Asus N56(VZ) Discontinued?

Does anyone know if the N56VZ is discontinued? The VZ has the GT 650m. I only see VJ everywhere, which is only GT 630m.

 

I believe the 56vj replaced the 56vz, although there is still a 76vz model in production (and from what I saw, at least on the N56VJ-DH71 model, it has a 635m).

The 56vz should still be in circulation though - even if it has reached the end of it's lifespan/production.

N56VZ Shop results

 

Yes the N56VZ is on it's last buy. The only version that is still available and not discontinued at this time is the N56VZ-RH71

 

wow, that's hilarious.

 

Really like the 650m but only a very small handful of online retailers have it. Don't know if I should just get it. Kind of want to get it from a reputable reseller.

 

That's what reseller ratings.com, ask the resellers thread, and the Asus Owner's Lounge is for.

 

Thanks, kind of bugs me than Asus would downgrade a GPU (first time I ever heard of such thing). Don't know if there will be an update to the N56 again in the next couple months.

 

I suspect that most people buying a mid-end system aren't that concerned with graphics or that it was cannibalizing their G-series.

 

The prices for this laptop in configurations that include the 7200rpm HDD and/or the GT 650M are still hovering around the $1100 mark, right?

 

Hi

Just to let you know the VZ is still available in the UK and definately not discontinued.

The current model seems to be the N56VZ-S4207H it has a very slightly improved processor over the previous model - i7 3630 vz i7 3610 and it still has the GT650m graphics card .

Cheapest supplier at present is Currys/PC World at £799 which is very competitive even with the lower spec N56VM models available elsewhere.

Buy ASUS N56VZ-S4207V 15.6" Laptop | Free Delivery | Currys

It is also available and in stock at John Lewis with a 2 year guarantee for £899-

Buy Asus N56VZ Laptop, Intel Core i7, 2.4GHz, 8GB RAM, 1TB, Blu-ray, 15.6" Screen, Black online at JohnLewis.com

The processor info is wrong - I checked it in store and it is the i7 3630

Hope this info is useful

Cheers

Stew

 

I just picked up a N56VZ-RH71 at a local Micro Center for $1000. Asus still shows it on their website, and you can still find them (this Micro Center has five more in stock), but from what I've read, the VZ has been replaced by the VJ.

 

Hi guys.
I have signed up to this forum just because I wanted to add information to this thread.
I am trying to buy this laptop for my girlfriend.
I live in London, UK.
Currys/PC World shows it as available on that site.
Unfortunately they don't specify WHERE.
I wasn't able to locate a store where I could collect it on the website, so I had to call their 0800 number (which you have to pay for).
Well, the guy on the phone told me he could only do exactly the same as I did, id est input the post code and check nearby stores.
Looks like the laptop is currently not avaialbe ANYWHERE in London.
If you know of a store who has it, pls reply to this thread and let me know.

The one being sold at John Lewis looks slightly different in specs on the website (although one of the members here said he checked the specs in store and it is actually the same laptop). Still, they sell it at £899, £100 more than Currys.

Googling N56VZ I found that Amazon is currently sellimng this:
Asus N56VZ. The version is the N56VZ-S4207H, wich features the same i73630QM CPU as the N56VZ-S4207V, but a less powerful GPU: GT635M on the N56VZ-S4207 H vs GT650M on the the N56VZ-S4207 V version.

Now, since the one being sold on JohnLewis seems to have a GT650M GPU, tell me guys: would that alone (I don't really care about the extra year warranty) worth £100 more?
Or I should get the one on Amazon?

Thanks for your time and replies.

Unbelievable.
5 left in stock while I was writing this post on John Lewis.
None available now.

...

 

I have recently bought a N56vz-s4207h - it says so on the bottom of the case - from Curry's about two weeks ago. It may say N56vz-s4207v on the website but I believe this is a mistake or a way of avoiding price matching with other stores. It cost £799 and has the i7 3630 and the gt650m GFX card. So I would suggest buying from Currys -

Buy ASUS N56VZ-S4207V 15.6" Laptop | Free Delivery | Currys

When I bought they did not have any in stock but they ordered it from somewhere I don't know if it was another Curry's store or direct from their supplier but it turned up in two days on a free delivery

I hope this is useful information.

Thanks

Stew

 

Thanks Stew.
On my way back home yesterday after work, I stopped by Curry's/PC World on High St Kensington: none available, except for the display model. (which the manager was happy to sell me...for the full price!!!)
It was actually the N56VZ-S4207 V (at least that's what the label read. Could not check neither the bok or the bottom of the laptop). GPU mounted on it is GeForce GT650M.
They checked online and only the store in Fulham Rd had two, unfortunately both already reserved for some buyers.
No way I could have got another one. I think it is actually discontinued.
So I bought one on Amazon: it is the H version, so I am afraid the GPU is the GT635, less performing compared to the GT-650...unless you are right and H and V versions are the same thing.

Just today, browsing the web, I found this: ASUS N56VZ-S4242 15.6" Laptop | Laptops | pcworld
The CPU is the i7-3610QM (I guess slightly worse than the i7-3630QM), but the GPU is the GT650M. More expensive than N56VZ-S4207V (or H), but available.

Wonder why they keep giving such confusing names to laptops...


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checking thoroughly PC world website I have found it!
http://www.pcworld.ie/Product/ASUS-N56VZS4207V-156andquot-Laptop/313726/301
It seems they have re-stocked it...and now it is £200 more expensive! They lie about the initial price!
Isn't this illegal???

 

Hi guys!
The laptop arrived from Amazon a few days ago.
It's the N56V-S4207H and I am happy to inform you that the GPU is the GT650M!

I am very happy and will start to test it in the next days!

 

Does anyone know if the UK models have backlit keyboards?

 

No. They do not have backlit keyboards.

 

Thanks. Well that sucks.

 

As far as I can tell the N56VZ is still available here in The Netherlands.
According to Tweakers pricewatch guide you can find is as low as € 854,10.

With the following specs:

Intel Core i7 3630QM
Intel Mobile HM76
GeForce GT650M
6GB DDR3 RAM
750GB HDD 54000 rpm
4x USB 3.0

Modelnumber is the following: N56VZ- S4215H

 

It looks like the Australian model is being phased out as well. There are still a few left online for around $1400. I purchased mine a month ago for $1300.
Model is R501VZ-4387H. i7 3630QM, GT650M 4GB, 16GB DDR3 RAM, 1TB 5400rpm HDD, Windows 8.

 

You will see more models get phased out as we approach haswell.

 

hey guys

i just joined simply because of the inconvenience that asus has caused which I think is a bit silly and wanna find out a way around it.

I recently bought the Asus R501VZ-S4387H (N56) which came with GT650 video and 16GB Ram but had no backlit keyboard. apparently backlit keyboard came out on earlier models such as S4142H model which is now discontinued and had lower specs like GT630 video.

Now since these models are physically identical as far as components and chassis concerns, I like to know if I buy the backlit keyboard out of a 4142H model can I install and plug to the 4387H model and remove the standard keyboard?

Standard keyboard only has one main ribbon cable but the backlit version has that exact same one plus a narroer goldish cable which I assume is for the backlit.

What I like to know is that does the mainboard in the 4387H has the extra plug on board for the backlit or asus completely redesigned the board and removed the plug? (which was a dumb move by asus now that other brands even very cheap and low models are releasing backlit keyboards on their notebooks and asus stopped using it in the N56 models)...how retarded!!!

I am a computer technician and had many clients and have many friends with laptops and none of them ever used the standard bluetooth that comes with the notebooks but a backlit keyboard which can be on or off is a great thing and should be standard on all notebooks now a days. obviously apple knew something and were smart but other manufacturers are simply dumb since it doesnt cost much for the backlit and the keyboard prices if you check online are roughly around the same price so why not use it and attract more buyers? what do these ceos think I dont know!!!

has anyone ever installed the backlit keyboard on the N56 models that did not originally come with one?

appreciate some quick responses so that I could buy them both and have them ready before I go to work offshore for a long time as I dont have a laptop now and need this model cause its stylish and i want it but with backlit keyboard and same high specs especially the GT650 accelerator on it.

thanks

 

I've no idea. Asusparts don't list the parts either, to compare them between the models.. But you're right, it could very well be that the motherboards have different contact points, while the cabling up to the keyboard is the same. Asus have done.. much crazier things than that.

I'd write a friendly and nice e-mail to a reseller who does custom outfits of the n56 if I were you.. Ask if they ever had backlit keyboard options for the newer models. Or if they didn't, if there was a reason why.

 

We only get what Asus gives us - which more or less equates to no spare or surplus parts from them, or MSI for that matter. So that would have to be a negative on ever being able to offer a backlit keyboard option, if it doesn't come shipped to us with one already.

 

I own a R501VZ-S4387H (16gb ram, GT 650m 4gb, 1tb hdd) and it came with a backlit keyboard. I purchased mine about a month ago. I'm in Australia.

 

well a month ago is very recent, where di you buy from and how much did you pay if you dont mind me asking/

I bought an exact model a week ago from and ebay shop and had to return it because it did not come with neither blueray nor backlit keyboard and according to asus this model was never released with backlit keyboard so you must have been lucky?

please let me know as I am very interested in that model. im in Adelaide, Australia and no retail stores actually sell any N56, i called everywhere.

 

Different regions will have different models and options.

 

I replied in your other thread, bobbycf. Just noticed you're in Adelaide - same here.

 

true! well I called asus australia and they said this model (ie, 4387H never was released with backlit keyboard and the seller whom i got it from online said asus used to do upgrades for a short time but they stopped.

in that case, now that some of you guys have this model with backlit keyboard, then I suppose I could just buy one and then buy the keyboard and install it myself.

what i wanted to make sure was that the ones without backlit, still would have the extra connector on board cause the backlit keyboards come with two ribbon cables as oppose to the standard non-backlit version.

cheers

 

Usually such models do because having a separate motherboard revision for the connector makes no sense.

 

now that some off you guys do have that model with backlit keyboard and the fact that asus used to upgrade its now convincing that the mainboards are the same and should have that option as you said it makes no sense to design same exact motherboard with only a connector difference its gonna cost the manufacturer lots of money and since its a profit era they wouldn't do that.

now Im gonna contact MSY vic to see if they will transfer to an Adelaide branch and I go buy it see what they say and if they don't I might just buy the keyboard separately and change it.

 

The board may support a backlight but that doesn't mean the chassis is designed for the extra headroom an illuminated keyboard requires. The dimensions differ by a small margin to accommodate the LEDs.

 

well I opened a couple of laptops with backlid keyboard including my previous G73 ROG and the backlid led kit is just a tiny film kinda like ribbon circuitry at the back of the keyboard so no need for space.

I just happened to find a N56VZ-S3266H in JB HiFi which I bought that had a backlid keyboard same exact physical model than any other N56s but hated it because as oppose to the S4142H which comes with GT630 video card plus backlit keyboard and Full HD this piece of crap by ASUS came with GT650 video card which is much more powerful but with only HD panel not Full HD.

Why the F**K ASUS did that? might as well release it with a lower video card.

same exact body and model comes in many variations and specs which is ridiculous and waste of research and money...just release one sick model from each type and focus your customers on your top products not releasing the same model with dozens of different sub-models and specs, some with high specs but low other things vice versa...

If I was the head of ASUS I would have made them sell more than Apple and be more popular with brightest ideas but looks like they don't have a clue what the hell they doing!

some N56s come with backlit keyboard which is very popular now a days (keyboards) but some of them don't...and the price of the keyboards are pretty much the same so why the hell didn't ASUS release it on all N56 models to attract more customers god knows...it was a retarded idea and so disappointing and shameful from ASUS...

They deserve to lose the market if that well may be the case one day. them and all other computer manufacturers are pumping lots of rubbish to the market. what a shame!!!

 

630 to 650 is a big jump. Might have gone after a different target consumer.

 

Does anyone know what the differences are between the new Asus N56 models are from the old Asus N56VZ? I have a faulty USB port on my Asus N56VZ that I might have to send in for repair, and I think it's possible they'll need to end up messing with the motherboard. If the motherboard or internal parts are what they changed between the 56VZ and the newer models, how likely is it that they'll still have N56VZ parts to repair my laptop with? Or is there a possibility they'll end up completely swapping out motherboards and associated CPU/GPUs to different models (which I've heard has happened before)?

 

Repair centres will hold a catalog of older parts for warranties.