Saturday, March 21, 2009

ASUS W90 Review


The ASUS W90 was designed with one goal in mind; blow all other gaming notebooks out of the water. The W90 features two ATI Radeon Mobility 4870 graphics cards connected in CrossFireX, an Intel T9600 processor, 6GB of DDR2 memory, and an 18.4” WUXGA display. With this configuration it can achieve upwards of 15,000 points in 3DMark06 and manage to fluidly play Crysis at 1920x1080 resolution. Selling for only $2,199 could the ASUS W90 be one of the best gaming notebook values on the market today? Keep reading to see for yourself.

ASUS W90Vp-X1 Specifications:
Windows Vista Home Premium (SP1, 64-bit)
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T9600 (2.8GHz, 6MB L2, 1066MHz FSB)
18.4" Glossy FHD LCD display at 1920x1080 (WUXGA)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 with 1GB GDDR3 video memory
Atheros AW928X 802.11n + Bluetooth 2.0
6GB PC2-6400 DDR2 SDRAM (2GB x 3)
320GB Serial ATA hard disk drive (7200RPM)
DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) drive with Labelflash
2.0 megapixel webcam with autofocus
Altec Lansing Surround Sound Speakers with Subwoofer
Dimensions (WxDxH): 17.4" x 12.91" x 2.48"
Weight: 13lbs 4.0oz (16lbs 2.3oz with AC adapter)
230W (19.5V x 11.8A) 100-240V AC Adapter
11.1v 8800mAh 93Wh Lithium Ion battery
2-Year Standard Limited Warranty
Price as configured: $2,199.99

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