can compare benq s41 and acer gemstone for me?
from feature, spec., price, ...................

I'm currently trying to find a suitable laptop..so I'm asking for help from all of you gurus..so, here's my requirements :

1) core 2 duo, at least 2ghz
2) must be 2gb ram
3)screen size... preferable 15'
4) graphic card : must be able to support direct X10 and preferably geforce brand, e.g. geforce 8600gt?
5)windows vista home or home premium...as long as it's vista
6)err... maximum rm 5000... cant really cross that

I'm looking specifically a laptop that can deliver a nice or mediocre experience, games such as dawn of war, battle field 2 ,need for speed :carbon and so on and so forth...

will acer's aspire 5290g fits the job nicely? the design and weight isn't all that cool, but as long as it performs as it should then it's ok in my book... so will it be able to deliver a smooth gaming experience? or am i asking too much from an above average laptop?

Hmm... Outside old gen Acers having horrendous build quality problems (I experienced one myself, my bro's TravelMate had a cracked lid that led to it cracking completely open), infamous heat management problems and equally infamous customer service issues (which every brand has, to be fair), I have to say that the new Gemstones DO have attractive specs... And doesn't look too badly built...

And even if it's a test model, hanging a lot IS NOT a good sign... No review on the net has mention how the Gemstone fares in terms of heat management, and it's got a 8600GT on board too... So I hope it won't become a repeat of the overheated tragedies that some Radeon x1600 equipped Aspires turned out to be...

But we won't know until somebody here gets one, right?

I know Dell has student discounts for the US, but I'm not aware of anything like that here... All we have are their special deals (and some coupons)... I did ask for a student discount, and all they said they had was a discount for their printers...

And I'm waiting impatiently for Blizzard to deliver with the "it can run fine on older hardware" SC2 rumour...

RM4988 for the VGN-C25G (the one with the GF7400)...

If you want something cheaper for even better specs, get a Dell XPS M1210... Dell's clearing them out cheap at only RM4600++ for a 1.8GHz Core 2 Duo (faster then the C25G), 2GB RAM, nVidia GF7400go (same card as on the VGN-C25G), 120GB hard disk (40GB more then the C25G) and 3 year CompleteCover (the best warranty in the business)...

But I'd say, wait... A whole army of new replacement models are coming in a few weeks time... The VAIO C (and everything else, the M1210 included) would (as usual) be hopelessly obsoleted by then...

I'm out of coins to throw too... I guess it's just my long wided RM1 then...

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Added on June 20, 2007, 10:56 pmIn short... Yes... The Gemstone would do well (even my M1210 with its aging GF7400go plays DOW and BF2 at medium-high just fine... Carbon's another story though)...

But like I said, it's an untested commodity... The only reviews so far on the net were (IMHO) not THAT in depth... We need somebody here to get their hands on it and test it silly... blacktrix?

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Added on June 20, 2007, 11:00 pmS41 = 8600GS (slower), cheaper, low chances of heat problems (BenQ lappies have goon heat management, so far)

Gemstone = 8600GT (faster), a bit more expensive, higher (unproven) chances of heat problems (based on past Radeon x1600 Aspires)...



This post has been edited by Eiraku: Jun 20 2007, 11:00 PM

can u guys recomend me a laptop that has

- 1 Gig RAM...if 2 gig also can...
-a big screen...not small like the xps
- can use powerful GC...such as 7400....not the GMA one...

and my budget is about 3.5k....plz plz...

Hehehehe....... providing I have some downtime from my internship job, I'll bench test the hell out of my Gemstone............

It'll be on for most of the days in the office....... which is like, from 10am to 9pm.......

Once Internship is over..... hopefully can field test it at a starbucks for a little WoW gaming...... Luckily I already bought a Razer Diamondback mouse for that!

so, is 1.8ghz processing speed fast enough? i plan on a 2.0ghz, but sadly, the brochure for gemstone only wrote 1.8ghz, too bad then...is it acceptible?

currently, the only worry i have is the heat thingy everyone's talking bout, i'm scared to fork out that much just to have it burned inside just cause i cant stop from playing too much...

and so i hope that gemstone would be able to run starcraft 2 smoothfully even with mediocre graphics.. would be sad to know that I cant play the most anticipated game on my laptop..

I just got to know that my fren is a manager there. Not the owner of the shop. Haha. He is the top seller there who sell about 1500 unit of notebook each month doing exporting. Fuh...

Played with Gemstone today at his shop. Only arrive today afternoon according to him. Wow, i must say i am impress with the Vista score. 4.7 for a notebook that only cost Rm4499. (after discount can get Rm4299). The graphic performace score an impressive 5.2! This acer is a bargain running Santa Rosa with Geforce 8600 with directx 10. Then summore subwoofer lagi. Impressive performance with super cheap value!

This post has been edited by adriankhoo153: Jun 20 2007, 11:30 PM

given a choice, for compaq V series, will you take amd or intel? any particular reason why?

Of course Intel la.. Do a little googling dude to see the bechmark and why intel is better than AMD.

I think blacktrix is talking about HP, prolly hes talking bout Acer.. ah nevermind neither one concerned me at all.

That's super funny when they answered like that "Do u have student discount for any of ur laptops?" asked Eiraku, then Dell reps, "oh we actually have discount on printers, interested? " If i were you, ill be like

whats ur fren name ?

Dude, there's a gemstone READY FOR SALE THERE????

how is the built quality... issit sturdy or look cheapo

Ah Ngai. U know?

cannot trusth Vista score. not so detail. hahaa.
But it is good to hear that there is a gemstone on the shore of malaysia. hahaaa.
I can't wait to see the product myself.

Head on to low yat dude.. Dun wait liau. Well i was once hate acer so much as their notebook look a little cheapo but i am totaly stunned with the impressive Gemstone. Nice design but fingerprint magnet ofcourse.
But the real catch here is the latest DirectX10 Geforce 8600GTS. Selling only at Rm4299 is a real bargain la. The spec about more or less the same with Asus G1s. G1s selling at Rm6988! Summore Santa Rossa lagi. Wireless Pre N!

Dude, if it's on sale, I'm heading on Saturday to pick me up one.

Is it the 1.83ghz version or the 2.0ghz version?

Is it limited stock, I don't have much cash now, unless pay installment because credit card limit very low.

video review from cnet for gemstone:
http://videos.cnet.co.uk/laptops/0,1391015...034216-1,00.htm

it's bmw heh, too bad about the usb port. :9

I seriously need recommendation from u guys

beside benq S41 got what else good one??

budget preferably less than 4k

screen at least 14" and not acer or dell

pls give me at least 3 choices to choose from besides S41

thx guys(for seller,pm me pls)

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