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    N71jv-xi

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by puter1, Mar 21, 2010.

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    http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220706

    Can someone comment on this laptop?

    I found one site that claims it has a LED screen. Is that true?

    Can one upgrade the cpu to i5 or i7? Intel website seems to show that the i3 processor in this Asus laptop shares cpu socket options with the i5-520M among others.

    Is there anything comparable with an i5 processor already? I like that this laptop has a LED screen, has eSATA and high res of 1600 x 900. It even has a Nvidia discrete GPU although not really powerful, right? I am just wondering about battery life and quality of the hardware (if the above all pans out as 'yes' to all the questions above).

    I hope there's more options similar to this N71 - this model must be new?

    I would like a G51 or G73 but way over my budget so I'm looking at cheaper compromises and comparing to similar Dells (right now).
     
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    Hey, this is another one that definitely offers most of my preferences for specs. The only downside might be battery life which may be low since the cpu power is high ditto for the powerful ATI card in this laptop.

    http://ca.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=hUn2kMS4sU3z3kUV

    http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220702

    This one is more expensive than the one I originally suggested but has more specs that I want. So, the battery life is the only concern. Does it have an option for a larger capacity battery?

    Also, if anyone can comment on this laptop and/or the updates to the N71 series?
     
    puter1, Mar 22, 2010
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