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New ASUS 16" F50 and 17.3" F70 laptops

By January 18, 2009One Comment

User Centric Functionality with Exquisite Design
From the LCD lid to the palm-rest, the ASUS F50 and F70 range of notebooks is draped in ASUS’ new generation Infusion styling reminiscent of the famed Aurora Borealis (The Northern Lights). The timeless design not only looks incredibly beautiful, but it is particularly durable against surface abrasions and maintains its glossy surface even after long periods of use. The ASUS F50 and F70 range of notebooks also comes standard with high definition audio quality and a 16:9 Full High Definition display for high contrast rate, brightness and color saturation, providing users with visual clarity and vibrant colors like that of a top-end entertainment system. An HDMI port allows users to connect their notebooks to larger external LCD displays or other HDMI-capable devices to enjoy a full cinematic experience and entertainment versatility.
A newly adopted ‘Chocolate’ keyboard continues in the same functional vein by providing users with concave keys that fit the contours of the users’ fingers, offering excellent rebounding elasticity to ease typing over long durations. Narrower spaces in-between the keys provide protection against dust, while a dedicated numeric keypad provides a sense of familiarity to users who are accustomed to conventional desktop keyboards which enable speedy number input. The ASUS F50 and F70 range of notebooks also features the ASUS Express Gate, allowing users to boot up quickly and granting them instantaneous access to a built-in icon-based operating system that runs commonly-used applications such as Skype™, a music player, an email client and an Internet browser.

Versatile Set-ups for a Wide Range of Uses
Catered to multimedia entertainment and versatile computing while on the move, the ASUS F50 and F70 range of notebooks comes in various configurations, providing users with a range of set-ups to suit their prevailing usage. Users inclined to large screen entertainment and massive storage would prefer the ASUS F70SL, the world’s first 17.3″ notebook with 16:9 golden aspect ratio for cinematic viewing and dual hard disk drives providing up to 1 TB in storage space. Those who prefer lightweight mobility would prefer the ASUS F50GX, which is currently the world’s thinnest and lightest 16″ notebook in the market equipped with the NVIDIA 9400M G chipset that delivers discrete graphics card performance, or the stunning visual performance of the F50Z, featuring graphics powered by ATI.

Model
F50GX
Processor and Cache Memory
  • Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P8600/ P8400/ P7450/ P7350/T6600/T6400/T5900/T5850/T5800/T5750;
  • Intel Pentium Processor T4200/ T3400/ T3200/ T2390;
  • Intel Celeron Dual-Core Processor T1700/ T1600;
  • Intel Celeron Processor 585/ 575
Chipset NVIDIA GeForce 9400M G
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® Vista™ Home
Microsoft® Windows® Vista™ Premium
Microsoft® Windows® Vista™ Business
Microsoft® Windows® Vista™ Ultimate
Main Memory DDR2 800 Up to 4 GB
Display 16″ 16:9 HD Panel (1366 x 768)
15.6″ 16:9 HD panel (1366 x 768)
Hard Drive 2.5″ 9.5mm SATA HDD
SATA 250 GB/ 320 GB / 500 GB; Support 5400 RPM
Optical Drive SATA – Super Multi
Blu-ray
Video Camera* (optional) 1.3 MP Fixed type video camera
Fax/Modem/
LAN/WLAN
WLAN Integrated 802.11b/g/n
On board 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
Built-in Bluetooth v2.1 module (optional)
Dimensions and Weight 380mm x 265mm x 36.3mm ~ 41.7mm
2.85kg

Model
F50Z
Processor and Cache Memory
  • AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile Technology Dual Core CPU

ZM-86 / 84 / 82 / 80, 2.4-2.1 GHz, DDR2 800 MHz, 2M L2 cache, Hyper Transport 3.0;
RM-70, 2.0 GHz, DDR2 800MHz, 1M L2 cache, Hyper Transport 3.0

  • AMD Athlon 64 Mobile Technology Duo Core CPU QL-60, 1.9 GHz, DDR2 667MHz, 1M L2 cache, Hyper Transport 3.0
Chipset AMD M780G
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® Vista™ Home
Microsoft® Windows® Vista™ Premium
Microsoft® Windows® Vista™ Business
Microsoft® Windows® Vista™ Ultimate
Main Memory DDR2 800 up to 4 GB
Display 16″ 16:9 HD Panel (1366 x 768)
15.6″ 16:9 HD panel (1366 x 768)
Hard Drive 2.5″ 9.5mm SATA HDD
SATA 250GB / 320GB / 500GB; Support 5400RPM
Optical Drive SATA – Super Multi
Blu-ray
Video Camera* (optional) 1.3 megapixels fixed type video camera
Fax/Modem/
LAN/WLAN
WLAN Integrated 802.11b/g/n
On board 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
Built-in Bluetooth v2.1 module (optional)
Dimensions and Weight 380mm x 265mm x 36.3mm ~ 41.7mm
2.85kg

Model
F70SL
Processor and Cache Memory
  • Intel ® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9550/P8700/P8600/P8400/P7350/T6600/T6400/T5900/T5850/T5800;
  • Intel ® Pentium™ Processor T4200/T3400/T3200;
  • Intel ® Celeron™ Dual-Core Processor T1700/T1600;
  • Intel ® Celeron™ Processor 585/575
Chipset SiS 671 DX + SiS 968
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® Vista™ Home Basic
Microsoft® Windows® Vista™ Home Premium
Main Memory Up to 4GB (2GB*2) DDR2 800
Display 17.3″ (16:9) HD+ (1600*900) LED LCD
Hard Drive Single HDD: SATA 250/320 (7200/5400 rpm)/ 500 GB (5400rpm)
Dual HDD: SATA 500GB/640GB (7200/5400 rpm)/ 1TB (5400rpm)
External USB
Optical Drive
DVD Super Multi
BD Combo
Video Camera* 1.3M pixels CMOS Camera (Optional)
Fax/Modem/
LAN/WLAN
WLAN Integrated 802.11b/g/n
On board 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
Built-in Bluetooth v2.1 module (optional)
Dimensions and Weight 466mm x 309mm x 39mm ~ 47mm
4.10kg with 8 cell battery

Source: Asus Press Release

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Hi my name is Josh Lam and I'm from the city-state of Hong Kong. Realizing there was more to explore than this city, my goal is to visit all 193 countries in the world by using a combination of credit card points and airline miles to travel better for less.

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