Asus has a hot litle number that just popped up on www.bestbuy.com.
Very similar to the G50Vm-X1 that just came out a couple of months ago, this new model packs a GeForce 9800m GS. This is a lower clocked GTS - but on the plus side it has the same number of shader units and the same 256 bit memory. Good stuff!
What else do you get for $1,250?
My review of the VX3 is up.
It took some work for the boys at TR to get my submission up to their standards - it was a painful experience and then I got called away on business (the day job i.e. what keeps the family fed).
Writing for me is a classic ‘don’t quit your day job’ proposition. I love doing it, but it will always be a hobby. Treating it like real work makes it tedious and not worth doing. Armed with my new-found appreciation of the attention to detail required to be a pro, I think I’ll stick to being a part-time hack with a good paying day job.
My review of this fine little netbook is up. Please head on over to the Tech Report for the details.
Next up is the Asus Lamborghini VX3 and Gateway M-6864FX. Stay tuned!
I picked up a Gateway T-6321 a couple of days ago. When I complete the Asus VX3 review I will this latest Gateway. It’s amazing what kind of notebook you can buy with $599.
Thank you crazy FedEx man! Crazy? Why crazy?
Because he left a $3,000 notebook on my porch with no signature required. Lucky for me I rushed home from the office fast enough to beat any miscreants eyeing the juicy package.
And juicy it is! Without spoiling the fun of upcoming full review that I will be posting on the Tech Report, I can say that this is without question the sexiest and best presented premium branded notebook I have ever laid eyes on. Asus has not skimped one tiny bit on making this an authentic Lamborghini experience.
Time to wipe away the drool and begin evaluating this beauty.
I’ll be freelancing for the Tech Report now and I have a couple reviews in the works that should be posted in the next few weeks:
Both are pretty cool. The Lambo should be an interesting contrast to the Acer Ferrari ( a line that appears to be abandoned by Acer). At the other end of the spectrum the budget sub-notebook category that Asus invented, and that no one has yet perfected IMO, is seeing an influx of new arrivals from lots of manufacturers. Acer’s entry looks to be the most promising of the lot - on paper.
…is available with Windows XP on a SVGA screen! All at the low, low price of $499! Hurry up and order yours right away. It’s what all the cool kids are doing!
Kohjinsha is a Korean manufacturer of ulta-light convertible style tablet PCs. Although their products do not seem to be carried by any North American distributors there are a few sellers on eBay that seem to sell a steady number of units. I have been tempted to buy one on a few occasions.
Their latest effort (E8) is designed to compete with the Asus EEE.
It’s ‘new’ but it seems to be a Kohjinsha SA5 with a lower price tag.
There were a several things that I did not like about the 2G EEE that I reviewed a while ago. Maybe this device will get the formula right.
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