Asus: unpopular laptops?

Looking at the list of popular laptops, I found it weird not to see any Asus in the top 20, and just one in the top 40. I don't ASus is not the top seller for laptops, but still, some of them are quite popular now (I'm thinking about the G1s for instance or the C90).

Now I think I know a bit better why it's not the case: try to find the page in the database for the G1s and the C90. They don't even exist, there is no way those lappies can get popular in this list! I find this a bit unfair, if you add recent notebooks, add them for all the main brands.

I don't it won't change the future of the world, but why show this list if it's not reliable?

 

The ASUS has not a wide sale as much as many of the other notebook sellers.
The ASUS laptops are respected for their quality but since they cost more too, much of the people don't go with them.
AFAIK ASUS G1p once climbed to the top 10, but as I said, there are 1000s people who don't join the forum at all, they just choose to go with DELL and hp and go read their reviews, they don't even bother with the "What notebook should I buy ?".

 

ASUS is fantastic, don't worry about their listing in popularity.

Its mostly because NBR gets this traffic from bigger websites like CNET and PCMag. They mostly don't bother to review the smaller brands such as Sager/Clevo or ASUS. Those "redirected" users mostly look at big name brands, such as Lenovo, HP, Dell, Toshiba.

ASUS is more popular in Europe and Taiwan than here in North America, but they have excellent build quality, design and specs.

 

Absolutely right!!!

 

think of them as the super cool indie band of the notebook industry, they don't make the Billboard top 40 but that doesn't make them not rock!

 

ok, I do agree with those comments. But look at this forum. Which parts are most popular? HP, number 1 seller in the world for PCs, is 3d. Acer, number 2 top seller, 5th only. Dell is 1st, but Asus is 2nd! It makes some sense, it's more or less related with the sales for each brand, and Asus is a big seller for laptops I think.

So I do think Asus is quite popular on this website, that sounds a bit weird to see Acer computers all over the list! I have nothing against Acer, I just find this list a bit biased... And if you don't get in the list, newcomers will maybe start from here and say "oh, Acer seems to be quite good" or "Sony seems really trendy!". And the more you are in the list, the more clicks you get, the higher you are in the list, the more clicks you get, etc... etc... That's a bit unfair to Clevo, Asus or other brands whose lappies are not always in the database.

Of course for "people who know", it"s not big deal. But then, who this list will talk to? People who don't know and want some advices on what is hot.

 

Ahahah. Go tell this to Asus CEO, and let see his answer! I'm sure he would be happy to see the C90 rocking the list all the way to the top!

 

Well, the C90 may have up to 25000 preorders, which is huge, when you ignore dell and HP which tend to get nearly 50000 (mainstream) to 100000 (when dealing with business laptops) at every release. Asus is big, but Dell, Hp and Toshiba are HUGE! That is why a company with such extraordinary product and sales gets washed out. They simply don't have the business contracts and consumer base of the other companies that were there first (or rather who Asus was making computers for for years before getting into the business independantly.)

 

I don't think that the numbers are precise here :/
DELL and HP sells much more than that on launch, and I don't think ASUS C90 will ever reach that number of pre-orders.

 

Some Asus resellers have been getting 10 preorders a day for the last month, in addition to the Asian market I think it is very realistic. I tried not to get carried away with the Dell and HP launches, so they may be a lot higher.

 

I think the reason they don't make the top is because they just started into the retail channel (i.e Fry's, Circuit City, Best Buys etc..) And that's where the majority of oem's like HP, Acer, Sony etc..have a stronger market. Also most of the people who shop there have no idea what they are buying anyways, as long as it fits their budget, looks good, and some warranty. Thus, selling lower specs laptop is much easier when you got uninformed consumers. For guys like us here who look at every knick and cranny in search of perfection; it's much harder to please us than the average joe. Therefore, the popular models are generated by the masses but it doesn't mean it's the best.

But going back to Asus, I think they make fine products. If you ever build your own desktop then certainly you have heard of them. But for people who are used to buying pre-built pc's like Dell or HP, it's more likely for them to consider the same choice when looking at laptops. I think once Asus gets more into the retail channel, it will be a lot more competitive against other popular brands.

 

The funny thing is, even a lot of the average joes are buying Asus without knowing it, innit?

 

I am sure you all have heard 'if you build it they will come'.
Asus is too busy with there micro chips and mother boards. It is very profitable company with lesser headaches since they haven't had to put up with customers for long terms warranty and returns since they don't sell the prebuilt desktops(complete package for homes). This new endeavor on the laptops is gona take sometime for them to take off. They have a very weak and i mean veryyyyyyyyyyy weak advertising for all the products and laptops Adds don't exist.
They need to hire that guy whom Dell fired...........dude you are getting an Asus.
For Asus to penetrate American market they need to think like an American business man and not like Asian geeky Computer expo advertisements. Where the nerds spend hours on getting to know their new motherboard. And the average Joe on the other end worries about if Dell puts a Toll Free sticker on their desktop or not.

 

Popularity does not equal quality by any means. Don't be dissuaded by the obscurity of Asus notebooks.

 

i thinks when EEE 701 and 1001 hit the US market
the ASUS will be known well

btw did any body see the OVERPRICED and the ugly dell 1520 ??

-Jabriiiz

 

I like that Analogy. Asus, the indie-rock band!

 

Why I picked and Asus:

I actually didn't know much about Asus before I joined this board, and frankly didn't give it consideration. I was initially using this board to research an HP and thinkpad before getting a DV9000t. I decided to return it to wait for the Santa Rosa laptops and was just looking around this forum when I noticed that sections that consistently get most traffic are Dell, HP, IBM/lenovo (no surprises there) and.....Asus. So I checked it out and after doing a lot of research, I ended up getting a G1S and am quite happy with it.

Asus unpopular? Perhaps, but not according to the users of these forums and that suits me just fine.

 

I wouldn't say Asus is unpopular. More like unknown, as a previoius poster mentioned.

When I started shopping for my first laptop, I'd never heard of Asus. All the others mentioned, sure. But after doing some research, asking around here, reading posts, and finding a great deal, I gave it a shot. Until the A8Jp arrived and I had a chance to use it for a few days, I was nervous. I'm just used to buying brands I know about.

I've been very happy with the A8Jp, Asus' customer support (their two-year warranty is a big plus, too), and the quality of the laptop.

My experience with the A8Jp has "pre-sold" me on the Eee. Which will fit my needs much better for office-related work.

So, while it's good to ask around and check things out, don't quickly dismiss a company just because they don't make someone's ranking list. Check for user experience and feedback. Heck, there are probably "brands" just as good as or better than Asus that we've never heard of.

Hopefully, Asus' quality won't take a hit with going mainstream into retail.

 

How i found Asus:

"Used prisjakt.se and pricerunner.se to find my self a laptop, and W3J came up. Googled it, found a review (NBR). Couldn't get it thouugh, too expensive. Checked out other reviews there, and the forums. Then my eyes caught the A8Js. Still, a bit too expensive and no accidental insurence. Almost got an F3jp, but then my baby appeared: within my pricerange with insurance. Been happy ever since."

 

Yeah I never knew about Asus until my friend bought one last year. I was like Asus who are they? Hes like they are from taiwan and are huge in the asian market. Once I saw his laptop I was like WOW! (forgot which model). He has his own business where he fixes, upgrades, builds, and gives advice to people on laptops. He is the most knowledgeable person I know when it comes to laptops and when he said "I couldn't make a better laptop myself" I was like wow if he bought one of these they must be good. Now a year later I have a c90 pre-ordered.

 

Wait wait, to me the reason they don't make it to the top is quite simply because there is NO page for the most popular lappies of Asus! I don't think the way this list is calculated is very complicated (could a webmaster confirm maybe please?). It's just the number of times the page for each laptop is opened. Period. Then how could the Asus show their popularity if they are not available? It's not about the brand popularity I'm talking about, but about a technical problem. I put this title to attract reader (sorry about this trick...).

 

Asus is very popular among the people of this forum though.

If you check out the "What Notebook Should I Buy" forum here, an Asus laptop tends to be recommended in almost every thread - and far more often than most other brands. This was especially true in the past couple of months when Asus had the jump on everyone else with their SR/DX10 15.4".

It's not quite as extreme now, but for a while there, every other thread was about the G1S, and the remaining ones were comparisons of the G1S to the Compal or whatnot

 

Yeah asus was also voted best looking models by the big best looking poll and aside from sony beat most other brands by a good margin.

 

Only smart people who do their own research and not go by what the "majority" do or say, find out and buy ASUS notebooks. See it this way, ASUS notebooks is for the leet people

 

I was very close to buying an Asus but ended up with the Dell. I was pretty set on the F3SV but the Dell was cheaper with their dicounts.

 

It's a brand for enthusiasts, who are willing to pay the extra buck for various things.

 

That's funny, because my new Asus F3sv-A1 is far cheaper than any HP or Dell config at the same specs. Not to mention, that IMHO, Asus notebooks are just better overall in all respects than either of those brands...

 

Well, they were - though their branching towards lower end models are, surprisingly, doing well.

 

I just find Asus to be a company that produces quality across the board, from the high-end W2JP to the lower A8 series. The low-end Asus is, at worst, akin to the mid-range on most other OEMs, and generally for a hundred or more dollars less. In addition to all of that, I agree with Gautam, they are just better, usually, than similarly priced offerings from the big 5. (HP, Dell, Toshiba, Lenovo, Sony)

 

Remember Dell frequently has coupons, discounts for students etc that can push the prices below a comparable Asus.

Unless the different is dramatic (>$400) I'd still go for an Asus tho.

 

I like non-mainstream.