What is the most well built Asus notebook?

What is the most well built Asus notebook currently on the market?

I'm thinking maybe its the G2 series but not sure.

 

What exactly are you referring to? The technology in the laptop or the stability of the laptop?

 

Asus' U, V, & W series are intended to have their highest build quality. Whether they actually do or not is something I don't know, as my only experience has been with my Z71V.

 

I'm talking about reliability, stability and least amount of physical problems. Not performance.

 

Heh talk about the ultimate asus notebook drawback being the Z71V or Z71A I bought one too and yes dead recharger.

Perhaps Geared2play.com can answer about reliability?

 

honestly, other than having to replace several batteries, my Z71V has been extremely reliable.

 

asus w2 series is the most well built.

 

Got'a be the F8Sn's.

They've been out at least six weeks without any problems !

Just kidding. Just kidding.

 

It is arguable which ASUS is the most well-built... The V/W/U series (in no particular order) are supposed to be the quality lines. Does the OP have any particular model in mind? Maybe we can give some insight then (like what are the drawbacks and the advantages of the particular model).

 

I personally think its the Lambo VX series...they cost a fortune though...

 

I also think it's the V/W/U with the exception of the Lambo series and the odd S series. Of course not all versions of the V/W/U were all good, ie; the V1S.

 

I mentioned the G2 series.

 

That's arguable as theres always going to be bad apples or problems considered by some and not by others. But for the most part all asus models are quite reliable, just do your research before getting something that you might not like.

As far as most well built physically, like others have mentioned, v/w/u series

 

w3j FTW!!!

 

Yeah, W3J is old-school.

OP, sorry, I forgot the G2 mention by the time I got to writing my reply

From what I've read (never owned one, only seen briefly in a store) it seems the G models are quite solidly built. They must be with all that bulk I would rate them in-between the budget series A, F and the "business" series V, W, U, with some of the V/W/U possibly flimsier and worse built than the G-s. (e.g., some quality issues in the V1 series, the U screens look pretty flimsy to me -- they must be to some extent, given they are so small...)

Do you plan to move it around a lot? Otherwise, I wouldn't worry about the build quality.

As to reliability (of the internal hardware), I've seen the new G1 models gets quite hot. That might take its toll on the lifetime of the components. I don't know about the G2.

Besides that, there should be some reviews around from which you could make an idea.

 

g2 series has prooven very reliable with no known inherent hardware issues thus far.

here is where we keep track of all known hardware issues with the popular models http://btoforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=13

 

Thanks, Eddie. That's a fantastic resource!

 

My only experience is with the Z84JP. Never had any quality problems in the 14 months i have used this notebook

 

Thanks guys! Yes I've seen a lot about the G1 and it getting hot but I think it doesn't seem to be affecting the G2, especially because its larger... and I Would imagine the newer g2sg-a1 is even better with the penryn which generates less heat I believe.

 

how come no one is mentioning the new M series? is it not good build?

 

I just received my m50sv a couple weeks ago. It feels very solid. My guess is that this model and the other M series haven't been mentioned is because they have little to no history other than the Asus name. It is expected they will be reliable but won't be brought up in a discussion like this until some time has passed. Screen bleed (not limited to mine) would also make it hard to recommend given the request for few physical problems...

My .002

 

That was my reasoning for not mentioning it... The M5XXX are an open question at this point. Some machines marketed as multimedia by ASUS in the past have been excellent, like the M6BNe. Let's hope the new M's follow in their footsteps. But only time will tell.