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Not long ago I was openly thinking of which laptop I wanted to purchase. Thankfully, after much research and consideration I decided on the right laptop for me. I have decided on the ASUS F8VA-B1, a complete departure from my original ‘feelings’.
I had seen ASUS on store shelves, and yet never gave them a close look. Recently that changed and the reason for that change is actually rather simple: what I wanted on impulse and pure feelings was not available and therefore, while I impatiently waited for it, I started to fill time visiting local and online stores and began fiddling around with the other laptops that were offered.
Sometimes it is a very good thing that what I start out wanting on impulse and pure feelings isn’t always directly obtainable. I cannot count the number of times I have been ‘fortunate’ this way. I write all the time about how impulsive and reactive decisions affect those of us with ADHD. In my book I especially wrote about a reactive decision that my mother assisted me with, if she had not fortunately helped me change my mind I would not have seen my Grandfather one last time before he passed away – that situation is clearly more significant; however, it presents very well the spontaneously impulsive dilemmas that we ADDers live with daily.
Before I had the ‘time’ to research my purchase more thoroughly I was simply going to buy a laptop that fulfilled my ‘feelings’. Not very practical – right? The ASUS F8VA-B1 offers everything I am looking for (which btw I did not know I was looking for) and within my price range of under $1500.00! I want a comfortably sized portable laptop that can be used as an all purpose computer when I am away from home. I also need a laptop with global warranty so I can get it fixed when traveling (didn’t think about that  previously either). ASUS offers this and what’s more it comes with an external mouse and a traveling case which saves me even more money. Recently I was traveling and spent some very boring hours in the evenings just watching TV in hotels. I could have been playing games online with a friend who was available on the other side of the world. The ASUS F8VA-B1 can manage just about any games and comes with a gig of dedicated graphics memory.
The main purpose is to be able to continue writing my new book “The Life and Times of Commander Mart” anywhere I get comfortable in my home or in cafés etc… With the ASUS F8VA-B1 I will be able to fulfill the main purpose and so many other purposes I originally did not completely consider. What’s more, is that through researching so many online stores, I came across an online store XoticPC which explained who actually makes laptops and ASUS happens to be one of those companies – thanks to the added information, and services, I also decided to make my purchase with XoticPC – I hope to have my new laptop very soon.
Once my ASUS laptop gets here and I have had some time to actually use it, I will present a review of it and how it fits into my wants and needs. The other laptops I considered are all also very good laptops, but ASUS is the only one that has everything I didn’t know I needed at a price I am willing to pay.
Have you been in ‘fortunate’ situations in which you were not able to be impulsive and because of that things worked out better for you? Please feel free to comment with your examples of ‘fortunate’ situations which worked out better by not being allowed to be impulsive.
Bryan
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Nice! Asus is a company I’ve always associated with performance and I’ve (luckily) never had an issue with any of there products. They also have one of the best support sections available, on the Asus site. For most, upgrading to a P8400 CPU from a two year old or older chip is an amazing “leap” in technology. I’m sure you’ll have no issues there. I like the looks of the lid hinge, as it looks pretty stout like it can handle some abuse. No secret that I’m an ATI fan but, did you upgrade to the Nvidia 9500? Fortunately DDR2 memory is stupid cheap now, as I think the novelty of saying 1 Gig will pass quickly for you running Vista. $60US for 4 Gig (2 X 2 Gig) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227250
Reply to AKA_dawgwould be a smart consideration. BTW on XoticPC spec page it shows the F8VA-B1 as having 4 Gig standard or did I misread that?
One impulsive decision that I always regret was the purchase of a Clawhammer A64 chip when they first came out. Then 2 months later AMD switched to socket 939 from 754. Try and find a performance based Mobo for the 754. I was king of the hill for at least 19 days though.
Yeah, Chris, you read it right 4gig and there is a setting that all the memory can be read. You are right about the price of memory now a days, cheap and cheaper.
Hey, the good news is, that “YOU WERE” KING for a day! lol
Bryan
Reply to BryanHow do I get updates here? Interested in your review of this ASUS notebook and what upgrades (if any) did you get?
Reply to DBHi DB,
You know I am going to have to improve the placement of the subscibe link. It is under pages in the left column. It might be a little while before I get around to reviewing it. I hope I get it next week.
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