Intel gets early hands-on with Intel-based ASUS M70VM

Looks like Intel and ASUS are gearing up to demo some Centrino 2 (Montevina) gear at Computex, as Intel's Senior Technical Marketing Engineer for Corporate Demonstrations blogged on Intel's site about running around using the yet-unreleased M51VA with WiMAX in Taipei. Sounds like he sure is enjoying the hardware his company produced, even despite the recent delays which are keeping it out of the hands of non-Intel folk like you and us.

[Sly Fox @ Jun 1st 2008 7:41PM]

Very cool looking. I still think that gaming notebooks are overrated because of the crazy amount of hardware in them that makes the battery life suck. Nonetheless I would still go buy one just because its better than desktops.

[iH8Engadget @ Jun 2nd 2008 12:12AM]

Ahh, DoTa.... Good ol' DoTa. The game that started it all. Funny thing is that Dota came out in like 2002, and it is STILL heavily played. I remember playing back in 2002 and just loving the shit out that game. I played me some Dota just 2 days ago. Damn, I've honestly played over like +5000 plus games on that damn thing.

Anywho they need to do is come out with WC4 (if ever) and hook that shit up with some Dota. It's time to revitalize the darn franchise! LONG LIVE THE SENT!!!!

[Podaman @ Jun 2nd 2008 1:17AM]

I HEAR YOU MAN

[rems @ Jun 2nd 2008 4:03AM]

For JUSTICE !

[Lucas. @ Jun 2nd 2008 5:39AM]

Why rush HoT..? He hasn't even got boots..

[Ramifications @ Jun 2nd 2008 4:00PM]

I'll shake that right up!

haha. damn, blizzard made a great game. They put in thousands of those models and phrases and spells that can be combined to make user created maps like DOTA, a game i would pay $50 bucks for alone...5-6 years after it came out.

[David @ Jun 1st 2008 7:42PM]

Whole WiMAX situation sounds pretty impressive

walcome to the future!

[Ray @ Jun 1st 2008 7:44PM]

Yes, walcome.

[David @ Jun 1st 2008 7:50PM]

We have cake

[Neebs @ Jun 1st 2008 8:28PM]

but the cake is a lie

[Abuzar @ Jun 1st 2008 8:34PM]

Pie is better anyway.

[David @ Jun 1st 2008 8:38PM]

The cake is a pie

[Angus Hedger @ Jun 1st 2008 10:29PM]

@ clak

My good god.

Talk about fanboyish.

Your not running games on a Mac, a Mac is Intel hardware running OSX, your running games on a normal windows based PC in a fancy case.

If I take your definition, I can take my pc apart, stick it inside a cake, lets say, and say I was gaming on a dam cake!

I don't remember the specs on a iMac, but the graphics cards are general pathetic!

If you want a Mac, get a dam mac, but don't go claiming you can game on it, because quite simply they are underpowered and overpriced for that purpose (I build my gaming rig for quite possibly less than your iMac cost).

I don't personal like OSX, it isn't to my taste, and it cant do half of what I want it to do, but I can see why people like it, but, apple would have to change something VERY major to get to where Windows is today.

[clak @ Jun 1st 2008 10:51PM]

@Angus Hedger

What the hell is wrong with you Windows people? I thought you guys were so much smarter than the average Mac user. You can't even hit the right reply button.

And just for a little background, I used to be a Windows user. I've built about 8 computers in my time, had every version of Windows since version 3.1, except for Windows ME. Hell, I even had Windows 2000.

Okay, so I know all about video cards and what PCs can do. How in the hell is my Mac Pro underpowered? I have a 3.2 Quad-Core Intel Xeon, four gigabytes of RAM, and a Nvidia Geforece 88000 GT 512MB. The closest thing in the PC world would have cost me 1000 more, for exactly the same specs. I looked at a HP Blackbird and a Dell XPS before I bought my Mac.

This was months ago, but at the time, they were more expensive. And don't give the crap about building my own. I've burnt out enough motherboards in my time because electrostatic damage, even though I used an anti-static wrist strap and mat to ground me out. The whole build your own scene is just dead to me and frankly, I'm don't have time for that shit.

Anyway, what it is that you can't do with a Mac that you can do with Windows? I do all the things I used to do as a Mac user. I get on the internet, play games, write e-mail, word process, bit torrent, design web sites. Hell, I actually do more. You can't get Final Cut Pro for a PC and the professional version of Avid is WAY overpriced, so what are all these things that you "CAN'T" do on a Mac? I'm not trying to argue, I'm just asking.


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[David @ Jun 1st 2008 11:01PM]

please refrain from hijacking the walcome party

[wickedpheonix @ Jun 1st 2008 11:27PM]

GOOD GOD FANBOYS GIVE IT A REST

"on topic", carrot cake > carrot pie so cake > pie (simple math because carrots for deserts is positive not negative). Yes here in the future you may have your cake and throw it in the next fanboy's face too.

[Abuzar @ Jun 2nd 2008 12:38AM]

Looks to me that you're bad at building computers.

I've built about 20 computers so far this year, all running perfectly fine. I'm a 16 year old kid, and I've been doing this since I was 14. I think you need to learn how to properly build computers.

Oh, by the way, I have NEVER worn an anti-static wrist band. Oh and I built by self a machine just like yours, except it was with an 8800GT with ONE GB of ram. By computer runs Mac OSX Leopard just fine, along with Windows XP. Oh and my Quad core is running at 3.6Ghz, what about you?

This was about 4 months ago, and guess how much it cost me? 900. I also get 3 year warranty on my CPU and motherboard, and lifetime on my Video Card, Case and PSU.

[David @ Jun 1st 2008 7:44PM]

yeah, I find desktops computers have terrible battery life

[Sly Fox @ Jun 1st 2008 7:46PM]

don't you mean notebooks do......unless that was sarcasm?

[David @ Jun 1st 2008 7:49PM]

yeah it was a reply to your comment, but it didn't work

[David @ Jun 1st 2008 7:44PM]

dammit!

[hrt @ Jun 1st 2008 7:46PM]

WC3 TFT FTW! I think that it's the expansion...

[Ignatius @ Jun 1st 2008 7:51PM]

Yeah, it is. It's using one of the TFT heroes.

[Eric @ Jun 1st 2008 10:25PM]

No that is DoTA my friends.

Www.getdota.com

[Xboxman @ Jun 1st 2008 10:45PM]

Your an idiot, It is dota and TFT

TFT = The Frozen Throne.

[JJV @ Jun 1st 2008 10:59PM]

DotA and TFT

[Meltz @ Jun 1st 2008 11:34PM]

Yup, definitely DOTA!!


I hate the alchemist by the way...

[iofthestorm @ Jun 2nd 2008 12:17AM]

Indeed, DotA is the best game ever, except maybe Smash Brothers Brawl. But definitely the best PC game ever, for me at least. But then I'm not into FPSs that much.

[iEye @ Jun 1st 2008 7:48PM]

The hardware sounds impressive, but without OSX, it is meaningless.

[Ray @ Jun 1st 2008 7:49PM]

Just took 12 minutes for an OSX reference, new record!

[KEROLiUKAS @ Jun 1st 2008 7:51PM]

Fucking retard. Gaming hardware is useless on OS X, so stop that fanboyism and go jerk off while looking at your iphone...

[Sly Fox @ Jun 1st 2008 7:54PM]

OSX is awful only thing it is good for is for media. No games, no programs, limited everything.

[clak @ Jun 1st 2008 8:32PM]

Yes, no programs for the Mac.

Final Cut Pro, Shake, Motion, Soundtrack Pro, Color, DVD Studio Pro, Cinema Tools, Compressor, Logic Pro, Main Stage, Studio Instruments, Studio Effects, Aperture, GarageBand, Pages, Keynote, Numbers, NeoOffice, iPhoto, iChat, iWeb, iCal, iMovie, iDVD, iSync, EyeTV, Toast, HighDesign, Pixelmator, WireTap Pro, QuickSilver, Stickies, Preview, Photo Booth, Font Book, Apple Mail, TextEdit, Front Row, Automator, Expose, Spaces, Dashboard, Time Machine, PathFinder, Yojimbo, BBEdit, MailSmith, iShowU, Stomp, RapidWeaver, ChocoFlop, OmniGraffle, OmniFocus, OmniPlan, Freeway, Teleport, Pulpmotion, CandyBar, Coda, Unison, Transmit3, Twitterriffic, Cyberduck, ForkLift, Swift Publisher, Adium, MemoryMiner, XSlimmer, Yep, Colloquy, ShutterBug, Ulysses, Xcode, Quark Xpress, Avid, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere, DreamWeaver, Flash, Acrobat, Soundbooth, Corel Painter, GIMP, GIMPShop, OpenOffice, Word for Mac, Excel for Mac, Powerpoint for Mac, Entourage, Lotus Notes, Eudora, Pro Tools, Cubase, Maya, Blender, ArchiCAD, PowerCADD, Cinema4D, Lightwave, LightRoom, Pro Tools, Ableton Live, Audacity, Reason, SketchUp, VectorWorks, ZBrush, XMind, Safari, Firefox, Opera, Camino, FileMaker Pro, iTunes, Quicktime, VLC, DivX, Perian, Handbrake, Google Earth, LimeWire, Azureus, Skype, AbiWord, Smultron, NetNewsWire, Archibald, Vienna, MacTheRipper, iSquint, CamTwist, MarsEdit, Skitch, VisualHub, Periscope, MoneyWell, Merlin, Fission, Doggiebox, Photoshop Elements, SeaMonkey, Maple, iTheater, Montage, Celestia, Mathematica, Breve, Fluid.

No Games either.

Crysis on a Mac

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlwmP9kp7m0

Bioshock on a Mac

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-f5KsGsBFE

Halflife 2 on a Mac

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd6gJeagEUo

I would link Team Fortress, Battlefied 2, Battlefield 2142, World of Warcraft, and all the Grand Theft Autos, but Engadget only allows for 3 links. Curse you, Steve Jobs. We have nothing! NOTHING!



Good motherfucking choice, motherfucker! Samuel Jackson! Made painstakingly by me, Samuel L. Jackson! It'll get ya drunk! You'll be fucking fat girls in no time!—Samuel Jackson, Chappelle's Show, 2003

[Richard Lai @ Jun 1st 2008 8:34PM]

@iEye: FFS get yourself a copy of OSX86 if you want OSX on a PC so badly.

[Abuzar @ Jun 1st 2008 8:41PM]

Games on PC released in 2007. These are not ALL the games, just the ones with the "Games for Windows" label.

Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties [8] Bee Movie Game [9] BioShock [10] BlackSite: Area 51 [11] Clive Barker's Jericho [12] Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts [11] Crysis [13] Disney-Pixar's Ratatouille [14] Empire Earth III [15] Football Manager 2008 [16] Gears of War for Windows [17] Halo 2 for Windows Vista [18] Hellgate: London [19] Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights [11] Kane & Lynch: Dead Men [11] Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary [20] Legend of the Crystal Skull [11] Lost Planet: Extreme Condition [21] Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Acceleration [22] Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia [23] Rail Simulator [24] Sega Rally Revo [25] Shadowrun [26] Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword [27] Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Gold [28] Spider-Man: Friend or Foe [29] Star Wars Empire at War: Gold Pack [30] Stranglehold [31] Supreme Commander [32] Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar [33] The Settlers: Rise of an Empire [34] The Witcher [35] Thrillville: Off the Rails [36] Universe at War: Earth Assault [11] Viva Piñata for Windows [37] World in Conflict [38] Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals [39]

Do you honestly WANT me to list all the software made for Windows?

[Jherez @ Jun 1st 2008 9:16PM]

Please do not feed the trolls. Thank you.

[Good_Bytes @ Jun 1st 2008 9:16PM]

Wow clak , Windows is installed on a MAC and you run a game.
Go in your kitchen sorry... go you your iKitchen, get a iSpoon, dig a iHole, hide inside and get out when iLife tells you to.

[badboy @ Jun 1st 2008 9:21PM]

You are forgetting that he said OS X which is the operating system, so things like Crysis running on bootcamp will not be suitable for this argument.

[clak @ Jun 1st 2008 9:26PM]

Gears of War on a Mac

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMvmv7G-sHY

Call of Duty 4 on a Mac

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8hUxhqYb3o

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars on a Mac

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izeOwUl2PbU


A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that are true, for if the things be false, the apprehension of them is not understanding—Isaac Newton

[clak @ Jun 1st 2008 9:30PM]

A few more programs for the Mac

Screenshade, LifeShaker, AudioFinder, My Money, Delicious Library, BannerZest, ScratchPad, Screen Mimic, Optimism, TapeDeck, ImageLobe, StarPlayr2, Library Monkey Pro, FluidNoise, Dejal Blog Assist, iP2F, iBrowser, iBank, iCash, SketchBox, Squirrel, Buddi, FrostWire, SeaShore, Bean, Paintbrush, Tofu, Scribus, Expression, Songbird, Remedy, Hydrogen, RobtoProg, Pencil, AbiWord,


Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves—Henry David Thoreau

[Ray @ Jun 1st 2008 9:31PM]

Jesus Christ! what's with the extremely protective people? *cough* clak

OSX is great (in my opinion), but damn people are allowed to disagree with you. I mean, Windows isn't THAT bad.

[clak @ Jun 1st 2008 9:52PM]

You know what's really great about these videos? Just about all of them are running on iMacs, the mid level Mac. That kind of kills the argument of all those idiots who say, "Apple hardware sucks. Macs can't run Crysis, blah, blah, blah." I have a Mac Pro. So of course, it blows those iMacs away.

Hell, I didn't think much of Gears of War until I saw this video. I think I may pick this up tomorrow. I got nothing against Windows games, because they really don't have much to do with Microsoft, except for the money that Microsoft slipped Epic for GOW, but that's okay, I'll overlook it this one time.


Old McDonald had a farm ee i ee i o. And on that farm he shot some guys. Badda boom badda bing bang boom—McManus, The Usual Suspects

[Jack @ Jun 1st 2008 10:02PM]

@clak

as raging_hamsterx says below:

"will it play doom?", or more importantly will it play Doom 3?


hahah sorry, i just like to mess with u, i like both windows and macs, no preference, but you are a bit over protective of macs...

[clak @ Jun 1st 2008 10:15PM]

Doom 3 on a Mac

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNC-a2Ymjqs

I installed XP in boot camp for my sister, just in case she needed it on her iMac, and she hasn't used it once. My nine year old niece, on the other hand, likes to play games, but what the hell am I gonna buy her, even in Boot Camp? Gears of War, Grand Theft Auto, Doom 3? Hell no.

That's biggest problem with Games for Windows. There are almost no games for people under thirteen. So I found a SNES emulator made for OS X. Now she plays all the Super Mario Brother games, 1, 2, 3, Mario World 1, Mario World 2 and a bunch of other games from SNES. She loves it.

Eventually, though, I know she will want a console. And what am I gonna buy her? A fucking Xbox 360? You think I wanna explain to a nine-year-old why there's a Red Ring on her console? Hell no. I'll probably buy her a Wii next Christmas, since she's already been introduced to the Mario World.


Apple's market share is bigger than BMW's or Mercedes's or Porsche's in the automotive market. What's wrong with being BMW or Mercedes?—Steve Jobs

[wickedpheonix @ Jun 1st 2008 11:35PM]

@clak

Guess what dude - I DONT GIVE A F*CK!!!!!

[statingtheobvious @ Jun 2nd 2008 6:11AM]

clak, every single one of those games is being run on a mac, but, while running windows XP via bootcamp. so technically, they are just being run on a windows PC, and at about 3-4 times the cost of just buying one with windows preinstalled, or building it yourself.

We have dell, hp, acer, asus, apple etc.., or you could build it yourself, no matter what, it is still a pc, using standard pc parts. It's not like a mac is something special, no, it's still using the same parts as any other windows or linux based pc, and when you install windows on it using bootcamp or whatever, then it becomes a windows pc at an insanely high price. buying an apple PC just to run windows on it, and play games, is almost like buying a voodoo pc, is it any better than far cheaper computers? nope, but it does cost more so it must be better right?

most of the games you listed were created in DirectX ONLY.. they do not, and will never run in OSX because DirectX is a product of microsoft.

Oh, and lastly, I just don't understand mac users.. I've used OSX for a few hours, and don't see what's so good about it. Linux can be setup to run just like osx, but you dont have to worry about overpriced , un-upgradable hardware. And with windows, not only can you upgrade your pc at a FAR lower price, but you have the assurance of knowing that you can run 99.99999% of all software & hardware on it. And about the viruses thing, well the ratio of pcs running OSX to those running windows is around 100 to 0.05 so this figure is quite obvious which hackers would want to target.

Again, if you didn't understand above because your so high strung on defending your overpriced purchase... When you install windows on a MAC pc, it becomes a windows PC..

*Proud user of a custom built quad core, 4gb OCZ pc6400, 8800gt, 2TB, 2x dvd RW's, 680i SLI gaming pc that outperforms every mac at 1/4th the price, and runs any os I want it to, not just windows. I also run a custom built pc running linux for my TF2 server which cost me under $200 total.*

[Steve @ Jun 1st 2008 7:49PM]

it's Dota dudes, you can tell by the spawn.

[John @ Jun 1st 2008 8:19PM]

thank you for answering a question no one asked, or cared about unless they already knew the answer.

[Ivegotta Monitorlikethat @ Jun 1st 2008 7:51PM]

Until I stared for awhile at the picture I thought the display had mold/mildew on it.

[Aguiluz @ Jun 1st 2008 7:54PM]

Oh, IT PLAYS DotA!!!

(lolz)