Asus N61 Multimedia Laptop Now Shipping

The Asus N61, a new 16-inch laptop that belongs to the multimedia-oriented Asus N Series, is now available in the US.

Newegg offers the Asus N61Vg-X1 model, featuring the Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 2.20GHz processor, the NVIDIA GeForce GT 220M 1GB dedicated video card, 4GB of DDR2 RAM, a 320GB hard drive and a DVD burner.

The notebook’s display has a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels.

The Asus N61Vg also sports Altec Lansing stereo speakers and SRS Premium Sound, a 1.3MP web camera, a multi-touch touchpad, 802.11n wireless, Gigabit LAN, Bluetooth, HDMI and VGA outputs, three USB ports, an ExpressCard slot, an 8-in-1 media card reader, and an eSATA port.

Asustek says the N61 is equipped with the exclusive SonicMaster design, which features a dedicated resonance space arrangement that provides sound layering for better audio reproduction.

With its default 6-cell battery, the entertainment notebook weighs 6.5 pounds.

The N61Vg-X1 runs Windows Vista Home Premium and is currently priced at $799 after instant savings.

The company is expected to additionally release the Asus N71, a 17.3-inch version.

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