M50Sv: Review & Owners' Lounge

[fullmetal440]

Did he overclock? on my test I don't need to overclock to get 15~22 FPS, I didn't install hotfix since I am testing it on demo version.

1) What is it? I heard about "hotfix" but i've understood nothing...
Ehm, can you explain me what it is? And do I have to install it if I want to keep the notebook in o.c. mode?

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2) Look at this thread Nvidia 8600M GT Benchmark Review ...

Crysis-
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Settings: All High except for Shaders and Shadows on Low
FPS: 20-30 (But occasionally drops down to 10's)

Call of Duty 4-
Resolution: 1280 x 800
Settings: HIGH
FPS: 50-60

Note than the gpu is pretty the same... the cpu is lower and the ram is about 2gb vs 3gb... Nothing is overclocked... Vista 32 bit...
What about Crysis on that resolution on the asus m50sv with the same exact settings? How many are the fps?
AND HOW CAN COD4 WORK IN THAT WAY? (It's impressive IMHO)
Why can't we have better or same results?


THX 4 informations

440 (What about my english? :P)



440

[blueasjim]

Will the 1440X900 res make COD4 any slower? I know what the marks say... but still I have read a lot that says 1440X900 will require low settings on this system. Is that true?

[deadmanwins]

So, I ordered the M50SV-A1 six days ago and haven't heard anything yet about when it's gonna ship. The wait is excruciating; I want this thing so bad! It will be my second computer and first ever laptop and will be replacing my seriously outdated desktop that I've had since 2003. So, to help lesson the pain of my waiting, it would be nice to hear some impressions of the M50 from anyone who owns one. Also, if possible, I would love to see some more game demos posted here. Thanks.

I'm glad you asked....

I received my M50Sv-A1 today. I really like it.

Here are some observations....

It seems to me that the volume is really soft. I have the volume setting turned up all the way--maybe I should have ordered the high volume model rather than the high res model! Is there anything I can do to raise the volume?

Any complaints about the keyboard seem unfounded. The numeric keypad seems a little tight, but I think that is something I'll quickly get used to.

I sometimes inadvertantly switch on the media control on the mousepad. Right now I'm using the computer in a room filled with bright Colorado sunlight, so when the multimedia mode is enabled I sometimes don't realize that it's on. Ok, I'm both blind and deaf.

The WXGA+ seems a good fit for my bifocals.

When you go to close the laptop, hold tightly onto the screen. As observed elsewhere, it really does want to drop those last two inches since it doesn't have an actual latch.

I'm presently running on battery mode so as to completely discharge the battery.

I'll post more later.

[GenTechPC]

1) What is it? I heard about "hotfix" but i've understood nothing...
Ehm, can you explain me what it is? And do I have to install it if I want to keep the notebook in o.c. mode?

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2) Look at this thread Nvidia 8600M GT Benchmark Review ...





Note than the gpu is pretty the same... the cpu is lower and the ram is about 2gb vs 3gb... Nothing is overclocked... Vista 32 bit...
What about Crysis on that resolution on the asus m50sv with the same exact settings? How many are the fps?
AND HOW CAN COD4 WORK IN THAT WAY? (It's impressive IMHO)
Why can't we have better or same results?


THX 4 informations


440

Hotfix is the patch:
http://www.ea.com/crysis/news.jsp?newsId=patchUpdate

the settings are not the same, I can test Crysis with the same setting again.

Will the 1440X900 res make COD4 any slower? I know what the marks say... but still I have read a lot that says 1440X900 will require low settings on this system. Is that true?

Yes, the higher resolution the slower FPS you get, you'll need to adjust the video settings to get better FPS.

[deadmanwins]

Another update on my new M50Sv-A1.

According to the Device Manager I have a Hitachi hard drive HTS722020KK9SA00. I had thought I would have the Seagate Momentus, but I know that Hitachi makes good hard drives.

[GenTechPC]

Another update on my new M50Sv-A1.

According to the Device Manager I have a Hitachi hard drive HTS722020KK9SA00. I had thought I would have the Seagate Momentus, but I know that Hitachi makes good hard drives.

Depends on the batch, Asus use both Seagate and Hitachi for 250GB 5400rpm.

[deadmanwins]

Thanks Ken. I did opt for the more expensive 200 gigabyte hard drive at 7200 rpm. May have been a waste of money, but I wanted to make everything about this laptop to run as fast as I could.

Any thoughts on the softness of the volume of the speakers?

Thanks,

Jerry

[GenTechPC]

Jerry, try play some piano music and you'll see the real difference of the speakers.

[deadmanwins]

Hi Ken--

Yes, I haven't tried any music. I will do so shortly. I listen to a lot of intenet financial news feeds and those are the files that strike me as being quieter than I expected. I'm not questioning the quality of the sound, just the volume of human discussion through the speakers.

[Brian@EWIZ]

looks like the internal tv tuner is a dead dud like the m51. that is a shame.

just got out of a meeting with asus today, i talked to them about the m50 tv tuner. they said its not a dud, there is one in there and it does work(but only in taiwan or china or asia-probably cuz we are ntsc? and they are pal ionno). the hardware can work in the US, its just the software wont work. so if we can find a 3rd party software for the US thats compatible, it should work. and we have to supply our own antenna. I havent been able to test this notebook yet, im waiting for them to send me a demo. ill let you guys know more if i find any software for it.

also it has a face recognition security tool, kinda like fingerprint reader, it seemed cool, even if you took a picture and put it against the camera, it wouldnt work.