Typical price: £980
What is it: Fast, all-purpose laptop that can cope with casual gaming
What we think: It looks and feels like a business machine, but there's some respectable clout under the bonnet
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 6 July 2005
Tags: Asus, Asus W3, DVDs, battery pack, keyboard
We like:
Slim, minimalist design; good performance
We don't like:
Absence of catch on the lid -- there's the risk you'll scratch the screen
You might also need:
An S-video and VGA cable will let you hook the Asus up to a range of displays for presentations
CNET UK judgement:
It looks smart and performs well. Despite a few curious case design flaws, the Asus W3 strikes a respectable balance between office workhorse and lightweight gaming platform
Full review:
The Asus W3 sits comfortably between being a home-office laptop and a low-end gaming machine. It'll fly through Excel spreadsheets and Hitman: Contracts, but balk if you turn on trilinear texture filtering in Half-Life 2. If you need a general office task machine with a tad more punch, the W3 delivers casual gaming performance for dilettantes. Continue Reading...
Asus W3 History
13 May 2005 in Crave
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