Asus G1S

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ASUS G1S
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
ASUS has been blazing high-tech trails with its dreamy laptop designs. Those who know the ASUS moniker are accustomed to its sleek form factors and use of the latest technology trends. Take, for example, the ASUS U1F and S6F, ultraportable designs geared toward road warriors, as well as for flaunting. At the other end of the spectrum is the ASUS G1S ($1,550 street), a high-performance laptop that ASUS is touting as a gaming machine. I'm more inclined to call it a multimedia laptop, with an above-average gaming card. Still, it addresses ASUS's lack of retail presence, one of my long-standing complaints. The G1S can now be found at your local Best Buy for a very reasonable price. ASUS puts a lot of emphasis on design, and it shows. The G1S's lid bears some resemblance to that of the Acer Ferrari 5000, which uses carbon fiber on its chassis.
3.5 von 5, Leistung sehr gut, Preis/Leistung sehr gut, Mobilität sehr schlecht
70
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/18/2007
Rating: price: 90% performance: 90% mobility: 30%

80% Asus introduces Santa Rosa to gaming--for a bargain.
Source: Laptop Mag Archive.org version
The G1S is one of Asus' first Intel Santa Rosa notebooks and carries a bargain price of $1,899. It's not the screamer machine serious gamers are hoping for, but mainstream users who happen to enjoy gaming will find a lot to like with this system. The Asus G1S looks the part of a gaming notebook, with a mix of matte-black and high-gloss carbon fiber plastic that does a decent job of resisting smudges and fingerprints.
eher kurz gehaltener Test; online abrufbar

4 von 5, Preis/Leistung günstig, Verarbeitung gut, Mobilität mangelhaft
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/19/2007
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% mobility: 50% workmanship: 80%

Asus G1S-A1 Review
Source: Notebookreview.com Archive.org version
The G1S-A1 is a great buy with solid build quality and good performance for the price. I definitely recommend this laptop. I also highly recommend getting this laptop from Gentech PC as they did a great job of accommodating my somewhat demanding requests for changes in configuration and shipping as well as my constant stream of questions.
umfangreicher Erfahrungsbericht eines Benutzers; online abrufbar

Preis/Leistung gut, Leistung sehr gut, Display gut, Verarbeitung gut
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 05/29/2007
Rating: price: 80% performance: 90% display: 80% workmanship: 80%

Foreign Reviews

84% Consumer-Notebooks mit Santa Rosa im Überblick
Source: PC Welt - 10/07
Comparison, , Long, Date: 10/01/2007
Rating: Total score: 84% price: 86% performance: 96% features: 86% mobility: 76% ergonomy: 86%

77% Asus G1S
Source: PC Go DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 09/20/2007
Rating: Total score: 77% price: 80% performance: 95% features: 80%

Asus G1S - Neue Centrino-Notebooks im Test
Source: PC Welt - 10/07
Comparison, , Medium, Date: 09/20/2007
Rating: price: 86% performance: 96% features: 86% mobility: 76% ergonomy: 86%

89% "Notebooks für alle" - Spieler
Source: PC Games Hardware - 10/07
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 09/05/2007
Rating: Total score: 89% price: 70% performance: 90% mobility: 50% emissions: 40%

79% Neue Centrino-Notebooks
Source: Chip.de DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/15/2007
Rating: Total score: 79% price: 70% performance: 100% features: 96% display: 62% mobility: 47% ergonomy: 83%

Santa Rosa grün
Source: c't DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/20/2007
Rating: performance: 90% features: 80% display: 70% mobility: 30% ergonomy: 70% emissions: 40%

90% Schanzzeug für den mobilen Gamer
Source: Notebookjournal DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/13/2007
Rating: Total score: 90% performance: 90% features: 70% display: 50% mobility: 30% workmanship: 60% ergonomy: 30% emissions: 40%

74% Unausgewogene Zockermaschine
Source: Chip.de DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/05/2007
Rating: Total score: 74% performance: 91% features: 97% display: 55% mobility: 33% ergonomy: 81% emissions: 80%

82% Asus G1S
Source: Gamestar DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/05/2007
Rating: Total score: 82% price: 80% performance: 78% features: 90% display: 90% workmanship: 80%

84% Test Asus G1S Notebook
Source: Notebookcheck DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 06/18/2007
Rating: Total score: 84% performance: 96% display: 84% mobility: 69% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 87% emissions: 66%

Recensione Asus G1S
Source: Notebook Italia IT→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/15/2008
Rating: performance: 70% mobility: 80%

Vier ASUS laptops getest
Source: Hardware.info NL→EN Archive.org version
Comparison, online available, Long, Date: 09/20/2007
Rating: performance: 80% display: 80% mobility: 60%

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NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT: The NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT is the DirectX 10 capable successor of the GeForce Go 7600 GT GPU for laptops. Depending on the used graphic memory and the clock speed,  the performance is between the 7600 GT and 7900 GS video card.

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

» 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.

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.

15.40":

15-16 inch is a standard display size for laptops and offers the biggest variety of products.

3.1 kg:

In former years, this weight was representative for laptops with a 14-16 inch display-diagonal. Nowadays, 17 inch laptops weigh less than that.

Asus: ASUSTeK Computer Incorporated, a Taiwanese multinational company, produces motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, PDAs, computer monitors, notebook computers, servers, networking products, mobile phones, computer cases, computer components, and computer cooling systems. The company's 2007 revenues reached US$6.9 billion. ASUS also produces components for other manufacturers. The Eee PC initiated the netbook boom in 2008.

In the notebook sector, Asus had a global market share of about 11% from 2014-2016, making it the fourth largest laptop manufacturer. In the smartphone sector, Asus is not among the Top 5 and has only a small market share (as of 2016).

82.11%: This rating should be considered to be average. This is because the proportion of notebooks which have a higher rating is approximately equal to the proportion which have a lower rating.

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