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    Ultraportable S7F

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by bmnotpls, Mar 23, 2007.

  1. bmnotpls

    bmnotpls Notebook Deity

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    The new ultraportable S7F seems widely available here in Australia, and at a decent price, but it seems like there is just no independent information on it. I've been looking for reviews or even forum discussions on it, but I haven't been able to find anything.

    Has anyone here had any experience with this new model, or have any links to reviews? Or does it go by another model name overseas?

    I have also noticed that it is sometimes listed with Intel GMA 950, and other times with Geforce Go 7300. Is this an optional upgrade?

    Here are the base specs:
    12.1" WXGA
    Core 2 Duo T5500
    1 gb RAM / 2 gb max
    External dvdrw
    1.4 kg (6 cell)
     
    bmnotpls, Mar 23, 2007
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  2. Redline

    Redline Notebook Prophet NBR Reviewer

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    Well, the F seems to entail that it has the Intel integrated graphics. The nVidia card would come under the name S7Js.

    I heard about this model a few months back, PROPortable was announcing it along with the G series, but I haven't heard about it since.
     
    Redline, Mar 23, 2007
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  3. Sgt_Strider

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    I just did some googling and damn this laptop seems like a pretty decent ultraportable. It would be great if Asus released it in all black. I think this would be a good alternative to the U1.
     
    Sgt_Strider, Mar 25, 2007
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  4. akp

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    I'm interested in this, too. Of course, I'm in the US, so it's not just the lack of reviews that's preventing me from trying one out.

    I actually called the ASUS Notebook sales line here to ask about it. They said that I should content myself with the items listed on the US website. Jerks. :)

    I'm hoping that means that someone else is going to be releasing it under a different name here, rather than them just wanting to dump all of cow-wrapped S6Fs on us Americans.
     
    akp, Mar 27, 2007
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    We don't get that one in the US, I don't think. Damn shame, I will need to replace my Z33 with something faster eventually. So far nothing has delivered in terms of battery life.
     
    Jumper, Mar 27, 2007
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