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May 1st, 2012 / Asus / Asus N56 / Intel Ivy Bridge Laptops / News / Standard Laptops — 6 Comments

Asus N56 Entertainment Laptop Available for Pre-Order

Asus N56

The Asus N56 15.6″ entertainment-oriented notebook, which is now available for pre-order, delivers not only the Intel “Ivy Bridge” processors and Nvidia GeForce 600M graphics, but also 1080p display resolution and aluminum chassis.

The manufacturer part Asus N56VZ-DS71, currently offered via Adorama, sports the “Ivy” 3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3610QM 2.3GHz quad CPU, the Nvidia Geforce GT 650M 2GB video card, 8GB of RAM at 1,600MHz, a 750GB 5,400rpm HDD, DVD burner, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

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May 1st, 2012 / Asus / Asus G75 / Gaming Laptop PCs / Intel Ivy Bridge Laptops / News — No Comments

Asus G75VW Now Shipping, Reviewed

Asus G75VW

The long anticipated Asus G75VW 17.3″ gaming laptop with the 3rd Generation Intel “Ivy Bridge” processors and Nvidia GeForce 600M graphics is now shipping to the customers in the US. Besides the first known G75VW-AS71, there are four other configurations: the G75VW-BBK5, G75VW-DS72, G75VW-RS72, and G75VW-DS73-3D. The differences between them are in the graphics, RAM, and storage departments, while the DS73-3D is additionally a 3D capable model.

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April 19th, 2012 / Asus / Asus G55 / Gaming Laptop PCs / Intel Ivy Bridge Laptops / News — No Comments

First Asus G55VW Gaming Laptop Config Available for Pre-Order

Asus G55VW

The Asus G55VW gaming notebook.

Thanks to HID Evolution, we now have specifications, official images, and pricing for the first Asus G55-series 15.6″ gaming laptop model – the G55VW-DS71.

The configuration in question is available for pre-order and appears to be a lower-end one, with the entry-level quad-core i7-3610QM Ivy Bridge processor, the Nvidia GeForce GTX 660M 2GB GDDR5 video card, and a $1,475 price tag. According to the page, the G55VW will be offered with faster processors in the future, but there’s no info on availability of better video cards. Included RAM is 12GB DDR3 1333MHz, expandable to 16GB, while for data storage there are two drive bays which can be populated with various hard drive, hybrid drive, and solid state drive options. The price of the laptop includes a single 750GB 7,200rpm HDD and a DVD burner, with Blu-ray optionally available.

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April 18th, 2012 / Asus / Asus K55 / Intel Ivy Bridge Laptops / News / Standard Laptops — No Comments

Asus K55-Series K55VD-DS71 15.6″ Laptop Listed

Asus K55-Series K55VD-DS71

Asus K55-Series K55VD-DS71

The Asus K55VD-DS71 is the first known K55-series laptop SKU. It’s now listed in product catalogs at multiple online retailers, but its status is out of stock or back order.

The 15.6″ K55VD-DS71 packs the Intel Core i7-3610QM 2.3GHz quad-core “Ivy Bridge” processor, 6GB RAM, and a 750GB hard drive. The notebook sports Bluetooth 4.0, besides Wi-Fi and Gigabit LAN. Windows 7 version is Home Premium.

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April 17th, 2012 / Asus / Cheap New Laptops / News / Small Laptops — No Comments

Asus U32U-ES21 Cheap Ultrabook Alternative Now Shipping in US

ASUS U32U-ES21

An Asus U32U-ES21 front view.

The 13.3-inch Asus U32U-ES21 is a new ultraportable laptop on the US market and with its price of $450 is a cheap alternative to ultrabook computers.

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April 16th, 2012 / Asus / Asus K55 / News / Standard Laptops — No Comments

Asus K55 Laptop Spotted

Asus K55

Asus K55

The Asus K55, a new generation of the company’s affordable 15.6″ mainstream notebook series, has been spotted ahead of its launch.

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April 1st, 2012 / Asus / Asus G75 / Gaming Laptop PCs / Intel Ivy Bridge Laptops / News — 4 Comments

Asus G75VW Gaming Notebook Gets Listed

Asus G75VW

We have spotted the first model in the Asus G75 gaming laptop series. It’s the G75VW-AS71, listed at Amazon (page removed) as “currently unavailable”. The same notebook is listed at less known sellers called Guermant  (page removed) and Gadgets Central Station for about $1,450. Actually, you can purchase the notebook now at Guermant and GCS, since the product pages have functional Add to Chart buttons, but there is no info on shipping date.

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February 27th, 2012 / Asus / News / Tablet PC — 1 Comment

Asus PadFone Smartphone + Tablet Coming in April

Asus PadFone

Asus PadFone

The Asus PadFone Android smartphone, which can be placed inside a dock to form a full-size tablet computer, is on display at the MWC 2012 in Barcelona.

Asustek announced today that the PadFone will hit retail stores in April, but the price wasn’t disclosed. The PadFone itself has a 4.3″ Super AMOLED screen, while the PadStation tablet dock has a 10.1″ display. Besides the display, the dock has a battery inside. Main components, such as CPU and storage are located inside the phone. It’s powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 1.5GHz dual-core processor and runs Android 4.0. According to the company, the phone will be available with 16, 32, or 64 GB of internal storage and with 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity. The back camera has an 8MP sensor, while the front cam has VGA quality.

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February 22nd, 2012 / Asus / Cheap New Laptops / Laptop Deals / Standard Laptops — No Comments

Asus X54C-BBK7 15.6″ Intel Laptop for $350 [Deal]

Asus X54C-BBK7

Asus X54C-BBK7, a front view.

Sub-$400 full-size laptop price points are usually reserved for those based on AMD Fusion or low-end Intel Celeron processors. The Asus X54C-BBK7 15.6-inch notebook packs a faster Intel Pentium CPU instead, for $350.

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February 17th, 2012 / Acer / Asus / News / Small Laptops / Tablet PC — No Comments

Asus, Acer to Join Lenovo in Touch-Screen Ultrabook Space

Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga touch-screen ultrabookDigiTimes reports that Asustek and Acer plan to unveil convertible touch-screen ultrabooks this summer.

We can expect innovative convertible laptop designs, like on the 360-degree flip-and-fold Lenovo Yoga, scheduled for release in the second half of 2012. Also, DigiTimes says we could see sliding screens like on the Toshiba Portege M950, showcased at the CES Show last month.

Windows 7 isn’t designed with touch-screens in mind, but touch-enabled laptops could be pretty useful with upcoming Windows 8, which solves touch input shortcomings of Microsoft’s current OS. However, size and weight of convertibles are apparent disadvantage when compared to keyboard-less tablets.

February 14th, 2012 / Asus / Gaming Laptop PCs / MSI / News — No Comments

XoticPC Offers Carbon Fiber-Like Mod for Laptops

XoticPC has started offering Carbon Fiber Modification, available on almost all laptops sold through their store.

The material used isn’t real carbon fiber, but a durable embossed graphic plastic wrap which looks like carbon fiber. The mod covers the laptop lid, screen bezel, keyboard panel, as well as hinges. Interestingly, the finish also covers the touchpad, without affecting its functionality, according to XoticPC.

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February 11th, 2012 / Asus / Cheap New Laptops / Laptop Deals / News / Standard Laptops — 4 Comments

Deal: Asus X44H-BBR5 14″ Core i3 Laptop for $400

Asus X44H-BBR5

The Asus X44H-BBR5 is the best laptop deal we found today. For only $400, the 14-inch model X44H-BBR5 packs the 2nd Gen Intel Core i3-2350M dual-core 2.3GHz processor. It’s an excelent CPU at this price point, since other $400 laptops today come with lower-end AMD Fusion, or Intel’s Celeron or Pentium chips.

The notebook comes with integrated Intel graphics empowering the 1366×768 screen, 4GB of RAM, and it has a built-in DVD burner. The main trade-offs on the Asus X44H-BBR5 is a relatively low estimated battery life of “up to 3 hours and 18 minutes” and a low hard drive space of 320GB, whereas some even cheaper laptops on the market include a 500GB HDD. Other drawbacks are a webcam with a small 0.3MP sensor and only two USB ports.

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February 6th, 2012 / Asus / Intel Ivy Bridge Laptops / News / Standard Laptops — No Comments

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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January 31st, 2012 / Asus / Asus N56 / Intel Ivy Bridge Laptops / News / Standard Laptops — 11 Comments

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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January 30th, 2012 / Asus / Asus G55 / Asus G75 / Gaming Laptop PCs / Intel Ivy Bridge Laptops / News — 9 Comments

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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