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    Possibly Moving from IBM to ASUS

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by pitt1717, Jan 2, 2007.

  1. pitt1717

    pitt1717 Newbie

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    Im feeling i need to move on to my third laptop soon. had a compaq (old 366mhz) and right now an IBM A30 (which i have upgraded and LOVE!!!!). the thing is a tank. however its getting dated and need a new one.

    Im torn between the G1 and V1JP. Right now the V1 has a slight edge because its a little more my age. i also like the fact that its got the express card which indicates its got pci express on it (correct me if im wrong). The G1is nice because of the ram and graphics it comes with and that its 200 bucks cheaper. But im not a big gamer

    what im looking for out of my next laptop is the following:

    - 15 inch wide screen
    - 3 + hour battery life
    - Vista ready, need it to be able to run any version i choose with out having
    to turn any of the features off. (i understand nothing out is dx10 capable
    and is another issue)
    - I will be using this for editing family video's and need a good processor
    (mind is set on the core 2 duo 2ghz 4mb cache
    - I rip my dvd collection for my xbox360 and some (episode dvd's) i would like
    to convert to wmv which takes a lot of processor and time. i would like to
    do this more efficiantly
    - I also burn dvd's so i need a DL dvd burner.
    - I also like to run linux(slackware), so this is where my concern for the video
    card comes in (ati hasnt been linux friendly for me) but it is not a deal
    breaker
    - Price in the 2000 dollar range, preferably less


    what i would like to know is:

    - what is a u-dvi port (saw it on the spec for the v1)
    - when wireless N gets ratified, will i be able to upgrade the mini-pci card?
    (has anyone done this before? going from b to a or g, or to the all in 1
    a/b/g card?**Very Important**
    - if i make the v1 purchase, should i upgrade to the 7200rpm hard drive or is
    the 5400 drve perpendicular?
    - Again if i choose the V1, should i purchase the extra gig of ram or wait

    so if anyone can help here it would be much appreciated. Also, by what i would like to do i am open to suggestions. even if they arent for an asus laptop.

    Thanks,
    Vinnie
     
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  2. Jumper

    Jumper Notebook Deity

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    U-DVI is a miniature DVI connector that saves space on the actual laptop, and uses an adapter to connect regular DVI devices (photo from Proportable.com):

    [​IMG]

    So on the side of the laptop you have the tiny u-DVI connector, and then it comes with a u-DVI -> DVD-D adapter in the box to allow you to connect whatever monitor you like.

    Similar to Apple's mini-DVI:

    [​IMG]
     
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