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    Asus making new Dell 14.1 inch laptops :)

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Zeppelin89, Jul 25, 2006.

  1. Zeppelin89

    Zeppelin89 Notebook Guru

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    Zeppelin89, Jul 25, 2006
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    mach_zero Casual Observer NBR Reviewer

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    That should raise the level of build quality a bit.
     
    mach_zero, Jul 25, 2006
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    jtom Notebook Evangelist

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    Yea it should.
     
    jtom, Jul 25, 2006
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    mZimm Notebook Evangelist

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    Asus makes great notebooks, this should help the reputation of Dell's quality as well as helping Asus' business.
     
    mZimm, Jul 26, 2006
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    Gautam election 2008 NBR Reviewer

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    Asus makes great cases - they make cases for Voodoo as well, which is a REALLY botique brand, but evidently not enough people to have an area in notebookreview's forums! :(
     
    Gautam, Jul 26, 2006
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    Paul Mom! Hot Pockets! NBR Reviewer

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    Nice. If I hadn't bought the M90, I would have gotten an Asus W3J. Maybe we'll see a Dell 14" with an x1600 (well, the equivalent for Q2 next year). Anyone wanna guess whether it's an Inspiron or an XPS? Mainstream suggests an Inspiron, but Asus' reputation of 14" (ie W3J, W3J+) suggests it may be an XPS.
     
    Paul, Jul 26, 2006
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    Jason Overclocker NBR Reviewer

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    Good build quality at a good price... Go Asus! :)
     
    Jason, Jul 26, 2006
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    Chele Notebook Consultant

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    Maybe dell can get some sweet desing like those ont the asus! give us some aluminum cases!
     
    Chele, Jul 26, 2006
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    i'm thinkin...hello xps m1410
     
    adpirz, Jul 26, 2006
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    And for Apple, which is a little less boutique than Voodoo, but you get my drift. Just reinforcing your point that Asus definitely does not make junk.
     
    mach_zero, Jul 26, 2006
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    Dang, if only i knew! I should have waited for next year before ordering my 640m. What company did dell contract their 14.1" before this news?
     
    bjdelro, Jul 26, 2006
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