please, if some other user can confirm with me about a43sv not having optimus...i mean wtf, seriously

guys, recently some of my fn shortcuts were not working. Those that were are brightness, turn off screen and sleep only. Anyway, i repaired the ATK driver and now they're working back...except fn+f2(wifi). How do i fix that? Dammit, need to study, but these problems are so annoying if i don't solve them first...

current user here, i can give u a short pros and cons about it..

pros:
very study, i would say as sturdy as current N series
i7 woot!
nice chicklet keyboard
big and smooth mousepad
in aircon room, palmrest is really ice cool

cons:
huge power brick
weird placement of power supply port( to the right of vent)
might not have optimus...
sucky speakers
slightly heavier than average 14", due to build quality
no usb 3.0

overall very satisfied, i can live with most of the cons, just annoyed no optimus

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Added on April 22, 2011, 6:49 pmsifu, noob like me need some step by step instructions
so find the driver for that and update it?

This post has been edited by alucard1412: Apr 22 2011, 06:51 PM

i duno why...but its not like i have anything that can utilize usb3 anway, do you? a53sv definitely has hdmi, usb3 i think not...power brick meaning adapter. I thought only sagers or alienwares were huge, this one olso pretty big i mean, look at dell's xps15 adapter, prove that its not that i7 needs a huge adapter or anything...

u mean upgrade to ddr5 or upgrade to 8gb? well its upgradable to 8gb..yea pretty sure, but i think u should clarify with someone who knows better ie a user.
About multitasking well...so far no lag but i don't have time to try big stuff on it yet...after my exams, will start installing games, cad software, rendering softwares, and video editing

actually, i searched it on the start menu, clicked it, then restart and now its working haha didn't think that easy...thanks boss!

hm...didn't i just list down the stuff i wana install? i'm not installing them for the sake of testing out my i7 mind you, i do use them for my work. Anyway i'm ok with gaming with 14". As for optimus well...even without it can get a max of 4 hours battery life with wifi, lowest brightness and battery saving. Just that wont help reduce temps. I get about high 40s to mid 50s at idle with cooling fan. In aircon room can drop another 10 degrees.

i'm one of those who gave up waiting for n43sl besides, n43sl no i7 anymore...and this looks good enough for me.

This post has been edited by alucard1412: Apr 22 2011, 07:19 PM

hm...gaming 6.6, base score 5.9...don't plan to invest on ssd anytime soon

This post has been edited by alucard1412: Apr 22 2011, 07:21 PM

er...what's that and how to check? haha..

oh right...yea 6.6 too. Good news or bad news?
ok lol bad news then...

This post has been edited by alucard1412: Apr 22 2011, 07:23 PM

or earphones?

A53SV has optimus but A43SV doesn't? what's asus thinking
on the bright side, at least i know i can play games without worries of optimus problem

This post has been edited by alucard1412: Apr 25 2011, 11:11 AM

good if u don't mind shorter battery and more heat i guess...but i don't think it's significant. At least no problems playing games

yea...i play lots of heavy games alot, in which case i guess doesn't matter have optimus or not, sure hot besides, i think with optimus will be hotter when gaming...anway i'll defend not having optimus is good...cuz i don't have it just feel abit wasted la, since i know there's a powerful integrated gc inside not utilized...

agree for the speakers. Regarding build quality...it should be better to justify the price difference, but from what i can tell after applying pressure around both lappies...seems quite similar seriously if it wasn't for the absence of optimus, a43 will be very awesome

i tried f8 before and didn't work...if its not working for you too, can type msconfig at start menu, select boot tab, tick safe mode and select minimal then apply...just do the same thing to revert back to normal, ie untick the safe mode and apply.

guys, since my laptop has no optimus to manage its heat and battery life well, i was thinking of undervolting it. What're the pros and cons? And are there any good and reliable guides for me to use? found one by flipfire from notebookreview, wana know if its reliable and its kinda old too.

why can't undervolt actually? easy to be unstable?

i see...guess i'll have to wait...pls inform me when it's possible to undervolt ya? anyway i would still like to do some reading about it, any reliable source u recommend? maybe can experiment with my old lappy

i waited for n43sl since jan