Another Asus M50Sv-A1 Video Review

Here is another review for the m50sv-a1. It probably is not any better then the previous 2 reviews in text but it is a video review with my own sexy voice in it. Asus M50SV-A1 = www.ynot2k.com/btotech.com/m50sv/m50sv-a1.wmv
One thing i wanted to mention. there was a review out that said the screen is dim. alot of people asked me for this review and all wanted to know if that was true. well it is not and the video explains how it is some reviewers may tend to observe a less then bright display
PLease PLEASE do not all click at once and please right click then download instead of opening it in media player. If you all click at once all the downloads will be very slow. so take it during off-peak hours. Yes i know i should get a better server but i will not.

 

How's the 9 cell battery life time? I've noticed that not a lot of resellers are offering the 9 cell battery (xoticpc.com is one of two offering it). I've tried btotech and didn't see the option.

Also, hows the weight with the 9 cell? Its rated at 6.5lbs with the default battery so I'm assuming its 7 lbs with the extended battery.

Will there ever be an option for just the 9 cell instead of making it an additional purchase on top of the 6 cell? I am very much interested in this notebook.

 

there is never going to be an option to get just the 9 cell. you have to get the 9 cell and the base 6 cell. 9 cell is not shipping yet. We have not added it because it is not available yet. in a few weeks we will add it as a separate item

 

Thanks for the this great video review. I appreciate the work you put into these videos.

Unless some problem or qualtiy issue arises, I think you guys are going to sell a ton of the Asus 50 and 51 computer lines--they look great, have excellent bang for the buck, and they have cool features.

Just smile all the way to the bank.

 

i think so too. the orice on this is super low the quality is up there and the features are unmatched.

 

This may sound like an odd motivation to buy now. But, one of the reasons I went ahead and purchased now is that as the dollar continues to lose value we will see import prices begin to go up quickly. I think that the dollar drop will offset any savings we see due to cheaper technology.

 

i dont think that us govt will tax imports any more then they do now. I think they are striving to achieve more export from usa. i think that the falling dollar is helping that become reality. I can tell you that in 2007 we saw the highest number of exports overseas particularly, UK, Germany, netherlands, even canada. It all has to do with the low dollar.

 

Looks like it. If I wasn't flat broke right now, I would strongly consider buying one. Oh, well. Such is life. We'll see what Asus has up their sleeve when I've got the cash.

 

How do you guys think this laptop compares to the G1S-B2 in terms of gaming (9500 GS versus 8600 GT) and in general?

 

the vga cards are comparable but the m50 t9300 is faster, the design of the notebook is better, the features of m50 are better. the only thing that is not better is the resolution. watch the video it does narrow it down

 

If I understand you correctly, the M50 is a better overall computer, but that the G1S-B2 is probably a better dedicated gamer. However, the Penryn processor in the M50 does reduce the gaming superiority of the G1S-B2.

 

NO. M50 is better in every way and has more features except the screen resolution.

 

Are you sure the 9500 GS is better than the 8600 GT DDR3? Also the HDD is a 5400 RPM the G1S-b2 has a 7200 RPM although its smaller, 200 GB versus 250 GB.

Also one thing I don't understand is why is the G1S-B2 more expensive than the m50SV-a1 EVEN after a 150 dollar rebate off the g1s-b2, the m50sv-a1 is only 1429 versus 1604 for the g1s-b2. There must be something we are missing here no? Is it just because of the higher resolution screen?

 

I did say they are COMPARABLE

 

I was referring to this statement:
"NO. M50 is better in every way and has more features except the screen resolution."

 

1440x900 is decent. its noticeably better then 1280x800 but it is not 1680x1050. i think it is a perfect mix for someone who is looking for high resolution and others who need lower res because their vision is not "compatible" with 1680x1050

 

That would be me...I want high res...but don't see as well as I used to.

 

The Best Buy version of the M50Sv is the M50Sv-X. It has screen resolution of 1280x800. I'll be curious how these screens compare when they start hitting the market. When I shopped around to find out what a 1440x900 display looked like on a 15.4" laptop, I could only find 1280x800 models. I must live in the low-tech boonies or something. Anyway, I'm a little nervous that when I get my 1440x900 version tomorrow...I hope I don't find the text to be too small.

 

1280x800 res would make blu ray pointless. would it not? 1440x900 on a 15.4" is new and not very common. it would be alot easier to find 1680x1050. low-tech boonies do exist and you are probably in one if you could not find 1680x1050

 

Mind if I ask what software you used to edit your videos? I am new to that and need a good place to start.

 

you can use adobe premier or sony vegas. I found adobe very hard to use and very hard to figure out and also somewhat buggy. the latest version of sony vegas works like a charm even with HDV hi def. Very easy to use and a snap to learn. It renders fast and allows editing easily.

 

Ok, then I'm in the boonies, because I could find nothing in our stores above 1280x800. But what I'm going after doesn't have blu ray, so the higher resolution really isn't that big of a deal for me.

 

best buy shoulk have some skus that are over 1280x800. bb by my house has a few.

 

our best buy had never carried any asus, in either of the two cities nearby that have best buys. sad dell xps everywhere, sonys, acers, gateways gaming models, but no assu

 

dell is new in best buy. staples picked them up too. I think dell made this move to counter HP's new prosperity and their growing share of the notebook market.

 

eddie while your around... how does the hinge on the m50 compare to the new F series, i really love the hinge on the new F series they look so solid, and are really pushing me towards that rather than the m50. is the m50 as rugged/solid as the F, and are these two built well overall?

(currently on a s96j and while its solid enough, its a dissapointment from what i expected from asus)

 

really? s96 series has prooven very reliable despite its plain and cheap appearance. We sold alot of the s96j, z96j, s96s numbering well over a few hundred all together and thus far it is atop my list in terms of reliability. They have been around for a while and trust me if they were not reliable you would find all the issues on our own forum problem reports section
As for hinges i think nobody can/should asnwer your question. both m50 and f8 are but a few months old. there is not a single person on this planet that can aswer your question. There is one very important thing that would drive anyone toward the m50. aside from the specs and screen size the m50 DOES allow for a 9 cell battery. the f8 design does not.

 

No, here in the boonies our Best Buy only went to 1200x800.

Oh, well, I'll find out tomorrow when I pick it up at UPS.

 

thanks much eddie, your right. the only warranty issues ive had with it were the ac adapter dieing twice before they went to the new style (alls good now) and a hardrive failure which of course is just random harddrive luck. it has been reliable, i guess its more of a shallow issue to me, it feels cheap which is irritating, but it has been reliable.

thanks much

 

it feels cheap because it is cheap. what new style adapter? they were always sold with adp-90sb bb. that was the original and it is the replacement. We did have to replace but a few ac adapters but the rma rate was well below 1%. anyways this is off topic. even the m50sv uses the same exact adapter. Asus has been using the same adapter for almost 2 years. even the one before it works with a very easy mod. its nice they use the same adapter all over but i hate the fact that they have a million different battery designs

 

Good recommendation, I started playing with it today and was able to figure out how to snip clips to start/end where I wanted, have multiple video/audio tracks going on. Add text to the video, add transition effects. Plus it was able to let me record while playing a video so I can add a voice over pretty much exactly what I needed.

The things I still need to figure out are how to "zoom" in/out on the timeline because working with a large file the overall view it gives has stuff in like 30 second chunks with just a small mouse click. Id like to know if there is a way to control the volume of a track at different parts of the track and not just one volume for the entire thing (but I guess you can circumvent this by breaking the track into pieces and having a different volume for each piece)

I dont want to go off topic so feel free to pass on the questions if you want but do you know where/how to get extra transition effects and most importantly any way to expand its file type compatability? 50% of the videos I wanted to edit it would only pull the audio from and about 10% of them would not open at all. So only 40% of my stuff was I able to work with.

 

Hey, thanks for the info on that. The only reason why I wasn't going to buy the M50Sv is because I couldn't find it in WXGA 1280x800 screen resolution. I may buy this one from Best Buy.

+rep

 

I don't know if, or at what point, Best Buy will carry the M50Sv-X in their stores. It is only available online at this time.

I really like the WXGA+ screen on mine, however. I don't feel that the text is too small and it allows some websites to be displayed properly, plus it allows me to do more than one thing on the computer at once.

 

If you were used to WXGA and think your vision will not support wxga+ i think you should try it. WXGA+ is a higher resolution but unless your vision is very pooor i do not think it will be a challenge to get used to.

 

I am not a master of vegas by any means. the videos I work with are usually 40 min long tops. I do not do any special effects. If you want to shorten or elongate the track at the bottom of the clip (on the top side of the interface) ther is a little slider. If you grab it with your mouse it actually resizes the visible length of the clip. The default setting always worked for me though. I never tried playing with volume options. i either leave volume or take it out.

 

Yes Eddie, you're correct, I'm finding this WXGA+ to be a wonderful screen resolution size. If I'm surfing a web page that is too small it is really easy to change the internet zoom level up to 125%.

Say Eddie, when you evaluated the M50 did you find that the right side of the whole numeric keypad tended to flex when you pressed one of the number keys? Mine seems to do that, especially with the keys on the far right side of the keypad. If it's just the nature of the keypad then it's no big deal. But if mine is the only one doing that I want to know about it.

Jerry

 

the keyboards asus uses are all aluminum backed. some have screws that anchor them from the bottom some are magnetic. You are likely to find flex in the keyboard as beneath the keyboard there is plastic. Its not designed to be ridgid.

 

Thanks Eddie. I didn't think it was a problem, but I wanted to check it out.

Have a great day.

 

I was hoping that would be the case, but when I borrowed a friends notebook with WXGA+ I found text a bit difficult to read, which made me have to increase the font size on everything; it got to be a pain real fast. I do a lot of online reading, and I really need to be comfortable. For me, WXGA 1280x800 is the only way to go.

 

Well if you do get the Best Buy version, I'll be curious to read what you think of it.

Death to the Penguin (just kidding, I like him). ;o)

 

I'm very tempted to hold out for the Clevo M860TU, but that's probably more notebook than I really need anyway. If I get the Asus M50Sv, it will definitely be from BB because of the screen res.

 

Yeah if I could have waited, I wanted to go with the Montevina platform. But my old laptop had become a door stop, so I needed to get something.

The Clevo looks like it will be great for gaming. But, I doubt if you'll want it because it comes with standard resolution of 1900x1200.

http://laptoping.com/clevo-m860tu-m570tu.html

 

1900x1200 is an option, not standard on the M860TU:
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=m860tu1agt.jpg

 

Thank you for correcting me, I never want to give bad guidance.

 

Wow...looking at that last link....I wonder what this notebook DOESNT have....dvi and hdmi. Thats very nice. I hope the price is good or at least a lot of people buy it and push the market forward.

 

Specs are great but yeah probably expensive, and id be worried of its size and looks, its probably going to be a brick.

 

Yes, it looks like dream specs. I really did think about waiting. But the thing that prompted me to go ahead and order the M50 was the numeric keypad. I'm glad I made the choice I did.

 

Yeah, you got my choice of best all around 15.4' notebook. You must be lovin' that thing!

 

hdmi is great however i think it is a little over rated. It is easy and future proof. It really depends on the use. I happen to use a dvi to hdmi converter. My tv has only vga and hdmi while my media pc has a dvi port. i have speakers hooked up directly to the pc. it works good and i really never missed hdmi. I think hdmi is a little overrated however it should be a standard as it makes things easy.

 

Is your vision "poor" or is this just a choice you made? My vision is almost great but i have not problem using a higher res display. currently i use a 12" xga but have no problems going much higher for hours. other then getting used to the keyboards i have not found a screen or res that was not to my liking.