Asus laptops?

[SMOKEU]

Thinking about buying one. Have any of you got one, and what's the quality of it like? Does ASUS have decent support in NZ?

[Headbanger]

When I had my Computer shop Asus was the only brand of laptop I sold.

They aren't flashy but they are solid, good specs, good quality, good performance and aren't generally loaded with too much add-on filth.

If I were to buy a laptop I would in the first instance look at Asus and Lenovo.

Back when I was in the industry there suport was top class but I believe the importer/agent has chamged since then, However I would still regard the suport behind the brand as excellent.

[HenryDorsetCase]

When I had my Computer shop Asus was the only brand of laptop I sold.

They aren't flashy but they are solid, good specs, good quality, good performance and aren't generally loaded with too much add-on filth.

If I were to buy a laptop I would in the first instance look at Asus and Lenovo.

Back when I was in the industry there suport was top class but I believe the importer/agent has chamged since then, However I would still regard the suport behind the brand as excellent.

I wouldnt buy one: I want all my filth to come added on from the factory. Presumably theres a good line in Asian and bukkake?

[SMOKEU]

I was thinking about buying this one here http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=446597144

The Sandybridge i7, 8GB of RAM and dedicated GPU make it seem pretty good for the money.

[Scuba_Steve]

Thinking about buying one. Have any of you got one, and what's the quality of it like? Does ASUS have decent support in NZ?

No. They're alright, good quality, last alright, nothing flash. Not particularly their service is done in OZ (at-least it was when I was dealing with them)

[bogan]

I go Asus for any computer stuff if I can. Have had a laptop for almost 3 years now and it is still going strong, apart from it always thinks there is audio plugged in to the jack, and I have to mod a reg key to get it to play through the laptop speakers.

Doesn't have apple levels of build quality, but doesn't have apple levels of BS or price either, and the build quality is still very nice. I think if you are after a good to great quality laptop, asus are the way to go.

[Scuba_Steve]

I was thinking about buying this one here http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=446597144

The Sandybridge i7, 8GB of RAM and dedicated GPU make it seem pretty good for the money.

yea but the CPU leaves something to be desired

Processor: 2 hertz Intel Core i7

2hz? must be where they cut costs

[SMOKEU]

yea but the CPU leaves something to be desired



2hz? must be where they cut costs

Don't worry, I have an overclocked i7 2600K at 4.7GHz in my gaming rig so it all balances itself out.

[Usarka]

Never trust a brand that puts U in an ASS.......

[Gremlin]

Never trust a brand that puts U in an ASS.......

Realistically, they aren't my horizon when I spec laptops for clients. Sometimes they make some really good models, others aren't so good. Ultimately, when all the components are ex Intel etc, there's only so much that can be differentiated. If ASUS is cheaper, then they have to save somewhere.

Lenovos are my current favourite I'd say, but not the consumer stuff.

[Headbanger]

If ASUS is cheaper, then they have to save somewhere.

Yeah, No wanky shit.

They built their entire ruputation on quality, I haven't seen anything to indicate that has changed.

[SMOKEU]

I've always been using Asus motherboards and it's often said that Asus make the best enthusiast motherboards so I figure the laptops can't be too bad seeing they know how to make good components.

[Gremlin]

I've always been using Asus motherboards and it's often said that Asus make the best enthusiast motherboards so I figure the laptops can't be too bad seeing they know how to make good components.

I'd never assume that. Gigabyte mobos in my experience have proven to be reliable... tried their power supplies several years ago and they were disastrous, with most failing. Urgh.

[SMOKEU]

I'd never assume that. Gigabyte mobos in my experience have proven to be reliable... tried their power supplies several years ago and they were disastrous, with most failing. Urgh.

I've had around 7 Gigabyte boards and only 2 didn't fail. 2 were DOA, one of the others failed within a week, and the rest within 6 months with the exception of one which lasted 2 years. I've had 3 Asus motherboards and 1 failed. As for PSUs I only go for Corsair.

I haven't tried Gigabyte motherboards for around 4 years now so things might have changed.

[Buyasta]

I've always been using Asus motherboards and it's often said that Asus make the best enthusiast motherboards for people with too much money so I figure the laptops can't be too bad seeing they know how to make good components.

FTFY.
Seriously, Asus make decent stuff, but a lot of their stuff is overpriced - look at a board with an identical chipset and featureset from Asus and Gigabyte, and the Asus one will always be more expensive, and while the price disparity is fairly minor at the entry level, it gets downright ridiculous at the enthusiast end of the spectrum.
As for reliability, I've used a fair few of both and of about 12 Asus boards and about 30 Gigabyte boards, I've had one failure from Asus and none from Gigabyte.