Does Asus Have a Good Reputation?

well, I'm going to find out tomorrow when my W3V lands. Will most-definitely post my likes/dislikes. I have a Sager monster 17in. that plays games really, really well-but just is too damn big, hot and has seemingly zero to no battery power past 40 minutes or so.

The W3V was the best suited for power and size (and battery) usage.

I think ASUS supplys other brandname notebooks with their motherboards.
Am I right? If I as then you can surely trust them.

I know that if you open a HP/Compaq desktop you'll find an asus motherboard.

Asus are probably the best no-known secret in laptops. They used to supply laptops to other people (ie, they build the Apple Powerbooks), but are now doing it under their own name.

And there is a reason they are so popular here.

In terms of quality, they are up there with Fujitsu and IBM. My M6 was really well built. And they give a two year international warranty.

The only potential probem is with the way they distribute and sell their notebooks. They have a bunch of weird ways of selling to sonsumers. It's not like Sony or Toshiba where you buy from Best Buy and off you go. Asus have a variety of different models that are sold in different ways, and branded in different ways.

I wouldn't worry about the quality of the laptop, but I would make sure you buy from a decent reseller.

I had no problems with Asus service here in Australia, but I'm not sure how well they are setup in the States.

Cheers

Steve

I can also vouch for the Asus M6 I have. When I bought it here in Europe it has a 2 year global warranty, so no matter where I go I should be able to get it serviced. Not that I have needed to. The quality I find is excellent, they have decent driver support and a general good-working notebook. I don't think the quality will change much to the new generation of notebooks. Though people's opinions vary, the majority seem to like their ASUS's.

Yes. My previous two laptops were both Sony VAIOs. Then I discovered this site and Notebookreview.com and saw the light. The one thing Sony had going for it was a really tight Firewire package (DVgate is nice). Aside from that, their prices are ridiculous, and their feature set is kinda lame, they seem to release machines using the bare minimum features of the chipsets they use. Asus is definitely a better buy.

I'm probably the biggest Asus fan on these forums. However, I can honestly say that Asus' customer service in Japan BLOWS. So much for my international warrenty when I needed them :\. Good thing Asus America decided to ship something to my canadian address, then they shipped me something when I needed a replacement.

Asus has been making motherboards for years, and has won several awards for it. They are by reputation the best motherboard company out there. They also were an original design manufacturer for a few companies before they came out with their own line of products. They are fairly new at branding laptops compared to most of the more visible companies out there, but their notebooks have inspired some rave reviews. The W1n, M6 versions, Z80k, Z71v, V6v, and W3v have all attracted attention, and you can read several reviews of their products in the Asus review section. Their global warrantee seems a bit rigid, though, so you might want to look it over before you buy, so you know what the limitations are.

Asus is one of the most reputable company out there.

They started in the motherboard business and people love the quality, performance, and support of the motherboard they supplied.

Like someone mentioned above, the best kept secret for the longest time was they manufacture some of the Apple Powerbook laptop, Sony laptop, and others.

Now they want a piece of the pie so they launch their own brand.

I too own an ASUS (S5N) and I can tell you, as my third laptop and the 5th one I have had extensive experience, it is the runaway winner in terms of quality and build (compared to Dell, Sony, Compal, and HP). I will probably be an ASUS user for life.

Also their small size (in the notebook market) and relatively small amount of notebooks they make ought not to discourage you, but encourage you. Think about the difference in the level of service you receive dealing with smaller corporations over big ones. I think that perhaps when I company is trying to create a brand name or a reputation they pay even more attention to their customer than others.

ASUS has been in computers for ages though (around 30 years I believe - which is a millenia in computer terms). They used to make notebooks and notebook components for companies like IBM, Dell, and others. They currently are manufacturing both the new Apple Powerbooks and the Apple iPod Mini and Shuffle. Besides that they have long been considered the best and most reliable manufacturer of motherboards. I wouldn't worry about them being a "no-name," they just aren't well known in noteboks yet, because they just entered the notebook market under their own brand in the US a few years ago.

Best advice I can give though is if you go with an ASUS (which you should!) get one from someone very reputable like ProPortable.com (there are other reputable resellers, this one just happens to be the one I went with and they are highly recommended by myself and others). I don't think you'll regret it.

I've used Toshiba, Gateway, Dell, and IBM in terms of notebook. This Asus Z71V is my first notebook with an Asus name to it.

I have to say, compared with quality of built, Asus is very solid build and high quality. I've used Asus motherboards for the past 7 years. Given the fact I tend to upgrade my desktop every 1 year or so, I've gone through at least 10 motherboards since the early 90s until now. I've used and build systems friends, families, and other people through the past 15 years.

I've tried Soyo, Tyan, MSI, Gigabyte, AOpen, Abit, IWill, M-Technology (Soyo's Sister Company), and Asus. I have to say Asus have been the best in terms of quality and stability. Second on my list would be MSI/Abit and third would be Soyo/M-Tech.

Just to let you know, recently ive been reading about a lot of complaints from people with the S360 chassis (lcds / combo drives mostly) and It worries the hell out of me enough to almost buy a w3v heh. I am on the verge of actually returning this and getting the w3v. I just worry about the screen.

This sparkle issue is only seen on the Z71v screen..
the W3v has a completely different screen... and is apparently brighter than Sony screens

is that issue really that bad?

if only there weren't the problems with the screen i would buy the Z71v in a reat beat, but know i have to spend more time trying to find another laptop to buy

No, it's not that bad... people tend to exaggerate it. I'm sure you'd be happy with a Z71v

this is from Justin, owner of proportable.com, on a thread over at Notebook Review

I don't own an Asus notebook but i have owned 2 motherboards and several video cards and they are of the highest quality and from reading all the reveiws and all that good stuff about their notebook they should be top quality also.