After my research - my pick of the list is the Acer M50SV AS003C or AS025C.
Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 2.53GHz Processor
Mobile Intel PM45 Express Chipset
nVidia GeForce Go 9300M GS 512MB Dedicated
4GB DDR2 800MHz Memory
320GB 5400rpm Hard Drive
DVD Super Multi
15.4" WXGA+ Colourshine (1440x900) HDMI
1.3 Mega Pixel Camera
Battery Life: Upto 2.0hrs
Weight: from 3.05kg
$1,899
One of the big drawcards is the number pad on the side - apart from that it looks to be good value.
What can anyone recommend around this price point?
mikey & I just got: Dell XPS m1530
Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo Processor T9500 2.6GHz, 6MB Cache, 800 MHz FSB
4GB ( 2 X 2048MB ) 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
256MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) 8600M GT
Blu-ray Disc Drive (BD/DVD/CD burner w/double layer BD write capability)
15.4" UltraSharp(TM) Widescreen WSXGA+ (1680x1050) TFT Display with TrueLife(TM)
320GB SATA Hard Drive
RED LCD Display with integrated 2.0 mega pixel web cam
$3k
i dont need the blueray, but i do love the screen res.
also dont like the price :)
anyone recommend something ?
i am good!
the Dell's aint bad...
hmmmmmmmmmmmm
Look at http://www.msy.com.au/notebook/notebook.pdf
A usb numberpad is easy enough to get and cheap. Mine (i-rocks) comes with 2 usb ports so is very handy. Glad it isn't part of the actual notebook.
the bluray was like +$400, so ditch that
you can also get a slower processor than what we got
:D
I got the Red Product version. Its fkn hot.
i went and saw a Dell rep today. we ended up looking at a simular system to the Asus but it only had a 256 graphics card, but the display was better [15.4" UltraSharp(TM) Widescreen WSXGA+ (1680x1050) TFT Display with TrueLife(TM)]
this came up to $2k - with room for negotiation.
really want something with both the card AND the screen.
and the keypad isnt a necessity - that link helps prove it too ;)