Video: ASUS' rugged B51E -- tougher than a hipster yuppie

Check it L.E.S hipsters, a laptop that can withstand the stresses of sporting an ironic mustache and deep v-neck Tee around town. The magnesium alloy B51E features ruggedized touches like rubber (baby buggy) bumpers along the edges and a protective film to ward off scratches on the chassis and display. It also features a keyboard with integrated drainage path and hard drive "floated on a sponge protection system" capable of withstanding mojito spills of up to 120 cc / 4 ounces and tabletop drops from 75 cm / 2.5 feet. Oddly, the screen dimensions are not mentioned though the laptop is 14.37-inch wide and tops-out with a Core 2 Duo T8300 proc, up to 4GB of memory, Intel GMA X3100 graphics, up to 320GB disk, and integrated 1.3 megapixel webcam. Now lean in and start maliciously rubbing your hands together -- we've got the abuse video after the break.

[Via I4U]

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 3rd 2008 2:31AM]

cool but would be cooler if it was a sub book

[Boh Posted Jul 3rd 2008 8:52AM]

So it can endure you stepping on it.... but can it play Wii Fit?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 3rd 2008 2:35AM]

Holy crap, I've been pronouncing it A-SUS not A-SUSE this whole time.

[davecrob1293 Posted Jul 3rd 2008 2:39AM]

haha me too

[peter0328 Posted Jul 3rd 2008 2:47AM]

Yeah, me too. I like it our way much better.

[Gamer Posted Jul 3rd 2008 2:52AM]

me 3

Maybe the guy in the commercial said it wrong

It happens

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 3rd 2008 2:53AM]

Ah-suse? I'll stick my Ay-Suse ty verymucho

[polishlanman Posted Jul 3rd 2008 2:54AM]

Yeah he's saying it right. I've called them for motherboard tech support and that's how everyone says it over there.

I keep calling it A-Sus

[juicedesigns Posted Jul 3rd 2008 3:27AM]

I'm just going to keep telling myself that he did it wrong :P

[Henry Earl Posted Jul 3rd 2008 4:21AM]

and all this time ive been saying it "ay-soos" like Jesus/John Tuturro in Big Lebowski...

[Richard Posted Jul 3rd 2008 7:36AM]

I'd rather stick to A-SUS since most people in Hong Kong and the UK say it that way, and I don't want to sound like a dork.

[DAZA Posted Jul 3rd 2008 10:31AM]

"AY-SUSS" sounds a lot like "Acer" so it can cause a lot of confusion. Official, the correct name is "AY-SOOS" or equivalent phonetic spelling.

[geekthree Posted Jul 3rd 2008 11:44AM]

LMAO

Ditto -.-

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 3rd 2008 3:04AM]

At least its not another Eee-labeled product. Lord knows we've got enough of those now.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 3rd 2008 3:33AM]

I think they should lay several different laptops on the road and run over them with a Ford F350, say a Leveno, Sony and of course a Macbook and see which one still works if any.

[Streetfights Posted Jul 3rd 2008 3:44AM]

so...this is some kind of hipster laptop? i'm not sure where you're coming from Thomas

[nytrojen Posted Jul 3rd 2008 4:18AM]

I'm still trying to decipher exactly what a hipster yuppie is... and precisely why they're so tough. I really can't imagine that this is in reference to a "cool" geek. You're either fashionable, or you're tech savvy... and the term "tough" is essentially allergic to both of those lif-forms.

[Henry Earl Posted Jul 3rd 2008 4:14AM]

any idea what this bad boy is gonna run? ive been interested in a rugged laptop but not the typical price tags that they carry.

[rayvonchong Posted Jul 3rd 2008 4:40AM]

What does "L.E.S." mean??

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 3rd 2008 8:11AM]

Lower East Side:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_East_Side

[nanobis Posted Jul 3rd 2008 5:49AM]

sweet that would be cool. I can think of all the thing could do with it. Imagin chucking it under a car on the high street, lols.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 5th 2008 2:36PM]

My Complaint:

Why can they not create ruggedized laptops with DISCRETE graphics cards?

(wants a rugged laptop he can do some decent video/gaming work on)

[initialxy Posted Jul 3rd 2008 7:18AM]

sweet, wonder if it's bullet proof as well.

[michaspi Posted Jul 3rd 2008 8:36AM]

Nice, but anything is more rugged than a hipster yuppie. Even a grandma with arthritis...driving a Buick Regal.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 3rd 2008 8:38AM]

You know what we need to do. Get the Smash Lab tv show guys in on this, the Will It Blend guys, and who ever else does damage to tech. and get them to put this baby on the ropes >:)

[Mr Blue Posted Jul 3rd 2008 9:16AM]

Since I like to do most of my computing in the middle of the street or my driveway.. this will come in very handy!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 3rd 2008 10:40AM]

It only survives a drop of 2.5 feet? I have a 5 year old Toshiba I accidentally dropped from 6 feet onto a tile floor (landing on a corner of the case) and still runs to this day.

[hfm Posted Jul 3rd 2008 10:18AM]

All that's left is to install RedHat Fedora on it and send it bkl or queens instead...

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 3rd 2008 10:24AM]

I don't know if its just me, but if my laptop got run over, the first thing I'd do is open it to see if theres anything smashed up.. this guy didn't even both, kept it closed so all the little broken bits don't fall out for another retake...

okay, I lied, the first thing I'd do is scream like a little sissy girl... THEN, I'd open it...

I have a durabook, but its nice to see another company hit the rugged market.. hope its not as $$$ as the panasonic

[RAMz Posted Jul 3rd 2008 11:45AM]

Yes, but will it blend?

[waterboy99troop Posted Jul 3rd 2008 1:51PM]

will YOU blend... out of existence, please?...

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 3rd 2008 11:46AM]

They named it after Spanish Jesus?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 3rd 2008 1:08PM]

Oh that's cool... The way the guy pronounce it sounds like "she suck" in French.