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Asus Unleashes 18.4" W90 Laptop into the Wild, Equipped with a 4870 X2 GPU

Posted 03/02/09 at 10:57:31 AM  by Paul Lilly

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Talk about a true desktop replacement - Asus' new W90 laptop packs enough hardware inside to leave most mainstream desktop PCs in the dust. It's also one of Asus' first notebooks to boast an 18.4-inch LCD display, and at that size, it better (and it does) support full HD with a 1920x1200 resolution.

The W90 comes with a speedy Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 processor (2.8GHz, 6MB cache, 1066MHz frontside bus) on the Intel X38 chipset, complimented with 6GB of DDR2-memory, a 320GB hard drive, and DVD burner. But it's the graphics that really makes the W90 a desktop replacement for gamers. The 11.46-pound lappy owes some of its bulk to a dual-GPU ATI 4870 X2 videocard with 1GB of video memory - sweet!

As is expected, the W90 doesn't come cheap, and is available now for $2,200 through Newegg.com. That also includes a backpack, mouse, and 12-cell battery.

Image Credit: Newegg

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TAGS: graphics, videocard, mobile, notebook, laptop, gpu, asus, 4870x2, w90
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avatarWhen will we see a review on this behemoth in MPC?

Submitted by kneron on Fri, 08/07/2009 - 10:50pm

Been trying to find one of these laptops (Asus W90, vp).

 So sure its big, has a huge screen, but if i wanted small i would go for an eeePC.

I want a Kickass machine, something that would basically blow all other gaming laptops away.

Noticed that the new Alienware machine looked ok, but once i configurated one near to near similar hardware configs as the W90, it was about twice the price of the Asus.

So sure, a top spec'ed Alienware would prolly blow the Asus W90 away, but at the price of 3x of an Asus laptop, so not worth it.

 Got an Asus G2P atm and i need a replacement, so pls MPC review the W90...pretty pretty pretty pls plssssss !!!

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avatarThis would make a great

Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Tue, 03/03/2009 - 6:58pm

This would make a great netbook..

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avatarHow does it stay cool?

Submitted by michaelnomad on Mon, 03/02/2009 - 6:20pm

Just curious.

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avatarthe con on the review on

Submitted by comptech08 on Mon, 03/02/2009 - 2:26pm

the con on the review on newegg is just down right hillarious.

 

"The screen is a little overkill. I mean 18.4" screams that you're
trying to make up for something else. 17" would have been sufficient,
but I'm assuming that ASUS had a hard time fitting everything in the
case. Like most geeks, putting certain parts in certain holes hasn't
always been easy."

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