n81vp-d1 vs. g51

Hello!

I am pretty sure I am going to purchase the n81vp-d1...However, I was wondering how much I am really sacrificing from purchasing this computer over the g51( not the best buy version, but the one sold from resellers) in terms of performance? I like that the n81vp-d1 because it is $400 cheaper and also a pound less to carry. How much am I going to notice slower times in basic photoshop editing, casual hd editing, and gaming? I know I will lose some power, but I don't know how much realistically it will seem on an everyday basis? Are there really any games coming out in the next two years that the n81vp-d1 will not be able to handle at all?

Thanks,

Adam

 

I am probably going to get the NP81vp-d1 also. But one thing to note is that you will probably want to add about $110-$140 to the price for the 64-bit OS option. You won't be able to see all 4GB of memory w/o doing that.

The CPU in the N81 is a lot better, but the GPU in the G51 is a lot better:

The 260M is about 63% better than the 4650, while the T9600 is about 56% better than the P7350. (Using notebookcheck's comparison charts).

 

I was actually thinking about getting the g51 available at gentech...This one has a quad 2.0...

Also, the 32-bit version of Vista will acknowledge around 3.3gb of ram...I figure I will sacrifice the other .7gb until win 7 comes out...That way I don't have to worry about upgrading now.

With this said...Am I doomed to not game adequately with the 4650? Or is there still hope?

Thanks,

Adam

 

The G51 will be better. But the N81 will play all games, just on lower settings.

And unless you pay for an upgrade when W7 comes out you will still be stuck with 32-bit. The free upgrade that comes with vista-32 is only for W7-32.

 

Im gonna purchase the N81Vp-D1 laptop really soon. Reason for is, I decided to go with the 14'' and wanted a bit more portability plus I think the N81Vp-D1 is one of the best 14'' gaming laptops.

 

You're right there, just don't expect a stellar battery life

 

Are u talking about the N81Vp-D1 battery life? or G51? or both? lol

 

Ah, so you are saying that there are both a 32-bit verison and a 64-bit version of Windows 7? I thought they would do away with different verisons in the new Windows 7...

 

well the T9600 is faster than Q9000 on stock runs ( but not when you oc the Q9000 ... I am running it ez on 2.7 right now ) . The 4650 shall be enough for games these days at low/mid setting without AA/AF . But a 14" is tempting..... I was looking for a lappy around there for one of my friend but then he seem us playing lan games like COD5 ...... he's like "yeah , I want a gaming lappy ...but not like your W90 .." so finnally aim on the G51VX-A1 ...I think it was between the N81 and the 13.3" one Asus have (that came with the 4530 or something like that )

 

That was my understanding. I tried to do some searching to verify, but couldn't find anything definitive one way or the other.

Does anyone else know?

 

How about the 4570 vs. the 4650? How much of a difference would I notice?

 

According to the Mobile Graphics Comparision Chart the 4570 scores 3195 on 3dmark06 and the 4650 scores 6344.

 

Yikes

That is almost twice as fast...I think I would be willing to take a little extra weight for the performance increase...

Adam

 

So, is a 2.8 Dual Core faster then a 2.0 Quad?

Thanks,

Adam

 

It depends.

If the application can properly utilize quad cores, no dual core CPU out there can touch quads. However, that is not reality and most applications out there still aren't optimized or even have the ability to fully utilize quads yet.

Getting quad cores will help future proof your laptop though since better coded applications (multi-threading wise) will bound to start becoming more common in the future.

 

Uh.

Photo editing won't suffer too much of a hit, since it's generally such a low-key task the difference between the 4650 and the GTX 260m might not be noticeable.

For video editing, I think that's usually more tied to processor power than GPU power, in which the N81 will whomp the G51. (At least the Best Buy version with it's slower C2D). And I'm sure a 4650 can watch HD just fine.

Gaming will take the biggest hit. The 260m is vastly superior to the 4650, so games you could play 1366x768 at super-high setting will have to be toned down... significantly.

Of course, there are plenty of other factors when you decide to buy, but there you go.

FYI, always take NBC results with a grain of salt. I'm not calling them bad results, but remember a 3DMark score is heavily dependent on CPU. I could get similar scores with a 260m/P7350 combo and a 9800m GTS/X9100 pairing.