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    Asus A3E - Is this a good deal?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Chim, Feb 10, 2006.

  1. Chim

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    ...the A3 is a "budget" notebook....... so is it a good deal? - sure.... you're getting more than what you're paying for which is the meaning of "getting a good deal" ....... but there are certainly "better" Asus notebooks. It really depends on what you're looking for and what your needs are.
     
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    I'm looking for something around or under 1200 which will be pretty reliable and last a while. How does this compare to say, the Dell Latitude notebooks?
     
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    Even the "worst" Asus is head shoulders above a Dell
     
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    Cool, so what's the general feedback on this model?

    The better ones look sweet but out of budget :(
     
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    .... well the "e" model itself is old...... where did you see it and what specs did it have? "E" used to stand for pentium3 model...
     
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    In Canada, I believe the A3E comes with a Celeron processor...
     
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    Actually, that's decent for what you're getting....
     
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    Hmm... looks like they refreshed the specs of the A3E. It used to be a Celeron-M system with 256 mb of RAM...

    Now the specs look quite decent. A good system for the average/budget user.
     
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    Because it's an older base, will it still be as reliable as Asus' current systems are?
     
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    Of course it will. I've seen one in person... and it's quite decent. Good, solid construction...
     
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