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Asus M6000n

post #1 of 19
1/1/04 at 7:37pm
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http://usa.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=...eries&langs=09

I don't know if anyone is interested in this notebook, the specs look nice to me as a developer's machine.

It is going to be available in the US? Has anybody had any experiences with the resellers in the US though? Actually I couldn't find any website that is seeling any ASUS laptops...

Thanx...
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post #2 of 19
1/1/04 at 9:40pm
Itll probably become available once the new pentium m processors are released.
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post #3 of 19
1/2/04 at 2:48pm
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Do you live in the US? How did you manage to get your ASUS then?
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post #4 of 19
1/2/04 at 3:10pm
Well, its a nice second tier, second level machine, but the price, at least what I could find in Europe, is way out of line, around $2800.

By second tier, I mean its not a ship of the line - ie, an 8890, basically at least two hard drives and two opticals, large, high res screen and first rate graphics, plus a first rate CPU, either a P4 with HT or an Athlon 64, even perhaps a high end P-M, is a first tier, first level machine. This has a lesser processor, lesser graphics, a single HDD, a single opitical, etc.

I like ASUS, and this is sure to be an excellent machine for what it intends to be. Certainly there's not to many others out there with a better reputation for computer components. Drop the price $1K (about 35% to 40$) and it would be in the groove.
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post #5 of 19
1/2/04 at 4:07pm
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Umm, if you are talking about the price of this model, I wonder where you found that out

Actually I'm not looking for a pure powerful gaming machine. I want something that is just relatively powerful for development (i.e. compiling and database apps), Pentium M, ATI 9600, wireless and 1394. I can buy a 60G 7200rpm HD separately if I really feel necessary.

Models I have looked at:

Dell I8600 (too many negative comments and support problems posted in their own forum)

Gateway M505XL (I wish it had faster CPU and WSXGA+)

IBM T41p (I'd buy it if it were $500 less )

HP nc8000 (haven't heard much about it...)

So... I'm currently waiting for ASUS M6N and EuroCOM M-375E...
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post #6 of 19
1/2/04 at 5:20pm
Darrel

I have both the T41p and an HP nc8000. Although it's more expensive, I'd have to give my vote to the IBM. Here's how I would break them down...

Pros for IBM - build quality, keyboard, track point and touchpad, scroll button, speed, battery life, weight.

Pros for HP nc8000 - LCD (very bright and yes, it's a 15 incher).
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post #7 of 19
1/5/04 at 7:07pm
Asus is an ODM like Clevo and Wistron. They only sell barebones. You won't find any complete Asus branded machines. The only Asus vendor I know is ABS. They currently offer two laptops based on the Asus M2 and M3. One tech support rep said that they plan to offer a new Zensation Z5 notebook with DirectX 9 support. The most likely candidate for this new laptop is obviously the Asus M6. We will just wait and see. As to whoever referred to the Asus M6 as a second tier notebook, what's your basis for saying that? This laptop pack first tier components, like the newest Banias/Dothan processors, the most powerful mobile graphics (Not considering the OpenGL lines), and will be one of the first to use the Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 (part of the new Sonoma platform). Sounds like first tier to me.
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post #8 of 19
1/5/04 at 10:31pm
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Thanx... I'll see how long I can hold up for that...
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post #9 of 19
1/5/04 at 11:01pm
The ASUS Online Resellers page from the U.S. ASUS website would be a good starting point to look for M6000N resellers. You could email companies that sell other ASUS barebones notebook models to find out when and if they will carry the M6000N.
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post #10 of 19
1/6/04 at 12:26am
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Thanx for all the suggestions everybody... according to some finding the price of M6N is going to be much higher than the M505X (at least in Europe), and since price is a main concern for me, I guess I'm leaning toward the M505X side... that's why jjfcpa, though I've followed T41p for 2 months last year and still couldn't make the decision. I'll make up my mind this week, while the rebate is still good...
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post #11 of 19
1/6/04 at 3:27pm
Hi guys!

Just wanted to let jo knw that where i live (Norway) The ASUS M6N is available from several webshops at prices ranging from 15 537,- to 21 500,- NOK (ca. 2269$ - 3140$ USD, or 1248£ - 1727£ GBP) depending on configuration... The prices are inclusive all taxes (24%).

I've just taken the Norwegian prices and converted them, so the numbers will probably be somewhat different in your countries...

Just wanted to let you now the aprox. prices...!
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post #12 of 19
1/6/04 at 8:28pm
Don't give up on Asus just yet. It's a very high quality manufacturer, perhaps on par with Wistron (which makes the M505X). The M6000N has better configurations than the M505X. If you have computer expertise, then buy a Asus barebones laptop from escstore.com, a US Asus vendor. They simply buy a Pentium M processor, some memory, a notebook hard drive, and a wireless card. The resulting price will be lower than that of any OEM's offers. I also heard that the M6000N barebones (again, without processor, ram, or hd) will debut at about $950. That's not much higher than the M3 ($848). Then again, I may be wrong
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post #13 of 19
1/6/04 at 8:29pm
Sorry, I meant *then simply buy a Pentium M...* You will have to install those things yourself.
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post #14 of 19
1/9/04 at 12:50pm

ASUS Reseller

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Originally Posted by darrel
http://usa.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=...eries&langs=09

I don't know if anyone is interested in this notebook, the specs look nice to me as a developer's machine.

It is going to be available in the US? Has anybody had any experiences with the resellers in the US though? Actually I couldn't find any website that is seeling any ASUS laptops...

Thanx...
I was here to promote a small business, but now my link has been removed and I'm banned!
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post #15 of 19
1/9/04 at 12:56pm
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Originally Posted by deltawalkerl
Asus is an ODM like Clevo and Wistron. They only sell barebones. You won't find any complete Asus branded machines. The only Asus vendor I know is ABS.
I was here to promote a small business, but now my link has been removed and I'm banned!
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post #16 of 19
1/9/04 at 6:16pm
Thanks Rock Dude. Previous to your post I only knew one US Asus OEM, i.e. ABS PC, and they are extremely reluctant to introduce new models. Hopefully Star Tech and STARPCS will be faster in introducing their M6 based models. But one can always purchase a Asus barebone from, say, escstore.com and save a few hundred dollars by installing the proc, ram, and hd by oneself.
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post #17 of 19
1/9/04 at 9:21pm
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Originally Posted by Rock Dude
Darell,

For a great reseller of ASUS powered laptops go to www.STIPC.com
They will have the M6000 when it shipps to the USA in January.
The M6000 is not out of production yet for the USA.
I have used it and it ROCKS! 15.4 screen with great audio.
Hi!

I wonder if it's big.... I mean, they have 3 versions of it with different screens and different aspect ratios (widescreen and 4:3), so i wonder if they are using the same chassis to all of them... meaning you have big bars either horisontaly or vertically depending on the aspect ratio of the screen....
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post #18 of 19
1/10/04 at 12:17am
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post #19 of 19
1/10/04 at 12:51am
The majority of laptop displays are 18bit and the few that claim over 262,000 colors use dithering. Even desktop gaming lcd's that have sweet and low >20ms response time use 18bit screens. But even though a panel is 18bit, it can still display ~16million colors because of dithering, check the link below:

http://www4.tomshardware.com/display...05/lcd-06.html
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