Asus Laptops & Tablet PCs

Notebook computers by Asustek (Asus).


Asus U47 – 14″ Thin-Bezel Laptop with Ivy Bridge

Asus U47

Asus U47

The Asus U47 is one of the upcoming laptops with Ivy Bridge Intel processors. The aluminum-cladded U47 belongs to the thin-and-light U-series and is a successor of the U46, retaining thin LCD bezel. The shape of the 3-pound Asus U47 has changed and it ditches hinge-forward design. The next-gen model is slightly thinner and measures 1 inch versus previous 1.08. Besides 3rd generation Intel Core processors, the new Asus will sport up to 1TB of hard drive storage, built-in optical drive, and an 8-hour battery.

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Asus N46 / N56 / N76 Multimedia Laptops to Deliver Ivy Bridge, Aluminum Design

Design of Asus N6 N46, N56, N76 Series

This is how design of the Asus N6 N46, N56, and N76 Series looks like.

Besides the gaming G5 series, Asustek had on the 2012 CES show the Asus N6 multimedia-oriented laptops on display.

As same as the G5, the N6 will be based on the 3rd-generation Intel Core Ivy Bridge processors. The notebooks will be offered with the Ivy Bridge Core i5 and i7, Nvidia GeForce 500-series GPUs (not 600-series?), and optional Blu-ray optical drives. They will be delivered in three screen sizes, like the current N5 with 14″ N45, 15.6″ N55, and 17.3″ N75. According to the naming scheme for the N series, their model names will be Asus N46, N56, and N76.

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Asus G75, G55 Gaming Laptops Coming in April

Like many computer-related sites, we’ve missed to report about the new Asus G5 Republic of Gamers (ROG) series gaming laptops which will be called the Asus G75 and G55 if they don’t digress from the naming scheme.

The 17.3″ Asus G75 and 15.6″ Asus G55 were captured in two separate videos at 2012 CES. Both notebooks will come with the Intel Ivy Bridge processors, officially called 3rd Generation Intel Core, and Nvidia’s next-gen GeForce “Kepler” gaming-class GPUs. It’s not exactly known which GeForce video card models will be used in the G75 and G55. The current G-series Asus laptops don’t come with the top-of-the-line Nvidia GTX 580M, so there’s a possibility that the G75/G55 won’t include the most powerful GPU option from the upcoming GeForce lineup either. (Note: If we understood the translation of a ComputerBase.de article correctly, the laptops will come with the GeForce GTX 670M.)

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ASUS Eee PC R051BX AMD Fusion Netbook Quietly Released

ASUS Eee PC R051BX

This is the ASUS Eee PC R051BX 10.1" Netbook.

Asus has quietly released the Asus Eee PC R051BX, a budget 10.1″ netbook with an AMD processor and HDMI output.

The R051BX has the first generation AMD Fusion C-series C-50 1GHz dual-core processing unit with integrated Radeon graphics and full HD video decoder. The downsides of this laptop are RAM and battery. The memory size is 1GB and it’s solidered on the motherboard, so RAM on this netbook is not upgradeable. The battery is a 3-cell unit, without 6-cell option. The R051BX has only two USB ports, a webcam, and media card reader, besides HDMI.

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Asus B23E-XH71 12.5″ Business Laptop Released

Asus B23E-XH71

Asus B23E-XH71

Asustek has released the B23E, a 12.5-inch ultraportable laptop with full-voltage Intel Core series processors.

It’s not colorful, but that’s not a drawback for a business laptop like the B23E. The B23E-XH71 model offered for pre-orders on Amazon is plain black with matte surfaces and is designed to deliver a better ruggedness than widely used consumer laptops. It’s made of magnesium-alloy and sports a spill-resistant keyboard, metal hinges, and and anti-shock hard drive.

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No Plans for Asus Transformer Prime 3G

ASUS Transformer Prime

This is the ASUS Transformer Prime Tablet.

Asus will not be releasing an expected 3G version of the Transformer Prime, according to Focus Taiwan. “No such product exists on its current roadmap,” Asustek said.

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ASUS Unveiled Four New Eee PCs

Asus Eee PC Flare 1025C

This is the Asus Eee PC Flare 1025C netbook.

At the Consumer Electronics Show, Asus has announced the Asus Eee PC Flare 1025C, Flare 1025CE, and Eee PC X101CH netbooks, as well as the Asus Eee PC 1225B ultraportable.

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Asus to Launch ARM/Windows Tablet, 3G Transformer Prime, Eee Pad Memo

Asus-Transformer-Prime-3G

This is the Asus Transformer Prime 3G Tablet.

Some Asustek’s plans when it comes to tablet computers have been revealed. We can expect a Windows 8 based tablet with not Intel or AMD but an ARM processor, a 3G version of the Android-based Transformer Prime, as well as a 7-inch tablet which is likely the already known Eee Pad Memo.

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Asus Eee PC Flare Netbook Design Announced

Asus has released the Eee PC Flare, a new netbook design which is successor of the Seashell look. Besides the ultrabook-like thinnes, the Eee PC Flare models have chiclet-style keyboards and provide various color choices.

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Asus Eee PC 1225B 11.6″ Laptop with AMD APUs Unveiled

Specifications and details of the new Asus Eee PC 1225B AMD-powered ultraportable notebook have been published on Asustek’s website.

The Eee PC 1225B has a 11.6-inch display, which is smaller than on its precursor, the 12.1-inch 1215B. However, the screen resolution remained the same – 1366×768 pixels. The 1225B has newer AMD Fusion chips, when compared to the 1215B. These are the higher-end E-450 and lower-end C-60 Accelerated Processing Units, both with dual CPU cores and Radeon integrated graphics.

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Cedar Trail-Powered Asus Eee PC X101CH Unboxed

Netbook Live today posted an unboxing video of the new netbook based on the Intel “Cedar Trail” processor – the Asus Eee PC X101CH.

Inclusion of the “Cedar Trail” dual-core Intel Atom N2600 CPU instead of the older “Pine Trail” Intel Atom N435 or N455 singe-core chips is the biggest hardware update when compared to the previous X101/X101H series.

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Asus K53E-BBR4 Laptop Offers 2nd Gen Core i5 for $450

The 15.6″ Asus K53E-BBR4 is another example of a big laptop price fall. The model costs only $450 and packs the Intel Core i5-2430M “Sandy Bridge” processor. The Asus K53E-BBR4 is even cheaper than the Samsung RC512 Black Friday laptop deal, which seemed very tempting itself a week ago.

The dual-core CPU runs at 2.4GHz normally and up to 3.0GHz in Turbo Boost mode. The i5-2430M scores 3,479 points in PassMark processor benchmark. For comparison, the fastest available “Sandy Bridge” Pentium laptop CPU – the B950 scores 1,993, while the 2.2GHz Core i3-2330M without TurboBoost capability is ranked with 2,805 marks.

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Asus Transformer Prime TF201 Pre-Orders Start

Amazon today started taking pre-orders for the Asus Transformer Prime TF201 Android tablet, an Nvidia Tegra 3-based update of the original TF101.

There are four models of the 10.1-inch Anrdorid 3.2 Honeycomb-powered TF201 available: the $492.20 Asus Transformer TF201-B1-GR and TF201-B1-CG with 32GB of storage space and Amethyst Gray and Champagne lid color respectively, and the $584.22 Transformer TF201-C1-GR and TF201-C1-CG with 64GB of storage and the same color choices.

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Asus U24E-XH71 Thin 13.3″ Laptop Packs Full Voltage i7 CPU

The Asus U24E-XH71 is the first U24E-series model available in the US.

The 13.3-inch Asus U24E is “the world’s first 0.75-inch thin notebook with an Intel standard voltage CPU”, and the U24E-XH71 configuration sports one of these processors – the Intel Core i7-2620M 2.7-3.4Ghz dual-core. The silver brushed-aluminum-cladded ultraportable comes with Intel’s HD integrated graphics only, 4GB of RAM, a 500GB 5,400rpm hard disk with Windows 7 Pro pre-loaded, and a 6-cell battery. The screen is a glare-type with a resolution of 1366×768 pixels.

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Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101-X1 for $250 on Black Friday

Best Buy’s flagship tablet offer for Black Friday this year is the Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101-X1.

Just like the Transformer TF101-A1, the TF101-X1 has a 10.1-inch multi-touch display and 16GB of internal memory. Differences between the TF101-A1, regulary sold for $400, and the TF101-X1 are currently unknown. However, there are speculations that the A1 and X1 are the same tablets with different SKUs, wheras the X1 suffix is used to mark the discounted price and avoid price comparisons with the same product sold elsewhere under the regular SKU.

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