The N20.. WHY?

It's WAY too large and heavy for it's 12" screen size. People say it's actual screen size is 11.5" too.

My Fujitsu s6510 14" weighs in at 4lbs; 3.7 lbs with Optical Drive removed.

The N20 weighs 4.07lb.

The Fujitsu s6510 is app ½" more (12.4 vs 11.9 W; 9.3 vs 8.86 D) in width and depth but Has 40% MORE screen area.

Price of the now used or Refurb (on ebay) is actually Cheaper than this N20, largest of the 12's".

Dell's 12" E4200 weighs 2.4 lbs and is an Inch+ Less in width than the N20.

What a poorly engineered product for size and weight vs screen Real Estate.

a 'mini' thats a 'midi' in size and weight.

Will probably get the Dell e4200 or Fujitsu P8020 at just over half the weight and a smaller profile.
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That was the reasoning that kept me away from the G50vt series. It wouldn't fit in a 15" bag and weighed almost as much as a GT725. I decided if I was going to carry around the weight in a bigger bag, I may as well get a bigger screen out of it.

However, Asus laptops are generally VERY sturdy, and I know the extra size of the G50 houses a second HDD bay, so there is some positive side too.

 

While it is certainly heavy, there is still the benefit that it is still not quite the massive size of a 17 incher.

 

ASUS laptops generally have similar sizes of an upper size model.

Previously I had a Z70V which was an 15.4". However it was almost equivalent to 17" models of other brands.

Now I have a F8Va (an 14.1" model) which has equivalent size to 15.4" models of other brands (for example Sony Vaio).


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Like ANY notebook, the N20 has it's pros and cons. You can get the Dell E4200, but it won't come as feature-rich as the Asus N20 nor at an attractive price point. Also, the E4200 is geared towards business use, and not quite the fair comparison compared to the N20. If anything the E4200 should be compared to the Asus U6 series.