What do you think of this laptop?

dark_shard · 07-17-2007, 11:50 AM

I posted a month or so ago about looking for a laptop, and now I'm pretty decided on what I would like. What do you all think of this laptop?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220156

I'd get another gig of memory, so what do you think of this kind? The laptop said it takes DDR2 667, it didn't give me the PC speed though, so I assume either of the two PCs would work as long as it's DDR2 667?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231069

Anything to recommend? Thanks ahead of time!

dark_shard · 07-17-2007, 12:01 PM

I just had a few thoughts to add..I plan to try Vista out, but most likely I'll re-format the drive and install XP. I've heard the XP drivers are on the ASUS website, but they're somewhat hard to find. I just wondered, if I blew away Vista and decided I wanted it back later, would I be able to use the recovery CD to re-install?

**TheMatt** · 07-17-2007, 12:18 PM

Its very nice. I would wipe Vista though. Asus was a good choice because they are nice and give Vista drivers. Additionally, if you have a Centrino platform, Intel is good with XP drivers.

The other thing is that you will need identical memory for dual channel. Take a look at this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146125

If you do want Vista back, you can always use the recovery CDs or partition which will restore Vista with all the drivers.

07-17-2007, 11:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
dark_shard Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 39 OS: WIN XP PRO	What do you think of this laptop? I posted a month or so ago about looking for a laptop, and now I'm pretty decided on what I would like. What do you all think of this laptop? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220156 I'd get another gig of memory, so what do you think of this kind? The laptop said it takes DDR2 667, it didn't give me the PC speed though, so I assume either of the two PCs would work as long as it's DDR2 667? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231069 Anything to recommend? Thanks ahead of time!

07-17-2007, 12:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
dark_shard Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 39 OS: WIN XP PRO	Re: What do you think of this laptop? I just had a few thoughts to add..I plan to try Vista out, but most likely I'll re-format the drive and install XP. I've heard the XP drivers are on the ASUS website, but they're somewhat hard to find. I just wondered, if I blew away Vista and decided I wanted it back later, would I be able to use the recovery CD to re-install?

07-17-2007, 12:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,701 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: What do you think of this laptop? Its very nice. I would wipe Vista though. Asus was a good choice because they are nice and give Vista drivers. Additionally, if you have a Centrino platform, Intel is good with XP drivers. The other thing is that you will need identical memory for dual channel. Take a look at this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146125 If you do want Vista back, you can always use the recovery CDs or partition which will restore Vista with all the drivers. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides