At first, it is just rumour that Asus is going to launch a new model of laptop. However, recently, documents have indicated that the rumour has turned into a fact. According to certain sources in Japan, it is indicated that the company is going to introduce the U24E series into the market place. Currently, the things are still kept quite close to chests and there is not even a mention of it at Asus sites yet.
The new U24E is going to have a 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5-2430M processor by Sandy Bridge Intel technology, a decent hard drive of 750 GB and a neat little 11.6 inch LCD display with a 1366 x 768 of pixel resolution, an integrated web camera allowing for face to face meetings, as well as reasonable graphics that is supported by Intel HM65 Express Chipset.
The laptop will also enjoy some other features, which include a battery capable of delivering more than 7 hours of use, a DVD Super Multi Drive, a multi card reader, HDMI port and 2 x superfast USB 3.0 ports, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 3.0 + HS connections. It is expected to be running on Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (SP1) system.
Asus to Launch U24E Laptop
ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Arrives in the US
ASUS’s Eee Pad Transformer tablet had been set for release in the US in April. Now the Pad Transformer has arrived in the market and completely sold out at all major online retailers one can think of, including Amazon and Best Buy.
There are several factors that make the Pad Transformer especially attractive. First of all, it is now the second tablet on the market place that runs the tablet-focused Honeycomb 3.0 update for Android. Secondly, it has a set of features that rival or trump the iPad, including powerful NVIDIA 1 GHz Tegra 2 processor, high screen resolution, comparable battery life, microSD card slot, USB ports, Flash support, etc.
Last but not least, the pricing of the device at only $399.99 is really competitive (if you could actually find where to buy it).
It’s possible that ASUS only manufacturered limited supplies available for the initial US launch of Pad Transformer, in order to minimize risk as well as to generate hype via delivering a sellout product. Anyway, no matter what case it is, the strategy is working well.
ASUS N61JV Equip with Latest NVIDIA On Sale Now
ASUS USA they may have beaten it when it comes to an NVIDIA Optimus notebook comes on the market, with the U30jc, but Asus’ UK arm has a 16-inch machine, which uses its own automatic switching graphics tech. The ASUS N61JV packs a 2.27GHz Core i5-430M CPU with 4 GB of DDR3 memory, but of course the most interesting part is the dual-GPU, thanks to Intel GMA 4500MHD and NVIDIA GeForce GT 325 1GB graphics card. ASUS N61JV Equip with Latest NVIDIA On Sale Now.
There is also a 500GB HDD, Blu-ray combo drive, WiFi b / g / n and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR. Connectivity includes Gigabit Ethernet, one USB 3.0 port, two USB 2.0 ports, eSATA, HDMI and VGA, audio in / out, ExpressCard and an 8-in-1 memory card reader. Since it is not the smallest machine in the world, ASUS room in a separate numeric keypad and Altec Lansing speakers fit along with the 1.3-megapixel Webcam found, even though we a little disappointed that the screen resolution is only 1366 x 768.
However, the craziest thing, while ASUS liberal during its press release about how much difference does Optimus on battery life to speak, they say really do not know how long you expect the 6-cell battery to last. The ASUS N61JV is included in the sale in the UK now for £ 949th VAT ($ 1,466).
Google and Windows Eee Pad Tablets Debuts
ASUS has slowly been trickling details about their upcoming tablet strategy in recent months, with quiet debut hardware at trade fairs and speak at least three models sometime in 2010, today chairman Shihh has a OS talk thrown into the mix. In an interview with Forbes, confirmed that ASUS will keep one foot in running both Microsoft and Google’s camps, with at least one machine either Chrome Google Android and Windows OS or get another, as they prepare to take on Apple’s IPAD. Asus EeePC Touch Tablet series.
“It is an Apple] camp [in tablets, but Asus is always trying the open storage of Google and Microsoft,” said Shihh-address the matter, to confirm that at least for the Android with Chrome OS tablet is the priority of multimedia usage. “Content will have to play a very important role on tablets,” Shihh said, “The Google-tablet has lots of features.”
ASUS has already suggested that they have already tested their tablet models on a continuum with a eBook reader, such as its DR-570 or 9-inch DR-900. “There will be many different form factors, according to various scenarios. We are interested in everything, try to do anything can improve your life standard and also can improve Shih claims. Previous rumors have discovered that the Tegra 2 is based on Eee Pad (also known as “Eee PC Touch Tablet Series”) made his debut at Computex in June 2010 will be guaranteed.
