is this a good buy asus A6JA

Processor: Intel® Core™ Duo Processor 1,6GHz 2MB On-Die L2 Cache, 667 MHz
Display: 15.4'' WXGA (1280*800)
Hard Disk: 80 GB 5400 rpm
RAM: 2x 512MB DDR2 533MHz / 2GB Max.
Graphic Card: ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with 256 MB
CD-R / DVD / CD-RW: DVD Super Multi: 5X/8X/4X/8X/4X/24X/10X/24X/8X
Modem / ISDN: Modem 56k
Network Card: 10/100/1000 MBit/s + WLAN 54 MBit/s
PCMCIA: 1x TypII
Slots: 1x Microphone IN, 1x Headphone Out, 1x LAN 10/100/1000, 4x USB 2.0, 1x 15pol VGA, 1x S-Video, 1x Modem, 1x Firewire, 1x DVI, 1x PCMCIA II,
Infrared: n/a
Battery: Lithium-Ion. 3h Running time dependent on implemented application
Weight: 2,85 kg
Dimensions (BxHxT): 354 x 35,2 x 284 mm
Software: Windows XP Home, ASUSDVD XP 6.0, Power Director v3.0 DE, Medi@Show v2.0 SE, Norton Internet Security 2005, Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0, NERO Express v6.0, ASUS Utility Pack
Warranty: 2 year Manufacturer
WebCam: 1,3MPixel Kamera, SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO-Cardreader

This notebook meets my all intended needs.
Plus I'm getting it in a student-program, so it cost me 1200 euro (1500 USD exactly)(including tax, delivery).

But I'm not sure about the asus A6Ja, i've not heard of it

 

Dont worry! ASUS are a very good make and you can be rest assured the componets of the laptop are top quality.

ASUS is known in the industry as a quality brand and they make laptops for the more known brands like Sony and Apple. They are very good build quality and you have purchased a very good laptop, enjoy it!

 

I've seen the A6J cheaper, but not with the ATI x1600. If you plan on using it for anything game-wise or graphics card intensive I'd say it's a good deal. Otherwise, you could order an A6J with a slightly larger HD, but with a less powerful graphics card for a bit cheaper.

 

Ah, you'd be talking about the A6Jc I believe. Almost identical to the A6Ja except the GPU is an nVidia go7300.

The A6J series has been available in Australia for a few months now, and has seen price drops in the last few weeks. The model the OP listed is now available for ~$1900 AUD, which represents excellent value for money.

This page from the Asus website lists the awards the A6Ja has received.

 

Before buying check this thread

 

yeah, i already checked that thread.. read your review but..
I dont have too big a budget, just exactly had 1200 euro , so I'm counting on the 2 year warranty.
this is my first notebook, i'm keeping my fingers crossed.
btw TeDJ, do those awards really mean anything, or every other notebook gets them

 

I'll figure out all of these suffixes/prefixes eventually.

 

you may want to check the prices of asus A8 series .. A8JC, A8JM and A8JA .. these are 14 inch wide screen notebooks ..