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    Discussion in 'Asus' started by orangeguy, Mar 28, 2005.

  1. orangeguy

    orangeguy Notebook Consultant

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    For those interested in the ASUS W3 and W5, it is now available for sale in Taiwan.

    W3V
    -PM1.86/512M/80G/14"
    -DVD-Dual
    -ATI X600 64MB
    around US$1800

    W5A
    -PM1.73/60G/Combo/12"
    around US$1730
     
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    potatobbq Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm going to be in Taiwan for the summer and I was thinking of buying a notebook while I'm there. Do you happen to know how the Asus warranty works? I know when purchased here in the U.S., Asus notebooks have the 2 year global warranty, but I was wondering if the warranty also works the same way if I bought the notebook in Taiwan and took it back to the U.S. Are there any stores/retailers you can recommend over there in Taiwan?
     
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    ToniCipriani Notebook Consultant

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    Before I got my M5Np barebone here in Canada, I was looking at the M5N in Hong Kong. It had 2 year international with it. Although quite a while ago, but I doubt there would be a major difference.

    From what I know, there's no such thing as a "Built on Asus" there. They didn't even do custom configs. So I would assume that all are "Ensemble" laptops, thus 2 year international.

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    Asus M5Np - P-M 1.5GHz 256MB 40GB
    IBM Thinkpad 240Z - C 500MHz 192MB 20GB
     
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