newegg is selling a new N80Vn-X5

the 4650 *should get about a 2,000 3dmark score, better than the 9650GT
(on the n81) just to add

 

Isn't it pretty much the same thing though? I mean just a slightly better GT 120 variant? (or ATi video)

Is it still going to have LED backlighting? (I hope!)

 

My X5 showed up today. It came with Vista64 installed... and I'm already wiping off the fingerprints.

 

hows the keyboard flex ? i think Mide has found a fix for it

 

HI Mark

Hi Mark,

I have a few questions on the laptop you bought from Newegg. Is this the one you bought?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220488

Did you confirm that it is 64 bit vista home premium from the control panel?

1:How is the heat on the palmrest?
2:How is the fan noise?
3: Did you get the extended warranty?
4:If I understand correctly, it comes with 2 year PLUS accidental warranty by default?
5: Does it have operational bluetooth? Does it have the button at the top under the screen and the light by the left palmrest?
6: How's the finish, are you happy?
7:What is the hard drive 5400 or 7200 RPM?
8:How are the trackpad mouse buttons & fingerprint reader?
9: Is it CENTRINO 2?
10: How is the sound?
11: How long did it take to get from Newegg?

Thanks

 

The keyboard has a little flex and some clackiness on the left side.

 

If it's anything like the x83s (or n83s or whatever) at Best Buy (the special cheaper n80 variant) then I can live with it. The keyboard actually seems pretty decent to me, by notebook standards at least. (I *love* that Gateway FX notebook's keyboard though :-/ )

 

1. Didn't notice heat
2. Came on occassionaly. Not loud.
3. No.
4. Yes. I paid with AmEx so get a 3rd year added on.
5. Yes
6. Fingerprint magnet. I like the look.
7. 7200rpm
8. Didn't try the fingerprint reader. Mouse buttons make an appreciable click.
9. How would I know?
10. Haven't played anything on it.
11. Ordered Saturday afternoon. Arrived Tuesday.

First thing I did was to get rid of Norton and install Avast!

 

I'm getting exited!! I'm probably going to be ordering mine over the weekend. YAY!!

I've even been using my XPS M1730 @ 1280x800 to start getting used to the res, biggest thing I'll need to adapt to.

 

Well, and remember it'll look sharper at 1280x800 than the 1730 does, 'cause it's the native resolution.

Out of curiosity, why are you replacing your 1730? Seems like it would be as good or better (basically) as the n80, aside from the backlight.

 

darn it newegg raised the price a bit.
People are saying by using your american express card you get another year of warranty? What would the case be if I buy this laptop from newegg and buy an additional warranty for two years (the $99.99 newegg offers)? Would I essentially be covered for five years?

 

Nope, you'd have at best the two years (or 4 if that Newegg warranty adds on).

And I saw that that they raised the price

They're supposed to go the OTHER way, to further tempt me!

 

Anyone know if this is Centrino 2. I see the Core 2 Duo on the picture of the right palmrest, but no Centrino 2 Inside Sticker.

I see that Best Buy has its own model that is Centrino 2. It is the X83VM-X1


Thanks,

 

I see. They prolly raised the price due to traffic on that page or the amount of people that already purchased it. Idk if I should wait for the n81 or get this. Any idea of the main diff besides the gfx card?

 

Mine has the same. Doesn't bother me though...

 

Remember that Centrino is just a marketing term. Even if it wasn't, all that would mean is it has a different brand wifi card, which is no big deal.

And EEEK!!!! I've got an x5 in my card, one step away from ordering. I'm so nervous! Creeps me out that the n50s have ionizers in them, and I've never owned an asus before :-/ Dell's thing is the same price with Blu Ray, but I sooooo want an Nvidia GPU

 

would $1020 still be a good deal for the N80Vn-X5, as oppose to $990?

 

Yeah, I think so. Only comperable thing I can think of is that Best Buy/Dell 1640 deal, which has Blu Ray built in, but an ATi GPU (and worse cooling?)

 

ummm, i say wait a little, my guess is it will drop down again

 

I got my X5 today and its a sweet machine. I like it. btw I bought this from newegg when they were offering it at 990$ I am satisfied that I bought it then compared to their recent price hike.

 

Don't think of it as a price hike but rather a rescission of the earlier reduction! It's back to where it was last week. Of course, I pulled the trigger last weekend as soon as it dropped to $990.

 

I should have, but oh well, it's only $ 30, which for a $1000 laptop isn't that terrible. And anyway, it's the successor to the GP011C, right? And that was a good $100-200 more, with maybe a tiny bit worse hardware (although it had a case...but if this ends up somehow not really having an LED backlight I'll be distressed )

 

What is the Windows Experience Index Score for the computer under Control Panel > System?

 

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8600 @ 2.40GHz = 5.3
Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB = 5.9
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT = 5.0
Gaming graphics 2815 MB Total available graphics memory = 5.3
Primary hard disk 102GB Free (149GB Total) = 5.9

Overall score: 5.o

-Brian.

 

Well...too late to cancel now

I hope I like it, and I hope the external Blu Ray drive I'm getting works okay with it.

 

Why were you thinking of cancelling?

 

Well, I'm just nervous. I still sort of think of Asus as "off brand" even though I know they've made tons of components for years. Hope this really is stable and handles Blu Ray and games okay (and Folding!) Eeek!

No return policy from Newegg either, though if there's any instability, it's going back.

I really want it's Nvidia GPU though (and the LED backlight!)

 

Hey I thought this model had the nvidia gpu and the led backlight? According to the specs it has nvidia and according to the picture if you zoom in and look at the palm rest area it says led display.

 

I notice that it says 2825 MB avail for graphics. It's not tacking on some main memory to the 1 GB dedicated is it? If it is, how do you stop it from doing so?

 

Yep, it does (or at least it's supposed to). That's why I'm getting it, 'cause those things are mandatory for me

That's just done automatically. It won't use it if it doesn't need it (which with 1GB of video RAM, it won't). I think XP it has to be handled through the drivers, and Vista it's built in to the operation system (basically just virtual memory for the GPU).

 

Got mine today! Drove over to the UPS central office after hours and made them root around in their pile of boxes

First impression: Whoa, fingerprint magnet! Beautiful little laptop with a nice little screen, not fuzzy at all, quite bright and clear. So far there has been -weak- air movement from the fan, I've yet to hear it.

It's equipped with a Seagate 320GB 7200RPM SATAII drive, if anyone is curious. LED backlight is confirmed. 64-bit is confirmed. BlueTooth is onboard and working, as is the wireless N.

The video card is NOT built into the board like someone else said. It's on one of those miniature PCIx boards for laptops, I forget what they are called. Theoretically this makes it upgradable, but realistically it'd be a pain in the butt as they tend to change cooling solutions and mounting every revision. Still, a nice need-to-know bit of info. CPU and Memory are easily accessible, anyone know what the max CPU this thing can take is?

Overall I'm impressed with the build quality, it seems very sturdy.

Not impressed with the pile of -crap- Asus installed. When I get some free time I am wiping and restoring a bare windows install. Still the performance is desktop-level in the few things I've tried doing, it's as least as fast as my quad-core 2GB system at work (Not on multicore tasks, I'm sure). The fingerprint scanner -works-, but it's a bit annoying. I keep trying to click it with my thumb.

I've not noticed any clackyness in the keyboard. Maybe because my old laptop did it? Dunno. Seems nice and sturdy with good tactile response on the keys. The trackpad is a little slow to pickup, but I'm sure when I fiddle with it it'll get better. The buttons are stiff and make a loud click, I was surprised.

For those interested, the memory is DDR2 800MHZ and the CPU bus is 1066. I expect 1066 DDR2 would work fine as well.

Sound is good, better than average. It's not as tinny sounding as some laptops I've heard.

Power cord on the brick is like 2 feet long. Seriously, what the hell? The cord from the brick to the laptop is nice and thick with a beefy 90-degree end on it. Still, the short little 2 foot or so power cord bothered me... until I realized it was the same connection as the 5 footer on the old HP, so I swapped the cord from the wall to the brick over. Bonus length!

Oh, did I mention it's drop-dead gorgeous?

Well worth it at $1019, a steal at anything less.

 

Do you know if this is Centrino 2? What brand wireless card does it have? I am suspecting that it is not Centrino 2 since the sticker on newegg shows Core 2 duo. Like another poster mentioned, Centrino2 is not the processer per se, just the processor, chipset, and wireless card combined.

 

Mine's scheduled for delivery today along with a spare AC adapter and Blu Ray drive (external USB). We shall see!

 

It has an Atheros AR928X chipset for the wireless.

The hard drive is a Seagate Momentus 7200.3 SATA 3Gb/s 320-GB Hard Drive

 

For those that already have the N80Vn-X5 I need to know the following, did the X5 have these items?

1: RJ-45 /LAN interface
2: RJ-11 / Fax modem interface
3: Is the 802.11n Wireless LAN backwards capability to a, b and g networks ?

The reason I need this information because I am going overseas.

Other then that I like everything that I have read about the X5.

Thanks

mrrobinson

 

Is that wifi chip good? Bad? Either way, I'll basically never use it.

That drive's great though! That's the same one I bought to swap so I can swap them back if I need to send it in for warranty service. Only notebook drive I'd buy right now...until Seagate releases a 500GB one

 

It has Ethernet, and for sure the Wifi would work with B and G. No modem though I don't think.

 

They just released the 500gb 7200rpm drive.

 

This is one instance us Canadians get a better price than you Americans.

It is only $1207.89 Canadian dollars:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220488

This is less than $950 USD

 

Hmm...same LED backlight and everything? Maybe we shoudl be ordering from the Canadian site!

 

Can someone that has already brought the X5 see if this system has a built in modem / RJ11 interface. So if it does not then I will have to go with my second choice which I real don’t want too; for it has an ATI graphic card and I’m rather partial to Nvidia graphic cards. The RJ 11 interface will be the game breaker for me.

Thanks

 

It does NOT have a 56K modem.

Yeah, not Centrino 2, it's got an Azalea (I think) wireless card and a Realtek 10/100 NIC. Both work fine.

And yes, LED backlight.

 

should i wait for the 81 or get this?

 

Depends what you want it for. The Geforce...uh....GT 130 I think clocks its processors at 1400MHz up from 1325, but I'm sick of waiting.

 

What the hey? I just got it, and the outside of the box has a sticker warning about mercury in the system's lamp!

Is that just a generic warning, or is this using a florescent light? It says LED on the outside, and I can't ship the thing back I guess thanks to Newegg's policy. I'm dont' know what to do

 

I thought someone confirmed it had an led display but if that is not the case newegg should take it back for false advertising. The picture clearly says led display so if the laptop doesn't have that feature then you kinda got owned =/

Yea I am tired of waiting too. I already ordered by zeroshock case a month or two ago lol. Do you know if the n81 has the same case (looks the same)?

 

Well, it does say LED on the label, but it also has a mercury warning on the bottom. I don't know which is right, or if there's any way of actually finding out.

I'm...not sure what I'm doing. I guess my lesson is never buy from Newegg (a computer that is). Maybe I'll use it 'till some newer system comes out with LED (for sure), Windows 7, and a better GPU

Oh, and I tried text chatting with Asus support about it, and it gave up and connected me with their email support. I went ahead and asked, so we'll see what they say.

I don't suppose there's any way of actually finding out? I mean I know people crack open screens somehow to replace florescent bulbs, but I have no idea how without damaging it, and possibly breaking the bulbs (if there are any).

 

Did yours come with the 64 bit Vista Home Premium? I am anxious to see what Asus says about the LED lighting. I would be more inclined to think the sticker was right indicating that it DOES have LED, but who knows.

I have seen the comparable model in Best Buy and the screen is very bright and clear.

I think this is probably a quality laptop.

Please share with us your likes/dislikes so far on the computer...

 

if you turned the laptop on, does the screen light up pretty bright? If you are near a macbook does the brightness compare? I remember reading on the preceding models review that it was comparable to that of a macbook unless you wanna use your accidental damage already lol to find out

 

hey wolfpup this may cheer you up
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=4462505