just purchased the x83vm-x1

hey guys like title says just picked one up today at BB 899.99

so far i love it but i've never reviewed a laptop before so tell me what programs i should run to show you guys how lovely this laptop is.

thanks.

btw, i know im not the only owner so please other x83vm-x1 throw some reviews!

 

Write a review man! Its fun and shares info with folks that might be considering the same model. I am really curious about that model.

 

Definitely waiting for more info/review on the laptop. Thanks!

Will go BB tomorrow to check it out.

 

yeah, i will i just want to know what kind of programs you guys want me to use and results you guys want to see.

ill take pictures and my personal impressions later when im home, at a friends house right now.

 

awesome man im really interested in this one

 

Well I'm not sure how to use the performance and benchmark programs. I'm pretty new to that.

However, I am interested in the exact hardware. I.E does the 9600 Nvidia GPU really comes with 1 gb of GDDR3 or GDDR2. You can use PC Wizard to check it.
http://www.cpuid.com/pcwizard.php

I'm also curious if the screen has a LED display. I don't think PC wizard tells you as it doesn't differentiate between CCFL and LED but it does tell you which manufacturer the screen come from.

Vinceboii: Are there any documents confirming that the laptop has a LED screen in the ASUS box? Right now there is a brief mention of it on the BB website and it could be wrong.

Pics would definitely be welcomed as well. =)

 

i honestly LOVE the way they look and certainly the X83Vm-X1, there is another model a bit slower.

to be honest, if it had a 15" screen i would buy it over the m50vm-b1, as funny as it sounds but its got the same specs as a m50vm-A1 with just a smaller screen.

i like these kind of designs, but the only thing that turns me off is the keyboard, they go overboard when they clear coat it to be honest. other than that, i love the way it looks

 

at BB they had the X83V b-X1 model for display not the X83V m-X1
so i saw the glossy finish for the X83Vb-X1 and thought thats how it looks like on the X83Vm-X1 but i was wrong when i open it its a lot better looking, no glossy finish.

ill take pictures 2morrow too late now.

 

i like both of them, but i was referring to your model, made a typo.

so your saying the keyboard isnt clear coated on your model? i thought i saw they both had that

i mean it matches the whole shiny surface of the lappy and it kinda blends in but i wish it didnt come with it

i wouldnt mind buying that laptop but i need something more fast which i why i am really close to getting the b1

 

The price went up BTW. Its now 1049

 

you're correct, thanks for update and now the x83vb-x1 is on sale for 699.99
thats 150 off original price (849.99)

 

hey guys, i got a quick question be4 i do my review, i think imma do a clean format first of all but how can i combine my HD? because the C drive is only 149 gb and the D drive is 138 it says Data(D and it has 138gb free of 138, i wanna combine it because i don't have use for the other harddrive, thanks

appreciated if someone can show me how to combine the hds so im good to go on my review.

 

Do not do that. The D: partition is where you should keep your personal data, so that it is safe from OS failures, and does not require backup before an OS reinstall, in case of such a failure. C: is for OS and applications.

 

well can i make it smaller? to like 30-40gb? if so can you show me how?

 

Yes you can make it smaller, how small you want to make it depends on how much data you expect to store on it. Give it at least 30% breathing space over what you estimate, I can bet your needs are going to grow over time. Moreover, I don't see what applications you wish to install that take 200GB of HDD space

How to do that. A) do it with the integrated Vista partition manager (I hear it's quite powerful).

Back up any important data! It is not guaranteed that partition work won't destroy the data.

Right click My Computer, Manage (allow any UAC prompts),
go to Disk Management,
resize the last partition on the HDD to the desired size, making sure that the free space is to the left (i.e., that the ORIGIN of the partition is moved and not the END)
then expand the next-to-last partition over the newly created free space.

or B) do it with PowerQuest Partition Magic (commercial), C) qtParted off a Live Linux distro, or any number of partition managers out there.

Note I am saying last and next to last, instead of 2nd and 1st, because most likely the 1st partition is going to be the (hidden to Windows) recovery partition, around 4-6 GB. Leave that untouched.

Hope this helps.

 

plus i don't really want the 2nd hd is because i already have a external HD so yeah...i don't really want it. so do i really need the 2nd partition?

 

See above. If you always have your external plugged in (which sort of defeats the purpose of having a portable laptop), then it's feasible to keep your data there. Otherwise, you need to keep it on the internal which brings us back to my earlier discussion.

In any case, I strongly recommend to keep your personal data on another partition than the OS. Whether on the same HDD or not.

However, in the end, it's up to you. Modifying my guide above to account for deleting the 2nd partition instead of resizing is straightforward, and I'll leave that up to you.

 

Just have a look at the standard reviews on the site and copy the format.

Superpi, Wprime, 3dmark06, pcmark05, HDtune, maybe try a couple of games.

For games, download FRAPS. Install and run it. In games press F11 to start/stop measurements. Results are in the frapslog.txt in the directory where it was installed.

Have fun!

 

okay cool, i sure will, uhh quick question to eveyone the recovery disc that came with laptop theres only 2 and i put the first one in to format after it finished it never asked for the 2nd disc but the driver cd, why is that?

 

I don't know why it is, but people have been reporting this for other models, too. There seems to be no apparent use for that disk. Keep it though, who knows.

 

oh ic cool, thanks.

 

im having problem with my BT, i press the BT hotkey and it keeps saying Bluetooth ON it never says OFF and i try to connect it with my phone but doesn't work , can't find it and theres no BT options except for Data Transfer.
i turned on my c90s and x83vm-x1 and they can't find each other's BT but i know for sure my c90s works. because it can be connected with my phone

 

There is a BT button, but no BT module...

 

i did press it (the toggle doesn't seem to wok or something, it only says bluetooth on, never bluetooth off) and it says bluetooth on but the LED at the bottom doesn't light up plus when i try to find it with my phone to transfer pictures it doesn't show up

 

Probably because of this? BestBuy models have a history of having BT removed, to lower the cost...

 

oh whoops i read that wrong, ic wow thats retarded...can they do that? d a m n them!

 

anyone know where i can buy one..?

 

these seem kinda hefty for a smaller notebook i think my old a8js feels lighter

 

Well that's how they get the machines configured from ASUS, it's not like they remove them and sell them separately

 

oh lol ok i was gonna blame BB

 

price didnt go up its just not on sale anymore.

Id love to see someone put xp on this thing and run some benchmarks. I took vista off my Asus F9SG and replaced it with xp and it flys now. so I really think alot of benches would go up for this model too.

 

Does anyone have heat readings for this laptop?

 

got any pictures or a review yet?

 

i got pictures no review though. sorry just so busy i can never sit at the computer long enough.

*EDIT*
picture is in my sig in FS:X83Vm-X1