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    c90s or Velocity Micro

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by troyst83, Oct 4, 2007.

  1. troyst83

    troyst83 Notebook Consultant

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    troyst83, Oct 4, 2007
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    simonfzhao Notebook Evangelist

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    it is a C90s
     
    simonfzhao, Oct 4, 2007
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  3. WhiteEightBall

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    It IS the C90S. Asus is a provider, Velocity Micro is a reseller and as a reseller are allowed to rebadge the unit as they wish. In which case, the case of the C90 is not badged. I'm sure the start up of that unit reveals that it is indeed, an Asus.
     
    WhiteEightBall, Oct 4, 2007
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    JCMS Notebook Prophet

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    No I'm pretty sure they modified it in the bios (yes you can) so it's the VM logo that spawns , if you flash using Asus' direct bios then yes it would
     
    JCMS, Oct 4, 2007
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    ^ probabbly..just like CyberPowerPC did with their C90s' I belive
     
    simonfzhao, Oct 4, 2007
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    Well then, I stand corrected. Thanks for the clarification. :)
     
    WhiteEightBall, Oct 4, 2007
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    And PC Club's Enpower ENP690, another rebranded C90S.
     
    RangerXML, Oct 4, 2007
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    haha we all learn something new everyday at NBR..i've gotten most of my notebook knowledge here :D hurray for free education XD
     
    simonfzhao, Oct 4, 2007
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  9. Ridley23

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    I own the Velocity Micro X20. It's great! Fantastic customer service, great extras (like 3dMark06), and I even got a free $50 Best Buy gift card with it. I love it. :D
     
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  10. Kane1

    Kane1 Notebook Guru

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    Someone here read the Cnet review for the notebook. They compare the computer against 17" laptops. I liked to read reviews in Cnet for laptops, but they are worst every time. The only good thing is the performance comparisions.
     
    Kane1, Oct 5, 2007
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    Thrakazog Notebook Enthusiast

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    I bought my Velocity Micro C90 down at Circuit City. My guess was that they would have to be a pretty good company for the big chain stores to carry their products. The service from Velocity Micro has so far been pretty good. The box my laptop came in didn't have a Vista disk, I called the company and they sent one right out. So far so good.
     
    Thrakazog, Oct 5, 2007
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    It's just a normal C90s just re branded like here in Australia we get the Metabox C90, Same computer under a different name.
     
    D3M0N, Oct 5, 2007
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