All computer gaming enthusiasts can now rejoice. Not only is there high capacity mobile laptop that can handle all your playing needs, but this particular notebook is also sleek, thin and sh-iiii-ny. It is also so portable that we can safely predict that it can become that extra limb on any gamer who happens to have one along. So maybe this ASUS series is not in the mainstream just yet. But we are sure that sooner or later, hardcore gamers on very limited budgets (like us and a thousand others) will find this a great deal as well and post shout-outs about it all over the World Wide Web. Incredibly, this piece of gaming machine is proving superior to the other more popular notebook brands manufactured for the same purpose. Some of the more prominent gaming notebooks are Alienware Area-51 M9750 and the Falcon-Northwest FragBook TLS.
Okay, first up: we go with the name. We do believe that names say everything. So if you are a mall rat, and you decide to drop by a computer store, what is the easiest gaming laptop brand you can say? Or if someone gawks over your new machine and asks what laptop model that is, isn’t saying, “ASUS G1S” a whole lot easier than spouting out, “Alienware Area-51 M9750” or “Falcon-Northwest FragBook TLS?” Sure, it is superficial – but we like short names because they are easier to remember.
Anyhow, some of the specifications of the ASUS G1S include: Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 with a 2.2 GHz L2 Cache and 800 MHz FSB; 2 GB RAM 667 MHz; 8X DVD Super Multi-dive with LightScribe; NVIDIA GeForce 8600 M GT; multi-ports that can accommodate 1 x Microphone-in jack, 1 x VGA port, 4 x USB 2.0 ports (etc.); and the Santa Rosa Intel Mobile 965 Express Chipset plus ICH8M. It also has a 15.4” WSXGA Color Shine TFT-LCD ASUS Splendid Video Intelligent Tech and an Optical Gaming Mouse from LogiTech.
This basically means that most of the new emerging games can run quite smoothly on the ASUS G1S. The screen is wide enough for action to keep moving and the resolution is not so bad at all. Volume adjustment is no problem, especially if you have to tone it down for a ride or really jack it up for some eardrum busting entertainment. Controls and configuration are also at par with Alienware Area-51 M9750 (which is the leading gaming laptop manufacturer in the market.) Admittedly though, keyboard functions are somewhat limiting, and if you have fat fingers (like us and a few others), this can be a nuisance … but not quite.
Another thing we love about the ASUS G1S is its seemingly long battery life: it has 90 friggin’ minutes of play time (that is 1.5 hours,) which Alienware Area-51 M9750 and Falcon-Northwest FragBook TLS could not provide. If ysou are on a particularly sedate day, and you are merely watching DVDs or surfing, your battery could run up to 3 hours max.
And do you want to know what the best thing about the ASUS G1S is? It’s the price. Depending on where you buy the machine, the ASUS G1S is somewhat in the vicinity of $1,999 or higher. Other gaming notebooks will cost you $4,000 easy.
This looks like an awesome laptop, I like the idea of longer batter life. You’d think that these days they expect you to always be able to plug in your laptop.
Comment by Luke — May 25, 2008 @ 11:09 pm