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    Best place to buy ASUS notebooks?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by SDYanksFan, Jun 29, 2007.

  1. SDYanksFan

    SDYanksFan Notebook Guru

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    What online vendor generally has the best ASUS prices?

    Thanks!
     
    SDYanksFan, Jun 29, 2007
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  2. The Forerunner

    The Forerunner Notebook Virtuoso

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    1toppc.com (gentech is the real name of the company this is link to their laptops)
     
    The Forerunner, Jun 29, 2007
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  3. SDYanksFan

    SDYanksFan Notebook Guru

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    The only thing that bothered me about that site was this:

    Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 1.8 GHz 4MB 800 FSB

    when I was looking at one of the 14" models. I'm always weary when a site makes a glaring mistake like that. That chip only has a 2MB cache...

    I guess just a typo?
     
    SDYanksFan, Jun 29, 2007
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  4. The Forerunner

    The Forerunner Notebook Virtuoso

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    The have some typos here and there. I too was wary when I first when to their site and read a typo but after being on these forums for a almost 2 months and hearing all the great feedback about them and especially ken (one of the main representatives from gentech) being an active and informative part of this forums I pre=ordered my c90 from them. I even spoke to Ken about some concerns about the laptop and concerns with its connectivity with peripherals I have. He was more than willing to help and give advice. Now just waiting on my C90 which I cant blame them for since Asus is the one whos been delaying the shipment and since I am a late pre-order but I'm hoping it get to the week after next.
     
    The Forerunner, Jun 29, 2007
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  5. Fittersman

    Fittersman Wanna trade?

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    yeah, so many sites have typos on them, you just have to know the model of the laptop you want and know what its specs are before you go to the store.

    but, if you are from canada, try ncix.com and use http://www.lucomputers.com/aStore/default.asp to do a pricematch (buy from ncix, but use their pricematch feature and get them to match lucomputers price, they are generally much cheaper but im not guaranteeing they are the cheapest. my notebook was ~$100 cheaper there compared to anywhere else)

    you could also buy from lucomputers, i just have never heard of them before.
     
    Fittersman, Jun 29, 2007
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  6. air_max

    air_max Notebook Consultant

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    I bought my G1S from lagoom.com. They were awesome about it all and had the best deal on the notebook
     
    air_max, Jun 29, 2007
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  7. Geared2play.com

    Geared2play.com Company Representative

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    visit the asus where to buy page. they a have a list of all their dealers there for both canada and usa, barebones and ensembles.
     
    Geared2play.com, Jun 29, 2007
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  8. Showbiz

    Showbiz Notebook Guru

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    i've bought from btotech.com 2-3 times the last couple months with no problems. always some of the lowest prices.
     
    Showbiz, Jun 29, 2007
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  9. LiveDesign

    LiveDesign Notebook Evangelist

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    GenTech (1toppc.com) is where I got my G1S from and the customer service was great.
     
    LiveDesign, Jun 29, 2007
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  10. Undoing Ruin

    Undoing Ruin Notebook Geek

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    i wholeheartedly recommend xoticpc.com. they have plenty of great options and, if i remember correctly, they are one of the cheaper sites currently. you order through the site, they give you a confirmation call the next day, then they either modify it if you added any upgrades or ship it out. as for shipping, it was fast and arrived in perfect condition in about 5 days.

    on a side note, i was considering upgrading to 4 GBs of RAM but decided against it. however, when i was considering it, i e-mailed service at xoticpc.com and they let me know they could still modify it if i so desired. so, yep, i would definitely go with xoticpc.com.
     
    Undoing Ruin, Jun 29, 2007
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