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    F50Sv A1 or X1

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by the Protagonist, Jul 3, 2009.

  1. the Protagonist

    the Protagonist Newbie

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    For the past while I have been looking at the F50Sv model from Asus and I can't decide if I should purchase the F50Sv A1 or the F50Sv X1. The only difference between the two is the A1 has a P8600 (2.4G, 1066MHz, 3Mb L2) and the X1 has a T6400 (2G, 800MHz, 2Mb L2) and the hard speed on the A1 is 7200rpm and the X1 is 5400rpm.

    So the question I am just asking is worth it to pay the extra $300CAD for the A1.
     
    the Protagonist, Jul 3, 2009
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    eunos82 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Honestly I don't know whether a $300 increase is justified, any chances on bargaining?

    I would go the A1 P8600/7200 rpm would be my choice.
     
    eunos82, Jul 3, 2009
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    nicksti Notebook Evangelist

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    To further complicate your decision Asus is coming out with the F50SF which has the new GT 220M GFX Card.
     
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    Thanks for the info on the new model. So the new model comes with slightly higher clocked CPU than the A1 and NV 200 series GPU. I checked out the stats for the 200 series and it looks it might be worth it to wait for it to come out.
     
    the Protagonist, Jul 3, 2009
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