Why the change in naming?!

Used to be "A1" and "B1" had the full 2 year global/1 year ADW/30 day 0 Bright Dot Warranty.
"A2" and "B2" were 'lower' end models, and had (usually) no ADW.

Why did they change it, and go to "DH##" or similar? (I've seen XH## on CanadaComputers).

 

Asus Corporate is a strange beast.

Probably to consolidate and streamline their product inventory management, not so many sub-models to track.

 

They change the name once some hard ware changes
For Example
A1 will come with i7 2630QM
A2 once they upgrade to 2670QM
DH71 once they upgrade the hard drive
Those arent necessarily exactly what is done but each time there is a change in stock configuration the model number is slightly changed.

 

This.

With the G73JH for example, you had the A1 and A2 models as well as some -B# ones too when it was first launched. They changed to other model numbers once the i7-x40qm refresh it the G73.

You also have reseller specific SKUs from time to time. For example -XN1 is often associated with Newegg.

 

With the K52 and K51 series, and the G51 and the G53 series notebooks, you had A1, B1, A2, B2, sometimes X1 and X2. Only since Mid-2011, have they stopped using A1 etc, and started using DH etc.
XoticPC used to ONLY sell G72Jh-A1/A2/B1/B2, while BestBuy and Futureshop would sell G73Jh-BB7 or similar ... I thought it was to mark that it had the Industries BEST warranty, but now, they have stopped 2 year warranties, and very rare can I find an Asus with the ADW...

I'm wondering if I should even buy an Asus for my next laptop, or, save some $ on the actual machine, and buy the Dell 3 year extended warranty...

 

Well almost all Asus notebooks come with the 2 year warranty and 1 year ADW. My G73JH-A2 did. The model numbers are sometimes indicative of the warranty, but mostly they are indicative of the actual hardware configuration. Mid-2011 would put the laptops right at the Sandy Bridge refresh with the 2670qm which makes sense.

 

What about K53 and A53? At least they look and spec the same?
A = Asia? Since I only find it in Asian shopping sites.
When I go check the support site, their list from A-Z is astonishing...

hmm so a K53ta-bbr6 = Best Buy model refurbished? ~~ Amazing ASUS Amazing.

 

I agree with you on that, the X, K and A model names is a real mess.

 

A/K/X are generally the same chassis, and the only difference is a few specs and the retail channel that they are sold in, not necessarily the country.

The R does not imply refurbished, it is just part of the model name.

This may help...
http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus/555093-asus-notebook-brand-models-explained.html

 

Thanks for the link. Now more i think about how these laptop maker name their line. I find some trend, Asian company typically name their series by letters or numbers.
Lenovo Ideapad -Y,Z
ASUS- U,V,X,B,P etc
Samsung - Series 3,5,7,9.
Sony, Toshiba -same deal

Where western company use word or vocab
Dell : precision, inspirion etc
HP : pavilion , envy , probook
Probably because to Asian like me, these word or vocab is just a name w/o meaning. so letters and numbers do the same ~~
Sorry for going OT ~~

 

AH, but, the THINKPADS were originally IBM which is out of the USA. And the T series was around way before Lenovo bought the build rights.

 

There is always one or two exceptions