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    ASUS Intros B-Series Business Notebooks Discussion

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Charles P. Jefferies, Aug 13, 2010.

  1. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    ASUS has introduced its B-series notebooks for business; they come with Boston Power's Sonata 3-year batteries and have many business-friendly features.

    Read the full content of this Article: ASUS Intros B-Series Business Notebooks

     
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    Charles P. Jefferies, Aug 13, 2010
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  2. Huskerz85

    Huskerz85 Notebook Evangelist

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    Looks like Asus took a page from Dell where styling is concerned (not a bad thing!), wonder how these will stack up vis-a-vis some of the low end Latitudes & ThinkPads........
     
    Huskerz85, Aug 14, 2010
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  3. e-squared

    e-squared Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hah. In my experience, the "scratch resistant" coating is actually just black paint over metal which instead of scratching, will just chip off.
     
    e-squared, Aug 14, 2010
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  4. URPradhan

    URPradhan Notebook Deity

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    I can only believe if Asus really releases these laptops soon. History says Asus comes with these news before 1yr of actual release or may scrap the release too.


    Oh ! 15.6" HD (1366 x768) (LED) ? DEAL BREAKER without FHD option. This resolution is not fit for work.
     
    URPradhan, Aug 14, 2010
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  5. MidnightSun

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    Reminds me of the HP ProBooks, in a way. Too bad these don't come with a TrackPoint and the top row mouse buttons, though. Otherwise, they look like fine business machines.
     
    MidnightSun, Aug 14, 2010
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    The pointing stick (trackpoint) and top row mouse buttons are crucial to the finish of a business machine.

    That's horrible... do they think we're watching movies on a business laptop? At least Lenovo, HP, and Dell give you some configuration options. I'd take an older thinkpad or hp xx30p/xx10p or latitude notebook with wxga+ or wsxga+ over this notebook any day.

    At $1099, not very well. The Dell Latitude E5500 starts at $519 these days... The Lenovo T410 $810 and the prices goes down from there with the L Series, and the SL...

    The warranty is great though.
     
    ARom, Aug 15, 2010
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  7. knight427

    knight427 theenemysgateisdown

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    If ASUS wanted to carve out a niche, they would first address the lack of trackpoint and usable screen resolution...then offer the same high quality platform customizable from Core i3 to Core i7 CPUs and integrated to high end discrete graphics (offering both gaming and workstation variations). Basically build one perfect platform that offers the full gamut of customization. Let each user decide their needs for CPU, GPU, resolution, RAM, etc knowing they are getting the same"rock solid" platform regardless. It would have an advantage over Vostros and Probooks by offering build quality comparable to Precisions and Elitebooks even if you just want i3+IntelHD. It should be able to undercut other workstations because the platform is now subsidized from lower-end users allowing for better pricing.
     
    knight427, Aug 15, 2010
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