views on "asus" laptops ?

pennymakespounds

not a techie ...

looking around for a new laptop... come across "asus" which i've heard of but know nothing .

In simple terms .. is it a " decent / reliable / good value " brand .. comparable with the normal big brands .. dell. tosh .. hp etc

thanks

Lokolo_2

The word "cheap" comes to mind, you get what you pay for and Asus doesn't have renowned quality like Dell or HP, especially the "Eee" PC!!

I wouldn't recommend buying one of these but maybe someone can prove me wrong!

Millionaire

aaronmanz wrote: »

The word "cheap" comes to mind, you get what you pay for and Asus doesn't have renowned quality like Dell or HP, especially the "Eee" PC!!

I wouldn't recommend buying one of these but maybe someone can prove me wrong!

Dell and HP laptops use components made by Asus, as well as Apple.

CoolHotCold

http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/laptop-reliability-survey-asus-and-toshiba-win-hp-fails/

cambermam

aaronmanz wrote: »

The word "cheap" comes to mind, you get what you pay for and Asus doesn't have renowned quality like Dell or HP, especially the "Eee" PC!!

I wouldn't recommend buying one of these but maybe someone can prove me wrong!

Wrong. Asus are on par with Toshiba in terms of quality. i.e very good.

HP are well known for their cheap, poor quality laptops. Not sure why you think otherwise.

Toxteth_OGrady

aaronmanz wrote: »

The word "cheap" comes to mind, you get what you pay for and Asus doesn't have renowned quality

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Arguably the highest quality and best motherboards and graphics cards you can get.

Just the mobo and quad SLI cards alone in this set up will set you back the best part of 2 grand.



Their laptops are competitively priced but just because you haven't heard of them doesn't mean Asus is a 'cheap' low quality brand.

:cool:

TOG

free4440273

ignore the nomenclature and the brand // concentrate on the particular model//

JasX

I've used alot of ASUS components in my expensive / custom home built desktops over the years and at the higher end they make some very very good quality kit. If they can carry even a fraction of that into their laptops (given the lower price point they aim for) they'll be doing well compared to the run of the mill ones. Overall I've always regarded them as 'slightly above average' laptop build quality.

prowla

The established manufacturers have high-end and budget model laptops.
I've always considered Asus to be at the budget end.

Browntoa

free4440273 wrote: »

ignore the nomenclature and the brand // concentrate on the particular model//

I agree , find a model then look for complaints etc about that one

ASUS plus point , most new models have a plug in power jack , makes replacing much easier as no soldering required

EDIT: realised its ACER's not ASUS with the plug in jacks

tonyE1

aaronmanz wrote: »

The word "cheap" comes to mind, you get what you pay for and Asus doesn't have renowned quality like Dell or HP, especially the "Eee" PC!!

I wouldn't recommend buying one of these but maybe someone can prove me wrong!

Have to agree they are rubbish. I have bought many laptops in the past, generally I go for IBM Thinkpads but wanted something smaller. I really dont like my Eee. When I use it I plug in a screen and mouse as otherwise it becomes quite frustrating to use otherwise