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Asus M6BNe in western canada

post #1 of 13
9/20/04 at 9:52pm
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Curious as to whether this is a "decent" deal or not. Have had trouble trying to find places to purchase this notebook in Alberta.

Asus M6BNe Barebone Notebook w/ Centrino Technology, 15.4in WXGA, Radeon 9700x1
Intel Pentium M Processor 725, 2MB Cachex1
Micron Original 512MB PC2700 DDR for Notebooksx1
Toshiba 60GB 5400rpm Notebook HDD w/ 16MB Cachex1
Asus CD-RW / DVD Combo Drive Module for M6N/M6BN Series Notebooksx1
Onboard 10/100/1000 Gigabit Lanx1
Onboard 56K Modemx1
Onboard ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 64MBx1
Built-in 15.4in Widescreen LCD Displayx1
Microsoft Windows XP Professional oemx1
Please Assemble Notebook + Load Configure OSx1

Subtotal: $2469.7
GST: $172.88
Total: $2642.58

Any thoughts/comments would be appreciated
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post #2 of 13
9/20/04 at 10:01pm
Did you want a wireless card with that?

Check comparables to see if it is a good deal or not. For example, Discount Laptops in the US sells that unit with a 735 (1.7GB), wireless card, and 2 year warranty for $1785 cash US.

https://www.discountlaptops.com/inde...3&model_id=985
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post #3 of 13
9/20/04 at 10:13pm
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As far as I know it has the Internal IntelPRO 2200 Wireless Ethernet/Lan (802.11 b+g) built in
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post #4 of 13
9/20/04 at 10:14pm
on those notebooks they are not built in...you have to add it as a separate part, maybe they included it in the price but they did not list it there
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post #5 of 13
9/20/04 at 10:36pm
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princeofpersia

If you don't mind I am curious as to how much you paid for yours ??
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post #6 of 13
9/20/04 at 10:39pm
when i bought mine it was $2099.99 + 15% tax = 2414.99

I got it with minimum specs...i couldn't afford anything better :S

I was gonna get a CL56 at first, but the Asus won me over with it's multimedia features.

From Asus website:
"The convenient multimedia keys allow you to easily control the multimedia player, which supports CD, MP3, DVD and VCD, while the unique Audio DJ feature enables users to enjoy their favorite music without booting system. On top of that, the M6000N comes equipped with four-way surround sound speakers to for excellent home entertainment."
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post #7 of 13
9/21/04 at 12:10pm
Asus M6BNe Barebone Notebook w/ Centrino Technology, 15.4in WXGA, Radeon 9700
Intel Pentium M Processor 735, 2MB Cache (1.7ghz)
Samsung 2x512MB PC2700 DDR for Notebooks (1GB ram)
Samsung 40GB 5400rpm Notebook HDD w/ 8MB cache
Asus CD-RW / DVD Combo Drive Module for M6N/M6BN Series Notebooks
Intel Wireless/PRO 2200BG
Assembly cost

Price: I paid just over $2600 after tax at anitec.ca

The wireless card is internal but not built-in. But mine's also didn't come with OS
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post #8 of 13
9/21/04 at 12:34pm
2600CND is about 1800-1900US, so no it's not worth it.

that setup is worth about 1900CND
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post #9 of 13
9/22/04 at 5:06am
Yeah, unfortunately we here in canada can't help the raping taxes that make computer parts that much more expensive. Here are some sites that I've found in my search for the M6BNe

www.memoryexpress.com (Calgary, a bit on the expensive side though, and I dunno if they ship)
www.anitec.ca (vancouver, good price)
http://www.sigmawave.com/eng/laptop.htm (Montreal, also not bad prices)
www.canadasys.com (they don't list their prices by part, so you prolly gotta call)

All the above except canadasys let you configure your lappy and see the price, etc... hope this helps...

Saa|3
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post #10 of 13
9/22/04 at 5:44pm
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Originally Posted by awingedpig
2600CND is about 1800-1900US, so no it's not worth it.

that setup is worth about 1900CND
yeah yeah we suck(in terms of our Canadian Dollar) . But if that notebook was purchased in the US, we would be paying roughly the same amount to get it to our doors
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post #11 of 13
9/22/04 at 8:01pm
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AHHHHHHHh the joys of living in the frozen north that is CANADA !!!!!! Yes thats the catch.....I am about an hour away from calgary. The quote above was from www.memoryexpress.com, And yes I figured out that it does not include the intel wireless 2200 so I have to add another $90 for that, bringing the total without tax to 2559.65. I just visited anitec.ca and i can get the exact same setup from them for $2316.95. Might have to put in a call to memory express and see if they would be willing to match it, and or at least bring their price a bit closer. Thanks for all the tips
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post #12 of 13
9/23/04 at 3:58am
Hey, if memoryexpress matches you a price lemme know, I may need to do the same...

Saa|3
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post #13 of 13
9/26/04 at 7:54pm
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I talked on the phone with the folks at www.memoryexpress.com and they said they would most likely be able to match the prices. I am going into Calgary tommorow, and will let everyone know what they say when I am actually in store
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