Typical price: £1,316
What is it: Gaming laptop with 15-inch display and Core 2 Duo processor
What we think: An interesting concept, but its lack of 3D muscle will fail to satisfy hardcore gamers
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 11 January 2007
Tags: Asus, Asus G1, CPU, gamers, Quake
We like:
A rare attempt at building a 15-inch gaming laptop comes close to succeeding; bold design; surprisingly strong battery life
We don't like:
Frame rates can't compete with bigger gaming laptops; nonconfigurable; as heavy as some 17-inch models
CNET UK judgement:
The Asus G1 is an interesting concept -- a gaming laptop squeezed into a midsize case -- but its lack of 3D muscle will fail to satisfy hardcore gamers
Full review:
Laptop-loving gamers are often stuck with portable systems that are nearly as bulky as the desktop computers they so studiously avoid. Recently, Asus has scored with interesting design ideas such as the leather-bound ultraportable S6F, and the company's industrial-flavoured G1 is also something you don't see every day: a midsize laptop marketed as a gaming system. Continue Reading...
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