Asus F3SV

Notebook specifications

Notebook: Asus F3SV
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 (2200 MHz)
Graphics adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS (256 MB)
Display: 15.4 inch 16:10 (1440x900 pixels)
Weight: 3 kg
Average score: 80% - good
Average of 2 scores (from 4 reviews)

Reviews in English

70%Asus F3SV-B1
Source: Laptop Mag
The F3SV-B1 offers excellent performance and lots of multimedia bells and whistles at an affordable price. Asus proves that you don't have to spend two grand to own a powerful notebook. Featuring fast Nvidia graphics and Intel's Next Generation Centrino Duo Technology, this system has more than enough muscle for Vista and even for 3D gaming. It's not the sleekest machine on the block, but you get a lot for your money. The 14.2 x 10.8 x 1.5-inch Asus F3SV-B1 features a subdued black and silver color scheme and weighs 6.5 pounds (view photo gallery). That's significantly more than the 5.8-pound Sony VAIO FZ, but that notebook costs about $400 more when similarly configured, and it comes with the less powerful Nvidia GeForce 8400M GT graphics card. This system rocks Nvidia's more powerful 8600M GS card. We liked the keyboard; the keys are well spaced and responsive, which makes them conducive to both gaming and typing.
Date: 07/03/2007
Rating: Total score: 70% performance: 80% display: 80%

Asus F3sv-A1 Review
Source: Notebookreview
The Asus name has been synonymous with quality notebooks, and the F3sv-A1 certainly exemplifies it. The F3sv-A1 is a replacement for the previous F3j line of notebooks, sporting a new build, motherboard while still preserving the high-end yet budget gaming experience. I purchased the Asus F3sv-A1 for $1,425, and received a 3% cash rebate via Fatwallet, bringing the total to $1,383. The notebook feels very sturdy and professional. The chassis is entirely made from strong plastic. The F3sv does not seem painted, so I suspect there won't be any lifting of paint on the palmrest. The notebook has a business like professional design. While Asus touts this notebook as a gaming notebook with a lot of horsepower, there isn't any sign of geekiness that its bigger brother the G1S has. The entire notebook feels strong and well constructed. With the help of the battery pack, the notebook is raised in the rear portion to further heat dissipation. The notebook arrived packed very neatly in a sleek corrugated cardboard box with a plastic handle.
Date: 06/28/2007
Rating: performance: 80% features: 80% mobility: 40% emissions: 80%

Reviews in German

90%Multimedia TV-gaming universalist
Source: Notebookjournal
Date: 08/07/2007
Rating: Total score: 90% performance: 75% features: 70% mobility: 50% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 70%

15.4 inch-notebooks with Santa Rosa
Source: C't 17/07
Date: 08/05/2007
Rating: performance: 80% features: 80% mobility: 30% ergonomy: 70% emissions: 70%

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Comment

NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS is the DirectX 10 capable successor of the GeForce Go 7600 / 7700 for laptops. The performance is slightly above the 7600 / 7700 and therefore it can represent current games fluently. 8600M is one of the first-laptop-GPUs, which support DirectX 10 and accelerate the H.264-decoding of HD-movies.
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Core 2 Duo: The Core 2 Duo is a successor of Core Duo and Core Solo with a longer pipeline and up to 20% speed increase without to spend more current. 64-Bit EM64T command upgrade and 2 or 4 MB L2 cache characterize this processor with its 291 millions transistors, which are finished in 65 nm.

T7500:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

15.4": 15 inch display-variants are the standard and are used for more than the half of all notebooks.  15.4 inch display with 16:10 are the standard for notebook displays.
The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much current and the laptops can be kept quite compact.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

3 kg: This weight is average for notebooks. Therefore the numerous mass of laptops with 15 inch display fits in this class of weight.

Asus: Asus is an international manufacturer of medium size. In German and English speaking countries nowadays many notebooks of Asustec are reviewed. Nevertheless rather few laptop models achieve top-positions according total ranking and prize/value-rating.
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