Archive for the 'Asus' Category
Asus Lamborghini VX1 Laptop Review
Monday, January 15th, 2007The target buyer of the Asus Lamborghini VX1 isn’t exactly looking to go incognito: The laptop’s bright yellow lid, with a shape evocative of a sports car’s spoiler, prominently features the Automobili Lamborghini logo. And the sports-car resemblance doesn’t end with appearance–the Lamborghini VX1 raced through our performance benchmarks, keeping up with laptops that incorporated [...]
Asus W7J Laptop Review
Sunday, January 7th, 2007With its 13.3-inch wide-screen display, Core 2 Duo processor, built-in Web cam, and matte-black finish, the Asus W7J is surprisingly reminiscent of Apple’s popular MacBook. Unlike the MacBook, the W7J features discrete graphics, which is a nice plus, but it’s hurt by poor battery life. At $1,499, the fixed-configuration Asus W7J isn’t any cheaper than [...]
Asus G1 Review
Tuesday, December 26th, 2006Laptop-loving gamers are often stuck with portable systems that are nearly as bulky as the desktop computers they so studiously avoid. Recently, Asus has scored with interesting design ideas such as the leather-bound ultraportable S6F, and the company’s industrial-flavored G1 is also something you don’t see every day: a midsize laptop marketed as a gaming [...]
Asus S6F Review
Wednesday, November 15th, 2006The leather-clad, ultraportable Asus S6F pushes laptops from the realm of personal computer to that of personal fashion accessory. With a textured, chocolate-brown, leather lid and wrist rest, incorporated with a gunmetal gray interior and black base, the S6F would definitely fit in next to your diamond-encrusted iPod or Dolce & Gabbana Razr. After spending [...]
Asus VX1 Lamborghini
Saturday, August 12th, 2006The affair between luxury cars and powerful laptops began with the partnership between Acer and Enzo Ferrari that produced the Acer Ferrari 4000. Itronix, another laptop maker, made a modest attempt at emulating GM’s Hummer SUV with its Hummer Laptop IX600. This year, ASUS revs its engines by introducing the ASUS VX1 Lamborghini ($2,799 list). [...]
