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    Gentech

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by hamshu, Jul 17, 2006.

  1. hamshu

    hamshu Notebook Guru

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    Hey, I was wondering if their is any place that will ship the S96J right now? I am thinking of purchasing at Gentech, but they say Pre-Order, ETA end of July. Do they have any in stock?
    Thanks for all the replies.
    -Ham
     
    hamshu, Jul 17, 2006
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  2. ClearSkies

    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    From other posts here in the forum - there's a global shortage of S96 units.... nobody has them in NA until the next ship arrives from Taiwan, which is supposed to be late July.
     
    ClearSkies, Jul 17, 2006
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  3. Donald@Paladin44

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    ClearSkies has hit it on the head.

    No one has them now, but the new shipment will be in either later this week or early next week. Even as we speak, this shipment is virtually sold out, so if you want to get yours from this next shipment I strongly recommend getting your order in right away.

    All dealers will be getting them at essentially the same time, although the West Coast dealers will get them first simply because of shipping time.
     
    Donald@Paladin44, Jul 17, 2006
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    Rodenthunter56x Notebook Geek

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    I think Cyberpowerpc has them. I email Ken(Guy at Gentech) he said he should be getting more next week.
     
    Rodenthunter56x, Jul 18, 2006
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    Bhatman Notebook Evangelist

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    Paladin; if its possible, do you know how many units will be shipped out all together from ASUS or is that confidential?
     
    Bhatman, Jul 18, 2006
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    Geared2play.com Company Representative

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    z96j is out................
     
    Geared2play.com, Jul 18, 2006
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  7. Darrick

    Darrick Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Yeah.. I was gonna say... if you can take a hit here and there (maybe reduce HD size by 20 GB or so and less RAM for now)... the Z96J is a really good deal with WSXGA+ and BT...
     
    Darrick, Jul 18, 2006
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  8. KenshinX

    KenshinX Notebook Guru

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    I ordered my z96j from gentech last night :)

    1619$ shipped:

    Asus Z96J Core Duo Barebone 15.4 Inch WSXGA/ATI X1600 256MB/Built-in Camera/Bluetooth
    CPU: Intel® Yonah Core-Duo T2500 2.0GHz
    RAM: Corsair 1GB DDR-2 667 SODIMM (1X1024)
    HD: Seagate Momentus 100GB 7200rpm S-ATA
    Internal Wireless Card: Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945 Tri-mode 802.11a/b/g
    Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
    Optical Drive: 8 x DVD-RW Dual Layer Super Multi
    3 yr warranty

    + free carrying bag..

    not a bad deal, and should be here mid next week :)
    (CA to IL takes a few days by ground)
     
    KenshinX, Jul 18, 2006
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    Be sure to check their ResellerRatings.com customer comments
     
    Donald@Paladin44, Jul 18, 2006
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    ASUS is bringing in several hundred pieces of the Z96Js. It is their "flagship" of the Built on ASUS line and we expect to have a steady supply.
     
    Donald@Paladin44, Jul 18, 2006
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