Official Waiting for N82JV Thread

tbh i'd order one from here its the i5 version and theres no import tax on it and all you'll need is a standard power cable and an english version of windows 7 (just the disc). You can install windows 7 home premium english and just use the serial from the back. Thats what im doing, well, im going to wait for the n43 to come out in germany.

 

The link you provided indicated it will ship with a German (QWERZ) keyboard
layout, which I believe is different than the UK standard layout.

If that's important...

 

A 6-cell akku with 4.400 mAh as in Asus N61JV-JX007V is not that much for people who work from time to time at places without power connection. An ultralight notebook may be the better solution then.

 

Thanks for the link, I was lucky enough to be on work exchange in the states when I purchased my W3J in the US, and having a US laptop is fine, the US keyboard layout is not too different, and if I need a pound sign, if you hold ALT+0163 it drops a £ sign.

I Also use a lot of CAD, CIVIL, MAX and Photoshop, so keen to get the more powerful i7 even if it doesn't have the Nvidia optimus, I would definitely use the extra horsepower.

 

Actually I think it's a qwerty layout but even if it isn't, you could order a n81 keyboard and swap it out.
Like this

 

OK, I can't even order complete laptops (N82JV),
but I can somehow order various laptop parts?

 

Just found these on Ebay... very tempting...
ASUS N82JV-061A520M NOTEBOOK - Windows 7- Brown - NEW - eBay, Laptops, Notebooks, Computers. (end time 14-Jul-10 16:37:07 AEST)

2GB of RAM is disappointing, but easy to fix i guess.

 

Easy and expensive ... and buying electronics from e-bay instead from a licened dealer sounds a bit like a vabanque game.

 

I've bought 6 laptops of ebay now, so long as the dealer is trusted its not really any worse then an online dealer me thinks....

2GB of ddr3 sodimm is like $50 is Aus, must be even cheaper in the US...

EDIT: sorry, just randomly assuming your from USA lol, either way, not that bad...

 

It's finally out, but I have the Envy fever... Asus took too long.

 

I ordered two Envy 14 laptops when HP had the Bing 30% cashback offer a few days ago.

 

The ones I'm seeing on Ebay all appear to Taiwan models,
and they all state that they only have a 1-year Taiwan warranty rather
than the normal 2-year international warranty that ASUS provides.

So that makes me hesistant. Returning it for service would be a PITA.

 

For those interested, the N82jq is now in stock at Amazon:

Amazon.com: ASUS N82JQ-A1 14-Inch Laptop (Dark Brown): Computer & Accessories

 

Dude, I sounded the call @ 07-07-2010, 01:48 PM!

 

Oh haha, sorry, I missed that apparently.

 

N82JQ-A1 Vantage score tested with external monitor:

 

Review found here, good performance, but not so good battery, but I looked at this comparable spec i7-720 + Nvidia 335m GPU and most only get 2 hours, so thats understandable.

Im still keen, just wondering if anyone is going to plump a i7-940 in there, would love to see performance results on that.

Asus N82JQ-A1 Review - A Review of the Asus N82JQ-A1

 

not that it matters too much for me anymore because i went with the envy 14, but where's the n82j v?

 

Yes, I believe

ASUS N82JV-VX036V

or

http://shop.radium.hu/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=6489&category_id=1&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=8

Edit: Sorry, seems to be pre-order stuff.

 

Sorry if this has been asked but does the n82 have the amplifiers found in n61?also would it even be worth it to buy the n82 now since the n43 will be out soon? Or is the n43 a variation rather than a newer iteration of the n series?

 

Someone pointed out there is a K42 model on Newegg with a good spec to match the Envy and the likes.

Newegg.com - ASUS K42 Series K42JV-X1 NoteBook Intel Core i5 450M(2.40GHz) 14" 4GB Memory DDR3 1066 500GB HDD 7200rpm DVD Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M

Should get plenty of battery life, has the Optimus switching and enough CPU power for most people.

Plenty of power, mobility and aesthetics for under $1k. Seems to be pretty similar spec wise to the N82Jv

 

I've found a short review made by someone who has just bought N82JV.

It's just a short evaluation.

positiv:
1) price-value
2) good scratchproof surface
3) good luminosity, while not liking the fact that the display was glare
4) real good performance
5) optimus works, but the drivers could be improved

negativ:
1) battery 4400 mh, lasts under Office only 4h

He mentions that he gained some boot time after having replaced the Windows pre-install. But that's what we probably all expect.

All in all the writer seems to be rather content with his purchase.

The customer review can be found on a german page, so I may not link it here.

 

Sounds good

Optimus will get a driver update every month or better with Nvidia's new driver program. I've found it to be almost perfect with the latest drive release, very very impressed.

 

The N82jv is now listed on Amazon for $979 US. It is, however, listed as out of stock. Unfortunately, it is also listed with only an i5 450m, not the i7 620m or i5 520m. Hopefully, models with the better processors will be soon to come. It still competes with the Envy14 for much less cash. I like many of the features offered on the envy, such as the screen, but I don't like the heat issue. The N82jv, supposedly, runs very cool.

 

I might be wrong, but I don't think the K42 has optimus.

 

K42Jv has optimus...

 

Yeh i would be surprised if it didnt, given that every other laptop Asus produces with a Nvidia GT310 or GT335 has Optimus.

 

If Amazon's behavior with the N82JQ is any guide, it should be between
1 and 2 weeks before it shows up as "in stock".

Don't worry about the processor--it's socketed so you can change it out,
and mobile CPUs, unlike mobile GPUs, ARE available for sale to consumers.
For example, I believe newegg carries the 540m. I don't think it's really
that much faster than the 450m, it just a few extra features like
VX-i (virtualized I/O) and AES instructions. I'd guess you could always
sell the 450m to someone on ebay that wanted to trade up from a Core i3.

As far as the 620m, it has the same power TDP (35W) as the i5's, but
it's not clear the BIOS will support it, since ASUS doesn't list that processor
under any shipping configuration of the N82xx. If you can borrow one from
someone that would be cheaper than blowing $400 buying one that can't be
returned. I couldn't even find it in stock anywhere a la carte. (I.e., you can
buy a whole laptop with a 620m, and then throw the rest away

 

Is it worth it to even get the n82 since the n43 will be released soon?
Also for the post before me, a model of the n82 does come with i7 620m, maybe just not in the states.

 

I can't even find any specs on the n43 other than it's 14 inch and will have
USB 3.0 (like the n82jv). Are we supposed to surf announcement to release
of each laptop, then decide to wait for the next one that's "almost out"?
You could do that for years and never buy a laptop.

Huh? Look at the announcement/press release for the N82xx that min2209
put in the first article of this thread. There's no 620m version. If you have
a URL of some place selling it with a 620m, please provide the link. All I
can find is declarations that the US version "will have the 620m". Well
that was months ago and we don't even have an n82jv in stock yet.

I've searched globally for the n82jv and I never saw a 620m model for sale.

 

I think the new Envy 14 solves the heat issue for the most part. However, there are a lot of other issues with the line, although some users seem to get problem free units.

Can anyone confirm that the model on amazon has integrated bluetooth?

A backlit keyboard would be nice too... but I'm assuming they'd have mentioned that by now...?

 

I have been looking for info on the N43, will have a base i5 Processor, but surely it can be upgraded to a i7-620.

I'm going to wait and see what kind of GPU it will have, because its definitely a better chassis than the N82, you just cant beat the quality of brushed aluminium.

Asus N43Jf (Core i5 520M Processor 2.4GHz, 4GB RAM) Review - Notebooks - CNET Asia

and

Asus N series laptops get ICEpower - CNET Asia

 

Sorry, I didn't mean there is a 620m model for sale, I was just answering the question from the post before me, asking whether the n82 support the 620m if you swap CPUs. Here's a link for a review of n82 saying the American model does come with 620m, maybe "soon".

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Asus-N82JV-Notebook.29437.0.html

 

Many people wondering if i7-620M will work on N82JQ with nVidia Optimus Technology, unfortunately not :




The CPU works fine however, the Intel HD Graphics can not be detect, looks like the mainboard on N82JQ is different from the N82JV.

 

@GenTechPC

Sorry for asking in wrong thread, but could you please tell us the expected availability and price of N53JN (i5-520M, GT 335M, Optimus) in USA ?

 

Like N82JV most likely N53JN won't make it here to North America, Asus did not provide any information about N53JN, the roadmap has only N53JQ.

 

Yeah, the post before you was me. I stand by my claim that there is
no evidence the 620m will work in the n82jv without a BIOS upgrade.
I've been told the "core i7" ASUS laptops have different motherboards,
and we can't assume it will work with no modification to the BIOS.

And you reinforce the point I stated originally, "All I can find is declarations
that the US version "will have the 620m".

Yeah, I did see the "reviews" where the reviewers claimed the USA models
would have 620m. That means NOTHING until we see something for sale.
That's why it's important to note that there is no 620m model for sale.

 

Is the N82JV with the low-end i5 worth it for the money? This is the one listed on Amazon as out of stock, right?

 

The different MOBOs are for the quad core i7s and not only for ASUS since they use different chipset and do not have integrated graphics. Still there is no guarantee that the i7 620M, which is dual core, will work. However there is no reason why it shouldn't.

 

There is no reason for the Intel HD Graphics to be detected as most probably there isn't any. Quad core i7s use different chipset and have no integrated graphics in the same package as the processor like dual cores have.

 

From my understanding isn't it that any quad core processor above an i7-660um does not have have an inbuilt GPU, so its not the actually the motherboard that defines the optimus, but the processor, so if you took the N82 with a quad core i7-740 and replaced it with a dual core i7-660 or below you would have optimus?

Intel® Core™ i7 Mobile Processor - Specifications

 

Anyone know if there's a manual with screenshots of the N82xx's BIOS?

I bought an ASUS motherboard years ago, and it came with a little booklet
that had screenshots of the BIOS configuration pages. However, when I
downloaded the docs for both the N82JQ and N82JV from the asus worldwide
site, the manuals were pretty generic and had nothing on the BIOS.

Is this something that you just have to figure out on your own without ASUS's
help? (I.e., what all the configuration items mean and descriptions of each.)

 

You want a service manual. You can buy them on-line for around $12. They will show you the bios settings and they will give you a decent disassemply procedure. There might even be a field replacement section that will give you the parts listing.

I thought all the arrandales used the same socket? Why would you try to put a dual core I7 into a JQ model. Why not just wait and swap it into the I5-450M model?

Bronsky

 

So how many of you are still here waiting for the N82. You are very patient. This thing has been pending forever.

Bronsky

 

Guilty!

 

It sure looks like a very well balanced computer. I've been watching it since last January, more as an admirer than a buyer.

Bronsky

 

I just got mine tday, it's great.... it runs much cooler than i thought

 

I was keen for an N82, but now I'm waiting for a N43, if it comes out with a decent GPU I will get the N43, if it doesn't the N82 is so far the most powerful CPU + GPU combination I have seen in a while.

 

In the pic you can see he installed the i7 620 which is the dual core(which has the built in GPU) and in the device manager you also see there is no secondary GPU meaning the machine was supposed to support it but sadly does not .... Why they put the Optimus sticker on the chassis is anyone's guess...

 

Unfortunately it's not that simple.

Yes with i7-620M that has Intel HD Graphics that will enable nVidia Optimus, however, it's up to notebook manufacturer if they want to enable the Intel HD Graphics in their mainboard.

On N82JQ mainboard, the Intel HD Graphics support is not enable, therefore, nVidia Optimus is not supported.