Peter Brawley
peter.brawley at earthlink.net
Tue Nov 13 12:05:34 CST 2012
On 2012-11-13 11:18 AM, Jim Lawrence wrote: > The Asus laptop I was thinking about was the ASUS G74SX-RS72 > > http://www.amazon.ca/ASUS-G74SX-RS72-CA-15-6-inch-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B007TX36HU (53,685 RUB) It has the NVIDIA GTX 560M 3GB RAM. Intel i7 which should be 6 core, one additional HD bay. (Drop a 1TB in it) > > The price last years was only $999.00; (31,673 RUB) when Asus changed models from the Asus G74SX-RS71...maybe it is the solid state drive. I have seen similar models at about 1300-1400 CAN. (41,xxx to 45,xxx RUB?) Amazon has quite a few reports of reliability problems with Asus laptops. Anybody have experience with 17" Sony Viaos (I want that backlit keyboard)? PB ----- > > HTH > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Salakhetdinov Shamil > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 8:32 AM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Notebook Asus K95VM Ci7-3610M or ... ? > > Hi Jim -- > > Thank you for your note. > Yes, that notebook look good - the only issue I'm worried about is that it has not very advanced graphic card (NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 630M with 1GB DDR3 VRAM): I do not plan to play modern/any PC games on that notebook but I do plan to use it for Windows Phone development. And Windows Phone development requires a good graphic card for WinPhone emulator to work in all modes - I'm not sure if NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 630M with 1GB DDR3 VRAM is good enough for WinPhone emulator. Do you/anybody here know how to check is the subject notebook graphic card (NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 630M with 1GB DDR3 VRAM) good enough for WinPhone emulator? - are there anywhere minimal requirements for graphic cards listed - minimal requirements to run WinPhone 7 and WinPhone 8 emulators in all modes? > > Thank you. > > -- Shamil > > > Втр 13 Ноя 2012 07:34:42 от "Jim Lawrence" <accessd at shaw.ca>: >> >> >> > > > > > >> Hi Shamil: >> >> > At first glance I would pick the Asus notebooks. They have a great > reputation for performance and reliability. >> > Jim >> > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Salakhetdinov > Shamil > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 2:32 AM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: [dba-Tech] Notebook Asus K95VM Ci7-3610M or ... ? >> > Hi All -- >> > I'm looking for a notebook for my everyday software development work (I > decided to avoid purchasing Apple MacBook Pro this time). > My "rough" filter is: >> > - Processor: i7, 4 cores > - RAM - up to 16GB > - Display - 17"+ > - Display resolution: 1600 x 800 or higher > - HDD volume - as large as possible > - Price: moderate > - ... > -- > I have got found here in St.Petersburg, Russia the following two proposals > satisfying my filter (price is given in roubles: 1USD = ~31RUB): >> > Notebook Asus K95VM Ci7-3610M (90N84C314W15L6VD13AC) >> http://ru.asus.com/Notebooks/Versatile_Performance/K95VM/#specifications >> > RUB 44 990. / 44 090– > Notebook HP Pavilion dv7-7171er Ci7-3610QM (B3Q57EA) >> http://www8.hp.com/ru/ru/products/laptops/product-detail.html?oid=5271435 >> > RUB 39 990.– >> > and another two with price higher than moderate: > Notebook Samsung 700 Ci7-3615M (NP-700Z7C-S01) >> http://www.samsung.com/ru/consumer/computers-peripherals/notebooks/high-perf >> > ormance/NP700Z7C-S01RU-spec > RUB 55 990.– > Notebook Asus G75Vw Ci7-3610QM (90N2VC112W12B7VD53AY) >> http://ru.asus.com/Notebooks/Gaming_Powerhouse/G75VW/#specifications >> > RUB 69 990.– > -- >> > Do you know any other notebook models available worldwide now or announced > to be available within one-two months, which could fit my filter? >> > Thank you. >> > -- Shamil > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com