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    What's a better deal ASUS N71JQ Related

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by pablo7, Aug 16, 2010.

  1. pablo7

    pablo7 Newbie

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    First post plenty of good info. on here....
    Trying to decide between these two...
    The ASUS currently on Costco's site has no blueray and I was kinda hoping to get some thing with a 1900x1080p screen like an F series Sony VAIOS with the following specs.

    THIS IS MY MAIN CONCERN:
    Does 1080P BLUERAY look that much better than 1600x900 on the N71JQ for movie watching???? Thanks in Advance for the noob questions. By the way I'm coming off a Dell Inspiron B120 14"

    ASUS 1149 plus tax

    Sony 1334$ TAX INCLUDED
    * Standard capacity battery
    * Intel® Core™ i7-740QM processor (1.73GHz) with Turbo Boost up to 2.93GHz
    * 16.4" VAIO Full HD Premium Display (1920x1080)
    * NVIDIA® GeForce® 330M GPU (1GB VRAM)
    * No Fresh Start
    * LED Backlit Keyboard
    * 4GB (2GBx2) DDR3-SDRAM-1333
    * Blu-ray Disc player
    * No Engraving
    * Adobe Bundle ($448 value.)
    * Norton Internet Security™ 2010 (30 Day Trial)
    * Black
    * Microsoft® Office 2010 Starter
    * Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
    * 320GB Hard Disk Drive (5400rpm)




    Specs on the Costco ASUS N71JQ



    The Costco.com electronics trade-in and recycling program. Intel Smart Fast & Efficient



    Processor & Memory:

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    Intel® Quad-Core™ i7-720QM Processor at 1.6GHz (Turbo Boost up to 2.8Ghz)
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    6 MB L3 Cache (4GB usable)
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    1333MHz Front Side Bus (1066MHz RAM speed)
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    4GB 1066MHz DDR3 RAM (2x 2GB, 8GB max); (2 x SODIMM slots)

    Drives:

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    640GB (7200RPM) SATA hard drive
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    8x Super Multi DVDRW drive with double layer support

    Graphics & Video:

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    17.3" HD+ LED display (1600x900 native resolution)
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    ATI HD5730 1GB DDR3 VRAM
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    Integrated 2.0MP webcam

    Communications:

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    Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g/n
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    10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN
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    Bluetooth v2.1

    Audio:

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    Built-in Altec Lansing speakers
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    SRS Premium Sound

    Card Slots:

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    8-in-1 digital multimedia card reader (SD, Mini-SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO, MS-Duo, MS-Pro-Duo, xD)

    Ports:

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    1x USB 3.0
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    2x USB 2.0
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    1x eSATA
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    HDMI
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    VGA (15-pin)
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    Headphone in
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    Microphone in
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    1x Express Card
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    1x VGA

    Operating System:

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    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)

    Power Supply:

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    6-cell Lithium-Ion battery

    Additional Information:

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    Color: Dark Brown
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    Dimensions: 18.4" W x 12.4" D x 1.8" H
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    Weight (approximate): 9.3 lbs.
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    Warranty: 2-year Global Warranty, 1-year Accidental Damage Warranty, 30-day Zero Bright Dot Flawless Display Guarantee
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    pablo7, Aug 16, 2010
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  2. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    u might consider the Asus G73JH.. much better deal with slightly higher price.. 1400 without tax i think.
     
    sean473, Aug 16, 2010
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