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    w3n/w3a in north america?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by highwind7777, Feb 15, 2005.

  1. highwind7777

    highwind7777 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey, any chance you guys know when the w3000n or w3000a will come to north america? if ever? and also how the specs of the north american version will differ?
     
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    Look through the forum before asking questions.

    Neither are coming to the states....... the W3V will be coming in about a month. It's a sonoma based W3, however instead of integrated video, Asus appears to be ordering one with dedicated video. Most likely the ATI x600. Specs and price aren't final yet because as of Tuesday morning, Asus still hasn't even ordered them yet.

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    About the same time..... as of 2pm on 2/15... Asus' product manager hasn't ordered any of the new notebooks (w5/W3/V6) ... he's expected to do so sometime this week.

    All of them should arive around the same time..

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    PROPortable, Feb 15, 2005
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    @PROPortable:
    Do you have any info when W5 will be released in the US?


    (sorry if I should've started a new thread, I searched the forum but didn't get a lot of info about W5, most of the info was about W3)

     
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    Hmm... something about the W5 just bothers me. I guess I'm just not a huge fan of that rotating camera...

    ASUS M6800Ne, P-M 1.5 Dothan, 512MB Ram, Tohiba Combo drive, Samsung Spinpoint M 40G HDD with 8M cache, Mobility Radeon 9700
     
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    It takes some getting used to... but let me tell you this.

    The whole system is wider and shorter than the M5.... looking at it in pictures, that camera looks weird..... in person it'll grow on you.


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    I thought the W3N was coming to the states, or is W3N different frm W3000N? Or am I just confused all together.
     
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    A W3 model will be coming, but not the "N" version.. that has the 855 chipset and "outdated" hardware...

    The "A" model is a sonoma 915 chipset but with integrated video.

    The "V" model is sonoma 915 chipset but with X600 ATI graphics.

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    Ok, sweet, thanks Justin.I've been looking too long and hard. Things are all starting to bleed together.
     
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    No problem.. it'll be soon enough. Once we have final spec and price, we should have a good ETA and also know what our allotment is... Usually out of the first shipment it would be about 50 units, but I'm hoping for more as a good 30 of you have contacted me just from this forum all basically saying..... regardless of spec, eta or price... i want this unit. So, with a month or more to wait, I hope we'll be aloud to buy more.

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    PROPortable, Feb 16, 2005
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by PROPortable
     
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    I don't get it either... [?]

    ASUS M6800Ne, P-M 1.5 Dothan, 512MB Ram, Tohiba Combo drive, Samsung Spinpoint M 40G HDD with 8M cache, Mobility Radeon 9700
     
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