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I just ordered one of these for me :D

ASUS® Gaming Series: G51J - Intel® Core™ i7 720QM 1.6Hz Quad Processor, 4GB DDR3 1066MHz Memory (2x 2GB - 2 Slots Int.)
500GB 5400RPM 2.5" SATA HDD, 8x DVD Super Multi Writer, 15.6" HD 1366x768 16:9 LED ColorShine Widescreen, 2.0 MP Webcam
Intel® PM55 Express Mobile Chipset, nVidia® GeForce™ GTS360M 1GB Graphics, Gigabit LAN, WiFi LAN 802.11 b/g/n @ 300Mbps
Illuminated Chiclet Keyboard, ASUS Gaming Backpack & ASUS Gaming Mouse & Headset, AC Adaptor, 6 Cell 4800mAh Batt.
Bluetooth 2.1 EDR, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit, 2 Year Global Collect, Repair & Return Warranty
4x USB 2.0, 1x IEEE1394a, 1x Headphone Jack, 1x Microphone Jack, 1x VGA, 1x HDMI, 1x eSATA, 1x RJ-45 Ethernet, 8-In-1 Card Reader
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I'm going to upgrade the OS to Ultimate and add 2 gigs of ram...

Only get it on the 19th tho... MAN I hate waiting... :mad:

This will officially be my first mobile computer ever... (its not replacing my desktop tho, that is just not done!...)

I have one question.. What exactly is a " 8x DVD Super Multi Writer"? Is it different from a normal 8x dvd writer?
 
Hopw much did you pay for it if you don't mind me asking? That GTS360M hasn't had any good reviews. Rebadged old tech from nVidia.

Just a headsup in case you didn;t know
 
JUGGY said:
Hopw much did you pay for it if you don't mind me asking? That GTS360M hasn't had any good reviews. Rebadged old tech from nVidia.

Just a headsup in case you didn;t know
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I didn't know that.
Just a quick question tho. Besides the claim on SemiAccurate.. how do we kow its the same tech? I tried to google it, and every other website use SemiAccurate as a source, but they don't state their source. How do they know? Do they check the design specs of the card?

Is the GTX260M a better card?

I got it for just over R14,500
I could go up one and get the notebook with the GTX260M (plus a whole lot of other goodies) for about 2k more.. but it would be a bit tight....
 
The GTS360 is slower than the GTX260 - Proof. Its currently position 27 and 20 you need to look at. But its true, all nVidia 300 series mobile cards are simply re-badged 200 cards.

Edit - G73JH will be a beast! The Mobility 5870 is the best single card mobile GPU on the market right now
 
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The GTS360 is slower than the GTX260 - Proof. Its currently position 27 and 20 you need to look at. But its true, all nVidia 300 series mobile cards are simply re-badged 200 cards.
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I have no reason to doubt that it is... In fact I'm sure that it is given Nvidia's recent history.. I just want to know how they know.

I managed to juggle a coupla things that will now allow me to get the G73JH, that's got a HD5870. AND it looks like a stealth bomber. (I'm not sure if this is a good thing)
 
Good choice to be honest, the GTS360 looks like an under clocked GTX250 which is quite a bit slower than a GTX260.

Quite easy to tell if it's old tech or not, run GPUZ and check what the core is and it's probably/definitely G92 which is older than GT200 which is the GTX260 and up.
 
GTS 360M is basically a faster clocked GTS 260M (with GDDR5 in this ASUS config). GTS 200/300 series uses a different core, GT 215 (40 nm - same core as desktop GT 240), to the GTX 200 series, G92b (55nm - same core as desktop GTS 240/250). Mobile 200 series chips do not use the same core as desktop cards with similar names, and no mobile chips have a GT200 core.
 
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