Has ASUS discontinued the V6 and/or SXGA+?

My V6Va is exactly what I want and need now and probably for quite a while, but SXGA+ will probably be what I want on my next notebook.

I understand that the next Lamborghini will not be SXGA+.

 

They are still making other models with SXGA+ (or as close as it gets). Asus is following the very popular trend of widescreen notebooks. The V1jp is a 15.4" widescreen, with a resolution of WSXGA+, the widescreen version of that screen. Also, on some other sizes of screens, like 14", a different resolution can actually look the same as your screen.

As for the V6 being discontinued - Asus will probably not offer another "refresh" of it, but they will still offer updates as needed. Asus still offers updates for some notebooks that are 5 and 6 years old.

 

The widescreen trend has nothing to do with movies........ Well, let's just say it's not a trend, because it's not going anywhere.... the proportions of a widescreen are designed for a medical purpose...... they're actually easier on the eyes! When you're staring at the center of the screen, you see much more to the left and right than you do up and down. So, movies were developed this way for that reason, computers just follow suit.

As for Asus making regular ratio screens in the future, the V6 / Lambo Vx1 based on the V6 should be the last... With widescreens going from 7 to 17" and basically even inch inbtween, there is something for everyone. The new V1 and V2 which are classified as "business machines" are both widescreen... The business community was the last strong hold for regular ratio screens..... so I don't see a point in Asus making systems regular ratio anymore, and as the aging designs grow older, they'll stop being used (V6 is two years old)..... and they won't put the money into new regular ratio designs that the won't be able to sell on a high level.

 

Thanks, CalebSchmerge and Justin.

Justin answered what I was getting at. I am aware of WSXGA+.

I want SXGA+ because it is the best resolution with an astrology program I use, Solar Fire.

 

Well, see it's not about "resolution", because pixesl per square inch can be replicated on regular ratio or widescreen similarly... What you're saying is that this program you're using seems to some how be set up for simply regular ratio displays? It doesn't sound right, but I could be wrong...... What about it doesn't allow it to work with a widescreen set up? The worst thing that can happen is that it only wants to open it up a certain width of the screen... but that's not so much an issue that would be dedicated to the program......

I could certainly help you test out this theory if you'd like...

 

the V6 is still available in certain stores if you look around....I think chiefvalue had it, and one more store....could be newegg.... and one of them is selling it for about $1500 if i remember right.

Things for you to consider:
1. Older chipset
2. Older Chip (Centrino M.. still a great chip line though!)

Its a bit pricey considering you could get something very close to it in res (1440 *900) and much better specs with the latest (as of today) chipset and processor at a lower price with the A8jp or A8js.

Search newegg for specs on both. I looked at the V6a briefy myself, but was disappointed that it was an okder gen of machine, and going forward thats not what i want.

 

I'm not saying it isn't still available...... all of the places you mention are "drop ship" companies that first, really don't have a clue what's going on, but second, will sell anything they can sell. The V6j has effectivelly be EOL since early October... yes Asus had some left over stock, but not price will get someone to buy a 32bit Core Duo at this point

The thing about a 15" regular ratio screen that was nice is that it was the width of a 14" widescreen, but gave you 1" of extra height (for office programs - which is great for a lot of people).

 

Thanks for your concern and your helpfulness!

A few years back, I optimized my setup, to allow me to set the window on full-screen to show my information-and-graphics-packed favorite screen that I designed (taking the full resolution of the SXGA+ to show all the information clearly), to which I matched an 8 1/2 x 11 printout page I designed with all the same information and graphics. If I were to get WSXGA+ and set the window on full-screen, the program would laterally space the information/graphics objects further apart, making for a goofy visual effect. If with SXGA+ I were to use a user-sized window, it would work for a while, but the program sometimes, unpredicatably so, opens with the program's default window size instead of the user's chosen window size -- and setting the window size back to what I want is a tedious process, a process particularly unacceptable to perform during a lecture while using my SXGA+ projector!

I just solved the problem for a few years more by buying a backup V6Va at Newegg's final price for it, $988.99!

By the way, Justin, you were 100% correct about me not needing to put a screen protector over the V6Va's glare-type screen to decrease the reflection.

 

Grats on the V6va haha

 

Son of a...i was looking to pick one up on the side when they dropped the price a bit more..upon checking newegg right now..of course the damn things gone -_-

 

Yeah. I feel your pain, and I am not being sarcastic. Just before I placed my order on Friday the thirteenth, Newegg showed two left, and the next day it showed none.

 

I was watching that price and I had a Newegg automated service notify me as soon as it dropped below $1200 or something like that. $988 was tempting but I decided it was just too much money for old technology. They had about 17 left and when the price dropped they went in about 2 weeks.

 

Um the notebooks on the market with sxga standard ratio are panasonic y5 thinkpad t60 and the v6j is still available.

 

The LG M1 as well.