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BenQ's S73VG and S31V Joybooks are running Vista
Not a whole lot of details on these new Taiwan-bound lappies from BenQ, but we've got the essentials. The Joybook S73VG, pictured above, runs a Core 2 Duo processor, sports an ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 for graphics, and conveys its pixels with a 14.1-inch 200 nit LCD. As for the S31V, this fashionbook doesn't match up in processing heft to big brother S73VG, with a mere Intel Centrino processor, but the 1.3 megapixel webcam, 13.3-inch 250 nit display and your choice of white or black colorings should keep you well enough occupied. Of course, both laptops are running Vista. As for price, the S73VG demands a reasonable TD 44,900 (about $1,363 US), while the S31V will run you TD 42,900 (about $1,303), and both laptops should be out by the end of February.[Via Akihabara News]
BenQ gifts Joybooks with Vista
Having decided that it would be marketplace suicide to continue offering an all-XP lineup while the rest of its competitors were loading their machines up with Vista, BenQ has joined a growing list of manufacturers in adding Microsoft's brand new OS to a trio of its Joybook laptops. As with most of the other Vista upgrades we've seen, specs on the R55V, S73V, and S31V remain almost identical to those on the models' non-"V"-labeled counterparts (the R55, S73 (pictured), and S31, respectively). To wit, you're still getting a Core 2 Duo processor and NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 graphics on the 15.4-inch R55V, while the 14.1-inch S73V maintains its predecessor's dual core chip and ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 video card. As you might expect, nothing much has changed with the 13.3-inch Joybook S31V either; it's still a Centrino Duo-based system featuring a 1.3 megapixel webcam and SRS TruSurround XT audio. Expect these models to hit foreign shelves sometime within the next few weeks (along with Vista itself, of course) for perhaps a slight premium over the older, dustier XP-powered notebooks.
