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    where to buy asus s96j barebones

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by futurecomp, Jun 22, 2007.

  1. futurecomp

    futurecomp Newbie

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    just the chassis, mobo, etc.
     
    futurecomp, Jun 22, 2007
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    admlam Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    I'm assuming you have your reasons for getting an s96j instead of the new s96s.
    The s96j has been discontinued so this might get a little tricky.

    I purchased a z96jm from lagoom.com last week. Very good service. Although the product went out of stock when I ordered, they upgraded my shipping from budget to 3 day Fedex for free, and it came in 2 days when it went back in stock.

    http://www.lagoom.com/INTEL_VBI_ASUS_S96J_NB_15.4_WXGA/AS96J945PM10US-VBI/partinfo-id-549435.html

    For the price of the s96j, I'd suggest you go for the z96jm. It looks much better than the silver-black color scheme of the s96j in addition to the obvious upgrades. See pictures: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=130969&highlight=z96jm

    http://www.lagoom.com/ASUS_ASI_NB_WB_Z96JM_15.4WSXGA/90NKHG851509000L503Z/partinfo-id-573822.html
     
    admlam, Jun 22, 2007
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  3. kickdim

    kickdim Notebook Evangelist

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    the s96s is about the same price as the s96j, gentechpc has good prices
     
    kickdim, Jun 22, 2007
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  4. futurecomp

    futurecomp Newbie

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    Thanks for the reply, I'm a bit new to the barebooks scene. What differences are there, if any, between the S96J and the S96Jm? Aesthetics is not a concern, so I'd rather keep the cost of the base system to a minimum.

    EDIT: Just took a look at the S96S at gentech, and it seems to be at the same price level as the S96J/m, any thoughts of this vs. the z96jm (esp. the video cards)?
     
    futurecomp, Jun 22, 2007
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  5. khanhfat

    khanhfat Notebook Deity

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    S96jm looks good, better than the regular silver paint. The new version has upgrades of ESATA, which is nice.
     
    khanhfat, Jun 22, 2007
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