Availability Mr. ASUS,Can you give us an ETA? Really looking forward to this laptop.
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What is the difference between the 2? I didn't know if I should get this or G51j-3D. Using the computer for mainly games. My only problem is that I am not a huge ATI fan, have had their cards so many times and have been disappointed so many times.
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Hopefully Mr. ASUS can give us an update. He was very active in the UL30VT thread so we'll see if he responds here as well.
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Well shipments started March 4, I just got mine through Ebay and have to say this laptop will make those Alienware fans hate you for having such an awesome laptop for a cheaper price than theirs. Also through Ebay you can use the Bing.com Cashback program and save $165.00 off the $1695.99 price for the A1 and $127 off the $1595.99 for the A2.
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Spastic Cat - where did you hear March 13th ship date?? Wouldn't they have told us by now if they were shipping in 2 days (which is a Saturday)?
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when he said match 13"st" I think he meant to say 31"st", typo on his part.
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That's a good question. I have attempted to get ASUS to say when this will be available but they have ignored my repeated queries via Facebook, Twitter and the "Contact Us" section of their website. In early October, ASUS had a preorder page for both the Taichi and the VivoBook but the Taichi was removed from that page shortly afterwards. At this point, the ASUS website doesn't list any US retailers who will carry the Taichi and the Canadian retailers they list show an estimated availability date of late December. Newegg lists the Taichi as discontinued. I am beginning to suspect that they discovered some major design flaw and are deciding whether or not they are going to simply cancel the product altogether. I've been waiting for a month and a half so far. I'll give ASUS another week to release some kind of official ETA before I cancel my order and buy a Dell XPS 12 instead.
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Thanks..thats what I figured. I'd really like to get this...but want GPS so I guess im gonna have to wait!..Cmon' Asus!!
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I too have been watching this laptop for about a month and a half now. I just purchased one from another seller. I don't think Amazon discontinued it, it's just out of stock for everyone right now. If sellers are getting them back in stock, some are jacking the price up. I also noticed that Amazon has the ASUS Eee PC 1000HA on backorder. If you can find the 1000H, buy it...they're selling like hotcakes!
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ASUS hasn't released it yet to the general public, there's no ETA for release date yet
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Wow. As one of the first annoying customers to bug you about it, I have to say I didn't think it would actually work, but I figured I'd bring it up and hope enough people would follow. We will remember this, Mr. Asus, and you will also have my pre-order as soon as it's available. I think I have a new favorite computer company. I'll make sure people hear of this.
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According to Asus, it ships "November 2012." They haven't provided information more specific than that. Sounds like Amazon got it wrong; too bad, I was getting excited.
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My order status is still "pre-order." Anyone knows when it will ship? My laptop is broken so I'm counting on this Macbook air.
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I ordered mine last week and got it Monday. I couldn't find the date on the package (I believe it was under a sticker) but it was among the defective. I just mailed it back for replacement yesterday, however I may have an interesting bit of information Asus would be interested in... after I get my replacement I may be posting a video on YouTube about it...
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FWIW the Amazon Canada site says it is due for release Feb 8th.http://www.amazon.ca/ASUS-Seashell-1001P-MU17-BK-10-1-Inch-Netbook/dp/B00322PYUY/ref=sr_1_4/177-9098976-7904302?ie=UTF8&s;=electronics&qid;=1264457876&sr;=1-4
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Good luck finding one. When you do buy it regardless of price. Asus stopped producing them quite a while ago.
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I ordered mine on 8/18 and was given a mid-September to early October time-frame. However, I just received notice that the computer was shipped today (!!!). Just wanted to update everyone.
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See the "release date for U50Vg-AM1" thread. A buyer got 3.5-4 hours. Very nice of him to provide this info as Asus is anything but forthcoming on the battery life of the backlit keyboard models.
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Huh. Now it says that its in stock, but there's only one left. Better hurry, A. Newell! There seem to be a bigger stock of the 1 gig ram version, tho.
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Hello,Computer is in stock and can be shipped out tomorrow, 10/14/13.Best regards,A.UmanskyAmuras, Inc.
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I've got to say that I'm a bit disappointed that virtually the same computer that was released only days ago will soon be one-upped. On the other hand, when the UL30JT is finally released, something even better will no doubt follow quickly on its heels. This is of course the nature of technological advance. The A1 however, currently fills a particular niche (performance+price+endurance) and fills it extremely well, especially for my needs. I'm still very excited for the A1 and can't wait to unbox mine.
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The fix has been issued for the Sandy Bridge issue - just a bios update.. I am really waiting for this laptop to come out - but Apple is said to release Sandy Bridge laptops in March... if Asus doesn't release this computer by then or one with the second generation processors and USB 3.0 - then they will loose a potential costumer!