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Asus A7 Series

Asus A7kProcessor: AMD Turion 64 MT-34, AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-52, AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56, AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-58, Intel Core 2 Duo T7200, Intel Core 2 Duo T7500, Intel Core Duo T2300, Intel Core Duo T2400, Intel Pentium M 740
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600, ATI Mobility Radeon X1600, ATI Mobility Radeon X700, NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G, NVIDIA GeForce Go 6100, NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600
Display: 15.40 inch, 17.00 inch, 17.10 inch
Weight: 3.9kg, 4kg, 4.1kg, 4.22kg
Price: 0, 1000, 1599 euro
Average Score: 80.17% - good
Average of 18 scores (from 31 reviews)
price: 76%, performance: 74%, features: 86%, display: 71%, mobility: 44%, workmanship: 87%, ergonomy: 78%, emissions: 71%

 

Asus A7JC

Specifications

Asus A7JCNotebook: Asus A7JC
Processor: Intel Core Duo T2400
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 128 MB
Display: 17.10 inch, 16:10, 1440 x 900 pixels
Weight: 3.9kg
Links: Asus homepage
 Asus notebook section

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Average Score: 75.57% - good

Average of 7 scores (from 9 reviews)

 

Reviews

40% Wouldn't waste my time again
Source: Ciao.com English Archive.org version
Advantages: Not many, decent screen size, remote control TV; Disadvantages: Breakdown, Bad Service, Buggy, Windows XP media edition; ...time with this laptop or ASUS again. When the laptop was actually functioning it seemed to be okay. The product is shipped with Windows XP media edition which allows the use of a included TV remote control. The screen size is big enough to make it a decent TV/DVD player. I found that the TV was a little too soft sometimes even on the maximum computer volume so i bought some peripheral speakers which solved the problem.
kurzer subjektiver Erfahrungsbericht eines Benutzers; online abrufbar
katastrophale Bewertung, aber vielleicht ein wenig subjektiv...
(von 5): 2, Preis/Leistung 1, Leistung 3, Mobilität 1
User Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 08/09/2006
Rating: Total score: 40% price: 20% performance: 60% mobility: 20%
90% Asus A7J 17-Zoll Core Duo Notebook Test
Source: PC Perspective English Archive.org version
It wasn't too long ago that 17 inch laptops were considered excessive and its usefulness questionable, but today we are seeing an increasing number of people ditching their noisy desktops for larger laptops that are just as functional while being somewhat portable. The Asus A7J 17 inch laptop we are reviewing today is marketed as a media laptop, but goes much further than that. With a Intel T2300 Core Duo CPU and dedicated ATI Mobility Radeon X1600, you can certainly do a lot more than just watch movies. The Asus A7J has a lot of strong features that make up for just a few minor quirks in design. The super sharp 17" display with the Mobility Radeon X1600 256MB adapter will keep most people happy whether you're watching a DVD, playing games, or viewing photos online.
sehr umfangreicher und voll ausgestatteter Testbericht mit vielen Seiten

4.5 von 5
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 90%

Foreign Reviews

86% Test Asus A7Jc
Source: Notebookcheck German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 10/30/2006
Rating: Total score: 86% performance: 90% display: 87% mobility: 55% workmanship: 88% ergonomy: 89% emissions: 73%
Doppelkern-Kraftwerke
Source: SFT German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 10/15/2006
76% Grosse Klappe: Asus A7JC
Source: PC Go German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 06/30/2006
Rating: Total score: 76%
90% Halbzeit-Unterhalter
Source: SFT German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 05/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 90%
85% Neue Multimedia-Dimensionen
Source: Notebook / Organizer / Handy German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 05/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 85%
62% Spiele-Notebooks im Vergleich
Source: Gamestar German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 05/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 62% price: 75%
Asus A7JC erstmals angetestet: Großbild-Notebook mit Intel Core Duo
Source: Netzwelt German DE→EN Archive.org version
User Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 02/09/2006
Rating: performance: 95% features: 85% workmanship: 85%

 

Asus A7DC

Specifications

Asus A7DCNotebook: Asus A7DC
Processor: AMD Turion 64 MT-34
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon X700 128 MB
Display: 17.10 inch, 16:10, 1440 x 900 pixels
Weight: 3.9kg
Links: Asus homepage
 Asus notebook section

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Average Score: 83.75% - good

Average of 4 scores (from 4 reviews)

 

Foreign Reviews

87% Breitbild-Avantgarde - 17''-Notebooks
Source: SFT German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 03/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 87%
87% Breitbild-Avantgarde - 17''-Notebooks
Source: SFT German DE→EN Archive.org version
Review Type Unknown, , Length Unknown, Date: 03/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 87%
75% Fernsehspaß mit Turion64
Source: Notebook / Organizer / Handy German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 02/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 75% price: 75%
86% Mobile Spiele-Riesen - 17-Zoll-Laptops
Source: PC Games Hardware German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 02/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 86% price: 85%

 

Asus A7J

Specifications

Asus A7JNotebook: Asus A7J
Processor: Intel Core Duo T2300
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 256 MB
Display: 17.10 inch, 16:10, 1440 x 900 pixels
Weight: 3.9kg
Links: Asus homepage
 Asus notebook section

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Average Score: 81% - good

Average of 1 scores (from 2 reviews)

 

Reviews

Asus A7J 17-inch Core Duo Notebook Review
Source: PC Perspective English Archive.org version
It wasn't too long ago that 17 inch laptops were considered excessive and its usefulness questionable, but today we are seeing an increasing number of people ditching their noisy desktops for larger laptops that are just as functional while being somewhat portable. The Asus A7J 17 inch laptop we are reviewing today is marketed as a media laptop, but goes much further than that. With a Intel T2300 Core Duo CPU and dedicated ATI Mobility Radeon X1600, you can certainly do a lot more than just watch movies.
ausführlicher Test mit Geräteaufbau und Testwerten und Bildern; online abrufbar

Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 06/01/2006

Foreign Reviews

81% Asus A7J
Source: PC Welt German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 01/05/2007
Rating: Total score: 81% price: 81% performance: 88% features: 95% display: 80% ergonomy: 81%

 

Asus A7V

Specifications

Asus A7VNotebook: Asus A7V
Processor: Intel Pentium M 740
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon X700 256 MB
Display: 17.10 inch, 16:10, 1440 x 900 pixels
Weight: 3.9kg
Links: Asus homepage
 Asus notebook section

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Foreign Reviews

Sehr Gutes Preis Leistungsverhältnis - Die Multimedia Maschine
Source: Notebookforum.at German DE→EN Archive.org version
User Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/01/2006
Rating: price: 95%

 

Asus A7Tc

Specifications

Asus A7TcNotebook: Asus A7Tc
Processor: AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-52
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 256 MB
Display: 17.10 inch, 16:10, 1440 x 900 pixels
Weight: 4.1kg
Links: Asus homepage
 Asus notebook section

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Average Score: 80% - good

Average of 2 scores (from 4 reviews)

 

Foreign Reviews

Asus A7TC
Source: c't German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/20/2007
Rating: performance: 90% features: 80% display: 80% mobility: 50% ergonomy: 70% emissions: 70%
80% Klangwunder in 17-Zoll - Asus A7TC-7S017C
Source: Notebookjournal German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/27/2007
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 30% features: 70% display: 70% mobility: 30%
The Asus A7Tc employs AMD’s new Turion X2 dual-core chip to see if there’s an alternative to Intel
Source: ZDNet German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/02/2006
80% Asus A7Tc
Source: ZDNet German DE→EN Archive.org version
Review Type Unknown, , Length Unknown, Date: 07/31/2006
Rating: Total score: 80%

 

Asus A7JC

Specifications

Asus A7JCNotebook: Asus A7JC
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T7200
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 512 MB
Display: 17.00 inch, 16:10, 1440 x 900 pixels
Weight: 4.22kg
Price: 1599 euro
Links: Asus homepage
 Asus notebook section

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Reviews

86% Review Asus A7Jc | Notebookcheck
If you were pleased by the Asus F3Jm, but preferred a 17 inch notebook, the Asus A7Jc could be the right choose for you. As usual for a DTR, Asus A7Jc is equipped with a variety of ports.

 

Asus A7S

Specifications

Asus A7SNotebook: Asus A7S
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T7500
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G 256 MB
Display: 17.10 inch, 16:10, 1440 x 900 pixels
Weight: 4kg
Links: Asus homepage
 Asus notebook section

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Average Score: 84% - good

Average of 3 scores (from 8 reviews)

 

Reviews

Asus A7S - Santa Rosa - First Look
Source: Trusted Reviews English Archive.org version
So after much hype and noise, Santa Rosa notebooks have finally arrived and we have two examples here in the office to look at. Riyad is casting his gaze over a Samsung, while I have in front of me a large beastie from Asus - the A7S – a large desktop replacement entertainment machine. A large, powerful brute of a machine that is more beast than beauty. The new Santa Rosa CPU is fast but we’ll only really get excited about the Santa Rosa once we see Turbo Memory equipped machines.
ausführlicher Test mit Geräteaufbau und Testwerten und Bildern; online abrufbar

Leistung gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/09/2007
performance: 80%

Foreign Reviews

75% Asus A7S-7S056C
Source: Connect - 12/07 German
Comparison, , Short, Date: 11/29/2007
Rating: Total score: 75% performance: 90% features: 82% mobility: 69% ergonomy: 59%
87% Notebooks für alle
Source: PC Games Hardware - 10/07 German
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 09/05/2007
Rating: Total score: 87% price: 70% performance: 40%
Asus A7S
Source: c't German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 07/20/2007
Rating: performance: 80% features: 90% display: 70% mobility: 40% ergonomy: 80% emissions: 70%
DX-Notebooks
Source: PC Games Hardware German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 07/01/2007
Rating: performance: 60% display: 80%
PC-Ersatz mit neuer Technik von Intel und Nvidia
Source: Netzwelt German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/23/2007
Rating: price: 80% performance: 70% features: 90%
90% Multimedia-Glotze mit "Santa Rosa"-Chipsatz
Source: Notebookjournal German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/16/2007
Rating: Total score: 90% performance: 50% features: 90% display: 30% mobility: 30% workmanship: 90%
Vier ASUS laptops getest
Source: Hardware.info Dutch NL→EN Archive.org version
Comparison, online available, Long, Date: 09/20/2007
Rating: mobility: 40%

 

Asus A7M

Specifications

Asus A7MNotebook: Asus A7M
Processor: AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce Go 6100 128 MB
Display: 15.40 inch, 16:10, 1440 x 900 pixels
Weight: 4kg
Links: Asus homepage
 Asus notebook section

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Foreign Reviews

Preiswerte Alternative zum heimischen Großrechner
Source: Netzwelt German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/12/2007
Rating: price: 95% performance: 95% features: 90% display: 50% mobility: 50% workmanship: 80%

 

Asus A7k

Specifications

Asus A7kNotebook: Asus A7k
Processor: AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-58
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600
Display: 17.10 inch, 16:10, 1440 x 900 pixels
Weight: 4.1kg
Price: 1000 euro
Links: Asus homepage
 Asus notebook section

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Foreign Reviews

Asus Z83/A7k
Source: Notebookjournal German DE→EN Archive.org version
User Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/29/2008
Rating: performance: 70% features: 80% display: 80% mobility: 40% workmanship: 90% emissions: 70%

 

Comment

Asus: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. is a major Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer based in Taipei, founded in 1989. Under the Asus brand name, the company manufactures a wide range of products, including laptops, desktops, motherboards, graphics cards, monitors, smartphones and networking equipment, complete systems and PC components for end users.

Under the ROG (Republic of Gamers) brand name, ASUS manufactures gaming laptops known by gamers for their powerful specifications, dedicated graphics cards, high refresh rate displays and advanced cooling systems.

Beyond gaming, a wide range of notebooks are offered for different needs and budgets, from ultra-slim and lightweight ultrabooks to versatile 2-in-1 convertibles and budget-friendly options. In 2023, Asus had a 7% global market share of the PC market.

Customer satisfaction with ASUS notebooks concerns performance, the features, and the good price-performance ratio of ASUS notebooks. However, as with any brand, there are occasional reports of problems such as overheating, driver compatibility, or build quality issues.


Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.

ATI Mobility Radeon X1600: ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 is a middle class graphic card for notebooks of the X1000 series. Its performance can be compared with NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600.

ATI Mobility Radeon X700: ATI Mobility Radeon X700 is the middle class graphic card for notebooks of the X000 series (the 1000 series). Its performance can be compared with NVIDIA Go 6600. Technically it is comparable with the desktop X700 graphic chip + energy saving functions.

NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600: The NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 is a middle class video card of the 7000 series and suited for games of the year 2006. The performance is very similar to ATI X1600 / X1700. Compared to the desktop 7600 it is clearly slower.

NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G: The 8400M G is a pared-down 8400M GS with only half as much Stream Processors and a smaller memory bus. Therefore, the performance is much lower and only as fast as the old 7400 card. Only MPEG-2 acceleration.

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600: This is a DirectX 10 graphic card from ATI and direct competitor to the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS graphic card for laptops and performs in games much better than the Nvidia card.

These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.

NVIDIA GeForce Go 6100: The NVIDIA GeForce Go 6100 / 6150 is an integrated graphics card of the NVIDIA nForce Go 430 MCP for AMD Turion notebooks. It doesn't have any integrated memory, but uses a part of the mainmemory (up to 128 MB) like the direct competitor Intel GMA 950. Therefore, the gaming performance is quite moderate and can only be used for elder games.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


Intel Core Duo: Double Core processor with a very good relation of performance to current consumption. The 2 MB L2 Cache are used together by the double. The maximum capacity of 31 watts is only 4 watts more than with the Pentium M (predecessor). Both cores are lowered automatically and independently of each other by speed steps down to 1 GHz. In addition it now supports also SSE3 instructions. At least it is just as fast as a equivalent Pentium M. With applications, which were designed for multi-processors, the performance can be nearly twice as fast as with the Pentium M (e.g. CineBench around 86% fast)

AMD Turion 64: This is a derivative of the Athlon 64 with SSE3 with nx storage protection, 32 and 64 bit support, integrated memory controller for PC3200 memory, mode for low capacity, HT800 and 2 variants ML with 35 Watt and MB with 25 Watt consumption. Regarding the consumption MT might be very similar to a Pentium M. The speed is moderate and approximately as fast as an Pentium M with equivalent clock speed.

Intel Pentium M: With Intel chip set (855 or 915) and Intel WLAN also available with the name Centrino (name for the package).
In the comparison very fast per megahertz and very modest with weaknesses in floating point operations.
It is also available as a low voltage version with very small current consumption.

AMD Turion 64 X2: AMD Turion 64 X2 is intended to be positioned against the Intel Core Duo was presented in 17. May 2006. The current consumption is not higher than with Centrino-Duo-notebooks (TL-45 with ATI Xpress and Mobility Radeon X300). This means, that approximative the same battery runtime and fan functions can be expected (with this chipset). However, the performance was 20% below the T2300 (1.66 GHz) due to the lower L2 Cache (Core Duo has 2048 Kbyte shared L2 Cache). Nevertheless, the performance is sufficient.

TL-52:

In 90nm produced dual core processor with a low clock rate of 1.6 GHz. The TL-52 is still based on the K8 core and compareable to a slower clocked Core Duo.

TL-56:

In 90nm (33W TDP) and 65nm (31W TDP) produced dual core processor with a clock rate of 1.8 GHz. The TL-56 is still based on the K8 core and compareable to a slower clocked Core Duo.

TL-58:

In 65nm (31W TDP) produced dual core processor with a clock rate of 1.9 GHz. The TL-58 is still based on the K8 core and compareable to a slower clocked Core Duo.

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.

T7200: Mid-range (at the time of annoucement) dual core processor based on the Merom core.

T7500:

The Core 2 Duo T7500 is a Merom based Core 2 Duo with 4MB Level 2 Cache. It is positioned in the middle class (in 2009) and performs on par with a modern P7550 or Turion II Ultra M640/M660.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


17.00: This display size is a standard format for desktop replacements (DTR). The DTR laptops are heavier to carry, need more power, but texts are easy to read and high resolutions are no problem. DTR are mainly intended for stationary desk use, where weight and energy hunger don't matter. In return, you enjoy the advantages of high resolutions (more details, better legibility).

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


3.9 kg:

A laptop with this weight is comparatively heavy and less designed for mobility than for use at the desk. Therefore, the devices tend to shine less with battery life than with a large screen and higher performance.

4.22 kg:

A laptop in this weight range is a heavyweight that you rarely carry around. This is meant for desktops and the devices tend to score with a large display and high performance and replace desktop devices.


80.17%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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Stefan Hinum, 2008-08- 9 (Update: 2012-05-26)