Asus F6 review

What you need to know

Reviewed by: Rory Reid

Reviewed on: 18 November 2008

Tags: Asus, Asus F6, ExpressCard, aspect ratio, screens

We like:

Pretty design; reasonable price

We don't like:

Has Centrino, not Centrino 2 architecture; stiff mouse selector buttons; doesn't smell enough

CNET UK judgement:

The F6V is a very good laptop, but don't believe the hype about the smell. Unless you're a dog, you can hardly smell anything. Thankfully, it's very good-looking, fairly quick and quite affordable. Laptops such as the Dell XPS M1330 give it a good run for its money, but if you're after something different, it's definitely worthy of consideration

Full review:

You've got to question the sanity of Asus. We gave the company the benefit of the doubt when it made a laptop with two screens -- it was crazy, but we let that slide. We even turned a blind eye to its bamboo laptops. But its latest endeavour, the F6 laptop, has us convinced the company is one egg short of an omelette. It is, believe it or not, the world's first scented laptop. Yes, that's right, for £650, Asus will sell you a laptop that literally smells of roses. Nurse! Continue Reading...