LG LS50-8

Hi All,
After agonising for several weeks over which laptop to get (previous one been Toshiba Portege 4000), I have finally settled with this one. Other models i had in mind was the Dell I9200, and the I8600.

I wanted a notebook with an ATI Radeon 9700 (no less), reasonably fast cpu and lots of ram. The I9200 was a good choice, but after seeing it in real life, it was a bit big for my liking (despite the beautiful 17" screen).

I'll post more info about this laptop at a later stage ie. benchmarking results etc and gaming performance. As I did not find any reviews on this notebook, I hope the information to follow will help others decide which notebook they prefer.


Regards,
twobunnyrabbit

ps: the Specs can be found at the LG website.

 

Follow on to my first post....

I installed and ran Half-life 2 on 1440x1050 (default monitor res.) and default video settings (everything set to high). The ingame FPS varies between 30-60fps. Very playable. The image quality is awesome.

Well, thats my litmus test for this notebook.

If anyone requires further info, feel free to pm me.

Regards,
twobunnyrabbit

 

Hi,cong. for ur new nbook,

I would like to ask something,what s screen quality? what s "nit" amount? the high resolution s SXGA? I ve found a UXGA,2.0 dathon but I havent get info about ir,coz in www.lge.com site it doesnt mention about it.This s weird.

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and fill with myself"?
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the sun could melt it with a glance.
A single spark of God's mercy
can turn poison into springwater.
Where there is doubt,
He establishes certainty.
-Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi (1207-1273)

 

<blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Clearday

 

The website which has the most updated notebook configuration info is the Australian website (www.lge.com.au). Strangely enough, after I got the notebook, the site has been down.

In reference to your question, the "nit" amount is 200 and the native resolution (SXGA) is 1440x1050. I havent seen a UXGA with a 2ghz dathon anywhere. Maybe machine specs varies with different countries (where are you from?).

Btw, just for the technically minded, the ATI Mobility 9700 is actually a 9600XT, but with a slightly slower clock speed. And its 20-30% faster than the Mobility 9600 Pro.

Regards,
twobunnyrabbit

 

@twobunnyrabbit

from Istanbul,Turkey.I have seen that machine in an online notebook shop in Turkey.The specs are amazing.I asked them that it s available in Turkey or not.And they say yes...

here s the site...http://www.pcsatis.net/site/page.asp?dsy_id=1975

best regards.

How long wil you say, "I will conquer the whole world
and fill with myself"?
Even if the snow covered the world completely,
the sun could melt it with a glance.
A single spark of God's mercy
can turn poison into springwater.
Where there is doubt,
He establishes certainty.
-Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi (1207-1273)

 

<blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Clearday

 

Hi,

Im very very close to buying the LG LS50-8. Below are the specs (Im from australia, so Im not sure if the specs you have are the same)

Display: 15" SXGA(1400 x 1050)

CPU: Intel® Pentium® M 1.8GHz

Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon 9700

Video Memory: 128MB

Memory: 1024MB (DDR 333MHz)

HDD: 80GB

ODD: DVD±RW

Wireless: Intel Pro/ Wireless Mini LAN Card 802.11b/g(Mini-PCI)

PC Card: Type I or Type II

Multi-card Reader

Pointing/KBD: Touchpad with 2 buttons / 86 Keys

OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional Edition

Dimension: 335x274x30.8mm

Weight: 2.7Kg (including 6 cell standard battery)

Warranty: 1 Year

A few questions please :

1. How hot does the system run? I plan to play games for a few hours at a time, and watch dvds etc. Can you sit it comfortably on your lap? I was turned off a Toshiba as I heard it runs hot around the touchpad.

2. How loud is the system? Do the fans come on regularly?

3. What is the screen like? I was really after a 15.4" to play games and watch movies, tv, etc, but the specs on the LS50-8 really impressed me.

4. How long is battery life? Can you provide me with some examples?

5. Can you list any con's or issues with the LS50-8 ? I have searched all of the Internet and could not find much info on this model. Are there any cons or issues you see with this model?

Thanks for your help

 

I'm looking at the LG LS50 for someone else--it looks pretty good, but i can't figure out one thing:

Can someone tell me if it comes with an international warranty?

Thanks.

 

Hey misho1999 I too have been looking at the same LG LS50-8. If you don't mind me asking did you end up buying it? Are you happy with it if you did buy it? Where did you buy it from?

Cheers,
Matt

 

misho1999, I too would like to know if you did get the 50-8 and if so where did you purchase it?

Cheers

Peter

 

For you aussies,

LS50-8 is same as LS50-H13A, apparently. They have the same specs.

Some places that have it, from least to more expensive:
http://umart.net/au/
http://www.ticomputers.com.au/
http://www.cworld.com.au/
http://www.microtrade.com.au/

 

Apart fromt the video RAM. 64MB in the H13A and 128MB in the 8.


Cheers

Peter

 

That would be sweet for a laptop, i couold get rid of this PC and just have that [ ]

BUT... for an extra 1.5k if this is around 4k and usually laptops are around 2.5k roughly i could upgrade my PC to the max and have both... I spose its just what your happy with...

Me, id love one but i dont have the cash [ ]