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nitevision88 · 05-28-2007, 03:16 AM

Thanks for the replies.

After reading a little bit more, I'm starting to think that perhaps the
(Newegg.com - ASUS F3 Series F3JP-AS096C NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo T7200(2.00GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA+ 1GB DDR2 667 160GB 5400rpm DVD Super Multi ATI Mobility Radeon X1700 - Retail)
would be worth the extra cash, considering the larger hard drive space and the WXGA+ with 1440 x 900 res, versus the 120GB and 1280x800 res of the (Newegg.com - ASUS F3 Series F3JP-AP035C-A NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo T7200(2.00GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA 1GB DDR2 667 120GB 5400rpm DVD Super Multi ATI Mobility Radeon X1700 - Retail) model. Especially because CDW offers the AS096C model and I can get a bit of a discount there via my dad's company.

Since I do tend to multi-task quite a bit and use the computer for many things at once, the real-estate on the screen is definitely important, so I'm thinking it might be a good idea to opt for a higher resolution. Although, I'm not sure about gaming with the higher res if the graphics card is not extremely top of the line. Do any problems arise when one games with a resolution that is lower than the pc's native resolution?

Figuring that I'll get at least 10% off if I buy the $1400 notebook at CDW, should anything be stopping me from going ahead and buying the AS096C model? Or does anyone think that perhaps there is another, similarly priced notebook that I should get instead?

05-28-2007, 03:16 AM	#9 (permalink)
nitevision88 Newb Techie Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 35	Re: "Gaming"/General Purpose Laptop Thanks for the replies. After reading a little bit more, I'm starting to think that perhaps the (Newegg.com - ASUS F3 Series F3JP-AS096C NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo T7200(2.00GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA+ 1GB DDR2 667 160GB 5400rpm DVD Super Multi ATI Mobility Radeon X1700 - Retail) would be worth the extra cash, considering the larger hard drive space and the WXGA+ with 1440 x 900 res, versus the 120GB and 1280x800 res of the (Newegg.com - ASUS F3 Series F3JP-AP035C-A NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo T7200(2.00GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA 1GB DDR2 667 120GB 5400rpm DVD Super Multi ATI Mobility Radeon X1700 - Retail) model. Especially because CDW offers the AS096C model and I can get a bit of a discount there via my dad's company. Since I do tend to multi-task quite a bit and use the computer for many things at once, the real-estate on the screen is definitely important, so I'm thinking it might be a good idea to opt for a higher resolution. Although, I'm not sure about gaming with the higher res if the graphics card is not extremely top of the line. Do any problems arise when one games with a resolution that is lower than the pc's native resolution? Figuring that I'll get at least 10% off if I buy the $1400 notebook at CDW, should anything be stopping me from going ahead and buying the AS096C model? Or does anyone think that perhaps there is another, similarly priced notebook that I should get instead?