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    U38n now available in USA Touch-screen 1080p laptop for $799

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by mohammadbawany, May 2, 2013.

  1. mohammadbawany

    mohammadbawany Notebook Consultant

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    mohammadbawany, May 2, 2013
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    davidricardo86 Notebook Deity

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    Bout time! Took them long enough. Hopefully this first batch isn't peone to defects like a lot of other u38ns have.

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    davidricardo86, May 2, 2013
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  3. lovelaptops

    lovelaptops MY FRIENDS CALL ME JEFF!

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    There goes good old Asus again: tantalizing us with a market-busting offering and taking away most of the appeal with quality problems. Asus still carries respect for their gaming rigs and some excellent components, eg, motherboards, but is fast developing a loser rep for quality problems - exacerbated in some markets with terrible customer support.

    I'm rooting for them to get this remedied, but once a rep like this is earned, it is very hard to shake it off.
     
    lovelaptops, May 5, 2013
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    artenais Newbie

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    @At anyone with U38N usa ( A8 )

    Can you kindly test League of Legends FPS at 1366x768 ?
     
    artenais, May 7, 2013
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    brucethemoose Notebook Guru

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    Wait, they actually released it here? Now? Wow... it's almost insulting.

    Seems a little pricey for the A8 version too, as it has some major throttling issues from what I hear.

    FYI, they STILL don't have the A10/128gb version for sale anywhere I've seen, and with superior laptops like this hovering around $999, haswell's imminent release, and Kaveri/kabini on the horizon, the U38N is basically obsolete.


    EDIT: Sorry, I think I'm just frustrated with Asus right now. My Asus motherboard has been misbehaving, and I was pretty pissed when they delayed the U38N like... a year ago.
     
    brucethemoose, May 9, 2013
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