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    refresh/Core Duo Built-On systems

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by mnesikles, Mar 21, 2006.

  1. mnesikles

    mnesikles Notebook Enthusiast

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    does anyone have any news or updates for the new Built-On systems that are supposed to be coming out about now?......Z96j, Z62j, etc....?
     
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  2. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    According to Justin from PROPortable, this is the North American dates:

    BUILT ON ASUS
    Z62f: Now Shipping - 14" widescreen, integrated graphics
    Z35f: Mid-March - 13.3" widescreen, integrated graphics
    Z62j: Late-March - 14" widescreen, 128mb Nvidia 7300
    Z96j: Early-April - 15.4" widescreen, 128mb ATI x1600
    Z92ja: *Delivery cancelled for NA market - 15.4" widescreen, 256mb ATI x1600
     
    coriolis, Mar 21, 2006
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  3. mnesikles

    mnesikles Notebook Enthusiast

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    i know, i saw that info on PP's 'latest news', but that's been the same for a few weeks now........i was just hoping that maybe there was something more fresh....?
     
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    They all seem right, and on time(Good job ASUS :D)

    Not sure what other news would be avaliable though.
     
    coriolis, Mar 21, 2006
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    xzjn9p Notebook Consultant

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    not so sure about that. Seems like 21MAR would be at the tail-end of "mid-march" and we haven't even seen an official spec of the z35f.
     
    xzjn9p, Mar 21, 2006
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    A bit OT here, but are all the new Asus laptops going to have an Express Card slot instead of a PCMCIA II slot?
     
    drak0n, Mar 21, 2006
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    are there any pictures of these laptops? Particularly the z96j and z92ja
     
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    drak0n, Mar 21, 2006
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