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ASUS Struts Its Stuff: New Gaming Laptops

June 10, 2008 in News comments 11

Last year, ASUS came out with the upgradeable C905 laptop where you could upgrade certain parts yourself. This year, they've come out with two new gaming laptops that feature the Geforce 9700M GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), and one of them even has a 3D display! Here are some quick specs:

G50V

  • NVIDIA Geforce 9700M GT 512MB DDR3
  • Intel Centrino 2 Moble PM45 CPU
  • Support for up to 4GB DDR2 800 MHz RAM
  • 2x 320GB SATA HDD
  • Sturdier keyboard for furious typists
  • 15.6" WXGA 3D display


G71V
  • NVIDIA Geforce 9700M GT 512MB DDR3
  • Intel Centrino 2 Mobile PM45 CPU
  • DDR3 1066 MHz RAM (no specified amount yet)
  • Support for 2x 500 GB 2.5" HDD
  • Altec Lansing speakers
  • Supports CPU overclocking
  • ~17" monitor (no specific size mentioned)

Asus was showing off two new gaming notebooks and it looks like the company is starting to catch on in terms of design. Gone is most of the tacky suff from the previous gaming notebooks, and we're now looking at a couple of really sturdy models for the serious gamer.

Starting with the G50V, this might be the more exciting of the two, simply because it has a 15.6in WXGA 3D display. The great news is that you don't need any glasses and you don't have to squint or focus at some strange point in the distance for it to work, although you do have to look quite straight into the display for best effect.

The 3D display can be switched on or off, although the demo machine was an early sample, so it was done via an external switch, but Asus is working on a software solution to solve this problem. If this isn't enough to get you sold, how about the hardware specifications?
Chais via engadget.com »
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  • 0
    chautemoc Jun 10, 08
    Price ?
  • 0
    Chais Jun 10, 08
    No price has been announced as of yet.
    • 0
      chautemoc Jun 11, 08
      Im estimating 18 bajillion dollars.
      • 0
        Chais Jun 11, 08
        My guess is that it's more likely to be between $1200 and $1500.
        • 0
          chautemoc Jun 11, 08
          That's not excruciating.
  • 0
    Onvacation Jun 10, 08
    Wait, what does it mean by 3D display? Will i have to wear 3d glasses or something?
    • 0
      Smoke Jun 11, 08
      "The great news is that you don't need any glasses and you don't have to squint or focus at some strange point in the distance for it to work, although you do have to look quite straight into the display for best effect."

      Really odd considering no goggles or no specific area of the screen you have to look at. Perhaps it's something similar to holographs?
      • 0
        chautemoc Jun 11, 08
        I cant wait for holographic video games. Hopefully I wont be dead by then.
        • 0
          Chais Jun 11, 08
          YOU MUST LIVE CHAUTEMOC! YOU MUST LIIIIIIIIIIIVE!

          Erhem... At the rate technology's going, I'd say it's still another 20-30 years in the future. Hopefully you'll still be a gamer as an old man.
  • 0
    Dine_Agoti Jun 10, 08
    Interesting. I actually plan on buying a gaming PC/laptop sometime this year. I'll have to keep my eye on these.
  • 0
    Tromonator133 Jun 15, 08
    It's probably extremely expensive. I would wait until the price goes down before buying it.

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