X83Vb-X2 Questions

Anyone know anything about Asus X83Vb-X2? seems good but im a first time laptop buyer so dont know ill be doing ALOT of internet surfing including video blogging for 3hrs per day streaming video and music as well as youtube and ustream broadcasting and viewing. I will also be playing WORLD OF WARCRAFT and neverwinter nights alot and eventually few months down the road 3d animated rendering with poser 7 careera iclone and want to know how this laptop stands up to the gaming and batterylife etc and how hot it gets when it sits on my lap for 3-5 hours a day vs sitting on a table top in a coffee house.
So i need to squeeze about 3-4 hours out of a battery for non gaming...
i understand i must plug it in to do wow gaming.... also are there any larger batteries available?

Im checking this every 15 mins or less for responses before saturday also curious since i play wow now on my desktop amd athlon 64 3500+ with gig of ram and ati radeon xpress 200 card with shadows off and weather off and particles set to half i get 9-21 fps in game only lag in dalaran

 

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General Questions

1) What is your budget? $700

2) What size notebook would you prefer? 15 inch carry from car to coffeehouse and up and down 2 flights of stairs at home

d. Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen


3) Where will you buying this notebook? You can select the flag of your country as an indicator. USA

4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?

a. Like: storebought staples best buy officemax
b. Dislike: buying online where i cant see or test or walk out with it

5) What are the primary tasks will you be performing with this notebook?
alot of internet surfing video blogging, i do internet broadcast with video and music and world of warcraft gaming and video and photo editing
6) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places, leaving it on your desk or both? both most of time on my lap at home for 6 hours or on a table at a coffee house for 1-3 hours

7) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games or types of games?
World of warcraft, neverwinter nights 1, D&D, EQ1 & EQ 2
8) How many hours of battery life do you need? min 3

9) Would you prefer to see the notebooks you're considering before purchasing it or buying a notebook on-line without seeing it is OK? retail only

10) What OS do you prefer? Windows (XP or Vista), Mac OS, Linux, etc.
dont matter
Screen Specifics

11) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer?
Desktop is 1280 x 1024 so same would be fine not playing blue ray or hd movies
a. WXGA – 1280x800 or occasionally 1280x768; For people who like big text and icons that are easy to read. Less stuff fits on the screen, which translates into more scrolling.
b. WXGA+ – 1440x900; A modest bump over WXGA. Text and icons are a bit smaller. A little more stuff fits on the screen.
c. WSXGA+ – 1680x1050; The middle ground. Again, text and icons are smaller than WXGA+, and more stuff fits onto the screen. Good for having applications open side by side, like a web browser while playing a video.
d. WUXGA - 1920x1200; Very small text and icons, that can be hard to read. Lots of stuff fits on the screen, which means less scrolling. Good for applications that require a high level of detail like CAD or Photo Editing.

12) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen?
will be indoors under poor/low lighting and sometimes outdoors in sunlight
Build Quality and Design

13) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you? no

14) When are you buying this laptop and how long do you want this laptop to last? very soon want to last 5 yrs min i take care of my stuff

Notebook Components

15) How much hard drive space do you want; 80GB to 500GB? Do you want a SSD drive? min 250 hd

16) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a CDRW/DVD-ROM, DVD Burner or Blu-Ray drive? dvd double layer for burning dvds, data and playing movies

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im intermediate with computers and tech