http://onlinegamerkid.com/246/the-x83v-asus-laptop-review Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:40:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://onlinegamerkid.com/246/the-x83v-asus-laptop-review/comment-page-1#comment-868 Gwyneth Shugart Mon, 24 May 2010 18:51:53 +0000 http://onlinegamerkid.com/?p=246#comment-868 Bought my X83VB-X2 used at a computer swapmeet for $200.00. Harddisk is smaller 'tho (the previous owner pulled out the 250GB and put in a 80GB 5400rpm HDD with no OS). No problem there since this is not a laptop I will use for professional use. I put Windows 7 on it and it works flawlessly. Memory was also only 2GB (generic) so upgraded that to 4GB with a cheap Patriot SODIMM (PC 6400, 800MHZ DDR2). It was also missing one of the cables that went to the charger. Everything else is in mint condition. Since I only got this laptop for fun (I prefer Fujitsu and IBM) it was still a great deal! Battery still works around 4 hours. I like everything about this laptop but the mousepad. Never liked those things, the most stupid design for a mouse for laptops. I totally prefer the mouse that looks like an eraser tip in the middle of the keypad that originated from IBM. Now THAT was and still is to me the only wisest design for a mouse for a laptop. My summary? Great deal, but sadly the keyboard is clunky cheap sounding, hate the mousepad and the mouse buttons are obnoxiously and stupidly loud when clicked, the screen could also use a better (higher) resolution then 1280 x 800. Other than that... for the price that I got it for ($200, used) it is a great deal. Would I pay $400 for it new even? Sorry, NO WAY. Bought my X83VB-X2 used at a computer swapmeet for $200.00. Harddisk is smaller ‘tho (the previous owner pulled out the 250GB and put in a 80GB 5400rpm HDD with no OS). No problem there since this is not a laptop I will use for professional use. I put Windows 7 on it and it works flawlessly. Memory was also only 2GB (generic) so upgraded that to 4GB with a cheap Patriot SODIMM (PC 6400, 800MHZ DDR2). It was also missing one of the cables that went to the charger. Everything else is in mint condition. Since I only got this laptop for fun (I prefer Fujitsu and IBM) it was still a great deal! Battery still works around 4 hours. I like everything about this laptop but the mousepad. Never liked those things, the most stupid design for a mouse for laptops. I totally prefer the mouse that looks like an eraser tip in the middle of the keypad that originated from IBM. Now THAT was and still is to me the only wisest design for a mouse for a laptop. My summary? Great deal, but sadly the keyboard is clunky cheap sounding, hate the mousepad and the mouse buttons are obnoxiously and stupidly loud when clicked, the screen could also use a better (higher) resolution then 1280 x 800. Other than that… for the price that I got it for ($200, used) it is a great deal. Would I pay $400 for it new even? Sorry, NO WAY.

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