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post #21 of 51
7/18/04 at 4:19pm
Thanks a bunch!!
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post #22 of 51
7/18/04 at 5:15pm
Mine came with a metal ASUS adhesive badge.

Really small and in its own little wrapping. Maybe you overlooked it.

[I don't like my notebook with any labels, so you can have it if you send me a couple pennies for the mail fee ]
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post #23 of 51
7/18/04 at 5:22pm
I would agree that it's better without the badge but his has a spot for one that just looks funny. It would be cool if it was a smooth top. Maybe there is a way to get a custom badge done with your name or your clans (gaming) name...that would be sweet for LAN parties. Freakin' weirdo gamers. I love it.

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Originally Posted by awingedpig
Mine came with a metal ASUS adhesive badge.

Really small and in its own little wrapping. Maybe you overlooked it.

[I don't like my notebook with any labels, so you can have it if you send me a couple pennies for the mail fee ]
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post #24 of 51
7/19/04 at 5:48am
Awesome pics, thanks.

Would it be too much of me to ask if you could take some pics of the screen while your lappie is on, for example while viewing a web page. Thanks again.
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post #25 of 51
7/24/04 at 12:58pm
hey whats the power consumption of this asus m6n e laptop?? plz do temme its voltage and amperage..


thanks
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post #26 of 51
7/26/04 at 5:52pm
Great pics.
I just have a question for all barebone Asus builders - have you managed to find a 4X +/- R/RW dvd burner to put in place of the DVD-ROM/CD-RW that comes with the barebone?
I have found a NEC and Toshiba(slot-loading) burners at newegg.com for around 150 bucks but none of them is 4X. Well the Toshibe is 4W -R which is what I need most so I might go for that one. But again have you found a 4X all-in-one burner.
Oh, and are all dvd burners the same size I mean is any dvd burner for notebooks gonna fit the casing of the Asus M6BNe?
Thanks a lot.
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post #27 of 51
9/2/04 at 10:12am
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Originally Posted by zlatanov
Great pics.
I just have a question for all barebone Asus builders - have you managed to find a 4X +/- R/RW dvd burner to put in place of the DVD-ROM/CD-RW that comes with the barebone?
I have found a NEC and Toshiba(slot-loading) burners at newegg.com for around 150 bucks but none of them is 4X. Well the Toshibe is 4W -R which is what I need most so I might go for that one. But again have you found a 4X all-in-one burner.
Oh, and are all dvd burners the same size I mean is any dvd burner for notebooks gonna fit the casing of the Asus M6BNe?
Thanks a lot.
for my M3Np a normal slim drive doesnt fit. check into this though as im not sure if your model would be the same.
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post #28 of 51
9/2/04 at 12:17pm
Hey guys-

The carbon fiber is inside the thing, as frame/stiffening. No, you cant see it, like your carbon fiber faceplate you spent 35$ on for your cellphone, sorry. It contributes to the strength and lightweight attributes. Were those standard metal pieces it would be alot heavier.

I didnt think the sound was great either, but using headphones, I was impressed by my m6ns sound. How does yours sound with the 'phones?

Eric
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post #29 of 51
9/2/04 at 1:40pm
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Originally Posted by jw95275
can you confirm that the case is carbon fiber and not plastic?
if so, which parts of it is carbon fiber?

thx
I also got my Asus M6BNe a couple of days ago - no DEAD OR STUCK pixels
Unfortunately, have no time for a review plus I wanna make one with pix and have no digit cam yet.
The case (the cover on/behind the lcd and the wrist are) are made of anything but plastic. Can't say 100% it is CF but is definitely not plastic and is as solid as a rock and doesn't seem to add to the wight, so CF is a very good guess, IMO.
Oh, and the wrist area didn't even got warm when I was benchmarking it (just some initial tests). The screen is amazing (WXGA) at 50% brightness and battery life can go to 5hrs (no kidding) when down clocked to 600MHz for office work and web browsing.
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post #30 of 51
9/2/04 at 2:15pm
zlatonov does your M6BNe fit in your Shinza sleeve? In the specs the laptop is 0.1" longer than the interior of the large 15" sleeve. Does it require some stretching or anything?
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post #31 of 51
9/2/04 at 2:37pm
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Originally Posted by Scoob
zlatonov does your M6BNe fit in your Shinza sleeve? In the specs the laptop is 0.1" longer than the interior of the large 15" sleeve. Does it require some stretching or anything?
I still don't have the sleeve - BACKORDER until 09/15, this year - but I read a review by Drawmonster, I think, in the Sager Review section and he posted pix with his 15.4 inch Sager 3790 w/ the big 12-cell battery fitting in his Shinza LARGE 15inch sleeve and it fit "like a glove." The M6N is slimmer than the 3790 so it shouldn't have any problems at all.

EDIT: Don't worry, the sleeve is very elastic and would fit laptops much bigger than its, the sleeve's that is, INTERNAL (they are the important ones) dimensions.
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post #32 of 51
9/2/04 at 2:55pm
Not sure who is still reading this one so I may send a PM and start another post, but just in case some of you M6BNe owners are still here.

I am on the cusp of getting this beauty and I am considering building it myself. Kinda scared, but I have built a desktop (with some help from my brother in the end) and I do have one of those genius brothers who can do just about anything related to computers, so....

That said, does anyone have any advice on reference material, sites that have pictures of stuff (like how to put on the arctic paste properly, etc.), and generally just good info to help me put it together confidently. What is scaring me most is the software installs and bios stuff. Again, my brother can probably do it, but I just love that satisfaction and pride of doing it myself.

Finally, can any M6BNe owners give me their impressions of the keyboard. As much detail and comparison as possible would be nice. I hate the flex that most kepboards have, especially around the top half of the screen. I type soooo much and it just makes me feel that the quality is not there when i see the number row flexing. I wish I was not so picky. But I really need to find this out before I jump. Thanks!
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post #33 of 51
9/2/04 at 3:06pm
The keyboard flex is very subjective. I have never had alptop before so can't make any comparisons but I type as HARD as it ever gets and mine is just solid. I have to posh it real hard, I mean hard, to see it flexing. From what I have read, others say that the keyboard is rock solid and has no flex so I guess they could compare it to other laptops and would give you more info but for me it is great even with my way of typing.
www.arcticsilver.com has info on their site how to apply AS5
www.legitreviews.com has a useful, I guess, review on building a M6N barebone with pix
Also search around (use the SEARCH feature) for some instruction on building Asus M6N barebones - I remeber there was a link for a review like this and it ws a PDF file.
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post #34 of 51
9/2/04 at 3:45pm
very helpful...thanks. I know how subjective things can be. I still had to ask. That is the one problem I have with buying one of the ODM's that I can't see first. FYI, I really like most of the Sony Keyboards, with the exception of the S series which I think is horrible for flex, imho. The A series and K series (at least the ones I have played with at Best Buy) seem pretty solid with no flexing. I also don't care for the Toshiba's, Gateway's, among others. Just to give those of you heading out to Best Buy an idea. hehe

Thanks again for all the info and links!
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post #35 of 51
9/3/04 at 7:29pm
Hello all,

I would like to ask all those who own the m6n 15.4 wide screen model as to your opinion of the lcd screen. Is it similar to the HP/Compaq 15.4 screen (brightness, sharpness, viewing angle, etc)? or is it more like the 15.4 wide Xbrite screen from sony? or is it somewhere in between. Thanks in advance
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post #36 of 51
9/4/04 at 4:43am
ZLATANOV: Do you have your benchmarks up anywhere yet?
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post #37 of 51
9/4/04 at 11:39am
Is there any cost saving in building a notebook yourself? What's the purpose to building it vs. buying it pre-built?
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post #38 of 51
9/4/04 at 12:15pm
my total cost was about 300 cheaper than if I would have bought it pre built at the exact same specs. plus i love building systems and this was my first laptop so I couldnt let someone else have all the fun.
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post #39 of 51
9/4/04 at 2:30pm
get a magnetic tip screwdriver.

it will keep you from going insane
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post #40 of 51
9/4/04 at 3:56pm
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Originally Posted by mjcason
my total cost was about 300 cheaper than if I would have bought it pre built at the exact same specs. plus i love building systems and this was my first laptop so I couldnt let someone else have all the fun.
Sources you bought from?
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