Help! Asus naming convention

I could certainly use some help from the more experienced ASUS owners here.

Only a couple things are clear to me regarding Asus' naming convention.

1) They have no understanding of the English language

2) They're in love with meaningless numbers.

They have the B, F, G, N, U, etc series and at least one digit has to do with the screen size, but there's no clear way to identify which features are associated with which series. Their site provides no help understanding the characteristics and at least 1/3 of the links don't work..

On another note, is there a way to extend the warranty on one, or is it limited to what you get when you buy it?

It's a little frustrating to say the least.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

 

Check this here, it will explain a lot of things: http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus/555093-asus-notebook-brand-models-explained.html.

Models that start with S after the number have sandy bridge cpus like the G73 SW.

Some resellers offer extended warranties, but if you're in the US or Canada you get two years warranty standard with an asus laptop except the eee netbooks.

 

Thanks for the link. I know I'm not the only one that has trouble with those guys.

I'm in the US so there's a 2 year warranty (except at BestBuy which seems to strip a year away so they can sell it back to you for more money), but I'd like to get at least a 3 year plan. I don't know how reliable Asus is right now, but I'm pretty sure something is going to break in a 3 year period and I don't want to throw the thing away in 2 years and 2 months. These things are too expensive for me..

I'm typing on an old Dell right now that just keeps going and I love it (I actually have a couple and they're almost bullet proof). I know no one makes anything that has the same quality as they did a few years ago, but it would be nice to get over 3 years (or 4) before it's ready for the recycle bin.

 

If you pay by credit card you might consider Amex platinum. It automatically extends the warranty on the laptop from 2 to 3 years. The use of the card is free for the first year but $50 per annum after that. I figured it was worth it considering the other benefits it brings. Perhaps there are other charge cards that offer this.

Even though Asus has one of the best records for workmanship, you're right that overall quality levels have dropped in recent years. 3 year warranties used to be the norm in the business but now the standard is 1. Unless an owner is planning to upgrade in a couple of years, I think it's a wise choice to go for at least 3.

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