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    Best Place to purchase Customized Asus Notebook?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by gibsonsg, May 27, 2007.

  1. gibsonsg

    gibsonsg Newbie

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    So I'm a religious Newegg'er for all that they are. But they don't customize notebooks (as far as I'm aware of).

    But what is the best place to go for a custom ASUS notebook, as far as price, quick shipping and trustworthy company to buy from?

    I'm sure I could build the notebook myself, but my girlfriend is starting school in a couple weeks and I just want it done and here, but I want to get a 7200rpm drive and upgrade a few things on the badboy first.

    THANKS!
     
    gibsonsg, May 27, 2007
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  2. f4ding

    f4ding Laptop Owner

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    I think if you look at the sticky at the top of the ASUS forum, you will find that coriolis has compiled a lot of information on ASUS laptops, including resellers here in the US that can customize ASUS notebooks for you.

    Or you can click on the link here .
     
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    gibsonsg Newbie

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    Hi,

    Yes, I've been reading through some of that information and actually saw the whole list of resellers on the FAQ. But those resellers I saw listed...don't do customizations. So maybe I missed that section and that's why I posted.

    It's a bit overwhelming amount of info.

    Just wondering if there are favorites that people use for their custom Asus builds? Just recommend 2-3 sites or link directly to that thread would be much more helpful.

    Thanks.
     
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  4. ejl

    ejl fudge

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    asus ensemble models are not meant to be customized. if you do get it customized, then it will void you 2-year asus international warranty and your notebook will be warranted through your reseller. some resellers that customize are milestonepc, gentechpc, and btotech.
     
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    gibsonsg Newbie

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    OK, so that is good to know, thank you. :)

    I previously owned an Asus Barebone that was pre built when I purchased it on ebay a couple years ago.

    Are those the same places you would recommend for barebone builds?
     
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    f4ding Laptop Owner

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    I don't know about ejl, but when researching for barebone notebooks earlier this year, I found that those resellers ejl mentioned are the best places to customize (albeit, like ejl said, not much, only HDD, CPU, and so memory, and maybe a few more little things) an ASUS notebooks. You get best prices with those resellers.
     
    f4ding, May 28, 2007
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