Hey everyone,
Didn't see much about this guy, and we just sold one so I had the opportunity of playing with it... The person who bought it is a good friend of ours, so first I will tell you my experiences, and later I will post what he thinks (after a week or two of use).
Generl Overview / Overall Look & Feel:
As usual ASUS delivers a high class look, but with this being an entry leve model, some corners were cut. The plastic is not the typical M5N quality, but it's not horrible. It's a little flexible when you push down on the center top of the LCD cover, but everything else is well built and has it's place...
It feels fairly light (for a 15" model), and I would say it's around the 4lbs area.
The LCD is a nice level of bright, and looks are the same quality as other ASUS notebook LCD's (a good thing). 15" LCD with 1024x768, a lower res than typical LCD's, but understandable since this is their entry level system. I actually like the 1024x768 since it's so much easier to read your text on icons, etc...
Keyboard... One of the crucial components to grading a notebook: This one is nice. It feels like the other ASUS keyboards, a little stiffer and yet still quiet! Good job there.
I have to say the coolest feature of this notebook that sets it apart from the rest, is the VGA WebCam / Microphone built-in to the top of the LCD frame! I tested it out, and the speed / quality is really better than most webcams I have seen. I would easiliy compare it to a Logitech VGA res webcam. It uses the system's USB 2.0 hub internally, so it produces a better quality / speed of stream... Cool stuff.
Some pics [sorry about low res / blurriness]:
For the price [$1095 @ c9tech.com], it's definitely still a Tier1 computer and crushes the HP / Dell market on quality. Great for the person that doesn't need that much, but still demands high power and portability with a bigger screen (and a nice webcam built in). If anyone's interested in more info, just e-mail me: sasha@c9tech.com
More updates to come soon!
Agent9
Didn't see much about this guy, and we just sold one so I had the opportunity of playing with it... The person who bought it is a good friend of ours, so first I will tell you my experiences, and later I will post what he thinks (after a week or two of use).
Generl Overview / Overall Look & Feel:
As usual ASUS delivers a high class look, but with this being an entry leve model, some corners were cut. The plastic is not the typical M5N quality, but it's not horrible. It's a little flexible when you push down on the center top of the LCD cover, but everything else is well built and has it's place...
It feels fairly light (for a 15" model), and I would say it's around the 4lbs area.
The LCD is a nice level of bright, and looks are the same quality as other ASUS notebook LCD's (a good thing). 15" LCD with 1024x768, a lower res than typical LCD's, but understandable since this is their entry level system. I actually like the 1024x768 since it's so much easier to read your text on icons, etc...
Keyboard... One of the crucial components to grading a notebook: This one is nice. It feels like the other ASUS keyboards, a little stiffer and yet still quiet! Good job there.
I have to say the coolest feature of this notebook that sets it apart from the rest, is the VGA WebCam / Microphone built-in to the top of the LCD frame! I tested it out, and the speed / quality is really better than most webcams I have seen. I would easiliy compare it to a Logitech VGA res webcam. It uses the system's USB 2.0 hub internally, so it produces a better quality / speed of stream... Cool stuff.
Some pics [sorry about low res / blurriness]:
For the price [$1095 @ c9tech.com], it's definitely still a Tier1 computer and crushes the HP / Dell market on quality. Great for the person that doesn't need that much, but still demands high power and portability with a bigger screen (and a nice webcam built in). If anyone's interested in more info, just e-mail me: sasha@c9tech.com
More updates to come soon!
Agent9
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