<p>Ah, it's laptop season...</p>
<p>A lot of manufacturers allow you to custom-build their notebooks directly, but I didn't see this option on the Asus website. Where can I get a good custom-built Asus notebook?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance :).</p>
<p><a href="http://www.geared2play.com/%5B/url%5D">http://www.geared2play.com/</a> (10chars 10chars 10chars)</p>
<p>Cool. I guess you have experience with the site and it's pretty reliable? </p>
<p>Also open to any other recommendations. Just need something stylish that plays good games.</p>
<p>I haven't bought anything from them, but I was considering buying an R1F from them a few months ago. (I intend to buy one once I have enough money.) The comments about that company that I came across seemed to be pretty positive, but you should probably do some research before buying from them because I didn't do much.</p>
<p>if you find a site you might buy from enter the website here to see how reliable they are:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.resellerratings.com/%5B/url%5D">http://www.resellerratings.com/</a></p>
<p>Asus resellers are usually reputable. Asus makes the best laptops around, really only Second to IBM.</p>
<p>Take a Look on Notebook forums and they usually have a list of Excellent resellers in the Asus forum.</p>
<p>Good tips all. Thanks.</p>
<p>Yeah; I decided on Asus mostly because of all of the great things I've heard about them. IBM doesn't cater well to college students, IMHO, so Asus it was.</p>
<p>Does IBM even make laptops any more?
I thought that they handed over their laptop department to Lenovo?</p>
<p>well Lenovo owns them, but its easier to type IBM rather than Lenovo. The Thinkpadss all still say IBM on them.</p>
<p>They won't in 2008. Evidently they will start to phase out the IBM name late this year. Businesses may get the name for longer from what I've heard.</p>
<p>Lenovo, from what I've heard, actually made some of the Thinkpads for IBM over the years. There were also some made by Acer.</p>
<p>IBM sold off the "personal computing" division to Lenovo. This included the ThinkPad, the ThinkCentre, and the accessories. You can still get an authentic IBM desktop if you get the workstations from their website. Powerful computers and yes, with IBM logos on them.</p>
<p>I've always been high on IBM laptops. The R60, which I got to use for three days last month, is one I'd definitely buy. I don't see why they're not "college student friendly" as most college students seem to use their laptops for web/email/messaging and for MS Office type things (and some also do Photoshop, movie making, etc, but usually use Macs for that). IBM is also reliable and Lenovo seems to be as well. I know firsthand about IBM quality as I own an IBM PS/2 dating from 1990 and a PS/1 from 1993. I have a hard time telling people they are NOT Sony video game consoles...</p>
<p>My sister just got a T61 for school, and I'm using a T43 at school when I'm not on my desktop.</p>
<p>Lenovo is certainly friendly to students, and still makes one of the most well constructed laptops in the PC world.</p>
<p>They make the absolute best constructed notebook, Ive dropped mine down long flights of stairs before with little or no damage.</p>
<p>Lenovo made all the IBM well before they sold it.</p>