What laptop did Alex have at MacWorld???? [Archive]

beta7

01-14-2007, 03:25 AM

I must know! please if anyone knows what laptop he had during the macworld aka episode 80 i would love to know! it looks so cool and slim i want one! i was thinking of getting a mac and switching over but that looks cooler

beta7

01-14-2007, 03:28 AM

god dam its an accer >< i never did like their shit... well mac here i come!

alex

01-14-2007, 09:46 PM

It's an Asus R1 Tablet PC custom made for the Windows Vista Team. You don't what to know what I had to do to get one...

- Alex

masherscf

01-14-2007, 09:54 PM

It's an Asus R1 Tablet PC custom made for the Windows Vista Team. You don't what to know what I had to do to get one...

- Alex

If it involved any unnatural acts... I don't wanna know...

ArmpitOfDeath

01-14-2007, 10:59 PM

Oh man... never, ever before seen a tablet with Ctrl-Alt-Del as a hotkey before. That says confidence! :D ;) :p

tokenuser

01-15-2007, 01:19 AM

It's an Asus R1 Tablet PC custom made for the Windows Vista Team. You don't what to know what I had to do to get one...

- AlexYou didn't want kids anyway did you?

I'd be curious to know what you thought of the unit. I having been keeping my eyes open for one since the UMPC/Origami release ... and the R1 looked to be the best deal technology wise.

decemberfall

01-15-2007, 01:49 AM

You didn't want kids anyway did you?

I'd be curious to know what you thought of the unit. I having been keeping my eyes open for one since the UMPC/Origami release ... and the R1 looked to be the best deal technology wise.
Token - I was going to post the exact same phrase about not wanting kids, either that or giving up his first born...

Yeah I was wondering about it myself, I haven't even talked to anyone who has played with Vista, one of the guys at work is obsessed with it cause he saw it as a conference, but I really want to know if it's going to be worth upgrading for awhile...

lupin

01-15-2007, 03:55 AM

phatlip12

01-15-2007, 04:10 PM

You didn't want kids anyway did you?

I'd be curious to know what you thought of the unit. I having been keeping my eyes open for one since the UMPC/Origami release ... and the R1 looked to be the best deal technology wise.

It deff looked like a nice machine. However, the Vista logo on the back...was that a sticker or did it light up?

lupin

01-15-2007, 06:16 PM

Dude if that lit up that would be so awesome

axisds

01-15-2007, 10:07 PM

ASUS makes an exelect notebook. In fact, very few know that nearly all notebooks are made from one of 4 major notebook manufactures, all of which are in Taiwan. Even names like dell buy from one of the 4 (most of theirs are Compal's and Celvo's).

Asus
Clevo
Acer
Compal

It's pretty interesting. So anyways, ASUS makes the MacBook and MacBook Pro for Apple. It's a good way to save money by buying off brand, given that they are all the same thing and all.

::Side note:: I have an ASUS z96j and love it. Here is a pic... http://www.axisds.com/BlogPictures/DiggNation/images/Me%2C%20Kevin%20Rose%2C%20and%20Alex%20Albrecht.jp g

tokenuser

01-16-2007, 12:47 AM

It's pretty interesting. So anyways, ASUS makes the MacBook and MacBook Pro for Apple. It's a good way to save money by buying off brand, given that they are all the same thing and all.They are manufactured in the same facilities, but do not necessarily use parts from the same component bins. Many of the high end brands use higher spec memory and CPUs (not all CPUs are created equally).

What those companies do (and Flextronics is another - but mainy do handheld devices and cellphones) is use their manufacturing capacity to make the machines. They have little to do with the motherboard designs and layouts - those are pretty much unique to each company, because of the features that each company want to use to distinguish themselves.

Now, having said that, you can at least say that the BUILD quality should be the same, since they are manufactured in the same factories, but then again, the reputation of each company is built on its quality, and the quality control they are willing to accept.

Anyone want a batch of Sony manufactured batteries?

ArmpitOfDeath

01-16-2007, 10:02 AM

burgerboy06

01-16-2007, 08:39 PM

ASUS laptops are the best windows laptops out there. I have the W3J, 14 inch, x1600, core 2 2.0, 2 gig ram, 100 gig 7200rpm. No other seller offers that power in a 14 inch. Maybe the x1300, or x200, but not the 16. The selection is tremendous also. Ever go the dell.com or hp and only see one series that kinda has you choice, but not exactly? ASUS laptops will have what you are looking for.

shuisman

01-17-2007, 02:52 PM

Oh man... never, ever before seen a tablet with Ctrl-Alt-Del as a hotkey before. That says confidence! :D ;) :p

Mij Toshiba Tecra M7 TabletPC has a ctrl-alt-del button as well, and i LOVE it !

cool8man

01-19-2007, 08:19 AM

That Asus that Alex had is the coolest looking notebook I have ever seen. I've been leaning towards getting a Mac after Leopard comes out, but I'd prefer to have a Tablet over a Mac. I also want to know whether the Vista logo is just a sticker or part of the machine? The Asus he had was so slim, shiny, and just slick looking that it made Kevin's matte black Macbook look completely dull and boring by comparison. I would really love to know the specs and how much it would cost to get one like that.

shadowbird712

01-19-2007, 03:58 PM

I also want to know whether the Vista logo is just a sticker or part of the machine?
It looked to me like it had some backlighting to it. Thus, part of the machine.

dave911la

01-19-2007, 05:30 PM

kowgod

01-19-2007, 08:10 PM

i dunno why everyone says it is an asus when in the episode he specifically said it is an acer and it looks nothing like the asus r1f. Is there anyway to contact alex to find out exact what model it was? does anyone know?????

Dave, just so you know, Alex's post above is, indeed, Alex Albrecht. It is an Asus. Why did he say Acer originally? Probably the same reason he was incoherent at times throughout the show: alcohol and a cold.

:D

tokenuser

01-19-2007, 09:38 PM

As an aside - for the post from "Alex" above ...
Only 3 posts has n00b written all over it ...
Until you read that his title say "Show Host".

Yes it is Alex. Trust him when he says it was an Asus.

cool8man

01-19-2007, 10:08 PM

As an aside - for the post from "Alex" above ...
Only 3 posts has n00b written all over it ...
Until you read that his title say "Show Host".

Yes it is Alex. Trust him when he says it was an Asus.

That plus the fact that you could clearly see it said "ASUS" on the laptop despite the fact that Alex kept saying "Acer" over and over. Pretty funny.

Asus makes the Macbook and it seems like the R1 tablet is pretty much the MacBook plus touch screen. The other cool thing I really like is that you can take the DVD drive out and put in a 2nd battery to give you up to 7 hours of battery life or put in a 2nd hard drive. My one problem is the same problem I have with the Macbook, the integrated graphics. I wonder how well the R1 handles Vista's GUI? That would suck if you have to turn off Aero.

dave911la

01-19-2007, 11:42 PM

yeh. i just figured that a guy with 3 posts on the forum could not possibly be the real alex! anyways the asus tablet that i keep looking up doesnt really look like the one that he is using. is this model just not up on their website or? Is it possible to get that exact model that alex has. it looks so ****ing sweet!!

does anyone have any SERIOUS tip about which tablet to buy? i am looking at a 2300 budget and i def want around 7 hours of batt life ( so i can get at least 4 hours out of it) and dvd burner.

thanks!

magunwarrior

01-20-2007, 02:10 AM

It's not on sale yet people, during the credits when it shows Alex and Kevin turning on their laptops Alex clearly says, "not available for purchase yet."

darklighter

01-20-2007, 04:14 AM

It's not on sale yet people, during the credits when it shows Alex and Kevin turning on their laptops Alex clearly says, "not available for purchase yet."

Yeah, and that he says he has "One... maybe TWO" of them. Where's Napoleon because he's so "Luckyyyyy!"

chaoticprout

01-21-2007, 05:39 PM

I really really like the new laptop alex has, does anyone know any idea when/if it will become available? thanks.

jeffchan

01-21-2007, 05:58 PM

That's the laptop Alex has: Asus R1 http://google-cnet.com.com/4014-5_9-32161315.html

beta7

01-21-2007, 08:30 PM

It's an Asus R1 Tablet PC custom made for the Windows Vista Team. You don't what to know what I had to do to get one...

- Alex
yes i noticed that in episode 81, ive been off the boards for a while and when i saw the previous episode it was a small version so i coudlint really tell but its cool that its an asus and i looked at all theiur laptops and the tablet they have looks almost nothing like the one alex has and the specs suck too

slappy-san

01-25-2007, 04:41 AM

It's an Asus R1 Tablet PC custom made for the Windows Vista Team. You don't what to know what I had to do to get one...

- Alex

meaning....we aint getting one.... :mad:

shadowbird712

01-25-2007, 04:52 PM

It's an Asus R1 Tablet PC custom made for the Windows Vista Team. You don't what to know what I had to do to get one...

- Alex

Why do I have a song from "The Producers" in my head now? :eek:

axisds

01-26-2007, 08:01 AM

Asus builds the Macbooks and Macbook Pros, fine. So their 'quality' should translate to their own products, fine. Let's go by your logic, axisds.

Remember the problems they had? Warping, discolouring, overheating, mooing...
Problems which no other manufacturer has had to such an extent with similarly specced / laid out Core (2) Duo laptops.

Hmmm.

Mind you, I'd say the z96j will probably end up more reliable than a Macbook Pro as it's more conservatively engineered...

Ok... so I was just trying to share a bit of info. Let me clear this up. First, all Mac's are designed by Apple flaws and all. Dell's are LARGELY designed by Dell however, many of the big names have been known to cut corners on development and use already designed notebooks. Toshiba is famous for this. The vast majority of Toshiba notebooks are rebadged Asus notebooks like my z96j.

The beauty of my z96j is that it is part of Intel's VBI (verified by Intel) Program. It is basically Intel's push for a notebook design standard, like that which is already in place for desktop pc's. Anywho....

beta7

01-27-2007, 04:01 PM

umm ive been looking at that notebook on the asus website and the specs suck but the majour reason aka 40% of why im not buying it is..... care to take a gues???? thats right :P it doesnt have that rounded windows vista logo like what alex has on his hehe, isnt it just amazing of how much of a difference the look of a laptop will do over function?

adi

02-07-2007, 08:41 AM

Asus is really dropping the ball if they don't make this available to the public. The Vista-branded R1 is the first laptop (/tablet) that I've seen that even comes close to competing with Macs in terms of aesthetics. I know I would buy one, and I know plenty of other people that would also want one.

ryudo

02-07-2007, 06:06 PM

It was offered to excecs and some press but I notice alex no longer has it and I am wondering if Rev 3 also has that no gifts over 25$ rule :confused:

adi

02-08-2007, 10:10 AM

Naw, I'm sure Rev3 doesn't have a "no gifts over $25" policy. Alex and Kevin are always having to Ro Sham Bo for the booty, and Kevin is always suspecting Alex of hoarding stuff he doesn't know about in LA.

Regardless, I would happily pay good money for that, but would have to think much longer and harder about getting a regular r1f. Asus needs to get on the ball.