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    Is there another Asus model that is 15" but exactly like U36SD-A1

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by nexus14, Sep 22, 2011.

  1. nexus14

    nexus14 Notebook Consultant

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    I need to recommend a laptop for my teeny bopper cousin (12-13 years old).

    From our AIM chat, her priorities are:
    She later reveals to me that looks are actually very important and after some laptop browsing on Amazon, she is insistent on getting a Asus brand.

    She also plays Minecraft and Team Fortress.

    I thought I had found the perfect laptop for her (the U36SD!) but she later told me that it MUST HAVE A NUMBERPAD.


    So does ASUS make a 15" version of the U36SD??
     
    nexus14, Sep 22, 2011
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  2. Support.3@XOTIC PC

    Support.3@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    Asus doens't have a 15.6" U series at this time. The previous U series models they had them in 13.3, 14.1, and 15.6" but they havent released a 15.6" with these newer ones.
    If she needs a keypad you can possibly purchase a usb one.
    The closest model to the U series with the specs you're looking for is the N55SF models. It's not quite as thin but still well under your 10lb goal it also doenst get as good of battery life as the U series but its still worth a look.
     
    Support.3@XOTIC PC, Sep 23, 2011
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  3. jeremyshaw

    jeremyshaw Big time Idiot

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    If not ASUS, there is a recently launched (I dunno when it will get here) Sony SE 15", with all that (numpad, slim). Just no ASUS logo.
     
    jeremyshaw, Sep 24, 2011
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  4. Benchmade 42

    Benchmade 42 Titanium

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    Asus U56E

    Best Buy sells it.
     
    Benchmade 42, Sep 24, 2011
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  5. prepseb

    prepseb Notebook Evangelist

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    10lb or less!

    I hope so! For me, 5lb is a heavy laptop.
     
    prepseb, Sep 24, 2011
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