Jul 26, 2009 05:16 PM
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TheAsus G50V is based off the Intel Centrino 2 platform, with gigabit ethernet andWireless N support, an Intel Core 2 Duo P86002.40GHz processor, and has Nvidia GeForce 9700M GT dedicated graphics.
In terms of memory, 4GB of DDR2 RAM(800MHz) along with WindowsVista Home Premium. The Asus G50V comeswith 320GB of storage(5400rpm), although it supports dual hard drives withRAID for extra performance. RAID options are configurable from the boot screen.An 8x dual-layered DVD writer, with LightScribe, rounds up the specs on thispromising machine.
On the connectivity front, the Asus G50V continues to impress.It has four USB ports, VGA, FireWire, eSATA, HDMI, SPDIF, multicard reader andExpressCard slot, along with modem, ethernet, and audio ports. There's also aTV antenna input to watch TV directly: just plug the coaxial cable into theincluded cable connector.
Between the keyboard and hinge, there's an LED console strip forquick display of info like CPU and RAM utilisation, battery life, email andchat notification The LED console also has touch-sensitive buttons for instantlaunch of Direct Console, Asus' utility manager. Audio from the onboard AltecLansing speakers wasn't loud enough at high volume, but sound from theheadphones is up to mark.
The Asus G50V has a GeForce 9700M GT graphics card, with 512MBdedicated DDR3 VRAM: a good card capable of handling most recent games. Andcoupled with 4GB of RAM, laptop supports dynamic CPU overclocking and has threeperformance modes(Normal, Turbo, Turbo Exteme), depending upon the usage. Some of our benchmarks, such asPC Mark 05 and 3D Mark 06, bettered up to 10 percent in the Turbo extreme mode.Asus bundles in a Siberia SteelSeries gamer's headphone and Logitech's MX518gaming mouse with the Asus G50V, both pretty good. Mouse is ergonomic, andlarge, to fit comfortably in any hand.
