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    V6VA - which model?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by karstux, Jan 5, 2006.

  1. karstux

    karstux Newbie

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    I'm currently shopping for a new notebook, and my object of desire is the V6VA. It's just that I can't seem to decide between the "high-end" and "economic" model.

    As you may know, the "high-end" model, which costs 500€ more, has a Pentium M 770 instead of a 750, 1GB of memory instead of 512 MB and 100GB of HD over the 80GB of its little brother. The rest of the system seems to be identical.

    I'm wondering, are those improvements really worth 500€? Having 1 GB of RAM is really nice, since it also improves memory bandwidth due to dual-channel, and I'll probably get it as an upgrade even if I choose the cheaper version. The extra 20 GB are certainly nice to have, but not critical in my book.

    It's the processor I'm thinking most about. I haven't been able to find benchmarks comparing those two processors, so I don't know how much of a performance difference there is going to be between the two models. Also, won't the 750 draw less power than the 770, thus increasing battery life? Longer runtimes would make the cheaper version quite attractive.

    Thanks for your opinions.
    karstux
     
    karstux, Jan 5, 2006
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  2. 4ndr3

    4ndr3 Notebook Geek

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    go to the economic way and buy a extra stick of ram (512mb ddr2 533) identical to the notebook brings (to perform dual chanel). You will not notice speed diferences betwen 750 and 770. (only if u use video encoding or compilation stuff). Temps of the cpu are equal i think.
     
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  3. GregM

    GregM Notebook Evangelist

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    That's a lot of €€€ for such small upgrades. I would agree with 4ndr3.
     
    GregM, Jan 5, 2006
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    AuroraS Notebook Virtuoso

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    I also agree!
    Most of the time, the upgrades aren't worth it...
     
    AuroraS, Jan 5, 2006
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  5. Iter

    Iter Notebook Evangelist

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    Only one thing i don't like is the 4200rpm hard drive. If i have an option, i would like to get a 80GB 5400rpm 8MB rather than 100GB 4200rpm 8MB. i guess that i will take out the 100GB hard drive to a 2.5" USB external box for storage.
     
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  6. exander

    exander Notebook Consultant

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    I went for the "higher end" and upped the chip, got a 7200 rpm drive and put 2GB of RAM in it.
    I've very happy with the performance. . . obviously. :D

    I think 1GB of memory is a must. Windows Vista is going to be a memory hog. It won't be long until 2GB is recommended.

    I don't know if there's a big difference between 4200 and 7200rpm. But 7200 sounds much faster sounds faster. :rolleyes:

    I'd put in your own ram and put in a 7200 drive.
     
    exander, Jan 5, 2006
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