Interesting Marks!

Interesting Marks......

http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=hp&hl=en&u=http://itpro.no/art/13803.html&sl=no&tl=en

Link provided by courtesy of ichime

Enjoy!

 

thats quite a nice looking laptop and some very nice score
but 18inch is a bit too big

 

LOL, I see alot of folks saying, "Too Big!", but just how much bigger are we really talking over a 17" Whitebook? I guess since I already own both 17" & 18.4" notebooks, I don't really understand this 'Too Big' concept. For me the extra screen real-estate is actually kinda nice.

I think the W90's size is designed to allow superior cooling (as denoted in the article) of the 4870's and CPU.

Just a little something to consider...... and 4870's are guaranteed, and the W90 should be released very soon..... perhaps next 4-5 days..... just in time for the new 9.2 drivers.

 

well i have the 9262, im not too sure how much bigger that is, is there like a screenshot somewhere that show the size difference between the 2?

i heard theres a 17inch version, is that true? what are the other differences between them?

 

Yes, the 17" is the W90V, and it's dimensions will be; 44.3 x 32.8 x 5.3 cm (W x D x H)..... and the dimensions of the 18.4 W90Vp will be; 44.3 x 32.8 x 6.3 cm (W x D x H).

Problem is, the 17" model will come standard with ATI Mobility™ Radeon® HD 3850 , 1024MB VRAM, and I don't know that it is feasible to swap to the 4870's. This question would have to be directed to a custom ASUS reseller..... and even if possible, since this model is thinner, cooling may then become an issue.

I am going to jump all over the 18.4 model.....not too big for me!

 

there may be some merit to that but the extra space for cooling may be the deal breaker

 

That is my thinking precisely.

BTW, did you read that link I posted for you? (same link at beginning of this thread)

 

so the 17inch wont have the 4870x2?

 

Not as a pre-configured model..... again, you would need to query one of the custom ASUS resellers to even see if it is possible. Besides this thickness difference, the 17" W90V may have a different MXM type/slot as well.

What does it matter though..... the only difference in the dimensions of the 18.4" model, is in thickness only. If you go with the 18.4" W90Vp, and you will have the 4870's, standard.

 

is the 18inch version thicker then the 9262?

 

Not sure exactly..... you own a 9262, correct? Compare it to the thickness I indicated on the previous page.

My thought is that the W90 would be thicker by design, since it will be accomodating the new 4870's, and has extra cooling fans.

 

yeah i have a 9262, not sure how thick it is though
but the 9262 is quite thick with 3 fans and 3 hds and room for 2 9800m GTX

 

OK, that said, it sounds as though they may be comparable. Check you 9262's dimensional specs online..... or perhaps grab a tape measure.

 

here they are: 15.5" x 11.75" x 2.35"
im guessing they are in Centimetre's does that seem right?

EDIT: nah doesnt seem right for centimetres has to be inches, whats that in centimetres?

the w90 is 44.3 x 32.8 x 6.3 cm

 

Here are the numbers

15.5" X 11.75" X 2.35" = 39.37 x 29.85 x 5.97 cm

44.3 x 32.8 x 6.3 cm = 17.45" x 12.91" x 2.49"

 

so its bigger then the Sager in all ways, and i thought the Sager was big

 

price? I can get a whitebook starting at 1290dolars.

 

the price of the w90 hasnt been confirmed yet
and from what i have heard the OCZ might not get the 4870x2

where you looking at getting the OCZ as i want one but heard they have been stopped being made

 

some places may still have stock on them

 

if we knew what kind of game performance the w90 had then that would make this easier but as we havent seen any yet i will have to wait

 

There was a post by Justin on the XoticPC Forum where he said they expect the new distributer to be in place and the Whitebook back in stock in about 6 weeks

 

http://www.xoticpcforums.com/showthread.php?t=3802

 

any idea who that new disributer will be? will palces like Killernotebooks and XoticPC still get it?

 

Any further speculation as to who will distrubute/offer this and support it with proper bios updates etc.?

 

No idea....obviously, XoticPC will be carrying it as he states so in the thread. Knowing Justin over there, he won't talk until it's a done deal and the contracts are signed.

Just gimme a 150watt spotlight and a rubber hose and I'll get it out of him....

 

I'm going to take a WILD guess here..and say that the model is being refreshed. It will likely still be offered by OCZ, but as a different design.. Maybe flex is working on a new chassis which can support the 4k series, and also support Extreme CPUs without BSOD'ing cause of a weak power supply. I'm speculating of course, but I'm at a loss for who else would provide this type of setup. Hmm.. maybe Flex is gonna be the direct ODM, and supply all the resellers directly Anyhow, if the timeline is end of March..then it would make sense the 4k would be offered, considering Justin claims that it will be the continuation/replacement of this model.. I'm still considering that new asus

 

Would the fact that you can get it for only $2200 from Newegg with both 4870s and a T9600 help things?

I know, that was off topic, but on topic slightly, I would have liked the 4870s in the Asus to use GDDR5 instead of GDDR3. Seems like AMD/ATi wasn't kidding when they stated there would be multiple versions of the M98 card, giving manufacturers more liberty to design the cards. Asus in this case, deviated a good bit as I don't even see any crossfire cables bridging the new cards inside the W90.

 

the whitebook i have now better support to 49870's or imma flip and be ddr5 to ...anyway the white book will be sold again people would be idiots not to .....they were selling away before the baby drama

 

Found this nice little review of the w90Vp system..some of the benchmarks look weak, but then again.. ya never really know.

http://pctuning.tyden.cz/index.php?...=view&id=12658&Itemid=84&limit=1&limitstart=0

 

well just waiting for the white book to punch it in the mouth now...

 

yeah they dont look to great

 

Yeah. Some of these games I haven't even seen being tested by mainstream reviewers. The Bioshock scores look amazing and beats a desktop 9800 GT SLi (though it doesn't really matter as they're both over 60 fps). Far Cry 2 looks like it is suffering from the lack of the hotfix or the same problem that plagued the Whitebook before the 8.11 (or was it 8.12?) drivers, because that is around what an MSi GT725 scores at 1680x1050.

 

Ya some of the benchmark scores were rather lacking, but this machine is Soo tempting . Going to wait a few more days to see some real results.hopefully someone with tweaking skills and the understanding of ATI drivers gets a hold of this machine and puts it through its paces.

 

Yeah I can see why you'd want an 18.4" screen with that guy's wallpaper.