Laptops Arena

At CES 2008, Asus is exposing its latest notebook, Asus U2E, a 11-inch model weighting 2lb and with a 32GB SSD drive, which makes it one of the most resistant and reliable systems on the market.

Using the LED backlit display technology, it is also energy efficient, but besides this, the company wanted to maintain the same luxury level of its U series, providing a polished platted hinge made of stainless steel and premium black leather on the exterior to add a unique style and look.
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The notebook features smart logon face recognition via the built-in high resolution web camera with the smallest lenses available.
SmartLogon software recognizes and grants access only to the right notebook owner, after the positive scanning process.

Asustek released Asus U2 notebook to continue the success of Asus U1, a superb model that amazed us all with the presentation displayed on the official website.

The latest model, U2, is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor ULV U7500 clocked at 1.06GHz, and works on an Intel GM965 Express Chipset, integrating the GMA X3100 graphic CPU.

Its LED backlight display measures 11.1 inches and has a WXGA resolution of 1366×768 pixels, enabling lower power consumption and a faster response time.
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The configuration consists of a 1.8-inch HDD storage of 120GB and 4200 rpm, or the optional 32GB SSD, up to 4GB of RAM memory, and the well known TMP security module that matches with the integrated fingerprint reader.

Also for security, Asus added the SmartLogon software to recognize the user in order to grant the right access after a positive facial scan.
The facial scanning short process is done via the built-in webcam.

It is a notebook covered in fine materials, such as polished stainless steel and premium leather, that runs on Windows Vista Operating System.
It supports Wi-Fi connectivity via Wi-Fi Link 4965AGN or Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection, has a LAN port, a 56K modem, 3 USB ports, one VGA and the microDVI out.

At the moment we have no information about the price or availability.

China is ready to welcome the latest Asus notebook until the end of the year.
The notebook model is called F9Dc and is destined to the business sector, being equipped accordingly, to facilitate your work providing the latest mobile technology.

Asus fans in China will get their hands on a new 12.1 inches small system powered by an AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-58 clocked at only 1.9GHz, with enough RAM memory, 2GB DDR II.
Included in this configuration is also the NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G graphics card that supports the latest DirectX version.
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It is equipped with three USB ports and supports Wi-Fi 802.11b/g module for wireless Internet connectivity.

Asus offers a 2-year warranty for its system.

The wooden imitation housing attracts many eyes and that’s why Asus decided to release another stylish eco-friendly notebook covered by laminated bamboo stripes.

Why bamboo? - Because this type of material is very flexible and resistant, inspiring something coming from the real nature.



"Originally we came out with a leather model style-book", declared Cher Chronis, the director of marketing communication at Asus Computer International, the Taipei-based company's US unit. "It was very popular. After that, it was kind of natural for us to experiment with other types of materials, so we decided to go green."
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Still in testing phase, the bamboo notebook must first prove that it’s strong enough to resist at hard use and heat conditions, protecting the inside parts in the same time.



On the other hand, Roget Kay, the president of PC market researcher Endpoint Technologies Associates believes that "As part of a portfolio of case choices, it makes sense.”
“I don't think the computer is going to go over to wooden casing. It's ecological to grow it, but my sense is there's probably more show than substance to the claim of sustainable manufacturing", added Kay.

At the moment, the Eee PC from Asus is running on the Xandros Linux operating system and soon will ship also the Windows-based units too.
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Until then, there is a new Linux-based operating system released for the Eee PC, called eeeXubuntu, which is a version of the known Xubuntu Linux 7.10 Live CD, but optimized for this notebook model.
You can download it from here.

The eeeXubuntu operating system comes with full hardware support for the notebook and includes native wireless drivers, Ethernet support, and many other fixes and enhancements.
Check the download page for more details about how to install the new OS.