* Asus N61JQ Owners Lounge *

[stevedogg]

I have to disagree, respectfully of course. We have all used this technology before and the N61's washout goes well beyond anything we are used to. I believe it is the plastic shielding over the screen.

Understand that when my $1000 ASUS laptop has worse viewing angles then my daughters $350 Acer laptop, there is something else at play. ;-)

David

It definitely seems worse than other laptops, which all use the TN LCDs; maybe it is the covering . All I know is that it makes me sad when I look at my IPS iMac screen in comparison

[Adamal]

I made a copy of my card before I sent it. It has this address:

Attn: ADW Notebook Warranty
ASUS Computer International
800 Corporate Way,
Fremont, CA 94539
U.S.A

Is that the same address yours had? I.e., should I be expecting my card returned also? /groan

No that is a valid address. I just sent my old G1S in for RMA to that address two weeks ago.

[Atook]

I'm hoping to order one of these shortly. I'm not a fan of recovery partitions, does it come with a Win 7 install disc too?

[snwomobilelegend]

I've heard talk that the restore function is hidden somewhere. I already deleted the D drive. So are you saying that hidden restore was on the D drive. I understand I need to delete that other small part to expand the drive. I was just worried it might contain this hidden restore function. If it is in C I'm ok, if it was in D its already gone and I won't worry about it anymore.

I have already had to use the recovery partition. I started my computer up for the first time. I installed Firefox and Avast. I then did windows update while i went to the store. When I came back, my computer would not start. Windows tried to fix itself with no luck. I actually like having that recovery section. I also found the restore partition in disk management.

So far I like this computer. I did have a lil problem last night. For some reason the video I was watching on HULU.com was very jumpy. I have watched at least 14 videos on this already... So its weird. The processor was under 15% on all cores, GPU temps were good.

As far as battery life, i tried a few a different modes and I always get close to two hours of using it. I don't think its that bad since this is a powerhouse.

I like it so far. I mean its run everything I have had so far with great results. The screen resolution is not the best. Though I cant say much, I came from a 24" Flat-screen. This thing is a dwarf compared to that. I plan on hooking it up to my lappy, I just need to find an adapter.

[snwomobilelegend]

I'm hoping to order one of these shortly. I'm not a fan of recovery partitions, does it come with a Win 7 install disc too?

No, it does not come with the original Windows 7 CD's!

[Adamal]

There one thing I'd recommend that everyone install if they are having lockup/blue screen issues with this laptop is the "Intel Matrix Storage Manager" drivers. Although they are not required, on every ASUS laptop I've owned they were needed for stability.

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[paladin44]

I'm hoping to order one of these shortly. I'm not a fan of recovery partitions, does it come with a Win 7 install disc too?

It depends on which version you buy, and who you buy it from.

From early February on ASUS will no longer provide the disks, but they are available from the right sources.

[stevedogg]

I have already had to use the recovery partition. I started my computer up for the first time. I installed Firefox and Avast. I then did windows update while i went to the store. When I came back, my computer would not start. Windows tried to fix itself with no luck. I actually like having that recovery section. I also found the restore partition in disk management.

You can also make your own restore partition. I use Macrium Reflect (free HD image software) to make backups of my OS partition. As long as the target partition is equal size or larger, you can restore the image to any target (e.g. if you get a new hard drive or have to format and restore your OS partition). It also lets you burn a Linux boot CD to use for restores (in case your OS won't boot). I just let the backup sit on my data partition in case I screw something up and need to restore the OS. The advantage over the built-in recovery partition is that you can remove the bloatware and install your programs before making the image. I have already tested a restore once using the Linux CD to verify that it works.

[snwomobilelegend]

Is it possible to get it so that when I plug in my mouse it turns off the touchpad?

[GregW]

I made a copy of my card before I sent it. It has this address:

Attn: ADW Notebook Warranty
ASUS Computer International
800 Corporate Way,
Fremont, CA 94539
U.S.A

Is that the same address yours had? I.e., should I be expecting my card returned also? /groan

That is the right address but my card had a different one. I would still go to the ADW registration link and register it there just to be safe. Like I sad it is my opinion that it is standard operating procedure to build in ways that you might not qualify for this type of warranty.