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    Z33 no bluetooth?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by goldrush76, Oct 10, 2005.

  1. goldrush76

    goldrush76 Notebook Consultant

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    I have not been able to find any of the built-on websites that will allow me to configure a Z33 model with bluetooth.

    The W5A Ensemble has Bluetooth, the Z33 is supposed to be the configurable model of that... in theory.... however... NONE of the built-on sites listed (that i have seen so far.. and I checked the every built-on site listed) allows a Z33 configuration with bluetooth. W5 Ensemble is not bad, but i have NO interest in a laptop with a builtin camera. LOL. Same thing with camera-phones... whatever. heh.

    any help here? otherwise Asus probably won't be an option for me... I am looking for 12" or 13.3" laptops with bluetooth. So far, Sony S580 is it. Fujitsu 13.3" doesnt offer, and their 12" Tablet does... but I don't want a tablet.
     
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    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Nope, there is none..unless you get a BT PCMCIA or Dongle..

    Just like the w3v and z63a, the latter does not have Bluetooth while the other does
     
    coriolis, Oct 10, 2005
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  3. AuroraS

    AuroraS Notebook Virtuoso

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    I don't know of any barebone models with bluetooth... hmm... other than the Z70Va
     
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    goldrush76 Notebook Consultant

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    dumb. absolutely dumb. IMHO just silly to purchase a bluetooth USB adapter (if you are in the market for a new laptop like myself) because that, at least to me... sortof defeats the "wireless" aspect of it, even though it isn't actually a wire.. it's another requirement, something else to carry, break, and loose (okay well you would be hard pressed to break it unless you were using it for a baseball, lol)..... JMHO.

    Looks like I am endingup with the Sony S580 even though it has some temperature issues... and unfortunately the Compaq V2000z seems to have common battery problems. sheesh. isn't there one decent laoptop to buy anymore without major problems?
     
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  5. AuroraS

    AuroraS Notebook Virtuoso

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    I guess all laptops have at least ONE 'major' flaw...it's just a matter of whether or not that major flaw severely affects you at all :confused:
    It indeed does make laptop shopping difficult though...instead of choosing the laptop with better qualities...you decide by choosing the one with fewer noticable flaws.
    What a world we live in, eh?
     
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