Asus F3Sr-AP725C Notebook

[S.T.F.U]

Hello, Im in the process of deciding what laptop to buy with the spare £600 I have and Im currently looking in the direction of the "Asus F3Sr-AP725C" I have a few questions regarding this laptop and wondered if y'all would be so kind to answer them.

Specs that I am aware of....

# Processor - Centrino Core 2 Duo T7250(2.0G, 64bit, FSB800)

# Chipset – Mobile Intel® PM965 + ICH8M

# Express Slot - 1 x Express Card

# Integrated Network

# Integrated Modem

# Form Factor - Notebook

# Memory (Maximum) - 2048MB (4092MB) 667MHz DDR2

# Hard Disk - 160GB 5400RPM Serial ATA Hard Drive

# Optical Drive Type - DVD Super Multi Double Layer

# Keyboard - 19 mm full size 88key with MS-Windows function keys

# Control Buttons - Instant launch Keys: 5 buttons: Instant Fun PLUS, Power4 Gear +, Email, Internet, Touchpad Lock, Splendid

# Monitor - 15.4ins Colour Shine LCD WXGA Colours

# Sound Device - Integrated Intel High Definition Audio compliant audio chip

# Speakers - Built-in Stereo Speakers (1.5W)

# Audio Features - SoundBlaster Pro Compatible

# RF Network Standard - IEEE 802.11g

# Modem - Intel High Definition Audio Modem Integrated

# Graphics Device – ATI Mobility Radeon HD2400 128MB (384M HM)

# Operation System – Microsoft Vista Home Premium

# Card reader - 5-in-1

# Camera Resolution - 1.3 Megapixels

# VGA Port - 1

# TV Out - 1 x S-Video

# Audio Line In Ports - 1

# Headphone/Audio Line Out - 1 x Headphone-out jack

# Microphone In Port - 1

# RJ-45 Ports - 1 x RJ-45

# USB Ports - 4 x USB 2.0

# IEEE 1394 (Firewire) Port - 1 x IEEE 1394

# Software Included - ASUSDVD XP 6.0 Power Director V3.0 DE Medi@Show V2.0 SE Symantec Norton Internet Security 2005 Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 NERO Express V6.0

# Security - BIOS Booting / HDD User Password Protection and security lock Kensington lock hole Trusted Platform Module
# Battery - Lithium-Ion ( 6Cells) 4800mAH

# Power Adaptor Output - 19VDC

# Voltage/Power/Frequency - 100 to 240VAC / 50 to 60Hz

# Security Locking Mechanics - Kensington Lock Slot

# Dimensions - 36.5cm (W) x 26.95cm (D) x 2.8-4.05cm (H) - Weight 2.95kg

So here we go,

Will the DVD drive alow burning or is it just a dvd reader?

Does anybody know if bluetooth is bult in?

Is the built in wifi up to scratch, Eg. Slow for file download's?

Would I be able to upgrade the HDD? I've heared you can't with some notebooks.

Thats about it for now, If anybody has any suggestion of something else to go for Im all ear's Thanks!

 

[semi-pro waster]

You might find better responses in the laptop sub-forum but I'll answer what I can anyway.

The optical drive does allow burning, the description itself is a clue but the fact that it includes Nero Express in the software would be a bigger give-away to me.

Looking on the Global Asus website it does have bluetooth built in. Not always the best idea to look on the Global site as there can be localised versions of the same model number but the UK Asus site wasn't working and I don't think it matters in this instance.

Don't know about the WiFi, I'd expect it to be pretty standard but I don't get on particularly well with WiFi, it seems to hate me.

You can usually change the hard drive but it is a bit more difficult than with a desktop.

 

[S.T.F.U]

Thank you for the reply

Another thing that has me woried....On the site that Im ordereing this laptop with it states that the clock speed of the CPU is 2.0Ghz but some other sites are stating that it's 1.6Ghz. Can anybody shine a light on this for me please?