~ Asus F8 Owners' Lounge ~

[cebolao]

OMG...the scariest S*** happened last night....

I tried plugging an audio 3.5mm wire (both male heads) so my laptop sound can transfer into my LCD TV...cos I didn't want to play on big screen but bad sound quality....

and then.... BANG!

white smoke on both sides of audio jacks.....

I rang up TV company and headed for asus repair centre, the TV just gave me a new replacement (7 days no-questions-asked replacement) , but Asus said they have to replace my motherboard ><, just on a side note, MY LAPTOP STILL RUNS FINE (with sound too)....just that the audio jack is burnt (ie, can't use headphones)....

anyway....bought myself a USB headphone.... but seriously.... gonna sue the audio wire company... after a few tests with my colleagues we realised that the wire was crappily made and already had shortcircuits within.

MY BRAND NEW LAPTOP >< RRAGGGHGHH

Even if the wire was crap, it shouldnt burn the board like that
I dont even think theres enough power in the audio plug to do that. Or is there?
Like whats the power rating for the audio plug? and how many MAmp?

[BryanL]

Hello to the F8 owners, how are you guys liking your laptops? Any complaints so far? I am thinking of purchasing one, but I was really looking for a 13". The F8SV-A1 offers much more of performance so I am thinking a 14.1" will do. Do you guys find it to be a bit heavy? Is it easy to carry around say from class to class or even while traveling? What are your thoughts. Thanks!

[BryanL]

Hello to the F8 owners, how are you guys liking your laptops? Any complaints so far? I am thinking of purchasing one, but I was really looking for a 13". The F8SV-A1 offers much more of performance so I am thinking a 14.1" will do. Do you guys find it to be a bit heavy? Is it easy to carry around say from class to class or even while traveling? What are your thoughts. Thanks!

None of you F8 guys can comment about this? Please?

Also, I hear the fingerprint reader is sometimes wacky, is that true? I just want to gather all my info before making this big purchase!

[BryanL]

And another question is, do you guys think the difference between the B1 and the A1 is worth the extra $200+ price difference? Is it justifiable? What are the major differences?

[E.B.E.]

Well you can look up the differences yourself... and then we'll tell you if they're justifiable or not. If it's just .2GHz in the CPU, then I'll tell you from the outset, it's not worth it. But there may be other things as well...

[azelexx]

to BryanL

(1) Fingerprint works fine
(2) Laptop + Power Plug + ASUS laptop bag (comes with the laptop) + earphone + mousepad + mouse = Pretty heavy imo. But not intolerable.

[BryanL]

Hey, me being a notebook noob. Would any 667 DDR2 ram fit into the F8SV? Because the A1 comes with 1 stick of 1gb, I wanted to insert another 2gb such as this product: http://www.pcvonline.com/productDetails.aspx?id=6168

Do I just insert it and start up and it will install itself?

[TailGunner]

Would any 667 DDR2 ram fit into the F8SV?

Yes.

Because the A1 comes with 1 stick of 1gb, I wanted to insert another 2gb such as this product: http://www.pcvonline.com/productDetails.aspx?id=6168

Do I just insert it and start up and it will install itself?

Yes.

Do any of you F8 owners own/owned an A8 series? I'm looking for something a bit higher quality, my A8 is falling apart and the lid seems so easy to scratch. Would love to hear a comparison between the two on build and screen quality, thanks.

[azelexx]

Ahh good point TRF-Inferno... I've wanted to know about the build comparason too , the only differences I know is that A8 is 15" and F8 is 14.1"? (correct me if im wrong) and F8 has 8600mGT.

Regarding build....hmm....hmm.... *bump*

[E.B.E.]

A8 is also 14.1 but is a bit bulkier I think.
Without experience with the F8 and only from user opinions, it seems the F8 is better built to a certain extent. For clear documented opinions, I'll let the users answer.