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    asus W3V in Korea

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by junbug, Sep 28, 2005.

  1. junbug

    junbug Newbie

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    I'm set on getting the W3V, but I'm way over in Korea and checked out what the local dealers had to offer. From what I noticed on their spec page, there are small differences.

    Key changes are:

    Korean W3V
    80GB ( 4200rpm, UltraDMA 100 S.M.A.R.T)
    ATI MR X600 with 128MB
    XP Home Edition
    No case, no mouse

    US W3V
    Hitachi 60GB 5400RPM
    ATI Mobility Radeon x600 PCI-Express Graphics w/ 64MB VRAM
    XP Pro
    Carry case and mouse

    What gives? Why are the specs on an Ensemble model slightly differently here?

    Any thoughts from US retailers would be helpful, thanks.
     
    junbug, Sep 28, 2005
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  2. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    All ENSEMBLE units are the same worldwide, the people at that store must of changed it...
     
    coriolis, Sep 28, 2005
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  3. RobotMule

    RobotMule Notebook Guru

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    I thought each branch of Asus (each country) orders them to the specs they choose, and Ensemble vs Built-on-Asus is just a North America thing.
     
    RobotMule, Sep 29, 2005
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