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ASUS F8 Notebook Announced

SUS announced its F8 notebook series, manufactured with the company’s Infusion technology a manufacturing process used to inlay the case’s surfaces into the chassis. ASUS says this process will make the F8 more durable. This 14.1-inch widescreen notebook features a built-in TV tuner, Intel Core 2 Duo processors and either the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 (512MB VRAM) or NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS graphics (256MB VRAM) GPU.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on August 1, 2007  | 

ASUS to Build Rugged UMPC and Notebook

ASUS is getting in on the rugged PC game with a military-grade notebook and UMPC that will start selling as early as this fall.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on June 12, 2007  | 

ASUS C90: Fully Upgradeable Notebook

Notebooks are notoriously difficult to upgrade, but ASUS is aiming to change things with a new line of notebooks .ASUS showed off a prototype of a desktop replacement notebook that is designed to be fully user upgradable.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on April 5, 2007  | 

ASUS Notebooks Get Intel’s Wireless-N

ASUS announced that its S6Fm, V1Jp, VX2, W2P and W6Fp notebooks will get Intel’s Next-Gen Wireless-N network connection technology. This technology is an upgrade to current wireless components found inside the Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology and will boost notebooks’ connection speeds up to five times and double their range.

Intel and ASUS claim the new [...]

Continue Reading  |  Posted on March 1, 2007  | 

ASUS A8Jr - First Notebook w/ATI’s Mobility Radeon X2300

ASUS announce the A8Jr notebook a A8Jr will be based on Intel’s Core2 Duo processor and will be the world’s first notebook series to utilize ATI’s Mobility Radeon X2300 GPU.
“There is an ever-increasing demand for higher graphic processing power and crisper graphics for entertainment and applications alike,” says David Cummings of AMD. “Our answer to [...]

Continue Reading  |  Posted on January 22, 2007  | 

ASUS XG Station for Notebooks (video)

Love portability, but need to get your game on? David, an ASUS spokesperson shows us the XG Station for notebooks. The system is designed to bring desktop graphics performance to notebooks. The XG Station connects to any notebook with an Express Card adapter.
The station includes an NVIDIA GS 7900 graphics card and is fully upgradeable [...]

Continue Reading  |  Posted on January 7, 2007  | 

Asus W5Fe Notebooks w/ Vista SideShow

Asus will show off the W5Fe 12-inch notebook with an extra LCD for Vista SideShow at CES next week. The little extra goodies on top of the lid will display your calendar and let you control your multimedia. Asus will also launch the XG Station, a multimedia workstation that will beef up audio and video [...]

Continue Reading  |  Posted on January 5, 2007  | 

ASUS Announces V2 Series with HSDPA Broadband

ASUS announced the V2 notebook series for business travelers with built-in HSDPA wireless broadband, offering max download speeds of 3.6 Mbps. With personalized security feature, docking station connectivity as well as the latest 3G module, users can enjoy a dynamic high-speed computing experience in style.
The ASUS V2 features Intel Core 2 Duo processors, 14-inch WXGA+ [...]

Continue Reading  |  Posted on December 10, 2006  | 

Asus W6Fp Leather Bound Notebook Reviewed

The guys over at Reg Hardware got their hands on a leather-bound Asus W6Fp notebook. Asus is just one of several manufacturers that are aiming for style points. The leather wraps around a 13.3-inch widescreen, Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 120GB hard drive. I’m all for good-looking notebooks, but this one just isn’t my cup [...]

Continue Reading  |  Posted on November 28, 2006  | 

ASUS G1 & G2 Notebooks Light Up Gaming

Asus is busting out two extreme notebooks designed for gamers inside and out. The G1 (15.4-inch WXGA/WSXGA) and G2 (17-inch WXGA) can handle any WASD action you can throw at it, with your choice of top of the line Core 2 Duo processors and massive GPU’s- Nvidia GeForce Go7700 with 512MB (ASUS G1) [...]

Continue Reading  |  Posted on November 12, 2006  |