All Entries Tagged With: "asus"
Asus Updates Republic Of Gamers Notebooks
Asus announced in February that it would soon update its Republic of Gamers (ROG) line of gaming notebooks with two premium-spec models. Now the Asus Republic of Gamers G75VW and G55VW have been launched, described by Asus as ‘the ultimate fighting machines’. Prices start at around $1500. The 15.6-inch Asus G55VW and 17.3-inch Asus G75VW [...]
Asus Announces Ivy Bridge Ultrabooks
Asus has announced additions to its ultrabook range in a press conference in Taipai. The Asus Zenbook UX32A and UX32Vd will shortly be launched, sporting Ivy Bridge processors. The Zenbook UX32Vd will pack in a 1GB NVidia GeForce GT620M dedicated graphics card, complete with Intel Optimus switching for preserving battery juice. The UX32A will be [...]
Asus Eee PC 1011CX – Review
Some manufacturers have ceased producing netbooks, other continue, not least because there is still a market for ultra-portable, low-priced Windows machines. Asus has released the Asus Eee PC 1011CX , packing in a third-gen Cedar Trail N2600 processor – a 1.6GHz dual-core hyper-threaded chip with GMA 3600 integrated Intel graphics. Four execution threads should mean [...]
Asus N56VM – Review
The arrival of Intel’s third-gen Ivy Bridge CPUs means massive discounts are starting to appear on machines featuring the old Sandy Bridge generation of processors. But some people won’t be swayed from buying an Ivy Bridger anyhow. Such as the Asus N56VM , priced at $1200, a 15.6-inch desktop replacement. That means powerful. The Asus [...]
Asus Transformer Pad 300 – Review
It’s already a year since the original Asus Transformer launched, with its revolutionary keyboard dock and since then the quad-core revolution has arrived. The new Transformer Pad 300, or TF300, offers improved specs, Android 4 ICS, and all for $379. This is the specced-down version of the Transformer Prime, aimed at the $400 price bracket, [...]
Asus N46, N56, N76 and K55 Kepler Notebooks
Asus will release a new swathe of notebooks at Milan Design Week – the catchily named N46, N56, N76 and K55. We’ve got a pre-show glimpse of the quartet and all of the N- machines will be shipping with a heavyweight 8GB RAM and NVidia GeForce 635M dedicated card. The models will offer different varieties [...]
Asus K73SD Update – Preview
Taiwanese PC giant Asus has launched a new hi-powered notebook, the catchily named Asus K73SD – TY2670. The machine targets multimedia fans and casual gamers, and is already on sale in Japan starting at 100,000 yen or $1200. That ransom will secure you an Intel Sandy Bridge i7-2670QM CPU, clocked at 2.2GHz across its four [...]
Asus Eee PC Flare Available For Pre-order
The Asus Eee PC Flare 1025C was first shown off at CES 2012, and is now available for pre-order from Amazon. For now buyers have a choice between Matt Black and White for the powerful netbook. Asus says the 1025C netbook will ship mid-March. The 1025C packs a 32nm Cedar Trail dual-core CPU clocked at [...]
Asus Padfone – Preview
Asus unveiled its long-awaited Padfone at MWC 2012 in Barcelona. The key to its real identity lies in the name, but the accompanying accessories could lead to confusion over how to classify the device. Obviously the Asus Padfone can be used as a 4.3-inch handset, but it will ship with a docking station that transforms [...]
Asus Transformer Prime – ICS Rolling Out
Taiwanese manufacturer Asus has announced that the promised Ice Cream Sandwich update is being rolled out for the Transformer Prime. Starting with Taiwan so owners of the quad-core tablet and Europe can hope to receive their update sometime in March at the latest. US should have gotten their upgrades yesterday. About time too, it launched [...]
