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ASUS z96j still worth buying?

post #1 of 8
9/17/06 at 3:05pm
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How does this compare to the s96j?

Are these both fast becoming outdated?

z96j has been offered with memron duo 2 processor, is this wise? was it designed for use with this processor or do ASUS have something awaiting release better suited to the memron?

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post #2 of 8
9/17/06 at 3:16pm
Read up on the A8JS. Should be out sometime early next month.
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post #3 of 8
9/17/06 at 5:18pm
i would still consider the Z96j be a very worth-while system to get, especially if you're on a rather limited budget (even more true for the S version)... but raiz is right. the Z/S96j came out to be used with the Yonah.... now with the Merom we are expecting a new laptop from them, the A8JS
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post #4 of 8
9/17/06 at 7:02pm
No, they are not outdated and still are a very good buy, especially if your budget is limited but still want a great machine.
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post #5 of 8
9/18/06 at 3:21am
Just got Mine this week. It is a great laptop regardless of price lol. Right now I am playing Guildwars and full rez and High settings and the Z96j is runing smooth. Total cost was 1400.00 and change. duo2 2.0 ; 2 gigs of ram. It is a nice laptop.
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post #6 of 8
9/21/06 at 12:17am
The A8JS has a 14.1" screen, while the Z96J has a 15.4" screen. Why then, would you consider the A8JS a replacement for the Z96J? Also, why should we automatically expect new models from Asus, when Merom is a drop in replacement for Yonah (w/ BIOS revision)? It would appear to me that the timing is just a coincidence, but if I'm wrong, is there any word on any 15.4" successors to the S96j/Z96j?
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post #7 of 8
9/21/06 at 1:25pm
Right now they have 2 different types of mon. so I don't see what else they could offer. I went with the high res. version and I am very happy. If you have bad eyes I would say get the lower rez version cuz 1680x1050 can be kinda hard to see, but boy does a dvd look great lol.

The only upgrade they could make would be a even better vid card for the smaller screen laptops.
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post #8 of 8
9/22/06 at 1:43pm
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Originally Posted by abf
i would still consider the Z96j be a very worth-while system to get, especially if you're on a rather limited budget (even more true for the S version)... but raiz is right. the Z/S96j came out to be used with the Yonah.... now with the Merom we are expecting a new laptop from them, the A8JS
Z96J is Merom-compatible. Some resellers sell them with Merom chips. It's not outdated at all. And the advantages over the x1700 or 7700 over the x1600 are minimal.
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