New ASUS 16" F50 and 17.3" F70 laptops

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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