Asus, one of the biggest manufacturers of computer hardware products, plans to enter the gaming market with a new portable computer. According to hkepc, an Asian website, the company intends to release a new notebook as part of their Republic of Gamers (ROG), which will deliver the performance needed to run the latest games. The above mentioned website has also got its hands on some pictures of the product.

The notebook, which will be dubbed G70S Gamer NB, is expected to be built on Intel's Centrino Santa Rosa platform, which will offer support for the 45nm multi core processors. At a first glance, the gaming notebook looks rather bulky and, considering its estimated weight of 4.7kg, it will likely not be carried around by gaming users. It is expected that the G70S will be equipped with an aluminum alloy case, which would justify its total weight.

The technical specs, according to the hkepc website, include a Core 2 Duo T9500 processor, which is built using the 45nm technology and offers a performance speed of 2.6 GHz and a L2 cache of 6 MB. Being a gaming notebook, it will be featured with one of the best mobile GPUs available on the market. Two NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT GPUs connected through SLI will provide the G70S users with no less than 1 GB of graphic memory.

From the pictures also made available, it seems that the notebook will feature a full-sized keyboard with additional keys placed on the left side. It also appears that it will come with a unique mouse pad with media functions. It will provide a 2.0 M camera and a considerable number of connectivity options, making the notebook ideal for gaming users.

Asus will equip its ROG notebook with a 17-inch display, which should provide a reliable platform for any of the latest games.