Is Asus laptops any good?

iLL-Faded · 02-19-2007, 01:53 AM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220123

I'm considering this but what are the pro and cons of this laptop? Is asus reliable, efficient and wont crap out?

PC eye · 02-19-2007, 02:28 AM

Asus is one of the top board manufacturers to begin with there. The drawback is the 14" viewable screen while other laptops see 15" or larger like the Asus A7C-7S005M seen at http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...rodlist=nextag

For the slight price difference between the model at the link and the one you are looking over at newegg you go from a 14.1" to 17" viewable screen as well as going from a 120gb 5,400rpm ide drive to a 5,400rpm sata seen there. Both have Core 2 Duo cpus while the model with the larger screen has a slightly slower 1,83ghz model compared to the 2ghz seen in the model at newegg. Both are Asus.

jedijeff123 · 02-19-2007, 02:33 AM

asus is one of the most respectable computer manufacturers around

iLL-Faded · 02-19-2007, 04:08 AM

spec wise, is it good for the price? im looking into 12-14" ones. any draw backs that you guys can see?

lhstud10 · 02-19-2007, 04:42 AM

hey names are not always something to go by.
i think its what makes up the product rather than the name on the product

PC eye · 02-19-2007, 06:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iLL-Faded

spec wise, is it good for the price? im looking into 12-14" ones. any draw backs that you guys can see?

It depends mainly on what you plan on doing with a laptop. Most manage to spend some time gaming. While that model edges by with the slightly faster model cpu the specifications are similar to another Asus model seen in the same price range. The other model offers a dvd burner instead of dvd read only drive and a larger screen. Both will run 2gb of the same memory.

A better price for that model was seen at http://www.btotech.com/store/product...8JS-4S024C.htm

HumanMage · 02-19-2007, 06:52 AM

Depends on what you want to do with it. The go7700 is the best graphics card that a laptop of that screen size can accommodate, so graphics wise your set. Hard drive is a nice size, at 120 gb. Processor is nice as well. Also the number of ports (5) is a help as well. But maybe two things that are a drawback is that it has a short battery life, and their is no bluetooth. (they might have changed the bluetooth with a later model).

As for Asus being reliable, check out a few threads on what the A8JS owners have to say:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=84736

And a full review can be found here:
http://www.notebookreview.com/defaul...eview=Asus+A8J

hope some of this helps. Also, if its worth anything, I am considering the G1 as my notebook of choice. You are going for the smaller screens, but its worth a look

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iLL-Faded Silver Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 220	Is Asus laptops any good? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220123 I'm considering this but what are the pro and cons of this laptop? Is asus reliable, efficient and wont crap out? __________________ Heatware Ebay

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PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,730	Asus is one of the top board manufacturers to begin with there. The drawback is the 14" viewable screen while other laptops see 15" or larger like the Asus A7C-7S005M seen at http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...rodlist=nextag For the slight price difference between the model at the link and the one you are looking over at newegg you go from a 14.1" to 17" viewable screen as well as going from a 120gb 5,400rpm ide drive to a 5,400rpm sata seen there. Both have Core 2 Duo cpus while the model with the larger screen has a slightly slower 1,83ghz model compared to the 2ghz seen in the model at newegg. Both are Asus. Last edited by PC eye; 02-19-2007 at 05:48 AM.

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02-19-2007, 04:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
iLL-Faded Silver Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 220	spec wise, is it good for the price? im looking into 12-14" ones. any draw backs that you guys can see? __________________ Heatware Ebay

02-19-2007, 06:52 AM	#7 (permalink)
HumanMage Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 772	Depends on what you want to do with it. The go7700 is the best graphics card that a laptop of that screen size can accommodate, so graphics wise your set. Hard drive is a nice size, at 120 gb. Processor is nice as well. Also the number of ports (5) is a help as well. But maybe two things that are a drawback is that it has a short battery life, and their is no bluetooth. (they might have changed the bluetooth with a later model). As for Asus being reliable, check out a few threads on what the A8JS owners have to say: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=84736 And a full review can be found here: http://www.notebookreview.com/defaul...eview=Asus+A8J hope some of this helps. Also, if its worth anything, I am considering the G1 as my notebook of choice. You are going for the smaller screens, but its worth a look __________________ -----Laptop: Asus G1----- http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=3403

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lhstud10 Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Austin, TX Age: 17 Posts: 593	hey names are not always something to go by. i think its what makes up the product rather than the name on the product

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