Asus v6v versus Powerbook

Hey guys.... I've been in the market for a while now, and I've always liked the powerbook's sexiness and features. Now with the Intel switch going on, it's almost out of the question (though I'm still pretty tempted). I heard from a friend that the V6V was a parallel to the powerbook, and I wanted to know what the similarities and differences are. This notebook has to last me for AT LEAST 3 years, and customer support has to be pretty decent (I'm a student and can't afford to spend time fixing stuff myself when I need a laptop).


The more information I have, the better. Tell me about the time you ate breakfast with your asus sitting on the table, if you want. Links to pics would be sweet too

Thanks a lot

 

v6v is indeed a very similiar parallel, as ASUS is the OEM of a couple of PowerBooks.

Check out the v6v's reviews on this site, they're quite useful!

The v6v has a 2 year international warranty which is very helpful if anything goes wrong.

I can't comment on the ASUS CS, since my warranty is from a dealer.

I'd also recommend checking out the w2v or perhaps wait for the w1vc, if that ever is released here..

 

Yes, I would recommend holding off on a PowerBook purchase. They're supposed to announce something this week in regards to a PowerBook "upgrade" but I don't think it will be much. As coriolis says, Asus actually makes the PowerBooks so theoretically you're getting a similar quality build. As far as warranty, you would have to base that on the reseller you buy through and there are some good ones, visit the Asus forum to get more information on that -- there are resellers such as www.proportable.com (Justin) and www.geared2play.com (Eddie) where the owners of the sites actually post a lot in the forums .

The V6V is a very nice machine in terms of build and performance. We'll have a review of the W2V here in the next week or two, so you can look out for that.

The HP dv4000 is another notebook you mentioned in an email to me, owners seem to like it, I have never used it. You could get it for cheaper than the Asus or the Apple, the build might not be quite as good -- but you can definitely get a 3-year warranty direct from HP on that if you wanted. Check out the dv4000 reviews on the site and discussioin about it in the HP forum.

 

yea, the build quality was OK (i looked at the HP model in best buy the other day), but what I didn't like was the weight. with the 6-cell battery, it weighed in at about 6 and a half pounds, which is pretty bad since I'm taking it to all my classes.

guess I'm waiting for wednesday, though

 

Most 15" notebooks are gonna weigh at least six poiunds with the V6v being the exception.

 

The V6v is going to be just about the thinnest 15" system you're going to find... certainly the thinnest with dedicated graphics. If 6.5 pounds is good for you, then you could even get away with a Z70va if you wanted.

 

I have V6 and a lot folks from my work have G4 powerbooks and we tested out my V6 against G4 (mostly in Photoshop and After Effects) and for some reasons G4 powerbook was way slooower than my V6 (and I didn’t even overclock it). I’m really happy with the V6 except the screen, which is extremely contrasty. It doesn’t bother me that much as I use my desktop with CRT monitor when I do some major color related work, but sometimes I have to show stuff to clients on my V6 and that’s when it’s the worst. Even thought I lower the contrast and brightness I always have to tell the client to ignore the color reproduction, so in these terms powerbook has a better screen for sure. At the end of the day, it really depends who you will use your V6 for…

 

Yes, the v6v is sexy like the powerbook. Sexier actually.

I have a v6v, and have noticed that ever since I went with an Asus notebook, I have been developing a certain "appletude"... the kind of attitude that your machine is somehow better than everyone elses. I bet you'll find guilty admissions of that elsewhere on this forum.


Seriously though, I do find myself staring at the machine a lot more than I used to with my Sony Vaio (which by the way is also good looking).

The one downside I would say to the V6V is that - since it's so thin and since it's made out of aluminum (maybe that's not really a factor), on a hot day, the palmrest gets warm. However, now that we're getting into reasonable temperatures here in Sunny L.A., it's not bothering me at all...

Of course, I also heard that Powerbooks were warping under the heat strain...

 

I agree... the V6v is probably sexier than the Powerbook (which is a bit TOO plain)
however, my only gripe with the V6V is the speaker placement... I'm afraid of getting dirt and gunk stuck in those holes since it's placed along the top of the wrist-rest...

Other than that, I think it's an ideal notebook for many users.

 

How did this become a valid comparison? This is like Apples and Oranges... or should I say an Apple and a PC. You're running 2 different operating systems here. Unless you're running Windows on the Powerbook or running Mac OS on the V6V, then I would understand the decision on hardware. But the case is... Do you want to go with a Mac OS or Windows OS computer? That should then bring the decision on hardware after that you decided on that.

 

I was in the same situation as you a few months ago, and the two main reasons that made me go with the Asus was:
1. windows over osx
2. 15" v6v cheaper than 15" Powerbook

Quite a few of my fellow students have 12" powerbooks, the things i noticed, when working with the powerbooks was:
1. the quality of the keyboard, which is much better on PB's.
2. the air intake is at the side which means you can use it on your lap (if you're not afraid of the consequenses... )

Other than that, the two are much alike, both have nice styling and good design. Being the minimalist i am, I actually prefer the design of the PB's, but this was just not enough to outweigh downsides... so I wen't with the best looking xp, 15", slim-sized notebook around, the V6V . But that's just my personal oppinion.

 

So are you saying you want an "old" PB, or you would wait for a new Intel PB? I mean, you can't really compare the current PB and V6V performance-wise, since the V6V would probably crush the PB...