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Asus W90V multimedia and gaming notebook
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When the Asus W90Vp-X1 notebook released in the U.S., we also feared that in an American adventure would continue. Nothing could have been true: the Asus gaming laptop armed to the teeth now brought to the Netherlands and sent it to one Gadget.nl for a comprehensive test.
With the Asus W90V imposes a much higher bar for competing manufacturers of gaming laptops. Admittedly it is not the first notebook that uses a two-headed graphics solution. Dell does this for example with the XPS M1730, with two GeForce M 9800M GTX graphics cards together provide the image. And then there are manufacturers like Alienware and Xxodd, in their top models use the same trick, but have it checked.
Not skimped
Asus has W90Vp-X1 namely extremely competitively priced. The price tag indicates an amount of 2399 euros, which is already comparable laptops soon 30 percent more expensive. Yet there is absolutely no price for this limiting of the content or the exterior of the laptop computer.
This way, the model tested on an impressive Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 processor 2.53 GHz and up to 6 GB of RAM. The storage space is provided by two 320GB hard disks of each working together in raid-0 for a read and write almost doubled. And then there are still a Bluetooth adapter and a WiFi module, the latter also supports faster 802.11n networks.
Two video processors
The most striking feature of the technical device is the video card. Strictly speaking, using Asus multimedia laptop two video cards, but a few Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2. This graphical computing engine is however equipped with two video processors instead of one, so the result is the same as when two graphics cards would sit.
The desktop version of the Radeon HD 4870 X2 is already one of the fastest video cards on the market. The notebook carrying it now the fastest single-card solution for laptops. For mobile gamers, this means that they are the latest and greatest PC games on a largely satisfactory way to play.
Crysis in Full HD
Gadget.nl tried different games, and was amazed at the performance. For the first time we had a laptop in hand, which is capable of Crysis – eighteen years after its still one of the most demanding PC games – DirectX 10-grade run on a Full HD resolution. But in newer games like Far Cry 2 heavy, the W90Vp-X1 not flinch when the graphics settings be greatly accelerated.
Asus’ flagship mobile impresses not only in games. The manufacturer describes the W90V rightly regarded as the ultimate multimedia notebook, because even for watching movies and listening to music is an ideal device. This is partly due to the built-in Blu-ray player. This brings HD movies to play in full regalia are displayed on the built-in 18.4-inch Full HD screen.
Necessarily
The speakers in the device that Asus has managed to cram, are certainly impressive. The laptop has built-in Altec Lansing 5.1 speakers, with five tweeters on the front and back are supported by a remarkably powerful subwoofer at the bottom of the laptop. The notebook is consequently no tinny sound, like so many other laptops. Still, the sound from a headset or a set of robust good PC speakers always more powerful.
Another choice we applaud the design of the device. Where most gaming laptops have a loud design, often with more lights than a Christmas tree, it looks a bit more sober and businesslike the W90V.
Pieces of leather
The top of the lid is made of brushed aluminum. Hits we open the laptop, then there emerges a full keyboard, housed in a sturdy and well cooling, black metal housing. Over and above the keyboard are touch-sensitive buttons are handy for controlling media features. Ornate pieces of leather are the tough, businesslike appearance completely.
The same goes for the large 18.4 inch screen. This screen is of excellent quality and the format is ideally suited for the resolution of 1920 x 1080 (Full HD). While the monitor is stylish in its valve removed: the glass plate that covered the screen extends across the entire surface of the bottom of the laptop lid. The only downside of this glass is its tendency to reflect, in a well lit room you see yourself soon back on your desktop.
Brisk heat
The relatively latest business laptop, however, gives a very exclusive appearance. It outputs include functionally on some business tricks. Thus, access to the device only via a Windows password protection, but also using the fingerprint scanner between the mouse buttons of the trackpad can be found. Also, the built-in 2.0 megapixel webcam used to secure the laptop based on face recognition.
If we have reservations about the need W90V places, are really inherent in the type of notebook that this model will be. With its powerful hardware and full HD laptop is very big and heavy, which makes it ideal for the apparatus to have lying on your lap. This is compounded by the fierce heat of the bottom comes down when a game is played.
Brick
Go suck the technically advanced components so much energy that the battery is really a joke. Although Asus provides the notebook with an installed piece of software, which in a flash can be switched to an “energy saving” mode, may be happy if we can work one hour on one battery charge. Charging made it quite an addition to an adapter, as large as a brick.
This criticism is not universally applicable to high-end gaming and multimedia notebooks. In contrast, on the Asus W90V significantly more plus points to note than in comparable laptops. Asus multimedia laptop looks fancy, it offers stunning performance in the toughest games and is extremely versatile. The price tag of 2399 euros may seem substantial, but balanced against the quality is simply an excellent deal. The competition will have to go deep this mobile game and multimedia marvel worthy of an answer to provide.
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