More Customizable ASUS Notebooks On the Way

[jbizzler]

First to be released is the C90, which comes out in May. Shortly following the C90 is the Asus C91, which is due out in June and is built on the same platform as the C90, but is less bulky. Then due out in July is the smaller Asus C30 series, which will have a 13.3" screen instead of the 15.4" screens like on the C90 series, but it still will have the Conroe processor. Closer to Christmas season in November we will see the C80 series, which will have a 17" screen and be marketed as a desktop replacement notebook. Finally at the beginning of 2008, they will have the 19" Asus C70 series, which like the C80 will have the upcoming Intel X38 chipset (twin x16 PCI Express 2.0 slots, 800MHz DDR 2 and DDR 3 clocked at up to 1,333MHz, 1,333MHz frontside bus), ATI Crossfire certified and DDR3 support (inherent to the X38 chipset). Keep your eyes peeled because Asus is going to be releasing something for every user this year!



So a rundown on known upcoming barebone Asus notebooks:

Asus C90 -- 15.4" widescreen notebook, Intel Conroe processor platform, upcoming Nvidia graphics platform
Asus C91 -- 15.4" follow up to the C90 that will be less bulky, June time frame release
Asus C30 series -- 13.3" screen, Intel Conroe processor, July time frame release
Asus C80 series -- 17" screen desktop replacement, Intel Conroe processor, Intel X38 chipset
Asus C70 series -- 19" screen gaming notebook / desktop replacement, Intel Conroe processor, Intel X38 chipset

Source: NotebookReview.com (http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=3627)

[jbizzler]

So we're going to see X38 notebooks... awsome. I wonder if it will support SLI, because it specifically supports Crossfire, and upcoming SLI notebooks use P965.

And for all you who dislike bulky notebooks, be it price, weight, or power consumption, please bring yoru angy remarks elsewhere.

[mion]

Last asus notebook that I had was leaking electricity. I thought I would loose my balls with it. Sorry no asus for me in the future.

[jbizzler]

That sounds scary. Intresting to see high-end notebooks form ASUS now. Currently, they're most powerful notebook GPu being used is the GeForce Go 7700. Now, with X38 in these, I expect the absolute best in the market.

[uOpt]

Unless they seriously refurbish their support system there's no way I'm going to buy a notebook from them.

A mainboard I can trash if the first RMA doesn't work. A notebook? Not so much.

[jbizzler]

If only their website weren't the slowest I've ever been to...

When millions of people were flocking to Halo 3 for bet signups, even that was faster.

[Revv23]

C30 might be right in my upgrade path

[iddqd]

If C90/91 are a Core Duo version of the z70_ / M6 / M6000 (asus marketing can't seem to agree with itself on what to name the series) then i'm sold!