Asus New Release Thread - G1p, G2p, V1Jp and more! - Page 11

A benefit though... the forum goers here have an appreciation for ASUS notebooks, therefore you can sell your Z71V here and get the W3J.

That's funny, because ASUS won't even have them until the first week of May.

Gentech says that the W3J ram will come 2x512mb, and Justin at ProPortable says the W3J is coming 1x1024mb. Any idea which one is correct?

This is the problem with having an international company...
Although the confirmed specs at this time are 512x2, it could be 1024x1 when the units arrive.
Expect the worse, and you won't be disappointed.

nobody is wrong, accroding to Asus:

"A lot of times the specs / MSRP will change too before the notebooks arrive...."

Just an FYI, if you're still interested in a W3J from the first shipment, time is running out...

Utterly drool-worthy!

To paraphrase a crappy old Savage Garden song: "Oh, I want it! I don't know if I need it, but oh, I'd die to find out..."



(Edit: Sorry for going off topic)

wow that looks a lot like the size of an S5n, how much does it weigh?

Waiting for the W3J, but wow! That definitely is drool material, Zaphod. What is it?

It's the W7, 13.3" with 7400 Go I believe

Thanks, coriolis! It's a dream, but probably has the price tag to go with it. Ahhh such is life. :-) Thanks again ~

Yea, if anything, $2000+ would be realistic. ASUS is rolling out units to match the market's "best", the V1j for the MBP, W7v for the Sony SZ, W3j(just cause they can!), W2j, etc.

I've been looking for a dual-core machine (Asus) with a 14" wxga+ (1450x800) and an NVidia 6600 GT equivalent (or thereabouts). Do any of the new models coming out fit?

And, does Asus' model numbers make sense to anyone? I've been pouring over the USA and world Asus sites, and find I have to visit the specs of every single machine to see if it's what I want. Kind of frustrating.

Thanks for the help!


-j

The W3j is a 14" widescreen with a better graphics card than the 6600 and it comes very close to your pixel specs at 1280 x 768.

Regarding model numbers, Justin of PROPortable posted a general description somewhere on Notebook Review, but as I don't remember the thread it's in, here's what I recall:
A series: could stand for "average" or just "Asus". It's Asus' mainstream notebooks
L series: thought to stand for "laptop". Asus' first notebooks, now obsolete
M series: stands for "modular". All notebooks in the M series have modular bays, so you can switch in & out a CD/DVD player/burner, extra hard drive, or extra battery
S series: stands for "subnotebook" or "small" or something like that. they were Asus' initial compact notebooks, now obsolete
V series: stands for "vanity". Asus' newest series features remarkably thin notebooks that look great and have solid processing power and dedicated graphics. The first Lamborghini notebook is built on a V series
W series: stands for "widescreen". These are Asus' high end units.
Z series: doesn't stand for anything. Signifies "built on Asus", or whitebooks that can be assembled and sold by resellers or bought as-is and assembled by end users.

the number after the first letter indicates the general model number. I forget what they all are supposed to mean, if anything sorry!

the first letter after the model number indicates the chipset.
a = Intel's 915GM chipset (supporting Pentium M processors) with integrated video
f = Intel's 945GM chipset (supporting Core processors) with integrated video
j = Intel's 945PM chipset (supporting Core processors) with a dedicated video card
k = chipsets supporting AMD processors
n = Intel's 855PM chipset (supporting Pentium M processors) with a dedicated video card
s = Intel's 915P chipset (suporting Pentium 4 processors) with a dedicated video card
v = Intel's 915PM chipset (supporting Pentium M processors) with a dedicated video card

all subsequent numbers indicate revisions or other indicators to distinguish between 2 very similar models (ex: Z70v has 64 MB x600, Z70va has 128 MB x700), and aren't very easy to classify.

Hope that helps!

Omg, I had no idea. You took the time to type all that? Thanks!

The 1280x700 is close to the 1450x800, but those 200x100 pixels are everything In fact, I'd rather go smaller (to a 13.3"/wxga) if it means keeping the resolution. The back story is this: I just switched from an XGA display to an SXGA display on my work laptop, and the resolution makes the screen look so much better, I'd rather not go back.

Thanks again for the info!


-j

does anyone know if the new intel-duo 15.4" asus models that sports the x1600 will have a modular bay that supports a secondary battery similiar to the Z70va?

think there's one being released next month? v1j. will it have such capability in supporting the battery option?

W3J will be the only model supports 2nd battery, all barebones doesn't but looks like barebone models will share the same primary batteries.

Also I've confirmed with Asus they will have W3J in their warehouse by May 5th. W2J comes with the same shipment.

Z96J and Z62J detail specs:

15.4" WSXGA Glare type screen.

We haven't seen one of those in ages! Good job ASUS!

thanks ken...

let me get this straight...so only the 14" W3J will have the dual use 2nd battery option like the z70va but none of the 15.4" model will support it...

i went on your site but didn't see the 2nd battery option .. will that be for sale soon ? maybe available in early may as well?