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    Upcoming ASUS Budget Notebook (A6U)

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by RobotMule, May 2, 2005.

  1. RobotMule

    RobotMule Notebook Guru

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    I came acress this, if anyone is interested in an Asus notebook around $999.

    http://laptoplogic.com/news/05/02/2005/215/0/
     
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  2. PROPortable

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    Asus was thinking about putting out the A6 as a ensemble model.... however they asked most of their dealers and I think everyone came to the agreement that the A6 would be better as a barebone, because it takes away from the quality and performance and materials that is used on the rest of the line.

    I don't know if they are going to go through with it anyway.... but either way, a model like that is going to be offered in one way or another... most likely on the barebone side.

    Thanks,
    Justin
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  3. dlogic

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    That's weird, A6U (A6U-5001H) is already on sale in Europe and they are just announcing it now. I don't get it.
     
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  4. Underpantman

    Underpantman Notebook Virtuoso

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    Here are the specs from the ASUS website for the A6U.
    Weird thats its already onsale in europe, that digi times report was from today...and that the first I had heard of this model.
    a :)

    15.1" XGA & 15.4 WXGA+
    Microsoft® Windows® XP
    • Home
    • Professional
    AMD Mobile Turion™ 64 Mobile Technology / Mobile AMD Sempron™ Processor
    40/60/80
    DDR333, up to 1G
    802.11b/g
    4 x USB, 1x web-camera, 1x TV-Out, 1 x Card-Reader, 1x SPDIF
    354 x 284 x 35.2mm , 2.7 -2.85Kg (4-Cell/8-Cell)
    [​IMG]


    ASUS M6Ne 15.4" WSXGA 1.7 PM ATI9700 80Gb HDD 1Gb RAM
     
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    According to a recent digi times article(http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/MailHome.asp?datePublish=2005/4/29&pages=A6&seq=29), suggests that price might be a bit high. "Asus to debut 15.4-inch notebook for less than US$760"

    Thus given that this is very very new, I would hold of buying for a few weeks just incase...could save yourself 200 bucks!
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    ASUS M6Ne 15.4" WSXGA 1.7 PM ATI9700 80Gb HDD 1Gb RAM
     
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    Well, I'm not sure what the A6u is.... but the A6n and A6ne has been out for a long time.. Asus didn't want to sell it here till it was updated to a sonoma chipset..

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  7. AuroraS

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    Well, since these machines are manufactured in Taiwan, it makes sense that Europe would get them sooner... they ARE closer, geographically [ :p]

    ASUS M6800Ne, P-M 715 (Dothan 1.5), 512MB Ram, Toshiba Combo drive, Samsung Spinpoint M 40G HDD with 8M cache, Mobility Radeon 9700
     
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by dlogic
     
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