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    W00t Just ordered my C90S

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by JCMS, Sep 9, 2007.

  1. JCMS

    JCMS Notebook Prophet

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    From directcanada.com

    Intel ABG Wireless
    Seagate momentus 5400.3 160GB SATA
    Core 2 Duo E4500
    Corsair 2x1GB DDR2 SODIMM 200pins

    $1581.31 with shipping insurance & taxes (free shipping FTW).

    I'm not missing anything right?
     
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    RangerXML Army of None [TRH]

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    The C90S works with the E4500? As far as I know it only works with the generation before the E4500 like the E4300, E6300, E6320, E6400, E6420, E6600, E7600 and the X6800.
     
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    TXcharger07 Notebook Consultant

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    uh oh lol well it should

    BUT!! its only running a 800mhz fsb... which means performance will be lacking
     
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    why would u get an asus c90s if the speed is the same or even slower as a normal laptop? i mean the only reason i got it is because no santa rosa notebook or any notebook will be as fast as this. but with a e4500 or any of the slower ones, i dont get why u would get it. cuz why not get a laptop with a much much better battery life, same video card - or even batter one for that matter with gddr3

    i guess the video card being upgradable is good but everything else, is upgradable just like any other laptop, cpu, ram, hard drive, etc.
     
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    Since jcms hasnt answered yet ill write what i remember.. (correct me if im worng ) jc mentioned being on a budget but wanted to get the c90 for now and later on as his budget allowed and current processors drop their prices he is going to upgrade.
     
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    Because the E6320 is discountinued in Canada, the E6420 is $225 and the E6600 is $ 260. The E4500 was $150. And just to make me angry, the E6750 is $215 but damn c90's chipset =/


    Other than that, HPs, Toshibas and Lenovos aren't customisable in Canada. The HD 2600 toshiba A200 is 1799 with a T5xxx. The HP 8150p is $1600 with 1GB RAM and the G1S/V1S are 1999.99

    A 3.4ghz E4xxx performs better than the X6800 so theorically, the e4500 should be about the e6320 at stock speed and 20% OC will pump me up to 2.66 so it's not that bad

    If it's that bad, I'll just get a E4600 next year, wich is the Penryn rerelease of the E6600
     
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