ASUS M70SA

Manufacturer: ASUS

Battery

  • Battery type included
  • Lithium-ion

Connectivity

  • Network interface
  • 10/100/1000 LAN, Bluetooth, 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, Infrared
  • Dialup modem
  • Yes
  • USB ports
  • 4
  • Firewire ports
  • 1
  • Firewire type
  • 400
  • VGA
  • Yes
  • HDMI
  • Yes

Display

  • Natural resolution (max)
  • 1920 x 1200 pixels
  • Diagonal screen size
  • 17 inch

Drives

  • Primary hard drive
  • 500 GB
  • Secondary hard drive
  • 500 GB
  • Optical drive
  • Blu-ray

General

  • Dimensions (H x W x D)
  • 39.4 x 410 x 298 mm
  • Weight
  • 3.9 kg
  • Laptop type
  • Desktop replacement

Graphics

  • Amt of video RAM
  • 1024 MB
  • Graphics hardware
  • ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650

Memory

  • Amt of RAM
  • 4GB
  • RAM type
  • DDR2-667
  • Memory card reader
  • Yes

Other

  • Motherboard chipset
  • Intel 965PM
  • Integrated webcam
  • Yes
  • TV tuner
  • Yes

Processor

  • Processor type
  • Intel Core 2 Duo
  • Processor speed
  • 2.5 GHz

Software

  • Operating system
  • Windows Vista Ultimate

Sound

  • Embedded stereo speakers
  • Yes
  • Digital audio output
  • Yes

Overview

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The good:
  • Reasonable speakers
  • High resolution screen
  • Blu-ray drive
  • eSATA port
  • HDMI
  • Monster storage
  • Reasonable battery life for the size
The bad:
  • Dual-function trackpad can easily be switched by accident
The bottomline:

With a mass of storage and a large breadth of features, the M70SA from ASUS is a solid performer and a decent media centre/desktop replacement to boot.

RRP: AU$3669.00

Editors’ rating:

8.1/10

Related topics:

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