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    Great Tower of ASUS - A few pics of size comparisons

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by coriolis, Oct 14, 2005.

  1. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Hey all. There has always been alot of questions regarding of sizes - if 15.4" was indeed 'too' big, or if xxxx was that much more portable then xxx.

    So, Since I was at CanadaSys today, I was checking out the ASUS w2v and z83v, the new 17" by ASUS. And dang, were they slim for 17"! I had saw the Toshiba Quosmio 30~ mins ago at a local Future Shop, and two w2v's stacked on top of each other would of been still slimmer then the Quosmio! Or not - it just seemed that way! ^.^

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    The w2v and z83v, repectively, compared to a regular AA Duracel battery. Notice how slim it is, the w2v, if anything, it was slimmer then my z70va! The weight of it was just terrifying! I picked it up and, I swear, it was lighter then my z70va! I expected it to be heavy but it wasn't even! I have to give my congratulations to ASUS engineers and proud w2v owners, the w2v is an AWESOME machine....

    Hmm, I got off topic there for a second....But the picture of the comnparion will help you along the way.

    On with my story..




    So, when I was looking around, checking out the LapCool 3, I asked the owner(Danny) if I could look at the ASUS laptops that were on showcase, and he said sure..

    And, lo and behold, the Great Tower of ASUS!:

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    The front's of a couple ASUS laptops (Larger View)

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    The left side of a couple ASUS laptops (Larger View)

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    The right side of a couple ASUS laptops (Larger View)

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    The backs of a couple ASUS laptops (Larger View)

    For thos who aren't sure what's what, from top to bottom:

    ASUS z33a
    ASUS w5a
    ASUS w3v
    ASUS z70va
    ASUS w2v
    ASUS z83v

    Enjoy!
     
    coriolis, Oct 14, 2005
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  2. MilestonePC.com

    MilestonePC.com Company Representative

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    Hi, Coriolis, the 3rd one is W3V
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    MilestonePC.com, Oct 14, 2005
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  3. PROPortable

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    I'd get a serial number on that Z83v on the bottom because I certainly wouldn't want to be the customer getting a laptop that had 27 pounds sitting on top of it like that..... great idea for a photo, but there are better ways of doing that.
     
    PROPortable, Oct 14, 2005
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  4. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    LOL!

    I was wary of that too, but I checked the screen any everything, nothing was wrong.

    Go durability test? ;)
     
    coriolis, Oct 15, 2005
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  5. AuroraS

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    I absolutely love the hinge design on the W1/W1/V6 ... it's so sweet.
     
    AuroraS, Oct 15, 2005
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  6. zero55

    zero55 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I didn't realize that the Z83V was that big!!. Wow, I'd imagine that its just as heavy as it looks too.
     
    zero55, Oct 15, 2005
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  7. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Yea, but with a price tag of $2000 CDN, or $1750~ USD, it's a great deal.
     
    coriolis, Oct 15, 2005
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  8. PROPortable

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    Oh yeah.... it totally dwarfs the W2 (which is a great thing for the W2).
     
    PROPortable, Oct 15, 2005
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