I've looked around on their website a little, but I can't find anything that looks remotely customizable. It would be awesome if they did!

10/18/2009 10:31:43 AM

wtf do you want to customize?

10/18/2009 12:11:09 PM

laptops, retard

10/18/2009 12:18:06 PM

OH LIKE HE WANTS PINK STRIPES ON IT AND SHIT?

LIKE PIMP MY RIDE, EXCEPT FOR LAPTOPS??!?

10/18/2009 1:25:27 PM

i haven't seen much that lets you customize asus stuff. but on the other hand, they offer enough models so that maybe you don't need to

10/18/2009 2:53:54 PM

^^^^ Hardware such as CPU,GPU,RAM, HD, Screen Resolution.... stuff like that.

^ Yeah, you got a point, but it's nice to have it broken down with customizing websites like Dells (for example, don't really want a Dell). I've heard they're a really good PC company.

[Edited on October 18, 2009 at 5:33 PM. Reason : wrong number of ^'s]

10/18/2009 5:32:59 PM

*shrug* their stock models aren't too bad. and if you don't like the selection now, give it a month and they'll have a crap-ton of new stuff. i'd keep an eye out on newegg.

10/18/2009 7:56:15 PM

^ Yeah, I agree with the Newegg thing. I've known about newegg, but it wasn't til recently I started noticing the laptop deals on there and stuff.

Say for example, I wish I could order one of their models ... BUT with a 3 GHz processor and a few other things that I think I'd like. I wish the few models (if any) that came with higher level options didn't include ALL the other high level options too. I'd just like to add the few things I'm picky about. That's why I've been looking at sites like ibuypower.com . I haven't really heard much about them, but at least they give the customer alot of control over what they want in their machine, which I like.

10/18/2009 8:36:00 PM

i'm kinda surprised that ASUS has become as big as they are now. i wouldn't have predicted i'd ever own anything from them besides a mobo or whatever, but i've now got an EeePC netbook and two big-ass monitors from them. And I will buy from them again.

10/18/2009 8:39:14 PM

I've heard their warranty is amazing! I want a gaming geared PC next time (hopefully next yr), and I've heard they can make that happen.

10/18/2009 9:48:51 PM

If you look around you can usually find one of their models in the configuration you want. If not there are websites out there that will do some mild customization for you. Gentechpc.com comes to mind, although I can't speak to their reliability as I've never used them.

I will say on their warranty that 1.75 years into the 2 year basic warranty my power input detached from the motherboard. The laptop had a few other little things I didn't really care about (one of the hinge covers came off, a small crack in the palmrest that was more a result of rough usage, and two of the usb ports didn't work). All I told them about was the power problem, but after sending my laptop off and getting it back a week later I found they'd fixed every single problem with my computer. I suspect they changed my monitor as well. I know they didn't simply give me a refurb unit because ome of the wear on the speaker area at the top was the same, as were some of the wear marks on the keyboard buttons.

My only problem with Asus has been one of support for the laptop graphics driver. It's likely I won't be able to upgrade to Windows 7 because Asus has no released any updates for my graphics card since the initial Vista one. I've tried asking at Asus but nobody is willing to say they will or won't update the driver.

So basically, if you're getting an Asus laptop get one with a Nvidia graphics card, since Nvidia will provide a driver for their mobile cards.

10/18/2009 11:25:45 PM

^ Thanks for the tip. I hear nVidia is the way to go in general with mobile computers. The p.o.s. I have now has a 128MB Radeon X1300 Mobility in it I guess I can probably forget about playing SC2 on this machine when it comes out.

10/18/2009 11:36:21 PM

i too would highly recommend Asus, ive got 17" and i bought my gf an eee last year. the hinge covers between the monitor and the body popped off and they just fedexed me new ones for free after a phone call.

10/19/2009 8:53:13 AM

I really haven't found a better 'out of the box' warranty with any of the other laptop vendors. 24 months with the initial 12 including accidental damage coverage? C'mon....customizable or not Asus is a clear choice.

That said, when hunting for an acceptable model for the grandparents it did take some time and a small compromise (4GB w/32bit OS) until I was satisfied, but I chose the F80Q for $799 w/ $200MIR that arrived in less than 3 weeks.

I had to balance media accessibility, battery life, weight and durability (somewhat). F80Q would have been absolutely perfect if not for the 3 hour battery life (6-7 would have been nice) or the 4GB RAM selling point with the 32bit OS (I'm the only one that would notice that). Win7 upgrade was not advertised on amazon.com but Asus site allowed it without a hitch.

/2c

10/19/2009 11:18:53 AM

This is how eastern brands work. Asus, Lenovo, Sony,
If you want customization, buy a Dell/HP.

You do realize it's largely a trick though, right? You end up paying MORE for the exact configuration you want, versus buying a "high end" default configuration.

10/19/2009 12:09:27 PM

MSI Whitebooks are the only custom laptops I know of. I think OCZ & Sager used to do it, but not sure if their stuff is available in the US.

Like previous posts, you're better off buying a default config that's what you want from newegg, then add your own memory or hard drive to save a couple dollars, sell the orig. memory/hdd on ebay.

10/19/2009 12:46:13 PM

sagernotebook.com will let you customize any sager-badged Clevos.

But be sure to check avadirect.com if you want a Clevo, as their configurations might run cheaper.

10/19/2009 6:02:55 PM