ASUS ANNOUNCES ANDROID AND WINDOWS 8 TABLETS

Asus shipped 1.3 million Eee PCs during the third quarter of this year. The company has, so far, shipped 3.6 million Eee PCs in 2011. During this year, the company shipped 1.2 million tablets - 800,000 of them were sold during the third quarter.


That means, netbooks are still selling better than tablets. Meanwhile, Asus hasn’t made any new announcements about upcoming tablets. The company,

ASUS LAMBORGHINI VX6 GETS ATOM D2700 CEDAR TRAIL PROCESSOR

The Lamborghini inspired Asus VX6 has been upgraded with a 2.13GHz Intel Atom D2700 Cedar Trail processor. The 12.1 inch notebook has been around for a while. It originally shipped with a 1.8GHz Intel Atom D525 dual core processor. Although that is a decent processor, it is not very fast by notebook standards.

The new Atom D2700 is a desktop-class processor. Still, it is an Atom processor, so

ASUS ZENBOOKS - AN OVERVIEW

Asus UX21E-DH52
This model has an 11.6, 1366 x 768 pixels display. It is powered by an Intel Core i5-2467M processor. Other specifications include 128GB SSD and a 35Whr battery which will reportedly get up to 5 hours of runtime. The laptop measures 0.67 inches in thickness and weighs 2.43 pounds. The Asus UX21E-DH52 runs $999.

Asus UX21E-DH71
This is the second model in the 11.6 inch series.

ASUS INTRODUCES ZENBOOKS

Asus is introducing a new line of thin and light laptops called Zenbooks. The Asus Zenbooks will be available in two screen sizes. There will be two models with 11.6 inch displays and three models with 13.3 inch displays.

The Zenbooks are based on the Intel ultrabook platform. By Intel’s own definition an ultrabook is a laptop computer that weighs less than 3 pounds, measures less than 0.8

ASUS EEE PC 1025CE CEDAR TRAIL CPU HITS FCC

A new Asus netbook has hit the FCC. The Asus Eee PC 1025CE isn’t all that different from the 1025C which made an appearance at the FCC website last week. Both models have the same case design, same keyboard and 10 inch displays. There are some differences too.


The Eee PC 1025CE is likely to be the pricier of the two. It has got 2 USB 2.0 and 1 USB 3.0 ports. The 1025C, on the other hand, has

ASUS ANNOUNCES UX21 AND UX31 ULTRATHIN NOTEBOOKS

Asus has announced two new ultraportable notebooks. While the Asus UX21 has an 11.6 inch display, the UX31 sports a larger 13.3 inch panel. Both models will be introduced in the US on October 11th.


The Asus UX21 and UX31 measure 0.67 inches at their thickest part. They sport a brushed aluminum chassis, Intel’s latest Core series ULV processors and SSDs. Other specifications include

ASUS EEE PC 1015BX WITH AMD C-60 NOW UP FOR ORDER IN GERMANY

Asus Eee PC 1015BX, one of the first netbooks to sport the 1.33GHz AMD C-60 lower processor, is now up for pre-order in Germany. The AMD C-60 was one of the processors AMD introduced last month. It has a total power draw of 9W and comes bundled with the Radeon HD 6290 graphics.

The Asus Eee PC 1015BX has a 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixels display, 1GB of RAM and a 320GB hard drive. In Germany the

14 INCH ASUS U46SV-DH51 THIN AND LIGHT LAPTOP UP FOR ORDER

Excaliber PC has started taking pre-orders for the 14 inch Asus U46SV-DH51 thin and light laptop in the US. The U46SV-DH51 has an Intel Core i5-2410M processor, NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M discrete graphics, 4GB of RAM, a 650GB hard drive and a DVD burner. Despite having a DVD burner, the laptop measures just 1.08 inches at its thickest point.

The Asus U46SV has a brushed metal chassis and a

ASUS X101 MEEGO LINUX NETBOOK UP FOR PRE-ORDER

The Asus X101 MeeGo Linux netbook is now up for pre-order from Amazon and some other retailers. The Asus X101 is a 10.1 inch netbook running the MeeGo Linux operating system.

Currently two models are available for pre-order. The white model called Eee PC X101-EU17-WT runs $199. There is also a black model called the X101-EU17-BK. It runs $226.99. Meanwhile CDW is taking pre-orders for the same

ASUS ADDS NEW LAPTOPS TO ITS N-SERIES

Asus has made three new additions to its N family of multimedia laptop lineup. The new models are the 14 inch N45SF, the 15.6 inch N55SF and the 17.3 inch N75SF.

All new models in the N-series have a built-in speaker system and an optional external subwoofer designed by Bang & Olufsen. They are powered by 2nd generation Intel Core I series Sandy Bridge processors. While the 14 inch N45SF has a

ASUS EEE PC X101 MEEGO LINUX NETBOOK REVIEWED

The Asus Eee PC X101 MeeGo netbook hasn't started shipping in the US yet. The $200 mini-notebook is powered by a 1.33GHz Intel Atom N435 processor and runs MeeGo Linux operating system. The folks at EeePc.it have published a detailed review of the netbook. Here are the excerpts.


In terms of looks, the netbook has got that cheap feel and that is hardly surprising: it is a cheap netbook after

ASUS WORKING ON FIVE OR MORE ULTRABOOKS

Asus, we have heard, will launch 5 or more ultrabooks in October. An ultrabook is a portable laptop that doesn't weigh much more than a netbook while at the same time packing a powerful processor and a larger display.


Asus has already showed off an 11.6 inch ultrabook called UX21. We also know that the company is working on a 13 inch model called the UX31. Now Financial Times report that Asus

ASUS UPGRADES EEE PC 1215B WITH AMD E-450 PROCESSOR

The Asus Eee PC 1215B has got a spec-bump. The company will soon start offering the notebook with a 1.65GHz AMD E-450 processor. The 12.1 inch notebook currently ships with either a 1.6GHz AMD E-350 or a lower AMD C-30 / C-50 processor.

The Eee PC 1215B has a 12.1 inch, 1366 x 768 pixels display. Other specifications include a 0.3 megapixel webcam, 3 USB 2.0 ports, VGA, HDMI, WiFi 802.11b/g/n,

ASUS LAUNCHES K93SV LAPTOP WITH 18.4 INCH DISPLAY

Asus has introduced the biggest member of its K-Series. The Asus K93SV sports an 18.4 inch display with full HD resolution. Previously the biggest model in the K-series was the K73.

The Asus K93SV is available with your choice of an Intel Core i3, i5 OR i7 processors. The graphics option is the NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M discrete GPU with 1GB of video memory. The notebook supports up to 16GB of RAM

ASUS EEE PC X101 SPECS RELEASED

Asus has revealed the official specifications of the Eee PC X101. As expected, the laptop will have a starting price of $199. For that price you will get a 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixels display, 1.33Ghz Intel Atom N435 processor, 1GB of DDR3 memory and 8GB of Flash-based storage. It runs MeeGo Linux operating system. Higher-end configurations with 2GB of RAM,and a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N455 single

ULTRABOOKS COULD COST BETWEEN $1000 AND $2000

Ultraportable laptops have never really been cheap. Of course, there are those cheap and portable laptops called netbooks. Unfortunately, they are not good enough to meet all of your computing needs. If you need a portable laptop with decent specs, you still have to shell out a fortune.


When Intel introduced an 'Ultrabook' platform this summer there were talks about it being affordable with

ASUS EEE PC X101 WITH MEEGO LINUX TO SHIP IN SEPTEMBER

The Asus Eee PC X101 with MeeGo Linux will start shipping in September. It will be one of the cheapest netbook ever to hit the market.


Asus introduced the 10 inch laptop in May. It has a low power 1.33GHz Intel Atom N435 processor, 8GB of SSD storage and a low capacity 3-cell battery. As you can probably see none of these components are high-end. Actually, they were chosen not because they were

ASUS LAUNCHES U56E MAINSTREAM LAPTOP IN THE US

Asus has launched a new laptop in the US. The Asus U56E is a 15.6 inch portable laptop with Intel's 2nd generation Core processors. Best Buy is taking orders for a certain model called U56E-BBL5. It runs $630. The laptop has an Intel Core i5-2410M dual core processor, integrated graphics, 6GB of RAM, a 640GB hard drive and DVD writer.

The Asus U56E-BBL5 measures 1.1 inches in thickness. It