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(More customer reviews)Ok, this is the fastest laptop I have ever owned. I actually bought the one with the p7450 2.13GHz, but I upgraded to the P8700 myself. I bought a Refurbished Asus G50VT.
With Vista on it is ok, but with Windows 7 on it its awesome. It can play Far Cry 2 and Call Of Duty MW2 on the highest settings. When playing these games, the video card got to 86C after an hour. My frame rate was in the High 20s mid 30s on the highest settings. The hottest the CPU ever got was 72C. Before I upgraded the CPU, it would idle at in the mid 30s(C). After I upgraded it and used Antec Formula 5 it now idles at 27-29C. The GPU idles at 42C and gets to around 50-55 while surfing the net or watching a video. This laptop runs cool compared to other laptops.
Some people have asked if it can handle 8GB of ram. After little research I found that it can take up to 8GB of memory. 8GB (2x4GB) on eBay costs about $240. Now for battery life.
On power save with the screen on the dimmest I get about 3-3.5 hours of life. Some people think that the light and design on the lid look bad, but I think it looks cool. I just wish that you could turn them off sometimes. Hard drive transfers at about 22 MBPS with Windows 7.
Overall its an excellent laptop. I paid $700 for mine on eBay. 5 Star Laptop!
Pros:
Fast Processor
Good Video Card
Big HDD
Long Battery Life
Fast Wireless Card
Excellent frame rates in latest games
Runs very cool
Cons
Lid Design looks bad to some
Screen slightly low resolution
Can't put a quad core in it
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This product has been Refurbished to perform as new. It Comes with 90-Day Warranty. The Asus G50VT-X5 Gaming Notebook PC is made to thrill even the most experienced gamers! It all starts with mind-bending NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS with NVIDIA GeForce Technology and 512MB GDDR3 VRAM for hair-triggering speed, plus amazingly lifelike textures and lighting effects showcased on a brilliant 15.4-Inch WXGA Color-Shine display. Powered by a Blazing Fast 2.13 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor P7450 with 4GB RAM you'll have the performance you demand for today and the future. The 320GB 7200rpm hard drive, provides room for games and data, without sacrificing performance. Top it off with a fiery Rogue design pattern and you're set for unforgettable gaming action and attention. It comes with Face Recognition software for security, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 64-bit operating system with SP1 and much more. 15.6 WXGA (1366 x 768) Display Webcamera and Microphone NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS with 512MB Dedicated Video Memory DVD+-R/RW Drive with Double Layer; 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN 10/100 Base-T Ethernet; PCMICA II Slot Ports - 4 x USB 2.0, IEEE 1394, Headphone out; Microphone-in, VGA, HDMI, RJ-45; Approximate Unit Dimensions - 14.8 (W) x 10.4 (D) x 1.6(H); Approximate Unit Weight - 7.7 Pounds
