ASUS G51 Headed for Computex

Yep, it is gonna be a hot one. Following the design of the G50VT series, this one is branded "Futuristic Robot Design", with a led lid keyboard.

The Dual core is said to support up to the T9900 (3.06ghz) and the Quad-Core comes with either Q9000 or Q9100.

The CPU is being boosted with Asus proprietaire „CPU Level-up“ Technology that can give a performance jump of (up to) 20% "overclocked"

Too bad (really???) that Asus would not push for the GTX 280M :-( for this model.

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Damn, conundrum I'm in now... I can get a G50VT-X6 with a $100 dollar rebate for $ 1149.99. However, I would rather wait until the G51's come out to buy a new laptop. My suspicion is the G51's are going to be out of my price range by a couple hundred dollars.

It is slated to cost at around 1.400 Euro for the T9400/2x320gb/4gig ram DDR2 configuration.

I just learned that the keyboard layout is of the Chiclet type (like the macbook)

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Here is the full specs from Asutek Computer Inc. marketing material at Computex.

"Features

* Futuristic Robot New Chassis Design
. The concept behind the Futuristic robot new chassis is inspiration in part of gamers’ abstract universe, directly inspired by science fiction movies (I-robot, Matrix, etc.). The design mixes pure white high glossy shells with grey sharp mechanical details to conjure a sci-fi feel and tone to the entire notebook.

* Gaming-Centric Digital Entertainment Experience
. The ASUS G51 notebook is the perfect showcase of pure audio and visual supremacy. Sporting a generous 15.6-inch HD LED backlit 3D display with a 16:9 golden aspect ratio, and complemented with an immensely powerful NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260M with DDR3 1G VRAM graphics, G51 users can experience intense visual processing power, vivid virtual reality gaming and multimedia experience. Complementing this visual extravaganza are two Altec Lansing® speakers with Dolby® Home Theater, and EAX 3D surround sound support for high definition audio enjoyment. What’s more, along with Intel; Core

. Duo processors and DDR2 800GHz up to 4GB main memory, the processing capability of G51 is unbeatable. G51 also takes good care of users’ games and videos storage needs to offer dual SATA hard disk drive up to 1 TB which equals to almost 212 pieces of DVD. G51 uncompromising quality provides gamers with supreme gaming-centric digital entertainment experience.

* High Performance Mobile Gaming Weapon
. Get more out of the G51 with performance boosts via CPU Level-up. It allows you to turn up the heat against your opponents by overclocking your CPU up to 20%, greatly increasing your system performance. Also, with ASUS Super Hybrid Engine Technology the ASUS G51 also intelligently manages your power usage, providing you with performance when you need it, and conserving energy when you don’t. Outlast your opponents and reign supreme with a these features at your disposal.

* Interactive Gaming Designs
. G51 has integrated gaming designs that are meant to interact with users. Game the night away without missing a beat with the illuminated chiclet keyboard to aid you in your quest, even when it gets dark. Highlighted 4-way direction keys add quicker accessibility that is necessary for the game victory. Interactive lighting modes also give users an extra visual impact when using it. For users’ convenience, the touch sensor hotkeys turns on and off the ASUS Power4 Gear software. A 3D panel and touchpad lock give even more control to users pertaining to gaming performance and power-saving efficiency.

Specifications

* Processor & Cache Memory:
. Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9100/ Q9000, 2.26-2 GHz
. Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T9900/ T9800/ T9600/ P9600/ T9550/ P9500/ T9400/ P8800/ P8700/ P8600/ P8400/ P7450/ T6600/ T6400, 3.06-2 GHz

* Operating System : Geniune Windows Vista® Ultimate/Premium/Business

* Chipset : Intel PM45 + ICH9M

* Main Memory: DDR2 800MHz up to 4GB

* Display :
. 15.6" FHD/HD LED LCD
. 15.6" HD LED 3D Panel
. 16" HD LED/CCFL LCD

* Video Graphics & Memory: NVidia™ GeForce GTX 260M with GDDR3 1GB VRAM

* Hard Drive: Dual SATA support up to 1TB (500GB X 2, 7200rpm)

* Optical Drive: Super-Multi /Super-Multi Light Scribe /Blue-Ray ODD

* Video Camera (optional): Built-in 2 M Pixel camera

* Dimension & Weight: 375x 265 x 34.3~40.6 mm, 3.3kg with 6 cell battery & 1 HDD"

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Are you at Computex, Q? I thought it didn't open for a few days still. If you're going to be around while it's running, would you be interested in doing an NBF write-up about it?

Personally no, but we have co-workers that will be there. I am eager to get a hand on this machine as well, as soon as I get back to HH next month. Just finished the review on the G50VT-X1 (pending)

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nice pics on that review!

Appreciate it. I am finishing up the game benchmarks and will load more of the screen shots.

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