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The Quest for a New Notebook

No not a fivestar, but a laptop.

Alright, I have thought this through and I think it is time for an upgrade. I have had an ASUS W3V for about three years, the warranty is just about up and I will probably sell it to someone. Though I have had a few problems with it I am overall satisfied with it, especially with the support from ASUS, whom replaced the LCD screen, battery module as well as my battery, all within a two week span as well as paid for shipping back and forth. Well enough of the ASUS praise.

I have always wanted a tablet smaller size, 12.1″ notebook, since I always thought that the only low point for my W3V was the weight. It was just too heavy weighing in at 6+ lbs with the adapter and such. But having played a little game by the name of Team Fortress 2, it left me thirsting for a new notebook with a better video card, so I began my search (my current setup plays TF2 in middling settings at an average FPS of about 30).

My requirements are to be able to play TF2, as well as other games in higher settings, but also be very portable, meaning it has to be at or around 6 lbs or less, no more and a decent enough battery life.

Follow my journey here, as well as here: on the Notebookreview forums

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--written by Peter To--

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