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    Thinnest, lightest 15-16 Asus

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by salair, Apr 1, 2009.

  1. salair

    salair Notebook Enthusiast

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    I decided to purchase an asus. I'm looking for the thinnest, lightest 14-15-16 inch Asus laptop with a slot load dvd(not mandatory). I can wait a month or two. Any suggestion would be appreciated
     
    salair, Apr 1, 2009
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    Have you looked at the ASUS web site to see if they have said laptop?
     
    kanehi, Apr 1, 2009
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  3. salair

    salair Notebook Enthusiast

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    No I didn't. But I'm guessing even if I do. I won't know what to look for. I not very computer literate. Does Asus carry such computer? From the threads I read they computer are a bit bulky for the size.
     
    salair, Apr 1, 2009
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    Geared2play.com Company Representative

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    Asus kind of left the thin and light market for the powerful and cheap market. they no longer have any 14" or higher thin and light notebooks. if you want thin and light they still make plenty in the 12" and under size
     
    Geared2play.com, Apr 1, 2009
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    lol ye back in the day. even by todays standards the v6 would still be ultra thin with only the mac book air as a rival (brilliant design)
     
    Geared2play.com, Apr 1, 2009
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    BY FAR that would be the new Asus UX its quite a looker and is pretty thin.
     
    Red_Dragon, Apr 1, 2009
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    Instead of light they went for 'whatever with plastic', but cheap and powerful.
     
    nomanland, Apr 2, 2009
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  9. salair

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    when will this note book be in the us market?
     
    salair, Apr 18, 2009
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    im not too sure if i had to "estimate" i would say either late may or june.
     
    Red_Dragon, Apr 18, 2009
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    Yeah, the UX50 would do the trick.
     
    plasma., Apr 18, 2009
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