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    Is the Asus K50ID-X1 a good value laptop for gaming? (tight budget)

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by AngryTiger, Mar 30, 2010.

  1. AngryTiger

    AngryTiger Newbie

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    Hi, I'm a college student looking to replace my old single-core Acer Aspire laptop, and I've found a computer that I've pretty much set my heart on --

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220694

    It's got a dedicated GPU (a must for me) and sets me back $650.

    What little I can find in the way of reviews is that it is, for its price, a great 'gaming'/performance laptop (the newest games I'm going to play on it is Age of Empires 3 and Rise of Legends, which ran like molasses on that aforementioned Aspire (yay Intel GMA)). Does anyone have it to vouch for its power and/or can anyone take a looksie at the specs and give me a hand? The video card, especially, I'm curious about -- videocardbenchmark.com places it in the high range, but I can't find anything official about it.

    This computer is already out of the budget I had initially set for myself ($500) but I figured, eh, it's got longevity and all-around power... right?

    EDIT: Yes, this is double-posted. I realized (after seeing them mentioned in another thread) that I would get more help from Asus-specific forums than from the "What Notebook..." forum....
     
    AngryTiger, Mar 30, 2010
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  2. mylowrider

    mylowrider Notebook Consultant

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    Yes it is a great value notebook.
     
    mylowrider, Mar 30, 2010
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  3. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    this is actually quite crappy.. for $650 , u could get a refurbished Asus G51VX with Intel Core 2 Duo P8700+ NVIDIA GTX260M which would anhilate this. Have a look.. only problem is , its not new.. but refurbished books are not bad or anything.
     
    sean473, Sep 15, 2010
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  4. Audiophil92

    Audiophil92 Notebook Evangelist

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    What Sean said! :)
     
    Audiophil92, Sep 15, 2010
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