Computer shopping once again...

[JoshT]

Since last thread got so outta hand Let me start fresh. As I said in my last post or two of my last thread, my trip got canceled so I just started over in my search and it lead my back to the same brand from the same place.

Please keep in mind I don't want a Mac or a 17" screen, and want to give Vista a try. If vista get's to annoying I've read that ASUS has good support for the downgrade.

This is the laptop:

It is an ASUS G1S-B2, I'll post specs below the image.

Model
Brand... ASUS
Series... G Series
Model... G1S-B2
General
Operating System... Windows Vista Home Premium
CPU Type... Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 2.4G
Screen... 15.4" WSXGA+
Memory Size... 3GB
Hard Disk... 200GB
Optical Drive... DVD Super Multi
Graphics Card... NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
Video Memory... 256MB GDDR3 VRAM
Communication... Modem, Gigabit LAN and WLAN
Card slot... 1 x Express Card
Dimensions... 13.9" x 11.2" x 1.5"
Weight... 6.8 lbs.
Other Features... Intel Turbo Memory 1GB
CPU
CPU Type... Intel Core 2 Duo
CPU Speed... T7700(2.40GHz)
CPU FSB... 800MHz
CPU L2 Cache... 4MB
Display
Screen Size... 15.4"
Wide Screen Support... Yes
Display Type... Wide SXGA+
Resolution... 1680 x 1050
Operating Systems
Operating System... Windows Vista Home Premium
Graphics
GPU/VPU... NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
Video Memory... 256MB GDDR3 VRAM
Graphic Type... Dedicated Card
Hard Drive
HD Capacity... 200GB
HD RPM... 7200rpm
Memory
Memory Size... 3GB
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type... DVD Super Multi
Optical Drive Interface... Integrated
Optical Drive Spec... 8x Super-Multi DVDRW Dual layer with Light Scribe
Communications
Modem... 56K
LAN... 10/100/1000Mbps
WLAN... Integrated 802.11a/g/n
Bluetooth... Yes
Ports
Card Slot... 1 x Express Card
USB... 4
IEEE 1394... 1
Video Port... 1 x VGA, 1 x S-Video TV-out, 1 x HDMI
Other port... 1 x External SATA Port
Audio Ports... 1 x Microphone-in, 1 x Headphone-out, 1 x Line-in
Audio
Audio... Integrated Sound card
Speaker... Internal Speakers
Input Device
Touchpad... Yes
Keyboard... Standard
Supplemental Drive
Webcam... 1.3 MP
Power
Battery... Lithium Ion
Physical spec
Dimensions... 13.9" x 11.2" x 1.5"
Weight... 6.8 lbs.

It also includes both the mouse and backpack.

 

[BlackBII]

How much is it?

 

[Twitch57]

probably cost more than my truck

 

[JoshT]

probably cost more than my truck

How much was your truck?

Standard price $1999.99, drops $400 bucks due to instore and mail in rebates leaving it at $1599.99.

 

[Twitch57]

blue book fer it is like 2k...

 

[LearjetMinako]

Already has more feature and power than my Mother's Sony Laptop. And more memory than my Custum Gateway FX510XL.

Its setup for Vista for sure. My mother's laptop came with Vista Home Prem. Only downside, it has only 1GB of RAM. I highly recommend 2GB or more. With 1GB, its just slow to load programs.

And to tell the truth, I would a like jealous since that is a good deal. My Custon FX510 costed me $3,200, but thats also with all the extras (Sound System, Keyboard, Mouse). Most I've done to it is upgrade the cooling system and expand the TV tuner for DTV.

 

[Stumpy]

I know you said no Mac... but dang... for almost $2000 a windows machine just aint worth it.

In my opinion that is, I've had nothing but amazing things come from OSX.
=)

 

[racinranger]

i just got a tough book, for something durable and damn near bullet proof. a toughbook cant be beat really. i bought a used military surplus cf-28. its definitly a power house of a machine. altho i doubt it would be good to load crazy programs on.

 

[michowski]

Thats a good price. Are those the specs it comes with or is that what its capable of?

 

[JoshT]

I know you said no Mac... but dang... for almost $2000 a windows machine just aint worth it.

In my opinion that is, I've had nothing but amazing things come from OSX.
=)

I respect your opinion but as I said mac isn't on my list anywhere (or at least any time soon). Just out of curiosity to see what a comparable mac would cost, I did a quick search at the same place I'm getting the ASUS. The closest I could get was dang close to 1K more, and still didn't meet the specs. That one had a matching processor and graphics card, but a smaller and slower HDD, less memory, and lower screen resolution. Biggest issue is as I said I don't want a Mac.

Thats a good price. Are those the specs it comes with or is that what its capable of?

Yes those are the specs it comes with.

 

[michowski]

I would get that then if its only $1,599. See if you can downgrade to xp tho. IMO its a lot better operating system then vista. XP even benchmarks better then vista lol. But ya jump on that laptop, its a great price. I payed 1800 a year ago for mine and its got ati x1800, core 2 duo 2.0ghz. Came with a gig of memory, 80g harddrive, media center. Thats a really good price for that one your looking at.

 

[JoshT]

From what I've read ASUS has good support for the downgrade. I want to at least try Vista before rolling it back though.