ASUS G1S Notebook : Specs, reviews and prices.

ASUS G1S Notebook

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on August 7, 2007 7:48 AM | Permalink

The G1S is one of Asus' first Intel Santa Rosa notebooks. It's not the screamer machine serious gamers are hoping for, but mainstream users who happen to enjoy gaming will find a lot to like with this system.The Asus G1S looks the part of a gaming notebook, with a mix of matte-black and high-gloss carbon fiber plastic that does a decent job of resisting smudges and fingerprints. A carbon-fiber print covers the touchpad, while brushed aluminum highlights the touchpad buttons and palm-rest area. Lime-green accents behind the built-in 1.3-megapixel webcam offset the darker colors well.

At 13.9 x 11.2 x 1.5 inches and 6.8 pounds, the G1S is small for a gaming machine but still manages to squeeze in a full-sized keyboard and a 15.4-inch screen. The 1680 x 1050-pixel, 15.4-inch LCD is well suited for movie watching, gaming, Web surfing, and general computer work. Graphics via Nvidia's 8600m GT with 256MB of dedicated memory and Windows Vista Home Premium allows for DirectX 10 gaming.

Intel's 2.2-GHz Core 2 Duo T7500 with the Next Generation Centrino chipset (Santa Rosa) and 2GB of DDR2 PC2-5300 RAM helped the G1S earn a PCMark05 score of 5,244 and a 3DMark03 score of 6,061. This graphics score is considerably lower than its predecessor's 10,012 on 3DMark03, which makes us wonder how much Santa Rosa really makes up for Vista's shortcomings.

Asus G1S Specs:
Processor
-Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 2.2 GHz 4MB L2 Cache, 800 MHz FSB
Mainboard
-Intel 965M
Memory
-2048 MB, DDR2 PC5300 667Mhz SDRAM, max. 4096MB, 2x1024MB
Graphics adapter
-NVIDIA Geforce 8600M GT - 256 MB
Display
-15.4 Zoll 16:10, 1440x900 pixel, WXGA+ Color Shine Glare Type TFT Display, glossy: yes
Harddisk
-160GB 5400rpm Hitachi Travelstar HTS541616J9SA00
Soundcard
-Realtek ALC660 HD Audio