Asus 16-inch G60 gaming laptop

[Macfly]

Asus has launched the G60, a 16-inch gaming laptop, reports Engadget. The attractive paint on the back of this laptop makes it look like some sci-fi movie gadget. At the first glance, the device looks similar to its predecessor, the G50.

It's a 16-inch beast, with a Core 2 Quad processor. It also packs 4GB of DDR3 RAM, from a 320GB to upto a 1TB solid state hard drive, Blu-ray, and the impressive GeForce GTX 260M graphics card, which has 1GB of GDDR3 RAM itself. All that gives it a 3DMark06 score of well over 10,000.The GeForce GTX 260M graphics card with 1GB RAM of its own promises to deliver an enhanced performance. The connectivity options of the laptop also include HDMI, SATA, FireWire and four USB connections. It also incorporates Blu-ray drive, 2 megapixel webcam and speakers from Altec Lansing. The Turbo button allows users to overclock the CPU during intense gaming sessions.



The Asus G60 gaming laptop is expected to hit the market this September and will be priced at £1,500 (approx. Rs.1,19,380).

[Gonzo]

ASUS appears in BusinessWeek’s "InfoTech 100" and "Asia’s Top 10 IT Companies" rankings. It is the number one in quality and service according to Wall Street Journal Asia and leads the IT Hardware category of the 2008 Taiwan Top 10 Global Brands survey with a total brand value of US$1.324 billion.