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    college student looking for a laptop

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by JohnnyBlaze, Aug 9, 2005.

  1. JohnnyBlaze

    JohnnyBlaze Newbie

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    hi
    i'm having trouble to decide wich laptop to buy, my first choice was the thinkpad t42 for the build quality ofthis unit. But i found out that this unit is off budget (2000 $ can) for the kind of spec i want.
    right now i'm considering a z71v but i'd like to have some input about the build quality of this unit, is it solid enough to last long (at least 3 years) under heavy usage?
    What kind of price should i expect for a z71v with these specs considering that i might be buying this unit in late december ?

    disired spec

    pentium M 2 Ghz
    HDD 60 Gb 5400 rpm
    graphic card with 128 Ram
    1GB RAM
     
    JohnnyBlaze, Aug 9, 2005
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  2. madmike23

    madmike23 Notebook Deity

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    I think you should be asking yourself when the time comes. The Z71V has been around for quite a while now. It may be "out of style" by late December. No offense, Z71 owners... but my Z70V came out only 6 months ago and it's almost out of style already. I would say try getting the Z70V refresh, hopefully it'll be out by then. :p

    Although it's an older body, it's still a hell of a lot better looking than the Z71V in my opinion. There were words (on forums, of course) of a Z71V refresh or replacement, anybody heard of that too?
     
    madmike23, Aug 9, 2005
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  3. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I really doubt there will be one for the z71v. It's pretty much already powerful, you can't really change much, but a 6800 will obviously be pretty sweet. If it comes, there are gonna be alot of happy people :p

    As for the laptops, a decently spec's z71v(2.0 + 1gb ram + 7k60) will run a bit under $2k after taxes(here in Ontaroi anyways).

    The price drops around $20~30 every few weeks from what I've seen.
     
    coriolis, Aug 9, 2005
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  4. startech

    startech Notebook Consultant

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    Currently for this configuration:

    System + Carrying Case + AC Adapter (Z71V ) Z71V(M7) PENTIUM M LAPTOP(160Z71V)
    Optical Drive (X ) Z71 COMBO OPTICAL DRIVE(165Z71001)
    Processor (760 ) INTEL PENTIUM M 2.00 GHz W/ 2MB CACHE/ 533fsb(16162000FJ)
    Memory (Slot 1) REQUIRED (D5 ) 1GB DDR2 533MHz SO-DIMM(16231GBD5)
    Memory (Slot 2) OPTIONAL None
    Hard Drive - Standard (4200 rpm) Fast (5400 rpm) Ultra (7200 rpm) (61 ) MOBILE HARD DRIVE 60G (5400 RPM)(1640061)
    Operating System None
    INTERNAL CENTRINO WIRELESS (W ) INTEL 2915ABG WIRELESS MINI PCI NIC(168WM32915ABG)

    You are looking at $1569.66 and save 3% for Student discount (47.09) so the total is $1522.57.

    I can guesstimate that you would see another $100-200 decrease by December due to processor pricing changes.
     
    startech, Aug 10, 2005
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  5. JohnnyBlaze

    JohnnyBlaze Newbie

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    thanks everybody,

    startech where can i get it a this price?

    and for the upcoming Z70v refresh, is there an official release date and can you guess what kind of price i should expect for the same conviguration
     
    JohnnyBlaze, Aug 10, 2005
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  6. GregM

    GregM Notebook Evangelist

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    At Startech ;)
     
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  7. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    That price is in USD though...

    As for the z70va, or whatever it'll be called, it will come when its ready whenever that is.

    ASUS has not said a thing and rumours are flying around like flies over a. Until any of the dealer's actually have them in stock, then I'll believe it.
     
    coriolis, Aug 10, 2005
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  8. smilepak

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    Hey..StarTech speaks....

    eheh haven't seen their name in awhile.
     
    smilepak, Aug 11, 2005
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  9. startech

    startech Notebook Consultant

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    Yes, please visit our site www.stipc.com
     
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  10. startech

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    Been really busy, lol. :)
     
    startech, Aug 11, 2005
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  11. rtong

    rtong Notebook Guru

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    The Z70va, z71, or the refresh w1 would be good options. The z71 definitely have the best bang for the buck. z70va and w1 would have more "appealing" design.
     
    rtong, Aug 11, 2005
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