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    Asus w eSata or 1394 sub $900?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by snowbound, Jan 22, 2010.

  1. snowbound

    snowbound Notebook Guru

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    Asus has no product chart showing the specs for their various laptops. Think I am tilting at windmills but looking for a model that is 15" or so with either eSata or 1394 port ~ $800. HDMI would be nice but not absolute. It appears that the X83Vm-X2 fits this build but was discontinued. Was wondering if there is anything like this in the Asus lineup?
     
    snowbound, Jan 22, 2010
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    My notebook has those ports, but it might be a bit more than $900.
     
    mystery905, Jan 22, 2010
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    Ya that ones over $1000 here in Canada ($1100 and change on Amazon.ca)
     
    snowbound, Jan 22, 2010
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    Have resigned myself to not getting a laptop with these ports below $900. Figure if I get a laptop with ExpressCard slot and buy a separate card for eSata or 1394 it will be ok as long as I do not need to use both at the same time. Even that may be impossible with Asus.
     
    snowbound, Jan 24, 2010
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    Sonicjet Notebook Evangelist

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    If you are willing to sacrifice batt life you can get an Referbished G50VT-X1..It has an Esata, Express card slot,Firewire and HDMI.
     
    Sonicjet, Jan 26, 2010
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    I would only get a refurb laptop if it came with a full factory warranty due to the non serviceability of laptops.
     
    snowbound, Jan 26, 2010
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    I Get it on EBay from an Good retailer and get the EBAY warranty,it may be worth your time.
     
    Sonicjet, Jan 26, 2010
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