ASUS warranty and other questions

Hello. How is the Asus warranty? I was contemplating buying a dell XPS notebook mostly because of the excellent warranty they have for their xps line. i've been hearing that asus is so much of a better company in terms of quality and performance, so i've been leaning more towards them, but i'm scared. i've seen and heard a lot of laptop horror stories... How does asus handle laptop accidents such as drops and spills?

also i'm very interested in buying lojack to install on the asus computer, but i've also been hearing that lojack doesn't cooperate with asus computers very well. true or not?

my friend just got a g1s-a1 and it looks stylish, performs efficiently, and built solid. but i'm not too sure how i would cope with the weight of that thing in college. how much does it actually weigh? can someone shed some light, advice, or suggestions on laptop weight and college? =]

last question. i've also been hearing that there will be a refresh to the V1 series notebooks, but whenever i research, nothing comes up. can anyone provide a link or give me some information on the specs and release date?

Thank you all in advance!

 

your friend doesnt let you lift his lappy to check whether you are comfortable with its weight?

Its around 3.1kg (source : http://www.ciao.co.uk/Asus_G1S__6678580 )

 

If you are accident prone, well, ASUS may not be the brand for you since they don't offer accidental protection. There are 3rd party companies that do, but their reliability is up to you.

The G1s is on the heavier side of the 15.4" notebooks, it's about half a pound under 7lbs. The ASUS V1s(I assume thats the naming scheme) has yet to be announced, so details are murky.

As for LoJack, I believe there is a thread about it somewhere on this forum.

 

Depends.. I don't think my F3j would be worth a cent after a drop- It's all plastic. If you are looking for strength, then nothing better than the Thinkpad T series. The V1 is magnesium alloy, though, and the Lamborghini VX2 is mag alloy and Carbon fibre. They are strong, and about the lightest 15 inches around. As for the warranty and service, I've never had to test them...
Here's a thread where the V1 refresh was being discussed....
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=127543

 

thanks again sessho =]

 

he did but i didn't know if i was ok with the weight or not. until i heard how much it weighs anyway =]. i might be ok with it for the first couple of months... but 6.5 lbs is a lot of weight to be carrying around with other stuff.

 

I carried my old 10.5 lb Alienware a mile to campus every day this past year despite not actually having to use it much on campus. It is my experience that carrying your textbooks to campus is unnecessary so just grab a binder/notepad, maybe a calculator and some pencils and you're set. It's not bad at all. 6.5 lbs is pretty light for university in my opinion. I have a G2S-A1 on order that weighs 9.6 lbs, so I'm told. When I get it, I'll post what I think of it when I take to my summer classes (I have to walk 2 miles now from my new place) !!

 

Jensas, you wouldn't happen to be a professional wrestler or a bodybuilder by any chance, would you??

 

6.5 lbs isnt much when I was in 10th, my schoolbag weighed some 6kgs - excluding the cricket bat I used to carry

 

10.5 pounds, dude.... And it's been a long time since I carried a school bag. Don't think I can do it now.

 

Haha, I wish I were a bodybuilder, pro-wrestler, well, not so much. The notebook contributes a considerable weight, but like I said, it doesn't matter if you're not carrying much else with it like texts.

 

LCD case is a bit fragile. It bends easily. The warranty folks are very straightforward. I asked for a new LCD, and they gave it to me. Easy.