The VX2 is the second laptop born of Asus and Lamborghini's collaborative efforts. This new model keeps the corporate yellow livery but adds faster components and a widescreen display to the mix, along with tweaks to various elements of the chassis.
We've become so used to companies putting form before function on fashion products, so it's good to see that Asus hasn't fallen into the classic design traps here.
Design
Asus has put a lot of thought into the design and presentation of the VX2. The retail box consists of the laptop itself, a Lamborghini carry case, Lamborghini wireless mouse and a Lamborghini chamois for polishing purposes, all inside one of the most stylish laptop presentation boxes we've seen in some time.
The VX2 comes in two flavours -- a black carbon fibre premium edition and the standard yellow version, which we've reviewed here. The bright yellow lid had as many detractors as it did fans in our office -- it's a retina-searing shade that'll either win you admiring glances or make people think you have a serious taste deficiency.
The revered Lamborghini badge sits in the centre of the outer lid -- an ideal position for showing off to fellow commuters. There's a black honeycomb mesh panel near the hinge, behind which is a set of white LED status lights for the power, battery, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.
Questionable though the outside may be, you'd have to be a cold, heartless beast, or a vegetarian, not to love the leather interior. We've seen this type of thing before in Asus' S6F and W6Fp laptops, but it's all the more impressive here thanks to the angular cut of the leather panels and stylish yellow stitching. The leather looks great next to a pair of gunmetal speaker grilles, which run the entire length of the laptop's base section.
There are other nice touches, too. The bottom of the laptop is home to a replica alloy wheel from a Lamborghini Gallardo. Then there's the swivelling metallic 1.3-megapixel webcam above the screen. We also couldn't help but fall in love with the white LED status lights above and below the keyboard.
The final touch of genius, however, happens when you hit the power button. The white LEDs flare up, the Automobili Lamborghini logo pops up and the speakers emit a satisfying "vroom vroom". If that doesn't give you the attention you crave, nothing will.
Features
The VX2 has a specification that matches its excellent design. It uses a 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7400 CPU, 2GB of PC2-5300 RAM and a mid-range Nvidia GeForce 7700 graphics card -- all of which, on paper, make it a very quick all-round laptop. Asus could have been forgiven for installing components designed for a desktop PC in order to make it faster, but has wisely opted for laptop-oriented components that promote a better balance of battery life and speed.
Storage space is akin to that of a real Lamborghini -- fair to middling. The 160GB hard drive offers just about enough space to stash a couple of hundred DivX movies, but that's without considering other applications and files. Our review sample arrived with 60GB of free space on the main drive partition and 60GB on the data partition.
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wetfoot001 2 January 2011
Good: Everything! - The most reliable laptop I ever I owned
Bad: Price - but to be expected for what you get. Hard drive could have been bigger.
Comment: I was fortunate to pick my Asus Lambhorgini up in a sale at PC World, and still can't believe my luck. This laptop has been with me on thousands of miles of travel and has never let me down. It is the 11th laptop I have owned and it has received the usual gruelling punishment of frequent travel.
System stability is important to me, and the components and Vista ultimate have been perfectly matched. I recently upgraded to a Sony Vaio running Windows 7 Business x64, and regretted it immediately. I now plan to upgrade the hard drive on the Asus Lambhorgini as I cannot yet rely on the Sony having had to carry out a full restore within the first two weeks of use.
The accessories supplied with the Lambhorgini are luxurious, but not too gimicky. The carry case is top quality, and the docking station a great inclusion. Workmates are still impressed when it revs up at start up, and the Blue Ray drive gives the excellent quality video as expected. I will definately return to Asus in future if this is evidence of the laptop build quality.
John Clarke 23 August 2008
Good: Great image, well made and fantastic components.
Bad: Small faults ruin product.
Comment: The VX2 is perfectly styled and might be what you are looking for if you are searching for an overall multimedia laptop. The Core2 duo processor and 2GB RAM provide a fast and responsive user experience. The graphics card is a little dated but still runs all the games I want to play. There are some little faults however. The first is that the sound quality is poor for a laptop this expensive. Secondly, the VX2 is prone to overheating when used for extensive periods. Thirdly, the battery life isn't what you would expect and has a tendency to decrease more rapidly than a similar laptop. Finally, when using earphones, there is interference that is audiable and can become irritating when no sound is being used. However, it's appeal is huge but I would go for the VX3 now because of the much better spec for the same price as the VX2. Alternatively, you could customise an alienware laptop to a higher spec for the same price or opt for a dell or HP. But the Asus is the way for me.
jill33 13 May 2008
Good: The machine is actually wonderful - but ASUS .....
Bad: ASUS service destroys all
Comment: I have a VX2s - It's great - but don't buy one or anything else from Asus - the wire on my adapter broke - it's covered by the warranty - they collected it - and that's it -several weeks on no replacement no date for a replacement - and no one will respond to questions- if I didn't have a docking station the laptop would be useless. DON'T BUY ASUS
PS If you have any suggestions as to how to deal with these people do let me know - but neither phone calls nor emails have any affect
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