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    W5ae's w/ 1.86ghz CPU / 4x Super Multi DVD Burner / 100gb HDD Now Available!

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by PROPortable, Nov 18, 2005.

  1. PROPortable

    PROPortable Company Representative

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    Hey Guys... well the next new model arrived today. The nicest thing about the new W5 is that it's got the same DVD burner the new V6va has.. I know this is something a lot of you have been waiting for. They also increased the cpu to the 1.86ghz and the hard drive from a 40gb (and more recently a 60gb) to a 100gb.

    http://www.proportable.com/detail.aspx?ID=156
     
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    AuroraS Notebook Virtuoso

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    *sigh*...what's with these 100GB 4200RPM drives that Asus is putting into the Ensemble series.
    60GB 5400 is 1000x better in my opinion...

    but nonetheless, the W5Ae is looking quite good
    :asus:
     
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  3. PROPortable

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    Well the W5 and S5 always had 4200rpm drives....... but for those it was always based on the type of machine it is.

    Oh... by the way, I opened on up and found an open SO-DIMM...... yet 512mb of system RAM......... I assumed it must be all on-board, but I talked to Asus and they confirmed.... 512mb of RAM is on-board, which frees this unit up to allow 1.5gb of max RAM in this little 12" widescreen.
     
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    This update makes this a completely awesome unit........ dvd burner, 512mb onboard, 100gb hard drive.....
     
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    Devari Notebook Consultant

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    Sounds pretty sweet, especially for a 12.1".

    How is the battery life? And is it available in anything other than the (kind of scary) white? I'm not sure I'd want a laptop that looks like an iBook! :p
     
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    .. it doesn't really look like an ibook, but these come in only white. We've got a few of the lets call them, "current" configuration -- in black. The only thing I'd suggest is that I could also get you that dvd burner for that black unit, but it's got 512mb (256mb on board and a 256mb stick=512mb) and a 60gb hard drive.... all in all, with that dvd burner it'll end up costing about the same, but you'll get a 2 year warranty on the older model, along with a wireless mouse and carrying case.... So that's really what I'd suggest.
     
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