Looking for an Asus Laptop

What I'm looking for. It's a notebook around the price of 1000-1900$ around the size of the Ultraportable ( 12" or less ) and Thin and Light (13" - 14") notebook but I would rather stay away from the 14" because it's rather big. I live in Canada and I would like an Asus notebook. The notebook will serve me in design softwares, such as Adobe Creative Suit 3, presentations, Powerpoint, Flash, etc, and other usual internet surfing. It is not a desktop replacement, it's a notebook to ease my daily life between home and school. I'll be taking this notebook about everywhere: school, home, trips,etc. I do not plan to play games on it. The battery life has to be enough. About 2-3hours is enough since I can easily find an electric plug to recharge it. I dont mind buying the notebook from the internet and I would prefer Window Xp but that doesn't really matter when i can reinstall another OS on it.

I would prefer to have a widescreen to fit as much stuff as possible on it but not that important. Glossy or not, doesn't really matter. As long as I can see what I have on screen clearly, it's good. One thing I hope, is to have a stylish notebook. It just make me happy ^^. This laptop should last me for at least 3 years. Until I finish this program and continu on.

The HDD doesn't have to be gigantic. 100GB is more than enough for me but the more the better. The real important issue is that it stays quiet and fast. Plus, YES, I need optical drive. The best if possible and stays QUIET.

Mainly, I need a notebook that is stylish, quiet, light, small and powerful.

If possible, follows the chinese way. Cheap, Good and great! xD

 

Asus U6S http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/ASUS_U6S_Ultraportable_Notebook/

Asus U6E http://business2-cnet.com.com/laptops/asus-u6e-a1-core/4507-3121_7-32817702.html?tag=sub

Asus U6SG http://www.pcmarket.com.au/12015_ASUS_U6SG-2P007G_Intel_Core_2_Duo_T8300_24GHz_Dual_.php

Out of the three, the u6sg is the fastest. it has a penryn cpu plus a dedicated nvidia gpu, you'll have no problems running adobe photoshop with this.

 

The U6 series are really nice systems, however, you may want to consider something in the 14"-15" range since you'll be working with photoshop (unless you're planning to use an external monitor or screen real-estate isn't important to you). Try the F8Sn-C1 or M50Sv-A1. Both of these come with a stronger CPU and would work better with photoshop than the U6.

 

Thank you for the suggestions but I forgot to mention a few problems.

I used to have a G1s-A1 but I sold it to someone because of it's size and weight. It was basically too big and too heavy. As I need to carry it around school and around my classroom very often. When I looked at the suggested notebooks, I was suprised by what the price offers but the size and weight was a big towards the heavy level.

Talking about the U6. What are the difference between EP and SG? I know one has a bit better CPU and another has a Graphic card. However, is the difference big? I like the white's appearance but I prefer the black's performance...

 

One out'a three is the best you can do.

One thing is for sure , Asus has a LOT of models for you to choose from. We were just talking about maybe too many !

You really should have a look at:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=122632

Have a look at two or three of the retailers who post here:

http://www.excaliberpc.com/parts-brand-Asus.html

http://1toppc.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=asusnb

http://www.btotech.com

 

if you're using your notebook for powerpoint presentations, spreadsheet, etc, the U6EP will do just fine, but if you're using it for graphical applications (adobe creative suit), then you should get the U6SG instead. the U6EP may have a more powerful processor(C2D T9300, correct me if i'm wrong), but it's graphics card is integrated, meaning it'll have a hard time rendering graphics.

depending on the user, there will be a big difference between a laptop that has an INTEGRATED graphics card and one that has a DEDICATED graphics card. in your case, you really need a laptop that has a dedicated graphics card, which is the U6SG. the only downside to having a dedicated graphics card is you'll have a shorter battery runtime.

you should also take a look at asus' f8 series notebooks, preferably the asus f8sn. it's a 14" notebook and should have no problems running graphical applications

 

Yes, but the F8 is close to a 15.4 incher in weight which probably puts it out of the OP's preference range.

You could also go to ASUS.com, and select to view notebooks "by screen size", select a few that you like most, and look for reviews. (e.g. in the main reviews directory here; and in the ASUS Info Booth)

You could look for instance at alternative U options like the U3 (bigger, 13.3"). There is also the 13.3 alternative W7S(g). Both around 2kg, and with larger screen.