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A guide to ASUS laptops

Fri, Jul 23, 2010

ASUS has a wide range of laptops for all kinds of users; business users, gamers, and even fashionistas.

Everyday computing

If you are looking for a laptop that is an all rounder, one that you can do a bit of work, play and entertaining on, the ASUS has you covered with the K Series.

You can choose from the K50 and K70 range, both of which hare designed to provide no-frills computing. In the K50 range there is the K50C, K50ID, K50IJ and K50IN, which all have their own special features including the unique IceCool Palm Rest.

The K70 range currently consists of the K10IJ, a Super Hybrid Engine laptop that is more powerful and customisable.

Gaming machines

The ASUS G Series is the range of gaming monsters that will have you happily shooting aliens and diving into trenches.

The range includes the G51, G60 and G73 lines; each more packed with power than the next.  The G51 offers a new class of gaming interaction, with its GeForce™ GTX 260M graphics card and NVIDIA’s PhysX Technology.

The G60 range (G60J G60Jx G60Vx) step it up a gear with night vision mode, and Power4 Gear Hybrid technology which allows users to boost their system performance with a user interface by selecting “Extreme Turbo” Mode.

The G73 Series are for the gamers out there who prefer a more unstated appearance. The G73J comes with an amazing 17.3 inch full HD screen, and made even better by the ATI Mobility™ Radeon® HD5870 with 1Gb GDDR5.

Multimedia laptops

If you want to use your laptop as a mini home entertainment system, or simply as entertainment when you’re on the road, then you need one if the ASUS N Series.

In the multimedia range you have the N71 and M61 Series’ to choose from. Both are packed with notebooks that have the very best components for entertainment, from SonicMaster sound systems and Full HD viewing to Intel iCore processors and NVIDIA GeForce graphics.

Ultraportable laptops

Asus understands the need for a light load, one with as much power as you need when you are out and about. The UL50, UL30 UX510 and the N10 Series’ are all designed to be ultraportable, sleek and powerful.

The UL50 Series is equipped with slim, stunning notebooks that are the perfect blend of form and function. The UL50Ag, for example, supplies users with SRS Premium Sound™, Altec Lansing® high definition speakers and ASUS Power4Gear technology for power customisation.

Special Edition laptops

If you want a laptop with a bit of va-va-voom, then you need the special edition ASUS-LAMBORGHINI VX5.

This notebook is just like the glamorous car, stylish and speed with a 1TB hard disk drive, an Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9000 processor, and NVIDIA® GeForce™ GT 130M with GDDR3 1G VRAM graphics card.

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Rosie is a technology journalist who covers all the latest technology news, product releases and emerging social media and computing trends for PC Site.

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