Asus M70VM
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Asus M70VM (M70 Series)Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9400
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
Display: 17.1 inch, 16:10, 1920x1200 pixels
Weight: 4.4kg
Price: 1500 euro
Links: Asus homepage Asus notebook section
Average Score: 92.5% - very good
Average of 2 scores (from 3 reviews)
mobility: 66%, workmanship: - %, ergonomy: 97%, emissions: - %
Reviews for the Asus M70VM
Asus M70VM-7T031C
Source: PC Pro 
Manufacturers are pushing the boundaries of design more than ever before at the moment, as Asus and countless others shrink laptops to unprecedented sizes and prices in the mini-laptop wars. However, it seems that the bulk Asus removes from one end of its range is ending up in the other, specifically in laptops like the 4kg-plus M70V.
A monster of a Centrino 2 laptop: fast, surprisingly long-lasting and very well-equipped for the price
Leistung gut, Ausstattung sehr gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/01/2008
Rating: performance: 80% features: 90%
Foreign Reviews
92% Test: Asus M70VM-7U047C (Notebook)
Source: Chip.de 
online available, Short, Date: 10/27/2008
Rating: Total score: 92% price: 100% performance: 87% features: 96% display: 95% mobility: 92% ergonomy: 97%
93% Next-Generation-Notebooks
Source: PC Games Hardware - 11/08
online available, Length Unknown, Date: 10/16/2008
Rating: Total score: 93% display: 80% mobility: 40%
Comment
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS: Slower clocked 9600M GT and therefore a bit slower and cooler. In conjunction with an 9100M the 9600M GS is able to use HybridPower to save current.
These cards should be able to display all current games with fluent framerates but not all with high detail settings. Especially demanding games like Crysis, Age of Conan, or Mass Effect are only playable with lower settings. Less demanding (and older) games, like Fifa 08, Command & Conquer 3, or Battlefield 2142 can be played with higher detail levels.
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).
The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.
T9400:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
17.1": Nowadays, meanwhile the 17 inch display size is a more frequently offered standard format for desktop-replacements. 17 inch laptops are built only in 16:10 format.
The DTR-Laptops can't be carried easily, need much current, but on the other side texts can be read easily and high resolutions are no problem. DTR mainly are intended for stationary usage on desks, where the weight and the energy need are unimportant.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
4.4 kg: This laptop is heavy below average, compared with the average of notebooks. Therefore especially desktop replacements fit in this class of weight.
Asus: Asus is an international manufacturer of medium size. In German and English speaking countries nowadays many notebooks of Asustec are reviewed. Nevertheless rather few laptop models achieve top-positions according total ranking and prize/value-rating.
92.5%: Indeed, this rating is very goodl There do not exist many notebook models, which are rated better.
>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
