Asus G60Vx Laptop
July 3, 2009
Asus’ new Asus G60Vx 16” Laptop is the new gaming portable PC from the company. A well designed device, it comes with a black body and white lid colour combination. A chiclet keyboard with back-light and well spaced keys is presented. There is sufficient space to include a numeric keypad as well. The track-pad looks wide too, and has a silver lining around it.
Asus G60Vx sports a 16” screen with a Full HD resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. This means pristine display clarity. Plunging into the technical specifications – this gaming laptop has an Intel Core 2 Quad processor (Q9000) working away at a clock speed of 2 GHz. A 4GB DDR3 RAM adds to processing speed. A hard drive of 1TB is also expected to be present. For graphics, an NVidia GeForce GTX 260M card with 1GB of dedicated memory is provided. The Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium OS has been employed as the software platform in this workstation.
There is a long list of connections on board this mobile computer too. 4 USB ports, a VGA output, an aerial input, an HDMI output, a mini Firewire port, a memory card reader, a USB/eSATA combo port, a 54mm ExpressCard slot, 3 audio jacks (a microphone and 2 headphones) and a Gigabit Ethernet port. A Blu Ray ROM drive is as well housed in this multimedia laptop.
The Asus G60Vx Gaming Laptop will most probably start shipping from July 2009 for a price of about £1500.
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Asus Eee PC 1005HA Seashell Netbook
June 30, 2009
Asus Eee PC 1005HA Seashell Netbook is affordable, ultra-portable and has a long battery life. It is internally powered by the Intel Atom N280 1.66GHz processor. A 1GB DDR2 RAM and a 160GB hard drive are built into this netbook. Memory expansion can be achieved with the card reader incorporated in this device. It supports cards like MMC, SD card, memory stick, memory stick pro and SDHC card. It sports a 10.1” 1024 x 600 pixels TFT active matrix LED back-lit widescreen display. Graphics is taken care of by the Intel GMA 950 graphics processor. The operating system that this mini laptop ships with is the Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition.
You can browse the web, either using the Ethernet connectivity or in a hotspot with the WiFi ability. Transferring information to and from other devices can be done via Bluetooth. There are 3 USB ports, a VGA connection, a headphone jack, a microphone jack and an Ethernet connection included in this portable computer. A 1.3 Megapixel web camera has been built in too, for video chatting.
The Asus Eee PC 1005HA Seashell Ultra-mobile Netbook weighs just 1.3kg and has a supreme battery life of about 10 hours. This makes this mini workstation an ideal travel-mate. This device is quite affordable too, carrying a price tag of £450.
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Disney Netpal Netbooks From Asus
June 21, 2009
“All work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy!” So Disney and Asus decided to help Jack with their joint venture laptop – the Disney Netpal Netbook. Jack will soon watch Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and other Disney characters dance on his netbook screen. Be it his school work or playing games, he can do it both on the 8.9” 1024 × 600 pixels LCD screen of this mini laptop. Jack’s parents can relax as well, with the mini workstation offering about 40 parental control options. They can even control the websites that little Jack can visit or set filter options for emails too.
Not just Jack, this netbook has been designed for all kids between the age group of 6 and 12. It offers many cool customisable features, that can be quite fascinating. The desktop can be customised with a variety of themes which include popular Disney’s animated characters. The lid itself comes in 2 colour schemes – Mickey Mouse themed Magic Blue and a floral Princess Pink. Shock protection features are present, to protect the device from shocks and jerks.
The underlying Windows XP OS platform has a kids-friendly user interface on the top. Almost all aspects have a Disney touch to them. The browser, sites, email editor, menus, widgets, trays and more are all Disney themed. The other technical specifications include an Intel Atom (N270) processor, WiFi, 1GB RAM, a choice between 160GB of hard drive or 16GB of solid state drive. A VGA port, 3 USB ports, a headphone socket, a microphone socket and an Ethernet connection are all packed in this mobile PC. An MMC and SD card reader is housed as well. A 0.3 Megapixel camera has been integrated into this portable computer too.
The Asus Disney Netpal Netbook will be selling from July for a price of $349.99. A UK release has not yet been heard of.
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Asus UX50 Notebook PC
June 8, 2009
Asus UX50 15.6” Notebook PC is a highly glossy laptop that can score a high on the looks front. Though it is prone to fingerprint and marks, it is still a very good looking device. The LED back-lit screen is reflective too. It measures 15.6” diagonally, has a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels and is widescreen as well. Stretching from edge to edge, it gives the feel of a bezel-less design. The keyboard is well laid, with enough space between keys to facilitate typing.
This mobile computer uses the Intel 1.4GHz Core 2 Solo processor for executing internal operations. A 4GB RAM is present too. Since the RAM is quite spacious, it seems to be compensating for the less powerful CPU. Memory expansion can be achieved with the memory card reader of this device. The nVidia GeForce G105M graphics card has been integrated into this slim laptop as well. Even a DVD drive is housed in this portable PC.
This notebook supports WiFi as well as Ethernet connection for internet connectivity. For wireless information exchange with devices such as PC, Bluetooth technology is also offered. Three USB ports are available for wired data transfer with other gadgets too. A VGA connector is present in this workstation as well, to connect to other monitors. An HDMI output port is also housed.
The Asus UX50 Laptop will be available in markets in July. It might be priced at about £999.
Asus W90VP-A1 Laptop
May 8, 2009
Asus W90VP-A1 Laptop is a hulk, not only in terms of size and weight, but also in its specifications and features. This multi-media laptop uses the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000 2.0GHz processor for internal computations. There is a vast 6GB RAM sitting inside it too. This huge RAM also adds to the processing speed of this laptop. There are memory expansion slots in this laptop as well. Now hold your breath as the size of the hard drive is broken – it is a whole humongous 640GB! Phew! An optical read and write drive for DVDs is also present on board. This work-horse laptop comes pre-loaded with the Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium OS.
The 18.4” screen of this laptop offers a Full high definition resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. That’s the best resolution one can get for viewing pictures with pristine clarity. To add to the multi-media abilities, dual ATI Mobility Radeon HD4870 graphics cards have been employed. A whole 1GB memory has been reserved for graphics too.
This mobile computer can connect to the internet either using the wired Ethernet connection or the wireless WiFi connection. Moreover, it is Bluetooth proficient as well. This capability lets you transfer files to other devices without wires. You could also listen to music using Bluetooth headphones. A long list of ports and connectors are present in this device too. These include:-
- 4 USB ports
- An eSATA link
- An Ethernet port
- A Firewire 400 port
- An HDMI link
- Headphone and Microphone jacks
- A VGA connector
- An 8-in-1 card reader
- An ExpressCard slot
The Asus W90VP-A1 Full HD Multimedia Laptop weighs a good 5kg+ and hence is not very portable. But who needs to carry this giant around, when one can sit at home and watch all those movies on the Full HD screen; Or play all the games they want and experience the excellent quality graphics. Those involved in photograph and video editing, or decorations, designing and other such creative works can also keep this desktop replacement in mind.
It is not surprising that the cost of this laptop is about £2000.
