14 DAY TRIAL // ASUS is one of the leading manufacturers of motherboards, portable computing systems and more. As far as portable systems go, one of its most successful product lineups is, without a single doubt, the Eee PC family, which currently counts no less than 12 models. However, the Taiwanese manufacturer also boasts an impressive production line of fully-fledged notebook systems and, just recently, it has extended it, once with the introduction of a few more models for both the gaming and the business market segments.
As expected, all new notebooks have been designed to make use of Intel's latest mobile technology, the Centrino 2. This translates into higher performance, better battery lifetime and improved features. The newcomers include the G50V and G71V, designed for gaming, and the business-oriented B50A.
Some of the features of ASUS' new business notebook include a spill-resistant keyboard, built-in LED keyboard light, integrated fingerprint scanners, and TPM for secure login and encryption. According to the makers, the B50A offers an extended battery life of over five hours, by using the company's Power4 Gear eXtreme power management. Equipped with a 15.4-inch WXGA/WXGA+ display, the new B50A notebook offers impressive visual quality, with the help of the integrated Intel GMA X4500HD graphics solution. The notebook supports up to 4GB of DDR2 800MHz memory and can be equipped with a high-capacity 320GB SATA hard drive.
Part of the ASUS' Republic of Gamers product lineup, the new G71V and G50V ROG notebooks also boast Intel's Centrino 2 technology. As noted above, unlike the B50A, these two portable systems have been designed for gaming applications, offering users better performance levels and a number of impressive features. Both notebooks come with similar technical specifications, but some differences as well. First of all, the G71V features a 17-inch display, while the G50V notebook is equipped with a 15.4-inch or a 15.6-inch display. Furthermore, the G71V is the only to sport Intel's Quad Core QX9300 and Core 2 Duo Extreme X9100 processors.
Aside from that, the new gaming notebooks are equipped with an NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT graphics card and a maximum of 4GB of DDR2 memory. They also support dual hard drive configurations, which means storage can be taken to a maximum of 1 Terra by using two 500GB hard drives.
Unfortunately, details regarding pricing and availability have not been made public yet.
