Problems? See this thread at archive.org.
figured I would get some asus owners input since thats what I have researched the most here ya go
1_What is your budget? around $800. can go up to $900 but dont want to exceed that including warranty
2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
15 - 17" screen
3_What screen resolution do you want?
not picky
4_Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
more a desktop replacement than portable
5_How much battery life do you need?
a 2-3 hours if I am just surfing the web or watching a movie
6_Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?
I dont play the high end FPS ( Crysis, Farcry 2, DiRT etc)anymore most RTS or RPGS ( Civilization, Ufo Extreterrestrials,
Oblivion, etc) I would like to play older games like Battlefront 1 / 2, Halo nothing brand new. The MMO I play now is EVE online. I would like in the future to start playing Dragon Age, Diablo 3 if / when its done, The new Star Wars MMO. Would like to play on meduim setting for new games but I am not critical playing everying on max setting with all the eye candy
7_What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop, Etc.)
web surf , watch movies from time to time, putz around
8_How much storage (H.D.D Capacity) do you need?
320gb should be more that enough for me
9_If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
I have been shopping on Tigerdirect, Amazon, Costco, XOTICPC, New Egg
10_How long do you want to keep your laptop?
2-3 year
11_What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
a DVD combo drive
12_Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.
I have been mainly looking at ASUS based on my research and pretty sold of them ( also the included 2 year plus 1 year accidental damage warranty)
I have been looking at various models of K52 series, N61JV , K72 series. Their are some many variations of those its very confusing plus each supplier has a different setup. I am thinking an I3 processor with a better video card would be better than an i5 with a lesser video card
open to Acer and Toshiba not sure on quality or whats going to last me
HP/Dell torn between is it going to last or not and tehn having to deal with tech support (was looking at a Hp DV6 or 7 series but not sure?)
13_What country do you live in?
United State
14_Please tell us any additional information if needed.
Semi gaming laptop. Mostly for older games and MMO's would like to be able to play newer games but understand some FPS may not play or in low setting ( not a biggie). The laptop will mostly be at home downstairs and connect thru wireless. I will be stand alone ( no pluggin into a TV or anything for a better screen) will have access to a outlet of course. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I guess now I need to decide whether 15 or a 17"
semi gaming laptop
Discussion in 'Asus' started by JonFreestar, Aug 9, 2010.
