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    Is this the new flextronic whitebook distributer

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by gerryf19, Apr 14, 2009.

  1. gerryf19

    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    According to K|N, yes.
     
    theriko, Apr 14, 2009
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    Now put a couple of friggin real 4870s in it....
     
    Phinagle, Apr 14, 2009
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    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    I'd be happy to have just a few driver/bios updates--particularly the fingerprint reader--still getting lots of errors with that, no idea why
     
    gerryf19, Apr 14, 2009
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    yes asi is the one selling these now.
     
    zfactor, Apr 14, 2009
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    so...... will the big question remains, will they provide better driver support and will they distribute the 4870?
    also, AW will get the 4870 directly by flextronics?
     
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    none of which can be answered ..... yet
     
    zfactor, Apr 14, 2009
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    Strangely enough, it looks the same. ;)

    Will be interesting to see how it unfolds and what the barebones cost will be once deployed.

    Still a wickedly powerful notebook, even in the realm of 9800GT/X and 4870's.
     
    electrosoft, Apr 14, 2009
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    should we flood asimobile email with questions ranting about those issues and demanding better support?
     
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  10. zfactor

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    no will not do any good they are simply flex's distributor. they have nothing to do with that end of things if you want something done flood flex/arima, ocz owns hypersonic notebooks and they actually have their own tech division so they were trying to keep up on as much as they could from flex
     
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    Still nothing about who OCZ might use to put out a different DIY barebones system?

    Despite the problems OCZ may have had with Flex the Whitebook was(is) a popular machine and OCZ should be looking for a notebook that will be just as good to make up for those notebook sales that are now going to go to ASI.
     
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    ocz at this point is not putting anything new out that they have announced yet except the new diy netbook
     
    zfactor, Apr 14, 2009
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    read somewhere it was going to be a new compal model
     
    gerryf19, Apr 15, 2009
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    all i know is last i heard it was "possibly"
     
    zfactor, Apr 15, 2009
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    Where'd you read that? I've posted saying OCZ could possibly use Compal's rumored new 15.6" DIY so if your "read somewhere" was my speculation you should know that I had no evidence to support what I wrote. ;)
     
    Phinagle, Apr 15, 2009
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    Hah! I got a kick outta this. visit the ASI Mobile website, choose their "Support" tab and then the IQ17/AG17. Scroll down to the "Disassembly Guide" and click it. Notice anything odd? The system is still the OCZNBIM17A - They coulda at least re-named the dam manual & chassis! Oh, and all drivers are STILL outdated. Flex is a bunch of effin losers.

    Side note: ASI is a well-unknown re-distributor of semi-well-unknown vendors. must have cut a good deal with Flex.. Suckers.
     
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  17. gerryf19

    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    Nah, I never take anything you say seriously.... :D
     
    gerryf19, Apr 15, 2009
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