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The M50Vm from Asus revolutionizes the way you get your entertainment on the go, and it can improve your privacy and productivity. The 15.4" screen has an AI Light feature which adjusts panel brightness depending on ambient lighting. They've also included their Splendid video technology with 5 modes and 3 skin tone settings to optimize the image depending on what you are viewing.
The webcam also works with face recognition software so you can log on with just a look, or for additional security use the fingerprint reader by the touchpad, which doubles as an audio visual control panel at the flick of a switch. The keyboard has a numeric keypad, something usually found in larger notebooks.
All of this functionality is great, but useless in isolation. So: there's a plethora of connection options, both wired and wireless. Circling the shell are 4xUSB, 1xFireWire, 1xRJ-11, 1xGigabit Ethernet, 1xHDMI and more. Wireless connectivity includes 802.11a/g/n and Bluetooth V2.1. A WiMAX transceiver lets you take advantage of the latest technologies.
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Superb In Ever Way
- Pros: New processor series greatly improves battery life in comparison to the T-Series along with running much, MUCH cooler. NO reason to buy a laptop cooler, i've never seen a laptop run high end games with so little heat or noise. The computer in idle mode is completely silent. Hybrid Video card with the Nvidia 9600M performs wonderfully, and is the major source of heat for the system but is only activated when you need it and performs like a champ in Crysis and COD4 on High and Maxed out respectively. No bottom vents, all goes out the left side through a side-vent, except when in the latest games there is little heat and even then the heat is minimal and the case itself remains cool.
The logon options using facial recognition and fingerprint scanning are nifty. The design is elegant, solid feeling, and absolutely gorgous. Sound is also quite good for a laptop with Dolby. Touchpad is innovative with multimedia controls built into pad. Very little pre-loaded garbage-ware.
- Cons: Theres a mode activatin button for the touchpad to activate the media controls; I tend to accidentlly hit this while trying to scroll downwards, small problem but just annoying. Also the speakers are rather hard to hear even at max volume in loud ambient noise, they're rather quiet. Additionally, you can TELL it's a lower RPM HD when you're moving large files, not a huge drawback, also extends the battery life I suppose. I came from a PC with windows XP Media Center, and to me I find Vista a little more clunky, but this machine is more than enough to handle aero like a champ, haven't noticed any performace decrease with SP1 already in, this seems to have addressed many of the issues.
- Other Thoughts: There sheer amount of engineering, careful thought and quality that went into this design is amazing. You can adjust the webcam angle, the keys and keyboard are SOLID and have a very nice texture and feel, you just need to use it to get it. All the surfaces also feel rock sturdy, scratch resistant, and it never feels like it is going to catch on fire.
You get so much for your money! I will never buy anything but ASUS for laptops from now on, I couldn't be more pleased with the quality and actual CRAFTSMANSHIP that went into it. Buy it and you won't regret it.
Kudos to NewEgg, shipped same day and packed so that it probably could have survived an airdrop.
ASUS Intel P8400 Best laptop ever
- Pros: 1) Wonderful 8th generation (P series) Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 processor. It's definitely better than the (T Series!!).
2) 9600M GS graphics card runs Call of Duty 4, AoE III, and lots of other games great.
3) Great Screen, Great speakers, nice touchpad and keyboard. Built-in web cam and microphone. Lots of USB ports. Great placement for everything.
4) Runs fast, and the pricing is amazing, because usually this type of laptop should cost over 2300$. Yet it's half the price! Best Priced QUALITY laptop ever!
5) Appearance and settings are great. Even has a memory-card READER!
- Cons: 1) Microphone doesn't work very well. Have to get close to it.
2) Cannot adjust volume outside of the laptop (it has to be inside windows, graphically).
3) Nvidia Graphics card 9600M GS is AMAZING but it is not 1024 MB as it is claimed. It's actually 512 MB. Unless they have another explanation, dxdiag says it has 2,200 MB..?? But it runs great.
- Other Thoughts: ASUS makes amazing motherboards and it is no surprise they make the best laptops. Much better than Toshiba, and especially destroys Fujitsu and compaq and HP.
| Model | M50Vm-X1 |
| Series | M50 Series |
| CPU Type | Intel Core 2 Duo |
| CPU Speed | P8400(2.26GHz) |
| Screen Size | 15.4" |
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Asus M50Vm-X1
- Pros: This unit looks nice and works like a charm. Fast; I am not a gamer, but plays MOH very well. Screen is sharp and bright. Unit has many features and is well worth the money. I highly recommend this computer. Gave it 4 eggs because of Vista.
- Cons: I have heard and read how bad Vista is....I can attest to the fact that it is awful! I purchase XP Pro and will install this weekend. For my unit the battery life is less than others have rated it. About and hour and half.
Fingerprint magnet. Hard to keep wiped down.
- Other Thoughts: No big deal with the battery life, as I use mine plugged in most of the time. I purchased the laptop because my work carries me to several offices in one city. It does get heavy occassionally, but still a great computer at a good price
Awesome
- Pros: The fastest laptop I have ever owned, Actually the only laptop i have ever owned. Impressive even to a hard core desktop gamer. It plays far cry2 on high very well.
- Cons: the included fingerprint software is very annoying.
- Other Thoughts: I have been a desktop gamer for years and now I am going to be traveling a lot so I picked this up.
- Pros: Strong performance, came with mouse and decent bag,
- Cons: Slow start up times, battery life could be longer (but there is always the 9 cell battery available for purchase)
- Other Thoughts: I purchased this laptop because of the large number of good reviews found here. I also could not find one with the features this one has for the same price. I was looking for a laptop for school and to play games on when out of the house (mainly World of Warcraft).
This has exceeded my expectations, with only a few down sides being a slow start up time (seems to sit at a black screen for about 10-15 seconds during load up of log in screen). Also the battery life is a little low, but with some tweaking of the menu options, you can get a decent amount of life out of it. Just don't expect to get much more than 3 hours of life time on battery savings settings.
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Introduction
The M50Vm from Asus revolutionizes the way you get your entertainment on the go, and it can improve your privacy and productivity. The 15.4" screen has an AI Light feature which adjusts panel brightness depending on ambient lighting. They've also included their Splendid video technology with 5 modes and 3 skin tone settings to optimize the image depending on what you are viewing.
The webcam also works with face recognition software so you can log on with just a look, or for additional security use the fingerprint reader by the touchpad, which doubles as an audio visual control panel at the flick of a switch. The keyboard has a numeric keypad, something usually found in larger notebooks.
All of this functionality is great, but useless in isolation. So: there's a plethora of connection options, both wired and wireless. Circling the shell are 4xUSB, 1xFireWire, 1xRJ-11, 1xGigabit Ethernet, 1xHDMI and more. Wireless connectivity includes 802.11a/g/n and Bluetooth V2.1. A WiMAX transceiver lets you take advantage of the latest technologies.
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Intel Notebook Processor with "Genius" Rating
Rated with "Genius" (three brains), the Intel Core 2 Duo notebook processor pushes the limits of mobile computing enabling you to enjoy the latest and greatest applications, games and HD media.
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Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
The Intel Core 2 Duo processor includes two mobile-optimized execution cores in a single processor to enable execution of parallel threads or applications on separate cores. The results enable outstanding dual-core performance and greater system response when running multi-threaded or multiple demanding applications simultaneously.
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NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS GPU
The powerful NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS GPU fully supports Microsoft DirectX 10 to enable today's visually-intense applications and games, and features NVIDIA PureVideo HD and PowerMizer technologies for the ultimate HD video experience and minimized power consumption.
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15.4-inch Wide Screen with AI Light
The large 15.4" wide XGA LCD screen enables more onscreen real estate to be displayed for immersive movie watching and gaming experiences. The Asus AI Light feature intelligently adjusts panel brightness as ambient lighting conditions change for enhanced viewing comfort.
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Multimedia Touch Pad
The touch pad doubles as a back-lightened multimedia control panel for fast access to video/audio playback and recording functions. Simply press the mode button to switch between the multimedia control mode and normal cursor control mode.
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Solid Privacy Protection
Offering both security and convenience, a built-in AuthenTec fingerprint scanner enables automatic password management for fast, simple log-on and encrypts files and folders with a simple finger swipe. The embedded hardware TPM effectively avoids attacks by hackers by hackers so your sensitive data is less vulnerable to loss or damage.
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Reviewed By: Airhead8324 on 8/5/2008
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
