this is a direct quote from apple.ca in the features tab under MBP
LOL Asus being low end, hilarious, i guess MBP's are low end crap too, Asus used to make Macbook pros!, they also used make the mother boards in Mac Pros (dont know about now)
yes Asus is crap, thats why they have the highest reliability in laptops, Asus currently makes the higher end sony laptops which is why sony is also near the top. (if you doubt that chart i just posted, keep in mind that chart is Squaretrade's statistics, they are the largest warranty provider globally so i think they have pretty good numbers to back them up)
http://www.businessweek.com/it100/2005/company/ASUS.htm