sorry2 guys
what i read is not n53sn but n53sv
but both of them is same right ?

how to recognize which one is quad core n dual core?

actually it does not make any diff. Since both SB processors have Intel Turbo boost tech, when the laptop is not doing anythin heavy, it will only optimize 1 core and shut down the others. Thats why the new SB is power saving

With reference to this post and your previous post, I have to ask, how many Core i7 quad CPU laptops, Sandy Bridge or not, have you used?

Core i5 laptops will definitely have better energy savings and battery life compared to Core i7 quads. You can say that for Turbo 2.0 some cores of the quads will shut down automatically, but this is the same they said for Turbo 1.0 Core i7 quads, and battery life with the standard 6 cell batteries was terrible with those - unless you switched off wifi, music, video, and just read a PDF all day.

although my wallet screaming but i am willing to go this far in order to satisfy my thirst for gaming.
yeahhhh~

if that so i better have a look at notebookcheck.net then...

does the malaysia model of n53sn fix the sandy bridge issue ?

i plan to import asus n73sv-a1 with 2630qm+gt 540m+17 inch full hd screen cost will be around 3.8k with 2yrs global wrty what do you guys think?

here got the price for the n53sn RM3,499
n53sv also listed there
http://www.compu-zone.com/index.php?option...=136&format=raw

actually, what's the main difference between n53sn and n53sv?

oh.
so how far is the level of performance between these two?
if the difference is not much then i may opt for n53sv.
but if the difference is huge then i will go for n53sn.

Let's see the difference between the two. Saying you can overclock one to match the speeds of the other doesn't make it a valid argument in this case since the 550 can also be overclocked. This means that the 550 will always outperform.

The advantages are 70 Mhz difference on core speed and almost 140 Mhz difference on shader speed. Everything else remains the same. I figure that could equate to maybe 5 FPS difference on average.

notebookcheck has the differences.

I agree w/ the i7 > i5 even for gaming because Tom's hardware did a comparison w/ the desktop versions of these processors and didn't see any performance boost from an i5 from an i7 in gaming, much less a detriment.  So your gaming will increase due to the GFX card being faster, it can be even better if you overclock which ever card you get. Your multitasking will be faster with the i7.

The choice seems pretty clear.

The GT550M does have 2GB VRAM compared to 1GB of GT540M. Not much effect on gaming with that resolution but it does affect some applications. The quality is also unknown, can it be as simple as an overclocked version of GT540M? Only NVIDIA knows.

The SN version also comes with 5200mAH battery compared to 4400mAH of SV, so you'll get longer battery life.

And yea, that quad core vs dual core.

If you notice, laptops with the specs level of N53SN are around the same price level, so definitely Asus isn't charging you for things that aren't worth the price.

Ahahha im thinkin the same. For gaming and study looo. Actually gt550m + i7 2630qm is good enough for decent graphic gaming rite?

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Added on March 6, 2011, 11:09 pm
I think i gonna get the asus since i already have a decent gaming rig. N53SN design is same as n43jf?

another quick question: a laptop with i5 and i7 with the exact same specs, how long does the battery life differs?

well, if specs then it's almost same as acer 5750g, just that GPU is better, right?

If build quality, then i don't know. N series Asus suppose to be the good quality build right?

If speakers then i think it's roughly the same.

If price then Asus n53sn more expensive by about RM600.

Is paying extra RM600 for a bit better GPU and supposedly "better build quality" worth it?
p/s: I am still undecided for which one to buy ....     

since when the N53 got subwoofer