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    New W2

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by coolhamoood, Sep 24, 2006.

  1. coolhamoood

    coolhamoood Notebook Consultant

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    hi:
    is there any coming sonn w2 with core 2 ??
    and new vga card will apper soon ??
    thx
     
    coolhamoood, Sep 24, 2006
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    Zarniwoop Newbie

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    There is a new W2 (W2Pc-U007P in the UK) coming out with Core 2 Duo and an Ati X1700 GPU in the UK in early October. It will be around £1900 - £2000.
     
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  3. coolhamoood

    coolhamoood Notebook Consultant

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    from whr u know that ??
     
    coolhamoood, Sep 27, 2006
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  4. PROPortable

    PROPortable Company Representative

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    The W2p won't be here till close to early to mid-November (till 6 weeks away). It will sport a Core 2 Duo T7200, a 120gb/5400rpm HDD and a 256mb ATI x1700. Other than that, there aren't any changes. The US model certainly should come in WSXGA+ this time, otherwise I don't see why they'd bring it over... Pricing should be around $2,400-$2,500 USD.
     
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  5. indefuseable chronic

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    how long till quad cores come out for laptops ?
    estimate ? really wanna buy a merom core 2 duo lap .. had the w2p in mind

    anyone know how quickly they might remake this lap cause they did remake the w2 with the w2jb pretty soon after... so its just a matter of picking an ideal time to buy
     
    indefuseable chronic, Sep 27, 2006
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    indefuseable chronic Notebook Consultant

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    will the w3jp be the same as hte w2jp except for smaller screen ?
     
    indefuseable chronic, Sep 27, 2006
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    Will the W2 and W3 be the same except for a smaller screen? Both W2 and W3 have been for more than a year... so if you're asking specifics design wise, I really hope you can see the difference at least in pictures... they're really not much alike at all, except for the fact that they are both in the W series, so they share some like design details.. that's about it.

    If you're talking about cpu - no, the W2 will get the higher end T7200 and the W3jp will get the T5600.
     
    PROPortable, Sep 27, 2006
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    Don't forget this has an HD-DVD drive, but at this price it's comparable to the Quosimo.
     
    Hyperluminous, Sep 27, 2006
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    The HD-DVD drive isn't confirmed for the US spec or for that price for that matter. Right now an 8x Super Multi DVD burner for a notebook costs about $200. An HD-DVD drive for a notebook is more than double that... I believe it's actually more than triple, but just for the sake of the arguement, I don't think Asus is going to be able to get an HD-DVD drive into the W2p while keeping the price around $2500. I've seen stranger things happen, but don't count on it, at least yet.
     
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  10. lunateck

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    Ya, i think so. if the w2 would be equiped with HD rom, it would rocket the price to 3000+
     
    lunateck, Sep 28, 2006
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    coolhamoood Notebook Consultant

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    whice one iz the best x1600 or x1700 or x1800 !!!!!!!!!!
     
    coolhamoood, Sep 29, 2006
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    up what the diffrens
     
    coolhamoood, Sep 30, 2006
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    The Mobility Radeon X1800 is the fastest of the three, by far, but is basically non-existent (Nvidia has close to 100% of the high-end mobile market with the Geforce Go 7800/7900). The only machine that comes to mind that has one is the Dell XPS M2010.

    The X1700 is a slightly speed-bumped X1600 - not much of an upgrade, but still a pretty solid mid-range mobile card.
     
    amb9800, Sep 30, 2006
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