What Asus Laptop Do You Own? - Page 4

Here's mine, the new S6F in pink crocodile leather:




okay, it's not mine, it's at CES. courtesy http://chipchick.blogs.com/chip_chick/

WHat the heck? M5n and z33a not part of the list. Thats bull crap. No respect? m5n best 12" ever made!!

I bought my W1Vc two weeks ago, and am very happy with what i got.
Configuration: 2.0Mhz Pentium Centrino M 760, 512MB ram (I'll be upgrading it to 1.5GB), 15.4" wide-screen WSXGA+ (the largest resolution for 15.4": 1680x1050), 80GB hard disk, x700 graphics card, 24x DVD+-/CD-RW combo. The built-in TV tuner can receive FM and DVB-T (digital tv terrestial transmissions, if available in your area) as well as normal TV.

I will write a full review w/ photos soon, so think of this as the trailer for my review
I had put in an order for the Z70Va when it came out of stock. The W1Vc, it turns out, has basically the same configuration, just wrapped up in a much sleeker (slightly heavier) design, and with a TV tuner added, making it somewhat more expensive. Therefore, if money is key for you I recommend that you consider the Z70Va, because IMO it is the very combination of specs that Asus have put together for these machines that makes them so wonderful. However, if you'll be using the TV card, or if you are the type who is willing to pay extra for design (award-winning, i must add), or if like in my case the Z70Va you wanted becomes unavailable, the W1Vc is without doubt a perfect buy. Have to add that it comes with a set of headphones, a very nice bag, two remote controls (one PCMCIA sized, one regular size) along with loads of connectors for the TV tuner.

Only things negative that I have found, and they are pretty minor, are.. 1) wireless mouse that came with mine uses RF (comes with a USB dongle) which is abit stupid when the notebook has got built in bluetooth, 2) the maximum battery life I get out of it is 2 hours and 45 mins - by all means great, but i had expected slightly more.. i'm looking into getting more out of the battery before writing the final review. 3) since speedfan doesn't support the w1v yet, it's not possible to silence the fans.

in conclusion - in my case, had the z70Va been available, i would be writing on one now. however, when i ended up with a W1Vc, the only way to describe the experience is to say that i feel like a happy spoilt child! - it has got the looks and the cool features (tv). so if you want that, go for it! - if you are more careful with your money, however, have a look at the z70Va (called M6Va outside north america) before deciding on what to buy.

+ solid construction
+ design
+ specs
+ surface never gets too hot (because it is made of aluminium i guess. after undervolting with NHC, the overall temp stays at 37c most of the time.)
+ tv tuner w/ 2 remote controls
+ can play dvds, photo-cds, music cds without entering Windows (using asus' Instant Fun)

- 1 hour of battery time less than z70va (still much more than most other laptops though)
- fans can't be silenced (yet)
- RF, not bluetooth mouse
- touchpad, while not horrible, could have been better

I HAD the Asus M6N. Solid performance. There are a few drawbacks however. Screen quality not that great. White is never white. Very slow response time. Some issues with built quality. Paint comes off with use.

Z63A - Pentium M 750 (1.86 GHz) - Western Digital 60 GB 5400 RPM 8Mb cache - 1 Gb DDR2 RAM - Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 b/g

pros: asthetics, build quality, size and portability, battery life, screen
nitpicks: minor design oversights*, too sleek to handle gruffly**

* the hard drive is situated under the right palm rest and is not openly ventilated. that is to say that 'ventilation' occurs via material conduction. the processor fan is also on the right side so heat exhaust is vented towards the mouse hand. but since i'm in Canada and i work in my basement where it's cold, both hard drive and heat fan serve to keep my fingers nice and warm to type.
** getting this beautiful machine has made me obessive-compulsive. i wash my hands before using it. i clean this laptop more often than i clean my glasses. and i kept both the screen plastic and the cloth keyboard cover provided by CanadaSys.

I have a W2V

Hmm... Where does A6Ja go?

in the next poll!

Chembook 2370va (z70va) owner here. Undervolted, tweaked, quiet. Plays any game I throw at it. Better than that 5320 thing I had.

S5 is the best 12" notebook ever made!

The W3v is a no brainer. A great piece of equipment that has held up.

croc skin baby! lol

Z62F all the way

Asus z70a

And soon:

Asus z63a

S5N Baby. Awesome laptop.

Sold it though .

I'm with Acer / Sony right now but I'll probably make my return to Asus after.

I love my S5n, i dont think ill ever sell it. Its everything i want, and anything that even comes close to it is more than twice the price.

My main concern with purchasing this laptop was how portability and battery life. With 2.8lbs, and the 9 cell battery nothing can even touch it for $1,200 bucks.

Well after several problems with my A6Va, I got a new laptop from the store, an Asus M6Va.

Love my z70Va. Couldnt ask for a better lappy.

I have a Z71V and it's been great, the original battery design did fail but i got it replaced, just wished it was made out of aluminum instead of plastic.... it would look sooo much better