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    The worst part about buying an ASUS...

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by jleyba, Feb 9, 2006.

  1. jleyba

    jleyba Notebook Guru

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    ...is waiting for it to finally arrive!

    Right now, FedEx is my arch nemesis.
     
    jleyba, Feb 9, 2006
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    PROPortable Company Representative

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    ... well try not to kill them upon delivery....
     
    PROPortable, Feb 9, 2006
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    :D :D

    Very true - for any new machine.
     
    bmwrob, Feb 9, 2006
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  4. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Actually...

    Thats wrong.




    The worst thing is knowing(or not knowing) that something else cooler, slimmer, better looking and performs better is coming out within a few months.
     
    coriolis, Feb 9, 2006
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  5. Chirality

    Chirality Notebook Consultant

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    Ignorance is bliss. ;-)
     
    Chirality, Feb 9, 2006
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  6. Cygnus311

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    ...and having no choice but to buy before then.
     
    Cygnus311, Feb 9, 2006
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  7. jleyba

    jleyba Notebook Guru

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    Eh, that is the nature of all things technology - I'm used to that. I got a 6800GT for my desktop a month after it came out (wanted to let the buggy first shippments sell out first). Another month after that it was no longer 'top-of-the-line'. :p
     
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  8. jleyba

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    Oh, and I actually was quite tempted to wait for a W3j, but I really needed a laptop for school and couldn't wait any longer.
     
    jleyba, Feb 9, 2006
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  9. ceiph

    ceiph Notebook Evangelist

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    jleyba were in the same boat, im ordering mine tomorrow and its going to be one hell of a week waiting, i should bribe eddie with some chicago hotdogs to build mine super fast because we all know chicag0 > new york
     
    ceiph, Feb 9, 2006
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  10. bionic

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    hehe I just ordered my new Asus as well. Can't wait for it to come so I can start playing frisbee with this old Gateway!
     
    bionic, Feb 10, 2006
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  11. lmychajluk

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    Word of warning about FedEx - they changed thier residential delivery policies a few months back (the week before I ordered my W3V, actually). They no longer require a signature upon delivery unless specifically requested by the shipper (for an extra charge), so at 9:30am I got an email saying the package was delivered, at which point it sat on my doorstep, in the rain no less, all day until I got home from work.
     
    lmychajluk, Feb 10, 2006
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  12. PROPortable

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    That's correct..... that's one reason we've always paid for the signature options and won't let customers get it delivered without them... it's really for the protection of them and us.... but when you add in the rain, it just makes for more of a reason why we do that.
     
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  13. g1na1011

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    ah!! mine just came, like just now. excited to open it :asus:

    thanks justin, sean, and the whole proportable crew!
     
    g1na1011, Feb 10, 2006
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  14. ceiph

    ceiph Notebook Evangelist

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    im not sure how eddie does it, im assuming normal fed ex, its k though i dont have class till late so im home when all my bros ebay stuff comes in laptop will be no diff
     
    ceiph, Feb 10, 2006
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  15. lgfhehgsjdgd

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    You know what is even worse then this.. waiting for the laptop to come out!

    Gosh..late march is only about a month and a half ( or less) away but its going to seem like forever. Then i'll have to wait for the laptop :rolleyes:

    Yeah I know..I need patience :p
     
    lgfhehgsjdgd, Feb 11, 2006
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  16. Chirality

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    Late march? No noes...I was hoping for early March...
     
    Chirality, Feb 11, 2006
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  17. lgfhehgsjdgd

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    One of the worst things about buying an Asus is telling people you are buying an Asus and the first thing they all say is "A what?" So they think you are buying some off brand of piece of junk...actually maybe it's safer that way. :)
     
    Cygnus311, Feb 11, 2006
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  19. lgfhehgsjdgd

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    Haha yeah..then after u get it all those people would be saying "Woah, that is one nice looking laptop!". Imo, having a lesser known laptop and laptop brand like Asus is a benefit. Its going to be much more unique (not to mention sexier :D ) compared to the huge amount of Dell and Apple laptops you see everywhere.


    But its true..if someone mentions an asus laptop, the other people would say "Wait, dont they make motherboards?" or as Cygnus311 said, "A what?" :p

    Woohoo another benefit from :asus:
     
    lgfhehgsjdgd, Feb 11, 2006
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  20. Cygnus311

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    Actually, I usually hear, "A what? You mean an ACER?" :rolleyes:
     
    Cygnus311, Feb 11, 2006
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    Heh...yeah, I got a lot of that from my family when I said I was buying an ASUS. They didn't even really seem to grasp the whole ODM concept either.
     
    jleyba, Feb 11, 2006
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    I normaly get what ACER as well.
     
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    I hope they ate their words and you made them feel like crap.... honestly, I love to hear that and I love to hear the reaction as well...
     
    PROPortable, Feb 11, 2006
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    everyone has asked me what laptop i bought when i tell them asus they just get a blank stare, im like you know the 10 or so desktops ive built in last few years? all asus mobos i love the company, and than they kinda get an oh!. but yes the asus is unique thats why i got it. everyone on campus has the dell, hp, toshiba. my z70va looks nothing like any of them

    also worst thing about buying an asus is buying on a friday... u have a whole weekend where you know you dont have your laptop and its not doing anything either......
     
    ceiph, Feb 12, 2006
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  25. pyro_dragun

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    Hehe, I'm the only one that I know that has an ASUS laptop on campus. It's the z71v though, so it looks pretty plain.
     
    pyro_dragun, Feb 12, 2006
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