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03-20-2012, 12:09 PM
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#2 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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I dont see much difference between the two, except for the ram which isnt going to make a huge difference.
Now its about the looks between these two.
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03-22-2012, 04:07 PM
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#3 | | Captain Happy Bubble is my Homeboy
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The K53 may be a bit better on battery life but the hard drive speed is a tad bit slower. The two balance themselves different attributes. These will likely be able to support your subtle gaming needs. ASUS provides excellent warranties also, so your best bet may be to go with ASUS.
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03-22-2012, 04:50 PM
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#4 | | nuggets mod
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new 600M Series cards were released today by Nvidia.. so I'm not sure how much of a rush you're in, but laptops with the new cards should come out soon
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03-22-2012, 10:49 PM
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#5 | | Ready to be Man handled by RS!
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03-23-2012, 12:37 AM
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#6 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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If I wasn't in the market for a lighter notepad I would have picked up the Lenovo y570 already. Awesome unit for this price, and much better for gaming then the asus's.
Actually for me I want the y470p (14" version with a better video card yet). You can order one of these off the canadian lenovo website right now for 799. It's on special until they run out of stock I assume.
For myself I'm waiting a month or so for the Acer M5 Timeline Ultra. Acer Launching Timeline M3 & M5 Ultrabook « Ultrabook News and the Ultrabook Database
Despite having a slower cpu the set up with the 640m video card can run Battlefield 3 on high. Which exceeds the abilities of all the laptops posted in this thread.. It "should" be available for around $1000
edit: if you're bent on a asus the N53SV would be a better choice.. it's got a faster hard drive and it's easy/cheaper to upgrade ram..
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03-29-2012, 10:56 PM
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#7 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Thought I would just throw this in here instead of making a new thread.
would you suggest one of the following or something totally different?
criteria is number pad and cost is in the ball park of $550. ASUS 15.6" Laptop featuring Intel Core i3-2350M (X53E-RS31-BU) - Blue : 15" Laptops - Best Buy Canada Asus P53E-XH31 w/ Core i3-2330M, 4GB, 500GB, DVD+/-RW, 15.6in LED HD, Win 7 Pro 64-bit at Memory Express ASUS K53E-DH51 15.6in HD Core i5 2430M 4GB 500GB HDMI USB3.0 Win7 Prem Webcam Mocha Notebook - ASUS - K53E-DH51 Asus K53E-DH31 w/ Core i3-2330M, 4GB, 500GB, DVD+/-RW, 15.6in LED HD, Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit at Memory Express
Right now i'm thinking #1 or #3. #2 is 0.8kgs heavier than the rest, so i don't think i'll be picking that one. and between #4 and #1, I'd rather have the faster processing speed from #1 than the extra HDD space on #4 since I have an external one to use if needed.
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03-31-2012, 12:56 AM
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#8 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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n series are more multimedia laptop, better speaker but I find it to be too big and heavy
I dont like k series, quality isn't par with other lines from Asus.
I think both laptops are too big and heavy for school
Check out U series. Slimmer, lighter. Specs are not much different.
u36 13inch no optical drive
u46 14inch /w optical drive
Do not buy zenbook
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03-31-2012, 09:03 PM
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#9 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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Originally Posted by SSM_DC5 Thought I would just throw this in here instead of making a new thread.
would you suggest one of the following or something totally different?
criteria is number pad and cost is in the ball park of $550. ASUS 15.6" Laptop featuring Intel Core i3-2350M (X53E-RS31-BU) - Blue : 15" Laptops - Best Buy Canada Asus P53E-XH31 w/ Core i3-2330M, 4GB, 500GB, DVD+/-RW, 15.6in LED HD, Win 7 Pro 64-bit at Memory Express ASUS K53E-DH51 15.6in HD Core i5 2430M 4GB 500GB HDMI USB3.0 Win7 Prem Webcam Mocha Notebook - ASUS - K53E-DH51 Asus K53E-DH31 w/ Core i3-2330M, 4GB, 500GB, DVD+/-RW, 15.6in LED HD, Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit at Memory Express
Right now i'm thinking #1 or #3. #2 is 0.8kgs heavier than the rest, so i don't think i'll be picking that one. and between #4 and #1, I'd rather have the faster processing speed from #1 than the extra HDD space on #4 since I have an external one to use if needed. | | |
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03-31-2012, 09:38 PM
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#10 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Originally Posted by Canadian Rider #3 | care to explain why? I need some convincing before i pull the trigger cuz it's a little more than i want to spend and i seems like it's only a little bit of an upgrade compared to the rest. But maybe there are many things good about it that i don't know, making the extra cost worth it.
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04-01-2012, 01:41 AM
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#11 | | Got MOD?
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All 4 of your choices are practically the same. #3 stands out obviously cause of the faster processor.
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04-01-2012, 07:25 AM
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#12 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Originally Posted by !MiKrofT All 4 of your choices are practically the same. #3 stands out obviously cause of the faster processor. | is the processor on #3 that's a little bit faster worth the extra $80 though? or is that little boost in processing speed insignificant and I should just save the $80. The difference in harddrive space is insignificant to me because I have an external harddrive at my disposal.
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04-01-2012, 08:38 AM
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#13 | | RS controls my life!
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It depends what you will be using the laptop for. If you only do documentation work and internet browsing, you won't have any problems with I3.
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04-01-2012, 12:19 PM
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#14 | | Got MOD?
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Originally Posted by SSM_DC5 is the processor on #3 that's a little bit faster worth the extra $80 though? or is that little boost in processing speed insignificant and I should just save the $80. The difference in harddrive space is insignificant to me because I have an external harddrive at my disposal. | It's a large boost if you do cpu intensive stuff. The core i5 is clocked faster and also has turboboost to give additional performance.
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04-01-2012, 08:36 PM
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#15 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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For $80 the i5 is worth it over the i3. If you ever use photoshop or anything like that you will notice a difference. Plus you get the bigger HD and I know you keep saying it doesn't matter but it does. I have an external HD too and thought the same thing as you but now rarely use it as it is a pain in the ass. Slow transfer rates etc. For $80 you get a bigger HD and a pretty significant Processor upgrade plus I'm pretty sure the intel 3000 graphics card is better then the GMA HD.
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