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    Any Asus Comparable to Sony Vaio Z-Series

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by TheTraveler, Apr 16, 2009.

  1. TheTraveler

    TheTraveler Notebook Guru

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    Starting to look for a new laptop and am looking to purchase one at the same time Windows 7 will be released. I really like the Vaio Z-Series because of the battery life, size, blu-ray capability, and design (love the space between each key on the keyboard)...but at close to USD$3,000 I can't bring myself to buy it outright.

    Question is will Asus come out with a comparable unit...or is there one out there now? 13.3", blu-ray player, long battery life, elegant design like the Z-Series. I currently own the W3J and its served me well over the past 3 years. While I can probably continue to use this model, I can't really pass up an opportunity to upgrade specially since my blu-ray collection is starting to grow. Price aside, I wouldn't mind buying a Sony but then the Asus service center here in Shanghai has been very customer friendly and I would like to buy another Asus if possible.

    Any suggestions? Thanks!!!
     
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  2. Sephoroth

    Sephoroth Notebook Evangelist

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    Hmm...currently there is the U2 (12.1"), U6 (12.1"), N20A (12.1"), R1E (13.3") and F6 (13.3") but I can't say how close this will match your needs. IIRC only the F6 and R1E has a blu-ray option but the R1E is a tablet and the F6 only gets ~2.5 hours of battery life on a six cell battery.
     
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  3. Rahul

    Rahul Notebook Prophet

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    TheTraveler, where do you live? You can purchase a Vaio Z model for far less than $3000 but of course missing features such as a SSD and Blu-Ray drive and it looks like you do want a Blu-Ray drive in your notebook. You could purchase a $1800 Vaio Z and purchase an external Blu-Ray drive which is much cheaper than getting an internal one through Sony, best of both worlds.
     
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    TheTraveler Notebook Guru

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    Thanks for the replies! I'm not too into tablets, so I'll check out the F6.

    I'm in Shanghai right now. Surprisingly only the non blu-ray version of the Z-series are available here. If I want one with the Blu-ray, then I will need to go to HK. Personally, I prefer the in-chassis blu-ray drive because I'll be watching the movies on the plane and having a separate drive unit would be a hassle.

    Thanks again!
     
    TheTraveler, Apr 16, 2009
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