JFT02 vs JFL92

Hi im new to the forums but i have been looking around for sometime now on a new laptop and i found on powernotebooks two models i really like but i cant really tell any difference besides the screen size? The two models are powerpro p 11:14 and the powerpro p 11:15... they look alot alike and im just wondering if anyone has experience with either, I would really like info on both but im leaning toward the jft02 model because i have a 15.4 screen now and a little smaller laptop would be nice since i move it around alot. Also it says on the main screen that the graphics card is only 8400 but when you configure it, it says 8600 so thats why i really want it, i can get everything that is in the jfl92 in a smaller package with the jft02 sorry for the long post but im just looking to compare them and i cant find anything on the jft02

 

It uses a 8400m not a 8600m: if you look carefully it says 15.4" lcd screen when the notebook is a 14.1... It's an error.

 

Thanks, i was sure it was a mistake somewhere. Is there a big difference in the performance of the video cards, im a mediocre gamer but i just got unreal07 and i would like to play it on medium settings if possible. also i plan on running ubuntu does anyone know if it will be compatible?

 

For Unreal, you should use 8600 instead of 8400.
Ubuntu will be all right.

 

Thank you so much for pointing out this error. It has now been fixed.

Please accept our apology.

 

Thank you all for the advice and help.

 

Sorry to continue this thread but is the jft02 just an upgraded version of the ft00 so that it will fit the new penryn processors?

 

Not exactly no.

The JFT02 is the upgraded version of the IFT00...not the FT00.

Confused ?

The FT00 is the CBB/VBI version ( Pictures) and the IFT00 is the Channel version ( Pictures)

The biggest differences are the case design and color, and the Power Strip Buttons that are mechanical on the FT00 and touch/heat sensitive on the IFT00.

The IFT00 is considered the top end of the two...but there is very little difference in them to really substantiate that claim. It really boils down to personal preference for the minimal differences in the cases and Power Strip buttons...everything else inside is the same.

Now, the JFT02 is the upgraded version of the IFT00, and the FT02 will be the upgraded version of the FT00. The only thing that has been upgraded is a new thermal IC on the motherboard to support the Penryn processor. The case design differences will remain the same for each model.

 

Thank you that actually cleared up alot i was getting confused with all the different models.. well i think im gonna get the JFT02 then from powernotebooks since it is the nicer of the two models and it has the smaller screen that im looking for so i can move it around with ease. thanks again to all who posted

 

I'm looking for JFT02 too.
My puzzle with this notebook is a battery description (copy/paste)

Smart Lithium-Ion Battery
Primary 6-cell 7200mAh Standard
6 Cell Battery Life is about 2.5+ hours
6 Cell Charging time is about 4 hours (Power Off) to 5.5 hours (Power On)

6 cell 7200mAh is too good to be true

Can somebody make me believe in this?

 

Just a typo. If you look below you will see "Spare 6-cell 4800mAh (Optional)"

Thanks for pointing that out...it has been fixed.

 

Are there new VBI versions ready?
I heard some info about the VBI is ending.

 

VBI is ending. There will be no VBI Montevina models.

 

What do you mean, Intel will not guarrantee the quality of the mobo's? who will?

 

The reseller, OEM and ODM. These were all here long before VBI ever showed up a couple of years ago.

The VBI program was a sad failure, so with mercy it is now ending.

 

I guess now there will be just one price, if I'm not wrong the VBI's ones were more expensive.

 

Actually, the VBI were cheaper and usually with fewer features.

 

Cheaper to the OEM or to the consumer?

 

Cheaper to both...

 

Hahaha, when you don't want to answer, you don't.

 

One of VBI's claim to fame was that they were cheaper from the ODM, to the OEM, and to the consumer. This is mostly because they had fewer features than the Channel versions.

So my answer was indeed responsive to your question...unless I misunderstood your question.

 

I was insinuating that VBI was an invention to charge more the consumer, but by judging your genuine explanation I can see I was wrong.

Very much like a brand, you know, is the same product but we can charge more. But you are saying that it was less featured but of good quality cuz it was verified by Intel. I guess verified by Intel would really means Intel ok'd the mobo blueprint.

 

VBI had nothing to do with the motherboard, it had to due with interchangeable components like the battery, keyboard, hard drive, optical drive, processor, LCD and LCD cover with its groove for their Custom Notebook Panel.

It was just an extension of the Common Building Blocks (CBB) initiative with the "Verified by Intel" warranty procedure for the barebones. That procedure was a major cause of the downfall of the VBI program.

See:
Http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=1474739&postcount=14
Http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=1425928&postcount=207

 

There you go, I always thought it had something to do with the mobo, that's why we had some breaking and other not, and I tought the VBI ones were safer.

Thanks you for the explanation and as you said, it is a good thing the VBI is gone.