Revolutionary New Asus U3 Notebooks Announced
August 08, 2007 at 05:56:00 AM, by Sourabh Kalantri
With Options for Intel Turbo Memory, 3G connectivity and GPS.
The perfect ultra-portable? Looks that way..
Asus has officially announced the U3 Series of notebooks. They feature exterior piano painted LCD cover, stainless contour and magnesium aluminum alloy housing with genuine leather bound palm rest. The U3 Series of notebooks reflect exceptional personal taste with unique sophistication in their 13.3-inch widescreen form factor.
Based on the latest Intel Centrino Duo Processor Technology, Windows Vista operating system and exclusive ASUS innovations, the U3 offers a dynamic computing experience with powerful performance. Check out the specs to really find what Asus has under works!
Most of the times while mixing performance with portability, the notebooks tend to do away with their lightweight nature and build quality. The U3 however (pictured below), by the looks of it, has a clean design with stainless contour giving it a structured appearance with sturdiness. To enhance the overall high mobility design of the U3 while keeping all parts well-protected, magnesium-aluminum alloy is used for the LCD cover of the notebook for 4H hardness for enhanced screen protection. The 13.3-inch form factor has always been very special, it offers the best of both worlds - ultra-portable and mainstream laptops.
What sets the U3 apart from other ultra-portables in the market are these features:
- build-in biometric fingerprint security
- embedded Trusted Platform Module hardware solution to prevent attacks by hackers
- Intel's Turbo Memory to improve system performance
- 3G connectivity for high-speed wireless internet
- Global Positioning System (GPS) to guide you to your destination with extreme precision
- Retails the usual webcam, 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0
- Features Nvidia's DirectX 10 compliant discrete graphics with an option to switch to onboard GMA X3100 with the press of a button for conserving power
The detailed hardware specs for the U3 series notebooks:
- Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7500/ T7300/ T7100/ T5450/ T5250/ CM540
- Mobile Intel GM965 Chipset, ICH8M South Bridge
- Intel 4965 a/b/g/n, 3945 a/b/g Network Connection
- Genuine Windows Vista
- nVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS with 128MB VRAM, Turbo Cache 384MB with 1GB system Memory; 896MB with 2GB System Memory
- 1.3M Pixels Video Camera
- Up to 2560MB DDR2 667 MHz RAM (only 1 slot)
- Support for Intel Turbo Memory
- SATA HDD up to 160 GB, Turbo Memory/ GPS/ 3G/ Bluetooth Option
- External USB Optical Disc Drive (Combo/Super Multi)
- Ports: 1x HDMI, 1x e-SATA, External GPS RF in connector, VGA port/Mini D-sub, 3x USB 2.0 ports, Audio jack, LAN RJ-45, Phone RJ-11 jack, 1394 Type jack, TV-Out (S-video)
- Dimensions: 31.85 x 24.3 x 2.22~3.22cm
- Weight: 1.75kg (with 3 cell battery)
Hmm..external optical drive (excusable considering the things packed in the unit), 1 soDIMM slot (again considering the fact that memory prices are at an all time low, this one doesn't hurt much either).
I hope Asus gets the pricing right on this one, we may have a winner in this!
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