K42JR-A1 anyone?

Just a FYI..

After reading a review on the Asus K42F, I saw mention of a future model 14" model having discrete graphics, but didn't give any real details.. Did a little searching and I've already found some retailers listing the new

K42JR-A1

ASUS K42JR-A1 Intel i5-430M (2.26GHz) Processor, 14" HD 16:9 (1366x768) LED Display, 4GB DDR3 Memory, 500GB Hard Drive, DVD Super Multi Drive, ATi 5470 1GB DDR3 Graphics Card, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit

listed for around $870


MXD

 

Looks good, any word on the battery life?

 

this is what i've been waiting for. thankfully i didn't get the x83vp.
available jan 17.

 

Got my X83VP ...loved it now it's time to hand it off to my wife..and grab myself either K42 or A42.... depends...

 

man im loving it, just wish there was an option for a 540m or at least the 520m

here a link to a review of the asus k42f which is the same series, down a bit theres a table with specs: http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1169/4/

anyway in terms of raw processing power, do you guys think the i5-430m still outclasses the C2D T9600 (2.8ghz) in the asus n81vp-d2?
i know this one only goes up to 2.53ghz with turbo boost but i still think it should be just about on par with the T9600, if anything the core 2 duo might beat the i5 by a few seconds here and there..

same for the graphics cards, 4670 vs 5470... the 46 prolly wins by a good bit on that front but im not too worried since i dont mind my games on med settings..

so basically my question is K42JR-A1 vs N81VP-D2?

penny for your thoughts?

 

c2d wont beat the i3/i5/i7 due to HTT.
on a bench mark i saw, forgot the site, they had the i5 beating c2d by 40%, both cpu were clocked at 2.2ghz.

 

yes they had a similar benchmark on the site i linked to, however i'm asking more directly an i5 2.26ghz vs a c2d 2.8ghz... like i said, im sure the i5 would still be better in general but im thinking the c2d might be a tad speedier just bc of its frequency.

either way, im hoping the i5 will be easy to overclock hehe

 

i just pre ordered this laptop.
gentech said eta for this laptop is next week, however they had listed on their website as early february.

 

You guys let me know how well the ati 5470 games and the battery life on normal usage please.

 

I don't think the keys are backlit are they, that might really turn me off. I don't think their will be a difference between 4670 and the 5470.

 

well guys I myself was looking at this same laptop but when I read about the Alienware M11X I ordered it yesterday. It has a backlit keyboard and it's 11.6 inches.

 

For games wouldn't you be more concerned with the GPU? The X83VP-A1, though it has a Core 2 Duo processor, has a better graphics card than the new K42JR-A1. The ATI 4670 in the former has a lot better benchmark scores than the ATI 5470 in the latter. So wouldn't the X83 model technically have better performance for gaming? Correct me if I'm wrong!

 

Here's a link to the review/pics thread I started on this notebook:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=6067415#post6067415

Hopefully it helps you decide on your purchase.