AMD still makes the Geode? Wow. Talk about flying under the radar.
Asus Eee PC 1201K spotted, uses AMD Geode processor – TechSpot News.
TechSpot: Asus Eee PC 1201K spotted, uses AMD Geode processor
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Tags: asus, amd, eee pc, eeepc, 1201k, geode
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Tragedy Strikes the Republic of Gamers
5 06 2010Long anticipated by folks who pay attention to these sorts of things, Asus’ G73 now has a baby brother. A stork delivered the G53 to Computex this past week.
Tragically, while it shares its big brother’s good looks it was delivered without the hoped-for RADEON Mobility 5850. It will use some as of yet un-named Nvidia part which is sure to kill battery life, cinge laps and cause ear drums to explode from extreme exposure to white noise.
ASUS debuts 15.6-inch ROG G53 3D gaming laptop at Computex — Engadget.
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Tags: 460m, 5850, asus, g53, rog
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Coming Soon…
22 08 2009About time I post some new reviews, eh?
- Acer Extensa 5536-5519
- Apple MacBook Air
- Asus G50Vt (a bit older but there are lots of them available refurb’ed)
Stay tuned.
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Tags: 5536, acer, apple, asus, extensa, g50vt, macbook air, republic of gamers
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Asus G50/G51/G70/G71 OLED
6 06 2009One of the neat features of the Asus Republic of Gmaers notebooks is their little OLED screen. Using Asus’ software you can get it to display a limited amount of info – like CPU and memory load. Thankfully, community hackers have squeezed a lot more info from it using LCD Hype.
First you need LCDHype, get it here.
Second, you nee the driver for your OLED screen, G1 or G50/70/71. Extract the folder into the Program Files\LCDHype\Controller.
You need a monitoring program like Lavasys Everest or Motherboard Monitor install in order to feed values to LCDHype.
Then install the related plugin into Program Files\LCDHype\Plugins
Finally you need to get scripts that tell the software what to display, get them here and a mega thread here. Put scripts here, Program Files\LCDHype\Scripts.
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Tags: asus, g50, republic of gamers, rog
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Asus N10E-A1 – Now under $600
19 12 2008Here it is: NCIX with MIR
It is still about $100-150 over priced.
The sub-$300 Wind at Staples is better.
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Holy Hot 15″ Gaming Notebook Batman!
16 10 2008Asus 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?
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Tags: 9800m GS, asus, g50, G50Vm-X1, G50Vt-X, p8400
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Review: Asus Lamborghini VX3
11 09 2008My 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.
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Tags: asus, vx3
Categories : Reviews
Review: Acer Aspire One netbook
28 08 2008My 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!
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Tags: acer, aspire one, asus, EEE, gateway, lamborghini, M-6864FX, netbook, one, vx3
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Another Notebook on the Test Bench
26 07 2008I 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.
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Tags: asus, gateway, vx3
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Asus Lamborghini VX3
18 07 2008Thank 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.
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Tags: asus, lamborghini, sexy
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