Does the Asus R1F have FireWire?

Hi,

I am getting some conflicting information on whether the Asus R1F has
FireWire or not. I have seen reviews of it where one of the main complaints
was that it didn't have FW. One some sites, it clearly shows that it has, and
on others it doesn't.

My suspicion is that maybe the original version, the R1, didn't have FW, but
an updated version, the R1F, does have FW. Is this correct?

Example of "It has NO FireWire", Asus' own website:
http://usa.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=5&l2=131&l3=443&model=1299&modelmenu=2

Example of "It HAS FireWire":
http://store.agearnotebooks.com/asusr1fs.html

Which is it?

Thanks in advance for any info on this...

BitFlipper

 

This site says it does....

http://store.agearnotebooks.com/asusr1fprice.html

Jeff

 

Right, that is one of the sites I pointed out that does show that it has
FireWire. Yet I have come across user reviews that said that it does not,
like this one (although it mentions the R1, not the R1F):

http://www.notebookreview.com/price...718&productFamilyID=913&display=opinionDetail

Also, Asus' own website does not list the FireWire port, even though it goes
into quite a bit of detailed specs for the R1F, including screenshots that
show and label each and every port, yet, no FireWire.

http://usa.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=5&l2=131&l3=443&model=1299&modelmenu=2

That is why I am confused about it. You either have to believe 3rd party
websites, or Asus' own website. Or Asus' own website is out of date, which
would be a pretty significant omission I would think.

Does anyone own one of these, or have physical access to one to confirm that
it really does have FireWire?

Thanks in advance for any help on this...

BitFlipper

 

OK, sorry to respond to my own post, but...

I have seen enough specs from different online sellers noew to say that the
R1F most likely does NOT have a FireWire port. I think the sites that do
show it with FireWire ports got their specs wrong. Asus' own site doesn't
even show it, so will take that as a "NO fw for you!", lol, unless someone
else knows otherwise for sure...?

To bad, but it is still not a dealbreaker for me. I still think it is a
good tablet.

BitFlipper

 

I'm going to be seeing a new one today, so I'll let you know. Funny that
they told me originally that there was one, but now their specs don't show
it, so I'm agreeing with you that it probably doesn't have one.
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Sorry for the delay in responding, but I just got the answer. Your
assumptions are correct - there is no firewire on the R1F.
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Terri Stratton
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Thanks for looking into this! Yea, I have pretty much accepted that it most
likely does not have FW, but it is good to know for sure.

Makes you wonder how some of those sites could get their basic specs so wrong.

BitFlipper

 

I'll be changing my charts today. Just got back in town, so I'm a bit
behind.
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