Thanks All. I finally bought it!

After joining this forum about 2 weeks ago not knowing what laptop I want and posting thread after thread looking and learning about what I want, I found the one. And bought it!

I am the new owner (as soon as it comes in) of the Asus F8SN-B1.

Processor Intel T8100 2.1ghz 3mb cache 800FSB Penryn
Memory 3gb (1gb+2gb) DDR2 667mhz
Hard Drive 250gb 5400rpm SATA 8mb Cache
Video Graphics NVIDIA® GeForce® 9500M GS512MB
Display 14" WXGA (1280x800) Glare
Optical Drive 8x Super-Multi DVDRW Dual layer
Operating System windows vista home premium
Other Options: Asus messenger bag included, Internal Bluetooth 2.0 included, Asus mouse included
Camera 1.3M Megabyte Pixels swivel
Chipset Mobile Intel® 965 PM Express Chipset + ICH8M
Card Reader 5-in-1 (MMC, SD, MS/MS-Pro, XD)

This laptop was everything I was looking for and a lot more.
I would just like to thank all those who pointed me to it and showed me where to buy it.



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I bought it from BTO Tech because they had the best deal out of the 4 re-sellers on the Asus info thread. Although the price was right, I received very poor service from them through AIM. But, I still bought it because the online service on the website was pretty good.

I will try my best to stay active on this forum and try to post a review of this product as soon as I get rid of Vista and install XP on it running.

Once again,

Thank you all

 

congratulations!

my friend has an ASUS and i admire its built. real sturdy.

 

Care to be more specific?

 

Eddie was probably intoxicated.....

 

Well good deal. I bought the same notebook almost a month ago. Its been on 24/7 & I haven't hardly touched my desktop since ! I did buy a Zalmon cooler because I was a little concerned with heat with it being on all the time but it turns out I did not need it although I still use it. I have a USB keyboard & a external LCD hooked to it. I also added 4gb of G.Skill & it made a definite improvement in speed. That & removing some bloat is all I've done. I bought mine via ExcaliberPC & I could not be more happy.

Good Luck.

 

Well whoever it was, they took an hour to answer my questions on AIM. They also gave me 1-2 word answers and then all the sudden stopped talking to me even though I kept seeking help. I was going to post the conversation on here but decided they probably arnt that rude to everyone and I didnt want to ruin their rep here.

However an hour before that I spoke with them online through their online chat service and whoever that was they were very helpful.

Either way the price was good and $50 less than the other 3 websites (or $30 less after $20 shipping.) I cant wait till the notebook gets here!

 

You probably got Eddie both times, he pretty much does all the contacts. He's a busy guy, and isn't always tied intimately to his IM software so you shouldn't slight him for not jumping immediately on an IM; his replies are generally succinct and to the point (fatally so, sometimes ), and if you come across as simply seeking info as opposed to trying to close a sale *any* retailer is going to move on to other things because in a reseller's world time is money and the profit margin in notebooks is too slim to waste it.

Rest assured, Eddie is fabulous when you need him if there is a problem. Enjoy your new toy .

[The above comments are pulled from my experience reading Eddie's posts around here for nearly 3 years, and personal experience in purchasing from him]

 

Welcome to the club!

 

Welcome and enjoy. As soon as my baby arrives this week Ill do my best to be as active as well!