We'd like to say we're a little more surprised by some news from
Asus today concerning a handful of new products they've got coming to American shores, but from the looks of things we've seen almost all of them. First up -- just as hoped for -- the company is bringing the
Nova P22 desktop our way, a Core 2 Duo-based number which should please the style conscious without breaking the bank (at its $799 price tag). Also headed this way is the $399
R700 GPS navigator that we saw for Europe recently, a 4.3-inch touchscreen-based nav unit with a petite 1.3-cm-thick (er, thin) footprint, and a bunch of media playin', Bluetoothin' functions that will make you weak in the knees. Also announced for the US is the
U2 laptop (here known as the U2E), a Core Duo ULV-based computer, coupled with a 32GB SSD -- which cuts down on the energy-sucking without sacrificing performance (or so they say). There
was one new product in the PR that we haven't seen: the 24-inch widescreen MK241, which features HDMI support, a built-in webcam, microphone, and speakers, though no word on price or release date. Check the read links for a slightly more detailed look.
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Read - The New ASUS U2E with 32GB Solid State Drive Integrates Luxury and Technology
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
ARealOG @ Jan 5th 2008 8:06PM
Dudes, what the hell ever happened to the external graphics card thing? Me and my integrated lappies have been waiting.
Kamall @ Jan 5th 2008 8:17PM
Yeah, the Asus XG Station, think it was announced CES 2007 right? Damn Asus, and they had also announced for the U2's predecessor, the U1, an external Blu-Ray drive early last year.
And the U2 only gets a 32gb SSD option whereas its rival, the similar 11.1" Vaio TZ has 48 and 64gb options? Its not early 2007 Asus, its early 08, get with the times!
and don't make announcements/promises if you can't hold up to them okay?
Mobius_1 @ Jan 5th 2008 8:56PM
That's what's been on my mind too for the last year or so, but I guess they would rather you buy a new laptop every few years... sigh...
hitek @ Jan 5th 2008 8:33PM
So how much is that U2 thingie going to be?
Kamall @ Jan 5th 2008 8:38PM
Around the same price of similar ultraportables as well as the previous U1, around $2000 for the HDD version. The specs look the exact same as the U1E except this has an SSD option. There's a $200 rebate for the U1E at ExcaliburPC and Gentech, expires the 10th, probably to make way for the U2.
The U1 didn't have a built in optical drive, I assume the same is for this?