* Asus N61JQ Owners Lounge *

[jwolfenberg]

well i read waaaay too many pages on this forum but hey it helped me a lot, and reinforced my initial decision that this laptop is the best you can find for this price point. I dont expect a perfect laptop at such a reasonable price. At $969 on amazon i will be purchasing the x1 soon and taking advantage of the extra year warranty through a visa program, so like the a1 i will be covered for 2 years which is a long enough time for me.

Thanks to everyone that contributed to this forum ill be sure to check back with any questions/concerns once i buy this thing and use it.

Edit: 1 quick question for anyone taht used the visa signature warranty extension program, did this extend the ADW warranty along with the parts and labor warrnty?

[Adamal]

Bad news everyone the 9 cell battery for the G50VT-X5 does not work for this laptop. While it does connect, it sticks out the back in such a way that it is impossible to open the display. I've uploaded images

http://picasaweb.google.com/a.ruggles/LaptopBattery#

Unless they have a different 9-cell battery design there is no way the 9 cell will work in this laptop.

[Zzyzx85]

that's a bummer. If that means a battery that will prop up the laptop at an angle, at least it'll mean extra airflow under it.

[GregW]

Not so happy now. Got a BSOD from running Windows Experience Index.
Also, my 7's theme is white, and there's this one black pixel in the bottom left corner. running imagingassociates pixel fixer didnt work. Really wanna bring it back to DSE as im within the 14days, but i figured they'll be stuck with a laptop, as for them to return the N61jq to asus it needs to have 5 dead pixels.
oh wells, i changed my theme to black, damn why do i have to notice that one pixel.

The JQ comes with a 30 day no dead pixel warranty from ASUS. You should return it.

[ryguy45]

For stuck pixels try UDPixel. It's a program which helps you find dead/stuck pixels and also attempts to fix them.

http://download.cnet.com/UndeadPixel...-10671596.html

It's worth a try before sending it back to ASUS.

[littleone562]

I wonder if anyone could keep track of all the latest drivers for the system, with a link on the first post. It seems the drivers are not all on the Asus n61jq section on their site but rather scattered around and found only by looking at individual components (ie VGA). Thanks to anyone who can.

[Deathwinger]

Bad news everyone the 9 cell battery for the G50VT-X5 does not work for this laptop. While it does connect, it sticks out the back in such a way that it is impossible to open the display. I've uploaded images

http://picasaweb.google.com/a.ruggles/LaptopBattery#

Unless they have a different 9-cell battery design there is no way the 9 cell will work in this laptop.

Then what the heck is that reseller selling?

[GregW]

Bad news everyone the 9 cell battery for the G50VT-X5 does not work for this laptop. While it does connect, it sticks out the back in such a way that it is impossible to open the display. I've uploaded images

http://picasaweb.google.com/a.ruggles/LaptopBattery#

Unless they have a different 9-cell battery design there is no way the 9 cell will work in this laptop.

I don't think this is the same battery. The number on it is different. I am emailing ASUS to clear this up and will post the reply tomorrow.

[Kage]

Will the warranty on the X1 be voided if I upgrade to a larger capacity hard drive and upgrade the ram?

[Adamal]

I don't think this is the same battery. The number on it is different. I am emailing ASUS to clear this up and will post the reply tomorrow.

Here is a site that has both part numbers linked to the same battery.

http://www.global-laptop-batteries.c...0-battery.html

Honestly I don't think they've designed or built the 9-cell version for this laptop generation yet.