accurate representation of the M50's keyboard. Here's a picture of the actual keyboard taken from Ken's M50Sv review thread:
    [​IMG]
     
    Will1989, Aug 7, 2008
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    It seems the keyboards have the same physical layout then.
     
    5482741, Aug 7, 2008
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  17. David

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    I currently have both the M50 and G50 and they have the exact same layout and are identical in size. The only difference are the red color fonts on the G50. Also, like someone has mentioned previously, the material used are slightly different. Although both have matte keys, the G50 has a slight glittery texture - it's not noticeable at all unless you are trying to look for it.
     
    David, Aug 7, 2008
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  18. RdWing

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    G50 is pretty much glossy monitor.
     
    RdWing, Aug 7, 2008
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