Hi, I'm new to the forum, but long time reader. Does anyone have any experience with the ASUS W5A or W5Ae? Seems like ASUS has been putting out some nice laptops that will be competing with the other big dogs in the industry.
The W5Ae has caught my eye with the white carbon fiber casing, 1.3 mp web cam, 3.5lb weight, and nice hardware (1.83Ghz M, 512 DDR2 400Mhz, 100GB 4200 RMP hd, integrated video, DVD+/-RW Super Drive). The price will be $1799, and I might be able to get a small discount so something in the neighborhood of $1900 OTD.
My question is:
1) Any experience with this laptop or other ASUS laptops in terms of quality, use, durability?
2) Should I wait for the Yonah (I know there are a lot of discussions on this) if I'm mainly using this for web browsing, office productivity? Seems like the processing power is sufficient, but in about 4 months ASUS will be releasing a W5f (Yonah processor and chipset).
3) Is $1900 OTD too pricey for a machine with these specs?
Thank you and hope to hear some responses.
The W5Ae has caught my eye with the white carbon fiber casing, 1.3 mp web cam, 3.5lb weight, and nice hardware (1.83Ghz M, 512 DDR2 400Mhz, 100GB 4200 RMP hd, integrated video, DVD+/-RW Super Drive). The price will be $1799, and I might be able to get a small discount so something in the neighborhood of $1900 OTD.
My question is:
1) Any experience with this laptop or other ASUS laptops in terms of quality, use, durability?
2) Should I wait for the Yonah (I know there are a lot of discussions on this) if I'm mainly using this for web browsing, office productivity? Seems like the processing power is sufficient, but in about 4 months ASUS will be releasing a W5f (Yonah processor and chipset).
3) Is $1900 OTD too pricey for a machine with these specs?
Thank you and hope to hear some responses.