Asus G50V

romperstomper

Hi Guys,

Can't seem to find any sites shipping to Ireland the new Asus G50Vm-a1 laptop

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=3745784#post3745784

i can get it from fleebay but am reluctant to splash that amount and not get a brick and mortar type warranty.

any ideas??

thanks

Soundman

Elara are due a version of the G50V in stock in about two weeks though I'm not sure if it is the one you are looking for.

www.elara.ie

romperstomper

thanks for that. if none of the irish retailers are doing it, i'll take that. its down on cpu power compared to US spec ones for some reason

Elara: Kin

I will check on avaliablity on the G50V and get back to you, will check on the different CPUs as well.

romperstomper

thanks for that. full specs for the A1 are linked from my first post. full specs of A2:

2 X 200GB 7200rpm hard drives
Blu-ray drive

they are the only differences

looking at the elara specs and model, its Seems a Totally different animal from the US spec ones

Elara: Kin

That was a bit embarrassing, on the phone to Asus and just about to ask them about the laptop and found out the link you posted does not work.

Can you give me the spec and I will check it out for you.

romperstomper

seems to be a problem with notebook review. here is one thats DEFO up:

http://www.excaliberpc.com/587924/asus-g50v-a1-15.4-notebook.html

thanks

Elara: Kin

Official response from Asus UK/Ireland.

The G50V-EP048C is new & the only G50V currently available. The specs are:

15.6" WXGA (1280x800, Colour-Shine), Intel® Core™2 Duo P8400 (2.26GHz), NVidia GeForce 9700M GS DDR3, 512MB dedicated graphics memory, 320GB (5400rpm), 4096MB (2048x2) DDRII 800 RAM, Blu-Ray Combo, Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium, 802.11AGN, Numeric Keypad, Webcam, Bag & Mouse, Express Gate, 2 Yr Global Warranty

The lead-time will be 2-3 weeks.

romperstomper

thats a REALLY stripped down version from the US market. Way less screen res, lower CPU speed. Any idea what the RRP will be? thanks for looking BTW

Elara: Kin

Here is the laptop linked on our site.

http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfull.asp?productcode=ECE1605100

romperstomper

why is the one released on the Irish Market for €1300 lower specced than the one in the US which is ~€1000

Elara: Kin

romperstomper wrote: »

why is the one released on the Irish Market for €1300 lower specced than the one in the US which is ~€1000

Don't know... but I am guessing it is the same reason why cars are so much cheaper in the states. It's just the way manufacturers price products for different regions. I can assure you that we are not making any more than our fellow resellers in the states.

romperstomper

I know that Elara (or any other irish retailer) doesn't downgrade laptops from suppliers but its makes ZERO sense to me cripple the product with a lower cpu and poorer screen. such a pity. will probably have to organise a trip to the states to get the one i want

Elara: Kin

romperstomper wrote: »

I know that Elara (or any other irish retailer) doesn't downgrade laptops from suppliers but its makes ZERO sense to me cripple the product with a lower cpu and poorer screen. such a pity. will probably have to organise a trip to the states to get the one i want

Yeah definately does not make sense, we can only sell what we are given though unfortunately. We seem to always get the new stuff last and at a higher cost though.