ASUS Releases Gaming Notebook, G50V-A1
The G50V from Asus revolutionizes the way you game on the go. ASUS’s newest gaming notebook, at $1,699 the ASUS G50V, the successor to the original G1. This notebook has a unique orange coloring, LED display, and blue accent lights: it definitely screams ” I’m a gaming notebook”. ASUS released this new 15.4″ gaming notebook to hit the market for this holiday season. The G50V-A1 is one of the finest machines produced by ASUS performance-wise.
This notebook offers excellent performance with a mid-range NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT discrete graphics, and Intel’s Centrino 2 platform with a 2.54GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9400. There’s also 4GB of RAM, and two 320GB 5,400rpm hard drives for a total of 640GB of storage and lets not forget to mention the high-quality WSXGA+ screen. The G50V-A1 comes with Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit, with 4GB of DDR2-800 RAM. The notebook includes an 8X DVD-RW Super Multi drive, 8-in-1 memory card reader, built-in 1.3-megapixel webcam, and Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5100AGN with built-in Bluetooth support. It’s bundled with useful accessories such as a backpack and gaming mouse, which isn’t the norm by the way. The G50V-A1 is covered with a two-year warranty, and the first year includes accident damage coverage as well. The ASUS G50V also comes with a recovery disk that can be useful in the case of emergency.
Overall, the G50V-A1is a quality gaming machine. Affordable price; attractive case design includes LED lights; 10-key number pad; near-1080p display resolution; combined 500GB of storage space; Express Gate software lets you access media and the Web without booting Windows; laptop comes with external mouse and carrying case. The affordable, gaming-oriented Asus G50V delivers playable frame rates in a portable, 15.4-inch case. If not for a 17-inch gamer from Gateway reviewed here, we’d say this Asus laptop is an unbeatable value.
I do a lot of gaming and travel. For me the price is right and glad to see this article. Been looking for an affordable gaming laptop and this looks like the one. Thanks for the review