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    refresh of A8JS?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by lytefyre, Apr 16, 2007.

  1. lytefyre

    lytefyre Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    I am currently looking at buying an A8JS and was wondering if this a refresh of it before Santa Rosa..... here??

    It says model number A8JS-4S050E, which I have never seen before on other online sellers.

    Specs are:
    CPU : Intel Core2 Duo T7200 2GHz, 4MB L3 Cache 667MHz
    LCD Size & Resolution : 14" WXGA+ (1440x900) LCD Glossy
    MB Chipset : Intel 945PM
    Optical Drive : 8x Super-Multi DVDRW Dual layer
    Memory : "2048MB DDR2 667MHz (1Gx2)
    VGA Card : NVidia GeForce Go7700 512MB
    Hard Drive : 160GB SATA 5400RPM
    WLAN : 802.11A/B/G
    LAN/Fax Modem : 10/100/1000 Gigabit LAN, FAX modem
    Battery/Run Time : Li-Ion 6 Cell
    USB/1394/IrDA/S-Video/DVI : 5/1/1/1/1
    Bluetooth : Bluetooth
    Card Reader/PCMCIA : 4-in-1 Card Reader (MMC, SD, MS, MS Pro/XD),
    Color/Weight/Height : 5.25lbs/13.2 x 9.6 x 1.37~1.46
    Warranty : 2 Yr Global with 30days ZBD
    Carry bag/mouse : Yes
    Operating System : Windows Vista Business

    What do you guys think? Is this just a modded version by this ICI Computers or are we going to see this model in other stores as well?
     
    lytefyre, Apr 16, 2007
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  2. Tim

    Tim Notebook Virtuoso

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    No I believe the refresh will be when Santa Rosa is released.

    I am looking forward to the F8!
    Tim
     
    Tim, Apr 16, 2007
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  3. Koga

    Koga Notebook Enthusiast

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    4 months for a fancy new case? Hopefully they'll do more than just that.
     
    Koga, Apr 16, 2007
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    Tim Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yeah I hope so too. :) They are only supposed to cost about $100 more than the current A8 models.
    btw all this information was posted here.
    Tim
     
    Tim, Apr 16, 2007
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  5. Wiz33

    Wiz33 Notebook Deity

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    Looks like this model is beginning to pop up on a few more sites with a ETA of late April. The price seems pretty reasonable for those wanting 2GB and a larger HD (like me) since not many retailer offers HD upgrade at a reasonable cost. The only thing I don't like is Vista as nVidia's vista driver is still not optimise and you still get better results running XP pro for games.
     
    Wiz33, Apr 18, 2007
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