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    Go 8x000 budget

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by imMACulate, May 5, 2007.

  1. imMACulate

    imMACulate Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey everyone! I know you're all just as excited as I am about the soon release of DX10 mobile cards! I'm just left wondering, how much do you think the computers with Santa Rosa and DX10 are gonna cost?
     
    imMACulate, May 5, 2007
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    bob1182006 Notebook Evangelist

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    Should be about a few hundred dollars more, nothing like +500/+1k. It'll still be in people's budget, but just haveta wait a few for the notebooks to be released....
     
    bob1182006, May 5, 2007
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  3. Mr. M

    Mr. M Notebook Consultant

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    I can see companies like Alienware charging a fair bit as their 'clients' tend to have money to burn.
     
    Mr. M, May 5, 2007
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    Charr Notebook Deity

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    MilestonePC.com is accepting preorders for the upcoming Asus C90, which has an NV Go 8600GT. At $1050, the price is not bad (just for the bones).

    I could see these being affordable. I would worry about battery life more than the price.
     
    Charr, May 5, 2007
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  5. FREN

    FREN Hi, I'm a PC. NBR Reviewer

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    New generations of Asus F3's and A8's are being equipped with the budget Geforce Go 8400, which is 128 MB VRAM and 768 MB shared. The current A8/F3 is around $1200-$1600; don't expect it to stray too much from that price point (the $1600 is for the A8Js, which has the Go 7700, which is being replaced with the higher end Go 8600, as opposed to the lower end A8Sc, which has the Go 8400)
     
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  6. imMACulate

    imMACulate Notebook Evangelist

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    How much do you think the newer A8 is gonna be? I'd like to have a 14.1" with a 8600 but I can't go over $1700
     
    imMACulate, May 6, 2007
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    nihalz Notebook Enthusiast

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    ya
    i would also like to know how much more expensive will the A8Js with 8600 be
     
    nihalz, May 21, 2007
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  8. AlexOnFyre

    AlexOnFyre Needs to get back to work NBR Reviewer

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    I think 500-1k is a very pessimestic (albeit possible) prediction. It looks more like +100-250 for a refresh and +400-500 for a refresh + upgrade.
     
    AlexOnFyre, May 21, 2007
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