Darn it... Why did they go ahead and make such a pretty laptop with great specs and then go ahead and shove a crappy 4500MHD in there?
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To keep heat and noise at minimum... plus shave a few ounces of the final weight... plus save you (and them, too) a few precious dollars in this crappy economic environment.
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I too have been watching this laptop for about a month and a half now. I just purchased one from another seller. I don't think Amazon discontinued it, it's just out of stock for everyone right now. If sellers are getting them back in stock, some are jacking the price up. I also noticed that Amazon has the ASUS Eee PC 1000HA on backorder. If you can find the 1000H, buy it...they're selling like hotcakes!
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The next step for graphics is 4k. Which has been extremely difficult so far. So I would think this laptop will be safe for a few years
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Alas, what the review actually says is: "The integrated graphics scored 739 in our 3DMark03 test (better than the MSI Wind NB's score of 606), and was even able to run the graphics intensive Second Life." This is hardly the same as "runs well". Compared with my HP laptops and desk top, SL is unusable on the Asus, with maybe 7-8 fps as indicated by another user below. It's still a nifty little machine for other uses.
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lol read the description. there are like 4 areas where they discuss all the specs of this. This one is 1080p 16:9.
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I just found better deal. on cyber monday intel is going to be offering this laptop for $619 to anyone who is a fan of theirs on facebook...Intel fan plan its called. I'll wait until then...
963630
Suggestion... Don't buy a dell, had mine for maybe a week, and it went tit's up on me. Could not use it any more. Another suggestion, go hp your better off!
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I didn't know they still sold this model; its roughly 2ish years old. I think you may want to look for a laptop with dedicated graphics.
388507
Wow, they've got it on newegg now, nice. I'm half tempted to just go with them since I trust newegg so much but I would end paying 40 dollars more. I'll give buy.com until tomorrow and if it hasn't shipped by then I might switch again. I'm so ready to have this laptop in my hands. First thing I want to do is test it for gaming on the go. It seems like the perfect combination of graphics and battery life.
1705507
No and no! This is definitely not a gaming laptop, it couldn't handle it. It's more of an everyday task type of computer. Mine is still doing great after a year!
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Honestly, no idea. I don't it, though (also, this laptop is now a little outdated, I suggest something newer.)
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I was wondering about that as well, but I purchased it anyway and it was a mistake. I had a lot of issues with this computer I only had it for 6 months. I ended up purchasing another one but a Dell which was a much better buy.
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Yeah, this is pretty messed up. I have one of these "things" on order (it's not in stock, so no danger in it shipping soon) - I've e-mailed them to confirm whether or not it is what they claim it is. If not, I'll cancel it. The crazy thing is that I have a still-sealed 8 core 2.8 Ghz sitting in my office (also from Amazon) that I can't open until I find out whether this is an 8 core 3 Ghz (in which case I return the 2.8) or a 4 core 3 Ghz (in which case I cancel the order). So annoying.
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is this a better buy then the Pavilion dv5-1250us? I wonder why the dv5 is up for more, can someone tell me?
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Loooks like Asus is coming back to earth.With competitin fro Acer Aspire one they first tried $50.00 rebate on 901 which probably did not work now they dropped price by $100 on 900 and 1000 series and $50 on 16 G linux 900.They had priced these things unreasonably high.But still Acer aspire one 160 gb XP is still a better deal.
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If you are interested in upgrading the RAM (always a good idea), why are you even considering this PC? In terms of it's upgrade potential, this PC is a white elephant.
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I spoke with ASUS a few days ago to ask this same question and the ASUS rep could not answer the question. This is ridiculous. Could Toyota get away with this by telling the customer, "The specs don't tell me what type of engine is installed". It's really unbelievable. Some customers want to know these details to determine what upgrade options they have before they purchase the unit. It's not a difficult or silly question to ask. Since I was really upset with the ASUS rep and his inability to tell me the specs or the motherboard model, I asked to escalate the issue and he told me others would tell me the same thing. Unbelievable for a company, which has won so many awards and built millions of motherboards. ASUS - get your act together! So embarrassing!