Asus W3J

rowen · 5th April 2006, 11:43 AM

Anyone know when this will hit Aus or if stores are taking pre-orders yet?

Varuna · 5th April 2006, 2:12 PM

Some time in the next 4-8 weeks.

Conventional · 5th April 2006, 3:02 PM

What's the battery life like on one of these?

BlaYde · 5th April 2006, 4:35 PM

nice specs for the W3J.

shame about the LCD tho...

-BLiTz1911 · 5th April 2006, 4:43 PM

what is so shameful about the lcd?

its supposed to be 14"

theres a 15.4" version thats the V1J

beeker · 5th April 2006, 5:53 PM

Wish they made it in a 12in widescreen notebook... Hoping the W7V will live up to expectations....

Other than the Sony, none of the 12in have a good video card....

rowen · 5th April 2006, 6:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beeker

Other than the Sony, none of the 12in have a good video card....

And the Sony SZ is just a plain rip off.

Varuna · 5th April 2006, 6:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rowen

And the Sony SZ is just a plain rip off.

$2800 for the T2300/512MB/60GB Magnesium version isnt that bad. The Carbon fiber version's a bit much though, I think Sony's aiming at the bling market.

Plus, although Sony retails them for $599, you can get a generic high capacity battery off gBase/eBay for $100. Apparently they're made in the same factory.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Conventional

What's the battery life like on one of these?

I'd expect that it'd be similar to the W3V. One off my mates says he manages ~4.5h off the main battery with wifi on, light usage and screen at half brightness, and another 3 hours with the modular battery.

beeker · 5th April 2006, 6:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Varuna

$2800 for the T2300/512MB/60GB Magnesium version isnt that bad. The Carbon fiber version's a bit much though, I think Sony's aiming at the bling market.

A bit off topic now, but there still are no other 12"/13.3" light notebooks with a good video card (7400 isn't great, but waaay better than the Intel stuff)

The Z18GP is nice because it is lighter than Z15GP and it also uses LED backlighting. It supposedly give better uniform backlighting and also saves on power. The ultra thin screen/lid also looks really funky. Is it worth $3500, no, not really, but if you want something like that, what else is there at the moment?

-BLiTz1911 · 5th April 2006, 7:21 PM

the problem with 12" notebooks and high end graphics card is heat, which is why you dont see them around

will probably pick up the updated vesion of the W3J at the end of the year

beeker · 5th April 2006, 7:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by -BLiTz1911

the problem with 12" notebooks and high end graphics card is heat, which is why you dont see them around

will probably pick up the updated vesion of the W3J at the end of the year

True, but considering you have T2600's in the SZ series and stay pretty cool, I'm sure they can shoehorn a 7600 or an X1600 in it without any issues. After all, you can turn it off and use the Intel chipset when not playing games

The W3J still is pretty good!!

-BLiTz1911 · 5th April 2006, 7:49 PM

yeh havent really found a better laptop for the price

Will be going overseas at the beging of next year and am just hoping they will have the new memrom powered notebooks by then, then hopefully that will keep me satisfied for 4 years..... hopefully......

Varuna · 5th April 2006, 8:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beeker

The Z18GP is nice because it is lighter than Z15GP and it also uses LED backlighting.

I didn't know that, I thought both models had the LED backlight. If that's the case, it's worth going for the Z18 for the extra battery life alone.

rowen · 24th April 2006, 10:34 PM

Nearly the end of april, anyone seen one of these W3J's yet?

scheps · 30th April 2006, 12:50 PM

and they prolly will be 3000K+

5th April 2006, 11:43 AM	#1
rowen Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: /dev/null Posts: 560	Asus W3J Anyone know when this will hit Aus or if stores are taking pre-orders yet? __________________ Is my sig boring?

5th April 2006, 2:12 PM	#2
Varuna Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sydneys Northern Beaches. Posts: 1,050	Some time in the next 4-8 weeks. __________________ If all else fails, immortality can always be assured by spectacular error.

5th April 2006, 4:35 PM	#4
BlaYde Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Perth Posts: 1,655	nice specs for the W3J. shame about the LCD tho... __________________ MY CAMERA GEAR \|\| CAMERA CLUB MEMBER #10

5th April 2006, 4:43 PM	#5
-BLiTz1911 Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sydney Posts: 331	what is so shameful about the lcd? its supposed to be 14" theres a 15.4" version thats the V1J __________________ Penguin Mints for Sale - Just Shoot me a PM MINT & CMOY Headphone amplifiers for sale, Send another PM

5th April 2006, 5:53 PM	#6
beeker Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 533	Wish they made it in a 12in widescreen notebook... Hoping the W7V will live up to expectations.... Other than the Sony, none of the 12in have a good video card.... __________________ Motorola V-club member #10 - v600 Asus Laptop Owners Club member #2 - W3V -- Successful purchases: Chainbolt Successful sales: Reaper, T-Bones, JonSton, Rogue, Ranchu, Peg, Kirk M., Erdem, Rickster, Argus

5th April 2006, 3:02 PM	#3
Conventional Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sydney, NSW Posts: 22	What's the battery life like on one of these?

5th April 2006, 7:21 PM	#10
-BLiTz1911 Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sydney Posts: 331	the problem with 12" notebooks and high end graphics card is heat, which is why you dont see them around will probably pick up the updated vesion of the W3J at the end of the year __________________ Penguin Mints for Sale - Just Shoot me a PM MINT & CMOY Headphone amplifiers for sale, Send another PM

5th April 2006, 7:49 PM	#12
-BLiTz1911 Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sydney Posts: 331	yeh havent really found a better laptop for the price Will be going overseas at the beging of next year and am just hoping they will have the new memrom powered notebooks by then, then hopefully that will keep me satisfied for 4 years..... hopefully...... __________________ Penguin Mints for Sale - Just Shoot me a PM MINT & CMOY Headphone amplifiers for sale, Send another PM

24th April 2006, 10:34 PM	#14
rowen Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: /dev/null Posts: 560	Nearly the end of april, anyone seen one of these W3J's yet? __________________ Is my sig boring?

30th April 2006, 12:50 PM	#15
scheps Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 705	and they prolly will be 3000K+