Asus W90

Asus W90 multimedia notebook with dual HD 4870 / HD 3850 or single 9800M GS

Asus W90

Asustek unveiled the Asus W90 multimedia notebook at the CES 2009 in Las Vegas. The W90 is a desktop replacement laptop with a 18.4- or 17-inch full-HD display which complements the AI Touch Media control panel and Blu-ray combo drive. Depending on the model, the W90 is equipped with an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 or HD 3850 X2 dual graphics, or a single NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GS GPU (for those with lower budget), and the Intel Core 2 Duo processor (T9600,T9400,P8600 or P8400). The system is based on the Intel X38 chipset and has three SO-DIMM slots for up to 6GB of DDR2 memory. In addition, this Asustek’s high performance notebook is equipped with the Turbo Gear function, which allows users to overclock the machine by “up to 25%”.

According to tests done by the Taiwanese maker, the W90, showcased at CES 2009, totally thrashed 3DMark06 by hitting a score of 15,000.

Specifications:

• Core 2 Duo processor
• Up to 6GB (3 x 2GB) system memory
• 18.4-inch (W90Vp/W90Vn) or 17-inch (W90V) display
• Dual ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 (W90Vp) / HD 3850 (W90V) or single Nvidia GeForce 9800M GS (W90Vn) graphics
• Dual hard disk drive bays
• 5.1-channel audio system
• 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth, Gigabit Ethernet and modem connectivity
• Four USB, HDMI, eSATA, FireWire, ExpressCard and VGA-out ports
• 8-in-1 memory card reader
• Windows Vista 64-bit

At this time, there is no news on when this laptop will hit the stores, or how badly these performance monsters will hit your wallet.