Laptops with the 8700M GT?

I'm about to order my first ever laptop, and so far I'm leaning heavily towards the Asus G1S (with the string "-AK005G" attached to the end, is that the European way of writing "A1"? I haven't been able to locate one in Danish online stores actually called Asus G1S-A1, the specs seem the same though).

I certainly wouldn't mind paying a bit more to get a laptop with a Geforce 8700M GT rather than the 8600 though - assuming I like the rest of the package as well of course - but aside from a Toshiba model, I haven't really been able to find a list of laptops with that graphics card.
I did locate an old thread on this forum, but it was several months old and only had a few replies.

I'm hoping someone can come to my aid quickly, otherwise I will probably just hit the order button on that G1S in a few hours.

Edit: Oh, and I might as well throw in another question here. Is it possible to plug in a second monitor running at a different resolution than the laptop native (1680x1050 for the G1S if I'm not much mistaken)?
I do have a 1680x1050 22" widescreen monitor, but since that's currently being used with another computer, I imagine I'll be using a 1440x900 monitor instead.

 

http://www.nvidia.com/object/wtb_notebooks.html

 

Clevo M570RU (aka. Sager 5791, Rock Xtreme 770, etc...)
- single card, MXM Type IV
Clevo D900C/D901C (aka. Sager 9261)
- SLI dual cards, MXM Type IV
Toshiba X205 (-SLI)
- single/dual card models, non-standard cards
Dell XPS M1730
- SLI dual cards, unknown about module (probably not standard)
HP 8710p/w
- single card, Quadro equivalent (not standard)

 

Don't forget the HP 8710p/w The Quadros are 8700GT in disguise.

 

Didn't know they had a handy little list like that . Thanks a lot guys.

 

That list is a starting place.... but its not entirely accurate.

The site has a more in-depth knowledge base that Nvidia... sadly.

 

It looks like all those 8700 models cost a bit more than I'm prepared to pay.

I couldn't find the Toshiba X205 listed in any Danish online stores, but just the X200 model cost around $900 more than the Asus G1S (for what seems to be just a slightly larger screen, the CPU is actually a bit slower).
The Dell cost more than twice the G1S - around $3,800 vs. $1,800.

I couldn't locate the Clevo/Sager models - not sure if they aren't selling them here in Denmark.

Looks like I'll just stick to the G1S - though I noticed I can get a G2S for less than $200 more. That's with the 1440x900 17" screen through, but frankly I'm already a bit surprised that they are cramming 1680x1050 into something as small as a 15.4" laptop monitor - that's the resolution used on my 22" Samsung monitor.
Don't you need glasses - or a magnifying glass - to read anything at that resolution on a 15.4" screen?

 

Slevfølgelig sælger de Clevo de kommer bare under et andet navn

CLEVO reseller located in DK
570ru
http://fcomputer.dk/index.php?show=...4&sublink=&mshow=&linkid=1448&specialsys=1326

Gophn is expert on Clevo so ask him more about it. Im sure that many agree that clevo is more powerfull than the ASUS G1 and G2s.

also look at the 8710p it contains too 8700GT~quadro 320m
http://www.edbpriser.dk/Products/Listprices.asp?ID=389016
Asus g1's are overpriced and not give you much for your money if u ask me.

x205 is american x200 is european model but basically they are the same...

 

I personally found it quite hard to read from a G1S screen as I was on NBR yesterday on my friend's G1S .....but it could just be me because i have been using 1024x768 for the last 4 years lol!

 

Thanks.

I actually bought my last desktop at Føniks Computer - and the mainboard fried about a week ago, only one year old. On the other hand, said mainboard was an Asus model .
I just tried putting together a model with hardware more or less similar to the G1S (plus the 8700, and Vista, and it looked like a 17" screen was the only option) - it ended up at over 14.000 kr., the G1S is only around 9.500.
Again a bit too pricy for my taste. I'm willing to go around 2.000 kr. (~$380) higher than the G1S, not 4.000+.

The HP is well within that price range, but I must admit that overall I think I like the G1S more - design etc.
Anyway, thanks for all the suggestions guys - I'm sure a 8600M GT will do just fine afterall. I do most of my gaming on an XBox 360 now anyway, I just figured it would be a shame to entirely pass on PC gaming, but I'm obviously not doing that at all if I go with the G1S.

 

Long story short: Asus g1's are fancy...

HP 'et er langt bedre produkt end Asus det eneste der gør asus dyrere end hp er dets anderledes design.

Ting som du bør tage hensyn til før du køber Asus:

Hp'en kommer med 3 års garanti der ligner den dell har hvor de henter den hvis noget går galt
Den er langt mere robust
er et af de allertyndeste 17"tommers bærbare
vægten er lav
den støjer MEGET lidt
du får bedre graffikkort
Du får også en af de bedste batteritider som findes på 17" skærme omkring 3 timer


So do you still think that Asus G1's are better?

 

[I'm gonna keep this in English since we aren't on a Danish forum ]

Alright, maybe they aren't if you look at all the details - but for what I'll be using it for I imagine it will get the job done quite well, and look good doing it in the process.
I'm actually getting this laptop (just ordered the G1S an hour ago from ProShop.dk) mainly as a desktop replacement, and quite likely with an extra monitor and possibly even external keyboard (plus mouse obviously) hooked up much of the time.

I've had a lot of bad luck with prematurely dying hardware in several desktop systems over the last 6-8 years - the most recent was my Core 2 Duo PC ending up with a fried mainboard (I'll probably get it repaired sooner or later, it was a $2,000 system a year ago afterall) - so I've decided to take a slightly different approach to being a computer owner, rather than the (too) regular hardware replacements or upgrades, and annoying and time consuming Windows reinstalls and system and application reconfiguration and backup restorations.

Basically I want a not too expensive computer - and low noise for a change, also part of my decision to try a laptop (low noise fans in a PC are still too loud in my opinion) - that I really don't expect to last more than 18-24 before it's time for a replacement, either because it's dead (wouldn't surprise me with my usual luck ), or because it's time to get a faster model.
Only the necessities (applications, games etc.) will be installed on the laptop - work, photos, video etc. will probably stay on one of my external HDs while the other is used for backup.

Not really sure if I managed to make that approach sound much different to what most people do with their desktops , but I feel it will be different enough for me to minimize the worst annoyances and inconveniencies I'm used to dealing with.
And of course there are several occasions every year where I'll probably also enjoy being able to take my computer with me.

 

Well you never filled the FAQ or posted in WNSIB forums so i just gave input on what i thought is good, but since you do not want to keep something for more than 2 years than the asus will do the job

 

Obligatory defense of the Asus G1s-A1: Great computer, will definitely last more than 2 years, and has better build quality than consumer level HP's and Dells.

PS. Danish to English translators suck.

 

There are actually any of those out there?
I figured making a translator for a language spoken by only 5.5 million people would be a waste of time .

Anyway - I've just been going through the huge G1S thread in the Asus subforum, and various articles and reviews I could find, and most of it is thoroughly positive.
I'm really looking forward to trying out my first laptop - and Vista as well for that matter, I've been sticking to Windows 2000 for the last six years, and while it's pretty much been rock solid and well behaved all along (unlike much of my hardware) it's starting to look a bit last century. Bring on the fancy transparant windows and large, shiny icons .

The store had plenty of the G1S models in stock, so hopefully I should have it Tuesday or Wednesday.

 

i dont know if you can guarantee that it will last more than two years but i agree that it is definitely sure that it is better quality than acer's inspirions pavvillions....

 

The Asus G1s is the only one out of the three that has parts made of metal. I've yet to see an Asus be serviced (though take into consideration that Asus has a much smaller market share), while I saw Dells and HP's on a daily basis. Not saying Dell or HP makes bad computers, but it's general consensus on these forums that Asus computers are more reliable than the consumer level Dells and HP's.

 

Yup, having used seen the G1S and used it for an extensive amount of time...I would say its build is very good

 

Actually,the dell inspiron 1420,1520,1720 and vostros have the whole base section [not incl palmrest]made of cast magnesium.

I guess we will just have to agree to disagree.