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Asus NX90JQ
$2,400.00
Released August, 2010
The Pros:Large 18.4" 1080p capable display. USB 3.0 support. Breaks the touchpad into two, places them on the left and right - ambidextrous, arguably more ergonomic, mirrors a desktop experience, good texture.
The Cons:Extremely high price. 18.4 in screen and no number pad!!! Far from portable - 18.4", over 10.5 pounds.
The Asus NX90JQ is a high-end 18.4" entertainment laptop. It first attracted attention at CES 2010 for its distinctive, though less-than-portable design, featuring dual trackpads and Bang & Olufsen speakers above and on either side of the screen, and will be released alongside the 15.6" N53JQ and 17.3" N73JQ in late summer.
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The range of available components is mostly identical across the three models, all intended to provide exceptional performance for a notebook computer. The NX90JQ, however, is the only model with a full-HD, 1920x1080 screen resolution. Buyers can choose one of three quad-core, Turbo Boost-enabled Intel Core i7 CPUs, and between 8 and 12GB of RAM. Optical drive options include a Blu-ray reader or burner, while an HDMI port allows HD video to be output to larger displays. A 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 335M GPU enables adequate gaming performance. To prevent overheating, several thermal-compound cooling options are offered for both the GPU and CPU. Bluetooth is standard, as is USB 3.0 connectivity, which multiplies USB 2.0 bandwidth by a factor of more than six. The laptop is equipped with two hard drive bays, and is available with up to 512GB of solid-state storage.
Features
- 18.4" LED-backlit, dual-lamp LCD (1920x1080)
- Processor options
- Intel Core i7-720QM (1.6GHz, Turbo Boost to 2.80GHz, 6MB L3)
- Intel Core i7-840QM (1.86GHz, Turbo Boost to 3.2GHz, 8MB L3)
- Intel Core i7 Extreme 940XM (2.13GHz, Turbo Boost t0 3.33GHz, 8MB L3)
- 8-12GB RAM
- Nvidia GeForce GT 335M (1GB dedicated)
- 2 hard drive bays (up to 1TB HDD, or 512GB SSD storage capacity)
- DVD Super Multi, Blu-ray read, or Blu-ray read/write optical drive
- Optional HDD instead of optical drive (max. 1TB)
- HDMI port
- 3 USB 2.0 ports, 1 USB 3.0
- eSATA port
- Bluetooth 2.0
- Wi-Fi
- 2.0MP webcam
- 8-in-1 media card reader
- SonicMaster
- ICEpower (Bang & Olufsen)
- Thermal-compound CPU/GPU cooling
User Reviews (42)
Pros & Cons
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large 18.4" 1080p capable display
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breaks the touchpad into two, places them on the left and right - ambidextrous, arguably more ergonomic, mirrors a desktop experience, good texture
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good quality speakers designed by Bang & Olufsen
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powerful components - Mobile Core i7 processors, DDR3 memory, dual HDDs, discrete Nvidia graphics
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powerful desktop replacement
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ample storage and RAM in the default builds
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Interesting, clean futuristic design
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18.4 in screen and no number pad!!!
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far from portable - 18.4", over 10.5 pounds
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No one makes a bag to carry it
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not the fastest mobile graphics available
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speakers distort at loud volumes
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Futuristic design can be too forward-thinking for many
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dual trackpads are a useless and wasteful addition
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