Review from August 2007
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This is my second order with them, and it went as smooth as the first, well except for the fact that the ASUS chassis I ordered was on backorder for two months (which was out of their control). It also affected every other computer reseller who was selling this model (S37S).
They kept me up to date with the order progress, included info direct from ASUS on the backorder, and when the order was shipped it came in 2 days. This time when I got my order the site never said anything about extra accessories but ISTNC gave me this whole bag of goodies including a wired optical mouse with matching bluelit mousepad w/ 4port hub, a laptop shim for raising the laptop for cooling, a little tote bag for carrying it, and a screenwipe. I was very impressed.
Again, a top rate job from a top rate company. I'd recommend them anytime.
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Review from November 2005
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ISTNC is amazing.
Their site is very professional.
The people are friendly and very helpful.
Shipping was very fast...besides the fact that they are one of the few companies NOT located in California, they are one of the few major laptop companies on the East Coast.
ISTNC did a top-rate job.
Obviously all these laptop companies are pretty much the same. You can't be expecting these companies to fail on a $2,000 purchase, they all have at least 9.5/10 rating here on RR.. The thing is ISTNC is not only as good as these other companies but they exceeed expectations.
I looked at maybe 15 total companies for the Asus Z83V I purchased. Obviously I purchased from ISTNC.
ISTNC was the absolute cheapest when I compared the exact same configurations from each of the companies. In a lot of cases they were cheaper with 3 years of warranty than some were with 1 year warranty.
I got 3 year warranty, by the way.
They have an online-chat which allows you to chat with their representatives (which is how I was convinced to buy from them).
They have a professional looking site (something I can't say as much for the likes of sites like Geared2Play or PowerNotebooks).
They offer pretty much any configuration under the sun (some companies didn't even offer a 60GB 7200RPM drive). 1DIMM, 2DIMM, 60GB 7200RPM, 80GB 7200RPM...I could have even gotten a Celeron-M processor!
Shipping came in 2 days. I was expecting at least three. I made a purchase from a company in Ohio...it took 3 days. They shipped from Charlotte in 2 days.
Besides providing you with shipping status via FedEx they provide in-house tracking to see how your order is progressing before it is shipped.
The one thing that really impressed me about ISTNC is how easy they can be contacted.
E-Mail...sure.
Online-Chat...No other store has this to my knowledge.
AIM!!! I have never seen another company make themselves as available on AIM like ISTNC. I didn't make use of their AIM SN, but I would have if I had more questions :).
Their e-mails look professional too...
The best of all:
When I ordered the Z83V it said it included an optical mouse. I didnt get it in the shipment. So I made a note of it to ISTNC and I got a reply about it. They said that ASUS stopped including them and they were going to fix it. But since I ordered when it said that they would ship the mouse out the next business day (monday).
If I ever purchase another laptop in the future its coming from ISTNC.
Thats not to say DELL, or PCTorque or any company of the sort are bad. Its just ISTNC is better!
By the way, I ordered an ASUS Z83V, Centino 2.0GHz, 1024MB DDR2 (1DIMM), 80GB 7200RPM HD, wireless A/B/G, with bluetooth.
On a sidenote, DiscountLaptops told me I would have to contact ASUS about obtaining the mini-coaxial cable for the TV Tuner module.
ISTNC provided me with the cable in the shipment.
They surely exceeded my expectations.
This review was modified by its author, cableguytk, on
11/24/07 9:15 AM.