NX90 Shipping yet in USA?

I have a NX90Jq on pre-order from EXcaliberPC.com with no firm shipping date as of yet and was wondering if anybody else had received theirs or knows when Asus is officially releasing this product.

 

I ordered this laptop a month ago and still haven't received anything about shipping date. I'm also wondering if NX90 will comes with a i7-740QM CPU & maybe a Nvidia 400 series GPU.

 

Gentech PC told me the ETA of this model is at the end of October.

 

Last I saw its around the 20th-ish to release.

 

By the way there's a model called N43JM which has a newer DX11 GT 435m GPU. Hopefully Asus will release a similar model to it.

 

Today update: It's in stock in J&R and ships free in3-5 bus days. Others to follow, I guess...

 

Nice. Hopefully the other N series laptops will be released soon...

 

The NX90JQ-A2's came in about 2 weeks back in short supply.

 

Can anyone recommend a backpack or a case for NX90?

 

Justin, we are eager for a video review… something that shows the NX90 actually exists!!!
Also, can I ask something (actually 2 things)? 1) Should we expecting the brushed aluminum model any time in the future (as opposed to the polished aluminum)?, and 2) I saw at xotic that you are offering a Bluray-RW as an upgrade. Is this slot in as the stock drive, and flush with the case? (I am concerned whether this will alter the cosmetic appearance of the laptop).

Backpack or luggage?
Are you thinking about carrying it around? Or just for once every blue moon?

 

Asus why do you put a GT 335m on this laptop, I mean come on...with that price...at least give me something decent like GT 445m or even better, GTX 460m...oh and by the way if it comes with a newer model they should add intel sandy bridge as an option too. I can't wait to see this change in the future...

 

Why would you care so much about sandy bridge in such a laptop? Or in any other laptop with a mid-range and above discrete GPU, for that matter? I think SB will be great for ultraportables only.

 

I found a review of NX90. Asus NX90 - DigitalVersus

Good: Build quality, B & O audio .
Bad: No backlit keyboard (what?), Battery life (waiting for sandy bridge...), Screen (totally sucks, plz fix this next time)

 

A also found some videos…

A little bit of unboxing with some cheesy music: YouTube - asus nx90 bang & olufsen ICEpower unboxing

And another video that, depending on your linguistic abilities, you probably would prefer it had cheesy music as well!!
YouTube - Asus NX90

Man, it is shiny!

 

Here is a link to our video review:

YouTube - ASUS NX90JQ-A2 Video Review by XOTIC PC

 

Thank you very much!

 

I just saw the NX90 at Frys and though it is pretty it looks kinda garish with it's aluminum cover and the width of it also make sit kinda look well..ridiculous

Cannot compare to Alienware laptops , though admittedly I am a fanboy of theirs

Maybe my wife would like it, I mean it makes a great mirror

 

I like it for a multimedia pc, however it definitely needs brushed aluminum instead of polished, a single horizontal touchpad instead of two vertical ones, and a num pad...

 

for me.

put the speaker where the trackpads are.
trackpad center of the palmrest.
brushed aluminum.

 

A really nice review. Now with that price if you could get me a better graphic card and a RGB screen NOT A TN SCREEN, it would become perfect!!

 

Sl0519 -I agree with you completely. When I made the review I made sure to let my thoughts come through I also thought that the machine would come with maybe a GTS360M at least if not something in the mid level of the 400 series a 445 maybe? As it sits it is a pretty cool multi-media machine that is capable of running games at mid settings. Its availability on the other hand is a whole other matter!

Also on the screen I was pretty confused about its quality as well. I mean dont get me wrong it is not terrible, but I just expected it to be a much better for its price point.

 

Yeah. We should make this into a suggestion list and report it to Asus so they could make some changes in the future. Come on I really want to buy this laptop...hopefully they'll do something...

 

Please do compile your feedback and we would be happy to forward it onto the appropriate contacts @ ASUS.

 

Thanks. I'll start out a list
1. I'll just wait till it comes with sandy bridge... I assume that i7 produce a lot of heat, therefore is the reason why they put a mid-lower range GPU in this model. Please at least give i7 Sandy Bridge + GT 445m for next update.

2. CMO1807 TN screen...very disappointed...
black level: 0.6 cd/m² >_<
brightness: 170 cd/m² >_<
contrast ratio: 200:1 >_<
(approximate)

3. For such a high end laptop, no backlit keyboard??

 

3 is not that important to me, but I have no objection either.

4) single horizontal touchpad

5) num pad

6) brushed aluminum (polished- are we kidding????)

7) BR-RW drive

 

Thanks. Update the list!

In summary, next model should...

1. give at least i7 sandy bridge + GT 445m (or above)

2. screen quality needs to be much better (RGB screen highly recommended)

3. backlit keyboard recommended

* 4. single horizontal touchpad?

* 5. number pad?

6. brushed aluminum (should offer customization next time between brushed & polished)

7. BR-RW drive (as an option)

* 4 & 5: The design probably won't change, just so you know.

 

Anyone else wants to add??

 

well, i am all in if i see these things...

if 4+5 is a problem, drop one touchpad and include a numpad in its place instead! that works too!

 

but it looks wierd...I don't think they'll do that
Anyway I found something interesting http://forum.notebookreview.com/asu...-lists-new-cards-gtx-580-gts-455-gt-555m.html

Asus, consider this...gt 555m

 

Amazon is now in stock

NX90JQ-A1 $2,533.26
Overpriced!

Amazon.com: ASUS NX90JQ-A1 18.4-Inch Versatile Entertainment Laptop (Silver Aluminum): Computer & Accessories: Reviews, Prices & more

Anyway...still no news from GentechPC & XoticPC. Why taking so long? Isn't the ETA by the end of October?
Also any comfirmation of another new model that comes with Sandy Bridge?

Thanks.

 

Unfortunately still no info on the next shipment. The last shipment was very small and we were one of the few sellers that received them. We will be checking on status again early next week.

 

uh...it's taking too long. What exactly is going on? I rather wait for the Sandy Bridge.

 

GentechPC is in stock.
Asus NX90JQ-B2 18.4" FHD/i7-740QM/NV GT 335M 1GB GDDR3/4GB DDR3/1TB 7200/TV Tuner/BD/ In Stock: GenTech PC Store

I notice the change of CPU. What happen if some people have already ordered the A2 version?

Still, any comfirmation of Sandy Bridge CPU in the future?

 

The B2 arrived today @ ASUS and the B1 is expected in the next week . No confirmation on Sandy Bridge yet...Sorry. If you ordered the A2 you will get the B2 as a Free upgrade. (Same price and all)

 

well, the only difference between the A1 and B1 is just the 720qm to the 740qm, right?

 

Exactly right.

 

Looks like the Sandy Bridge version will be out soon.

Aquila Technology : NX90S-YZ008V - Asus NX90S-YZ008V 18.4 FHD LED Intel® i7 2630QM 640GB 5400rpm * 2 DDR3 1333 4G * 2 TBA 1G DDR3 Win7 Home Premium 64Bit 2 Year

Product details for Asus NX90S-YZ008V

I also notice the price was actually down a little compare to the current NX90JQ.