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    Questions about a6j

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Roccos, Jun 15, 2006.

  1. Roccos

    Roccos Newbie

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    Hello,

    I would like to replace my toshiba by a new core-duo laptop with good gaming capabilities, so I think that the asus a6j is a good choice
    I read some reviews on the net and I would like to clarify some points before ordering

    - is the sound good for listening to music ? loud and clear ?
    - is the screen good under normal lightning conditions ? what about
    - brightness
    - resolution
    - response time
    - reflections
    - what is the noise level produced by the fan - is it annoying ? continuously running ? I have seen that a bios upgrade can reduce the time where the fan is on - is it true ?
    - what is the heat production level, specially under the laptop ?
    - what is best to support present and futur games : x1600 or geforce 7600 ?
    - is it possible to disable the scrolling part of the touchpad ?

    last but not least : do you recommend this laptop (as desktop replacement) and asus in general ?

    thanks for answer
     
    Roccos, Jun 15, 2006
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  2. emperor

    emperor Notebook Geek

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    I can answer few questions for you:

    1) Included soundspeakers are rather bad...don't expect anything serious
    2) Screen... Many reflections, especially if the background is black, depends upon the background and ambient light. Response time is OK
    3) Not much noise from fan, only when CPU/GPU runs full speed
    4) Heat...possibly biggest issue to my opinion, again depends at the usage of CPU/GPU
    5) x1600 seems ok for games, no idea about 7600
     
    emperor, Jun 16, 2006
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