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    Asus & Astone?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Aayla, Jul 19, 2004.

  1. Aayla

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    Hi everyone...
    Ive been doing some shopping around for an Asus M6Ne recently and came across a store today which had the Astone Z7W and the shop assistance enlightened me that its an Asus M6Ne just rebranded. Now i thought hmmm is he trying to fool me into buying it or what.. but the specs are the same.. im confused.. anyone know anything about the Astones???
     
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    Yep that's just about right. These are also still backed by the 2 year ASUS warranty I believe as well. That being said the quality of these machines may not be as good as a built by ASUS notebook. I had a look at a ASTONE Z7W when I was looking at the M6Ne, the casing and button placement did seem to be a bit different not quite as finished as the M6Ne, but thats just my glancing impressions. That being said the price of these is very very tempting, and I don't think you could find a notebook with these feature, and quality that comes even close to this price point.
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  3. Aayla

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    Yeh.. having been quoted for the M6Ne around $3500 compared to the Astone with same specs for $2860 its a big saving... besides i can add another stick of 512MB Memory.. as well as buy a wireless access point for the house.. yay me..
     
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    Just note that the the M6Ne does come with a higher res screen and a ATI9700 GPU, while the Z7W doesn't, this is one reason why the M6Ne has a higher price tag, and why I spent the extra dosh.
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