Asus W2V media laptop reviewed

It's a little early to say the market for 17-inch, widescreen media notebooks is crowded, but we are starting to see some more competition in this niche, with the Asus W2V now joining other entrants like the Dell XPS Gen 2. Like the XPS, the W2V is a heavy desktop replacement designed to be more of a "room-to-room" laptop as opposed to something you can throw in your bag and take on a plane. But with a built-in tuner, DVR software, 1024MB of RAM standard and 2.13GHz Pentium M 770, this box has a lot going for it, even if it does weigh 7-1/2 pounds and cost over $2,500. Pocket Lint got a good look at it, and found it to be "a stunning example of a notebook designed primarily for multimedia use."

[Via PVRWire]