ASUS Z62F Barebone Notebook - The First Intel Core Duo Whitebox Laptop

ASUS has released last month samples of the Z62F, the first Intel Core DUO barebone / whitebox notebook available to the public.

The unit boasts dramatically improved processing performance and multitasking capabilities, better energy efficiency, and a longer battery life. It also fully supports Intel’s interchangeability initiative. Units will be available for purchase at ASUS distributors before the end of February. (asus.com)

ASUS Z62F Barebone Notebook Brief Specifications

Supports Intel® Yonah Processor with 2MB On-Die L2 Cache (dual/single core) Speeds from 1.5+ GHz, Optical Drive, Headphone, Microphone, 4-in-1 Card Reader, PCMCIA, 1394, S-Video, USB 2.0, VGA, LAN, Modem, Port Replicator Support, 0.35MP Camera, PATA hard drives only

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Asus Z62F Barebone with combo drive costs $680.00 $650.00 at rkcomputer.net.

ASUS Z62F NAPA PLATFORM 945GM 14.1 WXGA w DVD CDRW Combo Drive

Price: $575 @ xl-pc.com

To complete this barebone laptop we recommend reasonably priced Intel Yonah Core Duo T2300 CPU - 1.66GHZ, 2MB CACHE, Ultra 1024MB PC5400 DDR2 667MHz SODIMM ULT33060 Memory for Laptop, and Hitachi Travelstar E7K60 7200 RPM laptop hard drive 2.5-inch.