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Closer look at the Asus Lamborghini VX6 thin and light laptop

Asus introduced its new Lamborghini VX6 notebook earlier this week. Now we have a few more details about the laptop, including a launch date and target price. Word on the street is that the laptop should be available in August for about $699. That’s pretty expensive by netbook standards, but it’s actually not ridiculous for […]

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NVIDIA Optimus graphics switching coming to Asus, Acer netbooks

Were you disappointed to learn that the Asus Eee PC 1201PN wouldn’t have NVIDIA Optimus technology as had originally been promised? Don’t worry, it turns out Asus will be offering 10 and 12 inch mini-laptops with Optimus, and Acer’s upcoming 10 inch netbook with next-generation NVIDIA IOn graphics will as well. NVIDIA Optimus is a […]

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Asus Lamborghini VX6 features auto-grade design, Intel Atom power

The Asus Lamborghini VX6 looks like a high performance, expensive gaming laptop. It features Lamborghini branding, a slick design with a somewhat automotive inspired design. But performance wise, I suspect the VX6 is going to be a bit of a mixed bag, thanks to its Intel Atom processor. To be fair, Asus went all out […]

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Asus Eee PC 1015N netbook with NVIDIA ION, Optimus technology

It looks like we should start seeing netbooks with NVIDIA’s Optimus technology soon. The Optimus platform allows netbooks with both integrated Intel graphics and dedicated NVIDIA ION graphics chips so shift seamlessly from one graphics card to the other depending on what you’re doing. Surfing the web? The lower power Intel graphics will kick in […]

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Asus launches Eee Pad tablets and Eee Tablet note-taking thingie

So what’s the difference between an Eee Pad and Eee Tablet? About $200. Asus officially unveiled its first set of touchscreen tablets that will ship sans keyboard today, and the company is taking two different approaches. The Asus Eee Pad will run Windows 7 and sport an Intel CULV processor, while the Eee Tablet is […]