Has anybody had any experience with a B50A-B2?

I am in the market for a laptop for school, home and light multimedia (Watching dvds) use. I want something a little more durable with a bit better battery life, so i thought I would look at some Business oriented laptops, and discovered this:

http://www.amazon.com/B50A-B2-15-4-Inch-Processor-Business-Downgrade/dp/B001K7HYRY

http://www.lucomputers.com/product_parts_detail.asp?pro_class=86&id=10846&parent_id=86

15.4" Optional docking station, spill-proof LED lighting kb...
CPU : Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4GHz
LCD Size & Resolution : 15.4" WXGA+ (1440 x 900)
MB Chipset : Intel GM45 + ICH9M
Optical Drive : 8x DVD-RW Super Multi Dual Layer
Memory : 3GB DDR2 800MHz (1GB+2GB) up to 4GB
VGA Card : UMA
Hard Drive : 250G 5400RPM SATA
WLAN/ TPM : 802.11A/G/N, TPM
LAN/Fax Modem : 10/100/1000
Battery/Run Time : 8 cell
Interface : 4xUSB/1x1394/1xHDMI/1xeSATA
Bluetooth/Finger Print : Yes/Yes
Card Reader/PCMCIA : 8-in-1/ Express Card
Color/Weight/WxDxH : Black/5.9lbs/14.2" x 10.3" x 0.9" - 1.4"
Warranty : 2 Yr Global/3rd yr local/30days ZBD/ 1 Yr Accidental Damage
Operating System : Vista Business + XPP downgrade CD
Carry bag& mouse : Carry Bag/ Optical Mouse
Camera : 1.3M swivel
Software : MS Office Ready (60 Day Trial)

Are the Asus business laptops any good?
Have any of you had any experience with it?

Thanks for anything you can tell me!

 

Although the Asus B50 series is geared towards the business market, it never really gained momentum. Because of the lack in popularity, it's also difficult to find a review of this particular notebook, so comments regarding build quality, durability, and battery life is pretty much non-existent. The popular business-class notebooks are still pretty much dominated by the Lenovo T series, Dell Latitude series and the HP Elitebook series.

 

Thanks for the reply!

Its a shame that it never gained momentum, because at least on paper it looks like a solid notebook.

I was also looking at the F80Q-A1, but havent found much on that in my research either. Has anybody had any experience with that?