Asus W2JC

Notebook specifications

Notebook: Asus W2JC
Processor: Intel Core Duo T2300 (1600 MHz)
Graphics adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 (256 MB)
Display: 17.1 inch 16:10 (1280x800 pixels)
Weight: 3.3 kg
Average score: 86.67% - good
Average of 3 scores (from 4 reviews)

Reviews in English

83%Asus W2JC
Source: PC Pro
Asus has never been afraid of building big, fast notebooks, and the W2Jc takes this a step further by placing TV and all-round entertainment at centre stage. It's not just the huge hard disk, dual-core processor and dedicated 3D card that make it stand out, it's the array of extra components that Asus has managed to pack into the 395mm-wide chassis. The integrated TV tuner is the central player. It's a hybrid analogue/digital card, and - unusually - Asus uses its own software rather than choosing Windows Media Center Edition as the OS. The DVI port on the W2Jc is also unusual in being an HDMI port (Asus provides a converter to DVI-I), so it's compatible with most high-definition TVs.
Date: 06/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 83%

Reviews in German

Asus W2Jc Notebook
Source: Minitechnet
Date: 10/26/2006
Rating: performance: 95% workmanship: 95% ergonomy: 75%

86%Core-Duo-Notebooks
Source: PC Games Hardware 7/06
Date: 07/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 86% price: 65%

91%The Power Of Two Cores
Source: SFT 7/06
Date: 07/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 91% features: 85%

Comment

ATI Mobility Radeon X1600: ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 resembles the desktop X1600 (plus Powerplay 6.0 current saving mechanisms), but is quite slower than the desktop X1600 because of the slower clock speed. It is part of the most powerful third of mobile video cards, is able to represent newest games and without any doubt apt for office applications and surfing.
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Core Duo: Intel Core Duo (successor of Pentium M), is a double core processor with a very good relation of performance to current consumption. The 2 MB L2 Cache are used common. The maximum current consumption of 31 Watts is only 4 W more then with Pentium M. Due to the low energy need is Core Duo also suited for subnotebooks. Further now it supports SSE3 orders. The performance can nearly be doubled for applications, which were designed for multiprocessors (compared with Pentium M).

T2300: The weak type T2300 is apt for office applications and for surfing.
>> 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.

3.3 kg: This weight is average for notebooks. Therefore the numerous mass of laptops with 15 inch display fits 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.
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>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.