Asus intros G2K, A7K, and F7K gaming laptops
By Donald Melanson 
posted Oct 12th 2007 3:15PM
posted Oct 12th 2007 3:15PM
It looks like gamers not wanting to be tied to their desks will soon have a few new options to consider from Asus, which is apparently set to release no less than three new gaming-minded laptops. At the head of the pack is the company's latest G2 model, the G2K, which boasts a 17.1 -inch 1440 x 900 display, along with a 2.0GHz Turion 64 X2 TL60 processor, 2GB RAM, a 200GB 7200 rpm hard drive, and ATI HD2600 graphics with 256MB of dedicated memory, among other fairly top-end features (not to mention the usual matching backpack and mouse). Further on down the line, the company's new A7K model boasts many of the same specs, with the exception of a slightly slower 1.8GHz Turion 64 X2 TL56 processor, while the F7K opts for a 1.9GHz Turion 64 X2 TL58 processor and ATI HD2400 graphics. No word on a price for any of them, but they're apparently all set to officially launch sometime this month.
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Can it play Doom 3?
pssh, toasters can play doom 3 nowadays.
that looks like a really nice setup
"17.1 -inch 1440 x 900"
no thanks. that resolution sucks.
The resolution is probably more suited to the power of the graphics chip than 1920x1200 would be.
I, for one, welcome our....backpacks??? They come with backpacks?????
Big mouse.
Crappy resolution and no Core2Duo = FAIL.
I have a G1 and it rocks.
Agreed Turion and gaming don't blend.
Laptops and gaming don't blend either. Buy a console.
That's either a very small laptop or King Kong's mouse.
that's more like a rat.
Omg, a rat is bigger than a mouse.Nowl
What's with the crappy res?
Who wants XGA on a 17" screen? W-UXGA please.
And lame specs.
The person responsible for the specs on these laptops doesn't understand gamers at all. A gaming laptop has to have top-of-the-line "everything".
well, I can totally understand what made them to use an XGA panel. Assuming it has Turion+HD2600 as best offer, it wouldnt be able to push enough FPS @1920x1200.
Actually, I think if the panel was 1920x1200, Frame Per Minute would be more accurate measurement...
Id rather have a lower speed hard-drive. Its a laptop, so it should at least save something in the electricity bill.