Asus F8Sa or F3Sa, please help, cannot deside

Asus F8Sa or F3Sa please help me to decide if someone have insight in those two models.
On a first look, looks like there is no difference but size: F8Sa=14" S3Sa15"

From my perspective:
F8Sa
Pros:
- Size (14")
- 5 USB Ports

Cons:
- Screen Resolution: 1280 x 800


F3Sa:
Pros:
- Screen Resolution 1440x900

Cons:
- Only 3 USB ports
- Size (15")

It's a really tough one for me.
Price is about the same for the both, as the other specifications.

I would like to know if is there any other differences between those two, like mother board, RAM that they use, CPU or difference in graphic cards (both holds ati HD 2600)


Here are the product pages:
Asus:
F8Sa:
http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=5&l2=26&l3=501&l4=0&model=1591&modelmenu=2
F3Sa:
http://usa.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=5&l2=61&l3=587&l4=0&model=1824&modelmenu=2

And from Newegg.com:
F8Sa:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220240&Tpk=f8sa
F3Sa:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...mc=OTC-d3alt1me-_-Notebooks-_-ASUS-_-34220231

ANY HELP TO DECIDE IS MUCH APPRICIATED.
TNX

 

f8sa-b1 is due in mid december (eta), that will ship with 1440*900

itll cost around 2000 more (usd) than the a1 model, and ship with a slightly faster processor, same everything else

 

You mean $200 more, if it is $2000 more, I stay with a low rez screen and use that $2000 to buy myself a G1S

The F8SA or F8SV is smaller and thus lighter and not much more expensive than the F3SA and thus I would take it over the F3SA

 

I don't think so.
If Asus F8Sv-B1 is $1,549.00
http://www.excaliberpc.com/ASUS_F8SV-B1_Intel_Core_2_Duo_T7700/partinfo-id-583341.html
Then Asus F8Sa-B1 should be even a bit cheaper.

Anyway thanks for the info, much appreciated.

 

Sorry, typo

$2000 more would be insane lol, i meant to say $200 more

 

So you would say it's a good purchase the F8SA?
I've been waiting for it for ages, and now i don't know if it still worths all the waiting...

 

I bought two F8SV-A1s recently and have been extremely pleased, it is a very good laptop for the money. Just my $.02

 

I've had my F8SA for just under a week now, and I'm quite happy.

The thing is, you can get caught in the trap of waiting for the next best thing forever. There's always something new coming around the corner.

 

I'd get the F8Sa. Its really much better than the F3 in terms of styling and build quality, not to mention that its much smaller and lighter as well.

As for waiting for the B1 model (if thats actually coming stateside), that really depends on how important the extra pixels really are. I'd save the cash, personally, but it all depends on what your preferences are.

 

For those F8 series owners out there:

What is the screen like? I've heard that the horizontal viewing angles aren't much chop. Is that true?

Cheers,

Guy