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    W1 or M6?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by rjtd, Nov 27, 2004.

  1. rjtd

    rjtd Notebook Consultant

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    Greets.
    I am having problems in deciding what laptop i should buy.
    My current options are:

    M6NW75
    Centrino 1.6 Dothan
    WXGA
    60GB
    512
    Ati 9700 64mb

    or

    W1N75
    Centrino 1.6 Dothan
    WXGA
    60GB
    512
    Ati 9600 64mb

    The last cost more 250€ than the first one.
    My question is, does it worth it? How much slow is a 9600 of the W1 compared with the 9700 of the M6?
     
    rjtd, Nov 27, 2004
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  2. Underpantman

    Underpantman Notebook Virtuoso

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    There is a bit of a difference, there is a good review on the two GPUs in an ASUS notebook over at digi-life(http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/asus-m6000/asus-m6.html).
    From personal experiance I went from ~9400 in 3dMark01 to ~10300, from the 9600 to 9700 (M6N to Ne).
    In game I went from medium/high to all high settings in HL2.
    Thus if games are of high importance than I think the the 9700 is worth it.
    a
    :)

    ASUS M6Ne 15.4" WSXGA 1.7 PM ATI9700 80Gb HDD 512Mb RAM
     
    Underpantman, Nov 28, 2004
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  3. pstrisik

    pstrisik Notebook Evangelist

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    Here's another comparison review of the M6 and W1......
    http://notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=31066


    ...........Peter
    ASUS M6BNe - My reviews:
    http://www.notebookreview.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5722
    http://notebookforums.com/showthread.php?p=426053#post426053
    1.7GB Dothan w/AS5, 15.4" WXGA, ATI 9700/64MB
    1024MB Corsair, 60GB 7,200rpm, DVD+/-R/RW
    Intel PRO/Wireless 2200bg, WinXP Pro SP2
    3 yr warranty, 1 yr no bad pixel policy from Powernotebooks.com
     
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    pstrisik, Nov 28, 2004
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