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    Refreshed F9 and W7 on ASUS's site.

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by coriolis, Jan 26, 2008.

  1. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Not much else new though. I'd expect prices to be the same, as for ETA, who knows :confused:


    Oh, and I found this tidbit interesting too:

     
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  2. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    Very nice update to the W7S. Removes one of my main complaints to it -- soldered 512MB. Now it's soldered 1GB, much more reasonable in 2008.

    Other than that, I hope it's also available in black. And I'd love to know about the battery life...
     
    E.B.E., Jan 26, 2008
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  3. ilikeicehockey

    ilikeicehockey Notebook Evangelist

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    wonder how that 9500 GPU will fare in comparison to 8800 GTX
     
    ilikeicehockey, Jan 26, 2008
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  4. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    I didn't even notice, they will be available in Penryn versions. Very nice. I think I may have found the notebook to answer this thread:

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=2879462#post2879462

    Away with the poorly-built Dell XPS 1330 and the flimsy-screened, overpriced Sony SZ... :)

    Hopefully they will use the Penryn platform to improve on that dreaded battery life... Well I can still hope, can't I? :)
     
    E.B.E., Jan 26, 2008
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  5. azelexx

    azelexx Notebook Evangelist

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    wouldn't the 9500 be the same as its counter part 8500 in terms of specs? Just 9'series can support DX10.1.

    8800GTX will probably overpower 9500 by far from what I know, correct me if im wrong
     
    azelexx, Jan 27, 2008
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  6. djembe

    djembe drum while you work

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    8800 will destroy the 9500. The 8800 is a top-end card and the 9500 is a midrange card.
     
    djembe, Jan 27, 2008
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  7. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    Well... yeah... they are both sub-14-inchers, what kind of GPU do you expect on such a notebook?

    Or don't you mean the F9/W7?
     
    E.B.E., Jan 28, 2008
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  8. eteri

    eteri Notebook Enthusiast

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    got any idea of the price for the f9sg? and where is it avalible?
     
    eteri, Jan 29, 2008
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