Benq Joybook 7000 V37 any good?

gleff · 14th July 2005, 8:08 PM

I'm thinking of getting a new notebook and the things i'm looking for are the following:

lightweight
a bit of grunt.. eg. equivalent to a desktop running at 2Ghz+
good looking screen, and pretty high resolution.
good looking notebook in general
very good battery life
ability to play some recent games.

I've been looking at the Dell 9300 which has a great video card option, but geez.. the size of the laptop is huge, and is also very heavy, expensive, ugly, etc.

I've also been looking at the Benq Joybook 7000 V37 but the thing turning me off is the video card. The rest, eg. hard drive, memory, etc, I can increase, but the video card is the problem I think. Can someone advise what it would be like running something like HL2 etc.. I currently have a desktop at home of an AMD 2100+ with an X800 so i'd take a wild guess and say it won't look as nice, but how bad will it be?

Essentially, if I can get over the video card being a problem, I might jump at getting the notebook. I'm not a huge gamer, but during nightshift, or on occasion, I would like to do a bit of playing of half decent recent games.

Any suggestions?

As far as price.. I can afford up to around $3000, but if I find something worth the while that's more expensive, then i'll save up.

Geoff

Ps. I've just been looking at the Benq S72 V33 as well, and it looks a bit better.. what would it be like playing something like Doom3, HL2 etc?

Headkicker · 14th July 2005, 8:59 PM

for about $3000, i would get the asus w3v.

gleff · 14th July 2005, 9:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Headkicker

for about $3000, i would get the asus w3v.

Mmmmm.. That looks quite good.. Any idea who sells it.. preferably someone that has GE Credit.. eg. HN, etc.

Thanks
Geoff

beeker · 14th July 2005, 10:04 PM

I too was looking at that notebook and the LG one, but eventually I got an Asus W3V last week. It's great for me. If you go to the asus AU site, they actually have a list of retailers. You can try them for your needs. I bought mine outright from CWSydney. Took 1 day

The few quirks I have found on this notebook is that the battery calibration instruction is a bit vague and the 100Gb HDD is only the 4200RPM version

It comes with a Logitech (the older one) RF notebook wireless mouse and a carry bag as well (looks OK, but a bit impractical)

I sent an email to the Asus support email address and it was replied to within 24 hours (it was about the battery calibration) and it's got 2 years global warranty although I would not want to try it out

Very happy with my purchase

byu88 · 14th July 2005, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by gleff

Mmmmm.. That looks quite good.. Any idea who sells it.. preferably someone that has GE Credit.. eg. HN, etc.

Thanks
Geoff

Do you have a WOW down where you live......they just introduced it the Darwin store, so I assume other WOW stores would stock it as well

Varuna · 16th July 2005, 3:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Headkicker

for about $3000, i would get the asus w3v.

Or the Asus M6V if you want a decent video card.

beeker · 16th July 2005, 4:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Varuna

Or the Asus M6V if you want a decent video card.

What video card does the M6V come with. When I was doing my research, the best video card the M6 series had was an ATI 9100 (True it has 128Mb shared)

I went with the W3V because it came with an ATI X600, which I thought would provide better performance although it was only 64Mb non shared.

ifrit375 · 16th July 2005, 5:47 PM

BenQ S72, $2790

AlexMJ · 18th July 2005, 9:47 AM

Wouldnt one of these Toshiba Tecra A4's be better than all these at least value for money wise?

http://www.cworld.com.au/info.php?ID=117856

(For less that $2500 it almost seems too good to be true, if I had the spare cash I'd snatch one up myself)

beeker · 18th July 2005, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by AlexMJ

Wouldnt one of these Toshiba Tecra A4's be better than all these at least value for money wise?

http://www.cworld.com.au/info.php?ID=117856

(For less that $2500 it almost seems too good to be true, if I had the spare cash I'd snatch one up myself)

I looked at these for myself as well. It's great value for money. I was originally looking at a Sony Vaio S360, but they were not officially available here. I was specifically looking for a screen with a 1280x768 resolution as well as an under 15in size, but with a good video card so I had to pay extra for that (go figure)

I was using a 12in Powerbook before this, and was looking for a similar screen size.

I also think the Benq looks better and is ergonomically better than the Toshi, but that could be just me. The offset keyboard did annoy me on the Toshi.

Do note that if it is the Toshi I 'm thinking of, it's a discontinued model, and the video card is only a nVidia 6200.

Varuna · 18th July 2005, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by beeker

What video card does the M6V come with. When I was doing my research, the best video card the M6 series had was an ATI 9100 (True it has 128Mb shared)

Ati x700. It's an updated version of the M6Ne.

Varuna · 18th July 2005, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by AlexMJ

Wouldnt one of these Toshiba Tecra A4's be better than all these at least value for money wise?

http://www.cworld.com.au/info.php?ID=117856

They've got attrocious battery life, but if you're using it at a desk it'll be fine.

beeker · 18th July 2005, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Varuna

Ati x700. It's an updated version of the M6Ne.

ooo very nice

Still happy with my W3V though.

14th July 2005, 8:08 PM	#1
gleff Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Chatswood, Sydney Posts: 116	Benq Joybook 7000 V37 any good? I'm thinking of getting a new notebook and the things i'm looking for are the following: lightweight a bit of grunt.. eg. equivalent to a desktop running at 2Ghz+ good looking screen, and pretty high resolution. good looking notebook in general very good battery life ability to play some recent games. I've been looking at the Dell 9300 which has a great video card option, but geez.. the size of the laptop is huge, and is also very heavy, expensive, ugly, etc. I've also been looking at the Benq Joybook 7000 V37 but the thing turning me off is the video card. The rest, eg. hard drive, memory, etc, I can increase, but the video card is the problem I think. Can someone advise what it would be like running something like HL2 etc.. I currently have a desktop at home of an AMD 2100+ with an X800 so i'd take a wild guess and say it won't look as nice, but how bad will it be? Essentially, if I can get over the video card being a problem, I might jump at getting the notebook. I'm not a huge gamer, but during nightshift, or on occasion, I would like to do a bit of playing of half decent recent games. Any suggestions? As far as price.. I can afford up to around $3000, but if I find something worth the while that's more expensive, then i'll save up. Geoff Ps. I've just been looking at the Benq S72 V33 as well, and it looks a bit better.. what would it be like playing something like Doom3, HL2 etc? __________________ http://www.gleff.com Last edited by gleff; 14th July 2005 at 8:21 PM.

14th July 2005, 8:59 PM	#2
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14th July 2005, 10:04 PM	#4
beeker Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 533	I too was looking at that notebook and the LG one, but eventually I got an Asus W3V last week. It's great for me. If you go to the asus AU site, they actually have a list of retailers. You can try them for your needs. I bought mine outright from CWSydney. Took 1 day The few quirks I have found on this notebook is that the battery calibration instruction is a bit vague and the 100Gb HDD is only the 4200RPM version It comes with a Logitech (the older one) RF notebook wireless mouse and a carry bag as well (looks OK, but a bit impractical) I sent an email to the Asus support email address and it was replied to within 24 hours (it was about the battery calibration) and it's got 2 years global warranty although I would not want to try it out Very happy with my purchase __________________ Motorola V-club member #10 - v600 Asus Laptop Owners Club member #2 - W3V -- Successful purchases: Chainbolt Successful sales: Reaper, T-Bones, JonSton, Rogue, Ranchu, Peg, Kirk M., Erdem, Rickster, Argus Last edited by beeker; 14th July 2005 at 10:06 PM.

16th July 2005, 5:47 PM	#8
ifrit375 Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: A place far far away Posts: 431	BenQ S72, $2790 __________________ System 1: X2 3800+ w/ Thermal Take Big Typhoon@2.4GHz@1.35V \| Abit AN8 Ultra \| 2GB PQI 480@2.5-3-2-5 \| 72GB Raptor \| 2 X Maxtor 300GB SATA II 16MB Raid1 \| Pioneer 110D \| 600W Top Power \| ATI X300SE \| Lian-Li PC65 System 2: DELL SC430 PetiumD820 \| 512MB \| Pioneer 110D \| 2 X 250GB RAID 1 \| 400W Zelman \| Dlink 54mbps wireless Laptop: Benq S72 \| Dell 8200 Last edited by ifrit375; 16th July 2005 at 5:48 PM.

18th July 2005, 9:47 AM	#9
AlexMJ (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: MELBOURNE, VICTORIA Posts: 650	Wouldnt one of these Toshiba Tecra A4's be better than all these at least value for money wise? http://www.cworld.com.au/info.php?ID=117856 (For less that $2500 it almost seems too good to be true, if I had the spare cash I'd snatch one up myself) Last edited by AlexMJ; 18th July 2005 at 9:48 AM.