What Asus to buy?

This is a great forum. I joined yesterday and have learned more about Asus than I could have believed.
I am looking for a notebook for my wife's office. We purchase a new machine every 5 years or so. She is looking for a machine to load and edit photos (not a professional), basic office work (Word, Exel, etc) and no gaming or extensive crunching. She needs email and Internet speed and mobility. This will primarily sit on her desk and 'travel' lightly.
I started looking at Dells (which is what I have for my business), Toshiba, and HP/Compaq. We have an old Compaq that never quits, but is far beyond its life. Also have a 7 year old Sony tower, great machine, but too old.
Reading the great comments in this forum, I have learned to be an Asus fan over the other brands. Also, learned to build versus buy from an outlet.
Now, I am confused over what model (Build-On versus Ensemble), Dual Core or P750 or higher. Have read reviews and seen heat issues with some of the Asus models.

Price $1500-2100

Any thoughts from the pros?

 

i would get a v6va or a v6j dual core. both are the best built asus machines very light and good battery life. if you want to save money go for tha A series. has a dual core DVI out. there is also the z62f which is a 14.1 in widescreen. the V series is probably the nicest asus out there along with the W2V or W2J.

 

alot of the newer models arent out yet. they will be out in like over the span of two months. so its a tough choice at the moment. but there are some threads on all the new models coming out. but first what is your screen preference? how large are you thinking? widescreen or not? glossy screen or matte? we need alittle more info before i can reccomend a notebook for you. how heavy is to heavy is to heavy for you?

 

Fill out the FAQ under the topic "What Notebook to buy" at the beginning of the forums and copy and paste it into this forum. That will enable people to answer your question better

 

I would look at some of the built-ons esp the 14" widescreens with integrated gpus. For your needs this will be more than enough...and they offer a nice balance between mobility and size. The dual core is upto you, do you run multiple apps at once? if so might as well get it.
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The thing is if they want this thing to last well for 5 years i think its a good idea to get the best contructed pc.

 

SRD,

Which in your opinion is the ????

 

Have you looked at IBM? They are known for their very solid business machines, even internationally. Not to say they are better than Asus, but I think they are fairly equal. I'm just suggesting it to give you more options.