Why do so few people choose the V6V over the W3V?

i personally think the v6v is the nicer notebook but i'm definitely in the minority. is it just the weight? justin, how many more w3v's are sold than the v6v? do you think that this means there will be less support for the v6v later? is the v6v a dying model?

 

I think it is the aspect ratio more than anything else....the z70/M6 series is also a very big seller. Thus i think people are drawn to the widescreen....this is reflected in the LCD screen production levels coming out of asia....the majority are now 15.4" widescreens....and if you take alook at what other manf. are selling most are now widescreen aswell. Thus I think the V6 is just missing out because people want widescreen, and they see the price of the z70 and go, hell I can get the samething (hardware wise) and with a widescreen for less $$$, bugger the less weight and better looks.
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I've had had both (V6V for a little time, but...), and it can't be the weight... w3v is heavier than you can expect reading specs... nearly similar to V6V

Anyway, having "played" both models, I prefer W3V...
Why? (IMHO)
- screen (supposing you like brighter ones - "Sony-X-Black-like") // V6V is matte (very-very-very-matte)
- size
- "detachable" DVD
- Option for 2nd HD, 2nd batt
- DVD Double layer
- TV out (Svideo)

Without forgetting the "cons": HEAT WHEN PLUGGED... you can use it as LAPtop just when using with battery, NEVER plugged... unless you put a BIG book between lappy and your anatomy...
About noise... almost 0 with batt, and almost noticeable plugged -watching TV in the same room, standard dB... 8)

 

The V6v is far from a dying model. It's our best "professional" system. There are still a LOT of people who prefer a regular ratio, matte type display. That's the big difference between the V6 and W3. Online, you're mainly only going to hear about the W3 just because I don't think the V6 are the big ones that just go back to work when they're done making their purchase. Just like there isn't another system like the W3, there isn't another system like the V6 for it's class. The w3 has out sold the V6 by a ton, I'll give you that. Mainly though for two reasons - 1. that rebate they put on the W3 made it impossible to choose anything but. 2. the majority of people now, want a smaller widescreen with that power. It still doesn't mean anything. We already know that another model in the V series is underway and will be out in November sometime. So the series is new and it's not going anywhere.

 

I think people just like small, compact machines more in general... kind of like you're getting the same, in a smaller WIDESCREEN package; how can you lose? Heh... but I would go for the V6V because I like matte screens. Too bad it's very expensive...

 

Yeah, the V6 is thinner, which is great. Anyone coming from an M6n/ne absolutely LOVE the V6, as you would expect. It's personal taste and just what you see more of when you're bouncing around online.

 

Between those two, I'd pick the v6v. But I couldn't justify the extra $300-$500 it was gonna cost me to get either of those instead of a Built On unit.

I remember the price for the v6v started at $2899 here, its currently $2699, and that was almost a year...

Boo!!

 

I think the V6 was a total mistake. The design is nice, sleek, slim, and all....

But to have an x600 in there with only 512MB video...that could not justify the cost of it. WIth that price, you could get a nice thinkpad. Which is based on Magnisium Alloy casing....more durable than the V6 case.

 

well, so you don't think it's a well of silence on the owner side....

I just bought a v6v this past week and I love the machine. I picked it over the w3 because I think that widescreens are kind of silly in a vertical world (I don't watch that many DVD's on my computer -- that's what my home theater is for). The thiness and weight is incredible, and the thing looks like the stealth bomber.

I'm currently using it on my deck in sunny L.A., as I have been for the last few days.

I did NOT want a shiny screen, and chose the matte. I could not be doing this were it glossy. Also, here is something cool that I couldn't do with my Vaio -- (and I know this is not great for the screen, so I don't do it too much), the sunlight actually amplifies the screen picture so that I can turn the brightness all the way down, and still see things with no problem. For writing, it's pretty cool.

That's something you'd never be able to do with a glossy screen.

In terms of price... and Justin (and all other dealers here) let me apologize in advance...
I bought the computer from provantage, and to my front door, the cost was $1863.00.

All in all, I'm a very happy v6v owner.

 

I don't think the v6v was much of a mistake, but maybe the price was just a tad high. If it was about $100~ or so cheaper then the w3v, since its just a sleek 15" with a x600, it'd be a better buy.

 

Why should the v6 be cheaper than the w3? It's essentially the same internals - same graphics, ram, chipset, CPU - in a bigger screened, thinner computer.

S Video out would be nice, but even though I had svideo on my Vaio, I never used it, so I can't imagine missing it much.

Actually, I think they should think about getting DVI built into these things.

 

If not cheaper, then the same.

It's just that you really don't see many 14" with dedicated video, let alone an x600.

Then agan, the v6v is a SXGA screen...

 

It's the thinness..... That 2x dvd burner itself costs more than the 8x that's in the W3. Things that are smaller ALWAYS cost more to build. If it could be the same price, it would be, but it can't.

 

That was the deciding factor for me. The V6v was a a singificant amount more then the W3v. They both had good spec's, just one was cheaper, and I knew I wouldn't need the whole 15".

 

With the $300 difference after rebate till July31, I decided that smaller was better especially considering that any deficiency that the W3v might have in screen (depending on your position) could be met by taking the $300 and buying a large flat screen to use when at the desk.

 

I've heard this one b4 from a tech-dude here at work. when i asked him to recommend a laptop he said that it would be cheaper to buy a second desktop for work and a pda to look over word files on the run............. i still want a laptop with EVERYTHING muah ha ha!

 

The V6V is a wonderful looking machine but what bothers me with it is the slim 2x DVDRW and... the heat. Got lucky enough to compare all of them in store and the V6V is definitely the hottest of the entire lineup. It is the only one which was unable to finish 3Dmark05 without a fan underneath it. It was the only Asus in the store which crashed because of heat.
The right handrest gets burning hot if you leave the laptop plugged and on running the screensaver. Thinness came at a price: Heat management. For a slightly smaller weight, a smaller and lower definition screen, you get a more stable cooler laptop. Price is not an issue in Taiwan as both of them run a a $50 difference. I've had too many bad experiences with heat crashing laptops to try my luck again.

 

People pay the same price for a 5gb mini ipod as they do a regular 20gb ipod (or something like that). It's about size. 2x dvd-rw is all they make in the 3/4 size optical drives and it still costs more than the bigger/faster ones in the other systems......... you pay for that thinness.

 

Desktop owner, Palm T3 owner, Laptop owner.....OHHHH YAAAAA

 

The screen was the factor for me plus I felt that the W3V was a better deal and a little more "portable" I also think that it looks better but that is just my own taste.

Valsmere

 

I had hard time selecting between these two. I had no chance to see any of them, so I made my choice based on several factors: 1) I already had Toshiba laptop with shiny wide screen (15 inch) and I liked it, so W3V screen was better (it least I thought so); 2) I saw no reason to select 2xDVD burner vs. 8x; 3) I use S-video and V6V does not have it; 3) I do a lot of travel, W3V is lighter.
But still I had an impression that V6V looks better; the final factor was $200 rebate for W3V.

From the other hand, V6V screen is larger and maybe better than W3V’s and V6V is thinner. Still not sure if I made a correct choiceJ

 

Find a dealer that is willing to let you return one for the other if you are not happy. I saw a post somewhere about a review from a dealer that if you didn't like the V6v you could send it back.

 

I'll find that out when my friend from the Netherlands comes. He has V6V and we'll be able to compare.