Which laptop to choose: asus or msi model...

[ken_shoti]

i'm choosing a laptop model, please arrange the three in order and tell me your reasons..hope prices of this will not be the basis but only for guiding and judging if it's worth the price...thanks!


CHOICE 1: FOR 59,888 PESOS (CURRENCY)
Windows Vista™ Home Basic: MSI MegaBook S420-CORE™2 Duo

• Intel® Core™2 Duo T5600 MEROM
• 1.83GHz, 667MHz, 2Mb L2 Cache
• ATi Radeon X200 Video 128Mb shared
• MSI Wi-Fi G 802.11BG
• 1.0Gb DDR2 Memory (Max: 2Gb)
• 160Gb Hard Disk Drive - (SATA)
• Super Multi DVD+/-RW Drive
• Superb Glare 14.1in. Widescreen Display TFT WXGA (1280x780)
• Firewire Port / 1Gb LAN / 56Kb Modem
• MMC/SD/MS/MS Pro 4-in-1
• 3 x USB 2.0, Express Card Slot
• Weight : 2.1Kgs.
• Battery Life 3Hrs. (6-Cell)
• Magnesium Alloy, Mega Carrying Bag
• Licensed Windows Vista™ Home Basic




CHOICE 2: FOR 53,999 PESOS
Asus A8FM Core™2 Duo unit . . . New !!!

Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T5500
(1.66GHz, 2Mb L2, 667MHz FSB)
Mobile Intel® 945GM Express Chipset
Intel® PRO / Wireless LAN 3945ABG (802.11a/b/g)
1.0Gb DDR2-533MHz
80Gb SATA Mobile HDD
DVD Dual Recorder !
4-in-1 card reader . . .SD, MMC, MS, MS-Pro
New ExpressCard Slot
14in. WXGA / Webcamera embedded
Intel® GMA 950 . . .224Mb max.VRAM !
10-100-1000Mbps Gigabit LAN / 56Kb modem
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home 30-days trial edition

Noteworthy . . . 1-rj45 / 1-rj11 / 1-Firewire / 4-usb 2.0 / parallel port / VGA out





CHOICE 3: 59,599 PESOS
Asus (Intel Verified Chassis) S96J / Super Performance - Napa Core:

Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology
Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2400
(1.83GHz, 2Mb L2, 667MHz FSB)
Intel® 945PM Express Chipset
Intel® Pro-Wireless 3945a/b/g Card
15.4in. WXGA TFT Display 1280 X 800
ATI Mobility™ RADEON® X1600 512Mb VRAM
(ATI M56P / PCI Express)
Built-in DVD SuperMulti Drive
512Mb DDR2 667MHz Memory
80Gb 5400rpm SATA HDD
Built-in 10/100/1000 Gigabit LAN / 56Kb Modem
6-cell Li-Ion Battery
4-in-1 Card Reader (MS/SD/MMC/MS Pro)
Express Card Slot
Weight: 2.9Kgs. (w/ battery)
Built-in 1.3M pixels CMOS camera
Carry Bag
100% NO OS

Free Bluetooth adaptor

[NancyJ]

It depends what you want it for

[ken_shoti]

um...photoshop and a little of video editing...but mostly basic programming in java not so much with games, surfing and ms word will be probably be, but would like also to consider going to vista but aero and effects are not so important to me

[NancyJ]

Well I'd completely discount the last one - 512MB RAM isnt going to be enough for PS or video editing.
30 day free trial of XP home seems like the os isnt included in the price. Unless you're bothered about the built-in web cam, I'd say go for the first one, faster processor, bigger HD - for video editing you'll need the extra GBs, price includes OS.
If those prices are mexican pesos - they're all incredibly expensive for what you're getting.

This is the specs of my laptop - cost around £450


Latitude D520
- Intel Celeron M 430 (1.73GHz - - Removable)
24X CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive
80GB SATA (5, 400rpm) Hard Drive
65W AC Adapter
Windows® XP Professional SP2
Dell Wireless 1490 802.11a/g Mini Card (54Mbps) - -
Uk/Irish - Internal Keyboard D520
6 Cell 56WHr LI-ION Primary Battery
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Mini (54Mbps)
1.0GB,533MHz DDR2 SDRAM Memory (2x512MB)
Internal 56K Modem Notebook - UK
Latitude D520 15.0 XGA LCD Screen
Genuine Windows® XP Professional SP2 -

I know its not the hotest laptop out there but its pretty decent, it runs Photoshop CS2 at a push and the Sims 2 Life Stories (special laptop edition of Sims 2) it does what I need - which is mostly programming. I guess my point is that those you've listed are only marginally better than mine - bear in mind that many programs dont fully utilise both cores, so they would only a little faster than my laptop at some stuff. But the price is 5 times what I paid for mine

[firepages]

Msi +1

[firepages]

lol I suppose I should declare an interest in MSI since I was promoting them at the GO3 expo in Perth...

http://www.firepages.org/public/go3msi.JPG
http://www.firepages.org/public/GO3.jpg

lol and errr wishing I was 20 years younger ;)

[NancyJ]

lol I suppose I should declare an interest in MSI since I was promoting them at the GO3 expo in Perth...

http://www.firepages.org/public/go3msi.JPG
http://www.firepages.org/public/GO3.jpg

lol and errr wishing I was 20 years younger ;)

wow, that looks like a really tough job ;)

[firepages]

yeah, but someone has to do it :)

[ken_shoti]

wow, promoting msi....hm...but still msi is not so popular in some sites...as i was visiting some online pc store in Manila...well, thanks for the replies....

one more question...which is more durable? asus or msi?

[firepages]

Well I have to repair a lot of laptops and I can honestly say that I do not see many Asus or MSI (or BenQ) returns ... I do see a lot of lower-end dells,HP/Compaq's & Toshiba's and some Acer's ... but of course there are more of those about... and its usually the lower-end models.

I doubt you will go far wrong with either.

(PS I have an Acer 5004WMLI which would be perfect apart from the Via graphics which was a stupid choice for a linux user ~... and on that subject, if you are thinking of linux... then an Nvidia based system will cause you less heartache in the long run)

[ken_shoti]

Thanks for you guys!