Asus F8Sn-B1 14.1" WXGA+ Notebook (Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 2.1 Ghz, 3 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, Vista Home Premium)

Amazon Customer Reviews

(5 out of 5)

PERFECT!!

I've bought it for a month now!! And It's NICE!! Beautiful, VERY fast, very good graphics and terrific wireless!!!! I'm playing sometimes command conquer 3 kane's wrath at maximum quality!!! Windows Vista runs GREAT(believe it!!) with a windows experience 5.0...It comes with a bag(much better than that one showed on the pics) and asus(logitech) mouse!!
Thank you amazon and asus!!!

(5 out of 5)

The Asus F8Sn-B1

Asus F8Sn-B1 14.1" WXGA+ Notebook (Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 2.1 Ghz, 3 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, Vista Home Premium)

Since Amazon didnt have the specs of the product on the site at the time i purshased the notebook, here they are:
Model
Brand ASUS
Series F8 Series
Model F8Sn-B1
General
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
CPU Type Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 2.1G
Screen 14.1" WXGA
Memory Size 3GB DDR2
Hard Disk 250GB
Optical Drive DVD Super Multi
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS
Video Memory 512MB
Communication Modem, Gigabit LAN and WLAN
Card slot 1 x Express Card
Dimensions 13.4" x 9.6" x 1.5"
Weight 5.74 lbs.
Other Features Fingerprint reader
CPU
CPU Type Intel Core 2 Duo
CPU Speed T8100(2.10GHz)
CPU FSB 800MHz
CPU L2 Cache 3MB
Chipset
Chipset Intel PM965
Display
Screen Size 14.1"
Wide Screen Support Yes
Display Type Wide XGA
Resolution 1280 x 800
Operating Systems
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
Graphics
GPU/VPU NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS
Video Memory Dedicated 512MB
Graphic Type Dedicated Card
Hard Drive
HDD 250GB
Memory
Memory 3GB
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type DVD Super Multi
Optical Drive Interface Integrated
Communications
Modem 56K
LAN 10/100/1000Mbps
WLAN 802.11a/g/n Wireless LAN
Bluetooth Yes
Ports
Card Slot 1 x Express Card
USB 5
IEEE 1394 1
Video Port 1 x VGA, 1 x DVI, 1 x S-Video TV-out
Audio Ports Yes
Audio
Audio Integrated Sound card
Speaker Internal Speakers
Input Device
Touchpad Yes
Keyboard Standard
Supplemental Drive
Card Reader 8-in-1
Webcam 1.3 MP(Swivel)
Power
Battery Lithium Ion
Physical spec
Dimensions 13.4" x 9.6" x 1.5"
Weight 5.74 lbs.
Manufacturer Warranty
Accidental Damage Warranty 1 year ASUS Accidental Damage Warranty - Drops, Fire, Spill, Surge for purchase after 9/10/07
Parts 2 years limited
Labor 2 years limited
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Now after the specs, heres what i think about the notebook,
pros:
Excellend display although the reolution couldve been higher.
Best graphics card available for this size notebook, the nvidia 9500 is able to play crisis the demo (the most demanding pc game at the time of writing) with all options set to high. (not very high, this is when it lags).
Best finger print reader ive tried, always logs me in on the first attempt
Very fast deo processor (8100 @ 2.1 ghz)
Beautiful design, defenitly beats hp's silly glossy design (DV series, also this laptop offers the best of two worls as it feels extreamly sturdy while offering a very professional and sexy look.
5 ubs ports is amazing for a laptop this size.
DVI output to connect the laptop to a big HD display screen.
Although most reviews critisize the battery, i put it as a pro here as using the power saving mode you can actually change the max processor speed and while surfing i can get up to 2 hour and 46 mins out of it which is very acceptable for a machine this powerful.
Scores a 5.0 (catigory 5 laptop) with the windows experiance index.
Runs vista flawlessly as well as linx ubuntu.
No annoying junk installed when i opened up the laptop unlike my last sony where i had to spend hours removing everything.
Comes with recovery DVD's which now non of the compeititors offer.
Comes with an Asis usb mouse.
Comes with an Asus laptop carrying bad which looks much better than the one in the picture.
Stellar price.


now the cons:
The fn key is on the left while the ctrl key is next to it which makes it annoying playing games :) yes that is the only con i could think of !!

Have fun with this laptop and probably a life span of 5+ years (although i change my laptop every singel year, it seems this one is here to stay !)

(5 out of 5)

Best Buy Ever!

I'v been able to try many laptops, but until now, I haven't found any other who beats this ASUS F8SN-B1, and it costs only $1.200 (Including Case and Mouse), now you think "what about Alienware?" yes, they have better models, but the smaller one has a 15.4" screen and they cost twice as much, yup, and this baby has a 14" screen, which makes it very portable, combined with the Nvidia 9500GS, the Vista Windows Experience Score goes up to 4.8 (being 4.8 individually the lowest), so if you are still hesitating, think about the two years warranty and the one year warranty for accidents.