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    ABS

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by memoryspiral, Oct 14, 2003.

  1. memoryspiral

    memoryspiral Newbie

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    What is the reputation of ABS? I just stumbled across this manufacturer while looking to purchase a notebook and can find very few product reviews...
    Thanks in advance!
     
    memoryspiral, Oct 14, 2003
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  2. tportnay

    tportnay Newbie

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    I have not read it yet but it was reviewed as a Best Buy in the December 2003 edition of Laptop. Has anyone read the review yet - I agree - this machine seems like a terrificly spec'd thin and light.
     
    tportnay, Nov 19, 2003
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  3. rglazier

    rglazier Newbie

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    Memoryspiral,

    I've purchased two desktops from ABS over the years and have been quite satisfied. Can't speak to customer service really as both machines ran flawlessly. I can say that when specing out the systems I found their salespeople to be knowledgable and very helpful. I'd certainly buy from them again.

    Hope that helps.

    Rob
     
    rglazier, Dec 24, 2003
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  4. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    From what I can tell, ABS has a good reputation, but there's little press/reviews available on their product line, especially the notebooks. The only current one I could find, was the excerpt they have on their site from a notebook magazine.

    http://www.abspc.com/reviews/laptop_z3.asp

    What would be good to know is where their components come from. If you look at Sager, Alienware and Voodoo, they are all essentially the same computer from a Taiwanese company (I'm 90% sure it's Taiwan). So, if you can find people like rglazier that like the ABS line, then all should be well...I'm just hesitant becasue I can't readily find the information I would want before spending a lot of money.

    Brian

    Editor in Chief http://www.bargainPDA.com and http://www.SPOTstop.com
     
    Brian, Dec 24, 2003
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  5. YummyPork

    YummyPork Notebook Enthusiast

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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Brian
     
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    The Zforce 2 from ABS is an AOpen 1557GL, I believe the zensation line however is an asus barebone, although I'm not totally sure. I'm sure more information could be found over at talknotebooks.com . Hope this helps!
     
    edd0e, Feb 2, 2004
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