14.0" N43SL & N43SN, coming with Sandy Bridge + HM65

N43SL & N43SN

14.0" 16:9 LED Backlight
Intel Sandy Bridge
Intel HM 65
Nvidia Geforce GT 540M 2GB DDR3 (N43SL)
Nvidia Geforce GT 550M 1GB DDR3 (N43SN)

Release date: Mid to Late January 2011

 

That sounds interesting , with the rumours of dual cores sandy bridge being delayed until Feb does this mean we might be looking at a 14" quadcore with the Jan date?

 

The SB N43 I saw had a core i7 and a 525M. Didn't catch the actual model name though.

 

Is there a source for this info?

 

I don't want to say it is not true, but I do not believe it.

The two letters used for the bigger versions have been known: SV
N73SV and N53SV.

If the N43 was going to get a name it would be N43SV. Also the N53SV and N73SV are using the NV GT 540, so I would find it hard to believe the N43SV is going to have a GT 550M option.

 

No source, sorry, I just went to buy my N43JM at an ASUS shop and peeked at the computer of the store clerk and saw it there. I tried to ask some questions but he wasn't very willing to answer...

Actually, it's typical for ASUS to assign a different final letter to laptops of the same series but with different hardware configurations. For instance, right now there is a N43JF, N43JM and N43JQ iirc, each available in different markets.

 

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And the N43SN and N73SV are already included in the support site of Asus. Enough said. It is real

http://support.asus.com/download/model_list_os.aspx?product=3&os=29&SLanguage=en-us

 

I stand corrected

 

Hey I know an Asus reseller in London, I've been nagging them for ages to release 14" laptops in the UK, but they keep on saying that 14" dont sell well in the UK so are not releasing 14" models in the UK.

I just noticed your location as in London, where were you when you saw these laptops?

Classic that you can buy this new model in Poland first!

Cheers

 

if they werent so bulky....

 

@NZwaverider
I'm sorry to say I saw the laptops in Lisbon. I live in London but I'm Portuguese and went back home for Christmas. Brought back a N43JM. It's unfortunate that Asus is choosing not to release the N43s here, there aren't that many high-performance, sub-15in laptops around and these models have very aggressive pricing. I'm amazed they can't find a market for them here.

 

Thanks veon1, yeah they reckon they have the market covered with 13 and 15" models, but 13" you will never get a good GPU, and 15" really not mobile.

I'm just lucky that I travel a bit with work, so will keep my eyes open on where they pop up, even via USA would be an option.

You do have to laugh though, you can get the new Sandybridge laptops in Poland and Portugal, but not London, what are they thinking??? maybe too many people in London are going for the budget models??

 

Asus N43SL - Review - Notebook And Tablet Pcs | TechSmart.co.za

Check out this review! just have to get my hands on one now.

 

Wow, in real world terms on Power Saver that's about 30-50% more battery life than what I get out of my Arrandale dual core i5. On high performance it seems to go down to about 15-20% more, but still, that's on a bloody quad core. Throw in a 9 cell battery and you're in heaven. I'm already jealous, when the results for dual core Sandy Bridge come out... oh boy.

 

I think the n43sl will be replacing my aging v2s very soon I wonder what the price range will be.... hmmm 1400?

 

I hope not. I'd guess less than or (possibly) equal to the N53SV which has more or less the same specs (except for a bigger size of course) and goes for about 1200.

 

Yeah looking good, here is a general review of sandybridge processor, although with a new chipset you also get other improvements, but more power and better battery is looking good.

Intel's 'Sandy Bridge' for laptops tested | Crave - CNET

 

I contacted this company asus n43 - wyniki wyszukiwania - Sklep komputerowy - X-KOM.PL they will have the N43SL soon, but I specifically asked if they had the N43SN which has the slightly better 550mGPU with sandybridge processor, currently only selling in China and Taiwan, ???? - ?? ASUS N43SN-091A2630QM 14???1G???? ?????:??????4GB+?????+HDMI???+???????:?? ASUS N43SN-091A2630QM 14???1G???? ?????:??????4 he said they expect to see this in the beginning of March!

 

Published reports now have Intel halting all Sandy Bridge production due to the Cougar Point chip error until the end of Feb when they restart the fabs. OEM's are witholding and/or recalling product that might have shipped with the Cougar chipset.

All SB product launches for all vendors are going to be delayed due to this problem - estimates are 6 weeks to 3 months.

 

Yeah a friend told me about this yesterday

Intel Discovers Bug in 6-Series Chipset: Our Analysis - AnandTech :: Your Source for Hardware Analysis and News

Although another article stated

Update: Jimmy sent us a chat log with an Intel customer service representative indicating that this recall only affects "some desktop boards based on Intel P67 chipset,"

So considering the laptop chipset is HM65, this issue may only affect desktop systems.

But definitely worth holding off for now to see exactly what systems are affected.

Actually looking at this the N43SN would be affected.

Proactively responding to the Intel-identified Sandy Bridge chipset design error

 

The Cougar Point chipset is used in both desktop and notebook configurations according to Intel (from what I've seen reported) so all systems are affected. The desktop chipsets are the only ones that have shipped so far, so those are the ones being recalled or held. The notebook chipsets have, for the most part, not been shipped to OEM in quantity so they aren't being recalled ... but their launch is going to be delayed as Intel isn't scheduled to restart the fab lines using the redesigned CougarPoint silicon until the last week of February, with quantity production lagging several weeks behind that.

 

Makes me a sad panda

 

Just hope they will hurry up. So bad wanna have one of those lovely models

 

Yes, me three. Am waiting to buy a unit with an SB chip. Looks like I'll be waiting a little longer.

 

Unless I missed something on the ASUS products page, I didn't see any 14" models with a WXGA+ screen...can anyone confirm this please...

I am really fighting a battle between a 14" lappy or a 15.6" with Full HD...I sold my HPDV3T 14" in December to get a Sandy Bridge model. I pre-ordered the NV53SV-XV1 because I couldn't pass up those specs for that price...since it has been delayed, I have been browsing for 14" models and still trying to decide...

 

Nope, the N43 series comes with 1366x768 screens only.

 

Any news on a 13.3" with SB from Asus?

 

Yes. This is what I found
http://forum.notebookreview.com/asu...ndy-bridge-u30-series-u43-series-ends-sd.html

 

Hi. Does anybody have an idea about the new revamped K series (Versatile Performance) laptops which Asus plans to release in 2011? It supposedly has some new innovative techology which keeps laptop very cool.

 

I'm talking about the new K series mentioned here ---> ASUS Campus Life

 

What's the performance difference between the n43sn and n53sn? the n53 obviously has the bonus of an optional fhd screen, but other differences include:
-16 gigs of ram over 4 slots compared to 2 slots with a max of 8
-2 gigs of ddr3 on the gt 550m instead of the 1 on the n43

Other than that, these two laptops appear to be essentially the same machine, different box.

 

Here are some info about the new K series in Asus Global.

K43SV
ASUSTeK Computer Inc. - Notebooks - ASUS K43SV

K53SV
ASUSTeK Computer Inc. - Notebooks - ASUS K53SV

K73SV
ASUSTeK Computer Inc. - Notebooks - ASUS K73SV

 

Thanks for the quick rundown. With the N53's extra 2 memory slots and 15.6" vs 14" on the N43, the N53 is definitely desktop replacement worthy.

 

https://www.mln.com.au/product/?itemID=1083

Apparently the n53sn will be available in April (at least for Austrailia)
So we can assume a similar date for the n43?

 

The N43 should come in denmark around the 2/3. Think Austrailia should be around that time as well.

 

Any news about this laptops?
There are already a few (revised) sandy bridge laptops on the market (N series, K series, 15", 17") but no news about N43...

 

Yes they are coming, last I heard this place will be receiving a shipment on 9th April, so just a few weeks away.

asus n43sn - wyniki wyszukiwania - Sklep komputerowy - X-Kom.pl

I also contacted a reseller on Portugal but they never replied, please let me know if you find a reseller in Portugal who will be stocking the N43SN

 

In Portugal N43 SL is already displayed on some sites but still it's not available.
I contacted 2 of the stores and they told me that they expect late march.
But one of the stores removed from their site
Now news here about N43 SN

I even saw a supermarket selling a asus, series k, sandy bridge, revised.
But N43 nowhere to be found.

 

Any news on when (or if) this will be coming to the US?

 

I emailed xoticPC in the states, they said they had no planned release of this variation for the US... bound to come at some time, but even when they know, it about a month or two, so if they have no idea, it could be a long wait till the SN model gets released on the US, who knows they may have lots of JF models to get rid of first!!

 

Hmm, that's very disappointing news. I was really looking forward to getting an N43SL soon...

 

i gave up waiting, and bought a acer 3820tg instead.

its was only £505 - you can't beat a bargain like that.

with a oc of the gpu i'll probably get better fps on most games.

plus its very quiet and cool.

while the sandy bridge, blu ray, b&o speakers, and optimus would have been nice. the screen, heat, and fan noise are still unknowns, not to mention it could be difficult to obtain one of these machines. ( why oh why do x-kom not post to the uk ??????????? )

looking ahead, perhaps asus will release a g33 next year, with a no glasses 3d screen, or even a g43. until that day, i'm sure the acer will do me proud.

good luck on the n43 guys n gals, i hope its worth the wait. i will keep an eye on the first few reviews.

 

Good luck with the Acer, im still looking at the Asus N43SN, TJ69 also mentioned the Lenovo y470, which is very nice similar spec, some reports say it will have a GT555 GPU but the only ones i have found for sale, have the same GT550, the 15" has the GT555 but thats too big, I want to keep to 14"form factor, anyhow the lenovo is not due for release till may... so the wait goes on.....

 

I looked into the y470 as well, but apparently it won't have a quad core, although apparently the release date has been bumped back to April.

 

Would you believe, I'm going to Poland next week for work, Torun via Warsaw, I emailed x-kom, they said they are expecting delivery of the N43SN on 7th and could deliver it to their shops on 8th, but I'm flying out Monday, returning Wednesday, so I miss out by 2 days...gutted!!!

Oh well I ordered it via their website, and will get my friend to bring it back when she goes back for Easter.

 

Ouch... Try looking for other stores, that's too good of an opportunity to miss.

 

Asus is disappointing this year. They are way late to the game on these models and there is nothing spectacular about these.

Asus needs to step up their game by:

Getting better screens on their 13-15" laptops
Get rid of the single button trackpad button and make it two separate buttons
Get rid of that keyboard flex

I think I'm going to get the 3820TG too.

 

Lenovo Y470 comes out in April. Pretty sure it only has the GT550m, but an Alienware m14x was leaked with a GT555m. I probably will get the y470 because the Alienware will probably be a 14 inch screen on a 15 inch body like they usually are.

Y470: http://shop.lenovo.com/us/ww/pdf/Y470_datasheet.pdf

It's basically better than the Asus N43SN in every way. Same gfx card, same memory, better (quad core) processor, 6 in 1 card reader vs this 3 in 1, same 2 MP camera, 1TB hard drive vs 750, and smaller in every direction by a little bit.

 

N43sn's delivery postponed to April 28th. At least in Poland. Damn you ASUS!

 

that's hard, nothing worse than wanting a new piece of tech, and its constantly delayed.

i'm glad i opted for the acer, even the shipping wait is killing me.

what about the lenovo y470 ? is that out yet ?