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Asus M50Vm

By Craig Simms, CNET.com.au on 12 September 2008 11:05 AM

Tags: asus, m50vm, laptop, review, log, touchpad, jack, 1,999

Manufacturer: ASUS

Battery

  • Claimed battery life
  • 80 hours

Connectivity

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

Display

  • LCD technology
  • WXGA
  • Diagonal screen size
  • 15.4 inch

Drives

  • Primary hard drive
  • 320 GB
  • Optical drive
  • DVD-ROM, Blu-ray

General

  • Dimensions (H x W x D)
  • 277 x 385 x 440 mm
  • Weight
  • 3.3 kg
  • Laptop type
  • Midweight

Graphics

  • Amt of video RAM
  • 1000 MB
  • Graphics hardware
  • GeForce 9600M GS

Memory

  • Amt of RAM
  • 4GB
  • RAM type
  • DDR2-800
  • Memory card reader
  • Yes

Other

  • Motherboard chipset
  • Intel PM45
  • Integrated webcam
  • Yes

Processor

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

Software

  • Operating system
  • Windows Vista Ultimate

Sound

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

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The good:
  • Solid construction
  • Affordable for what's offered
  • Good extras
The bad:
  • Multimedia touchpad far too easy to accidentally turn on
  • Video log-on and Splendid modes as useless as ever
  • 32-bit Windows limits the amount of RAM you can use
  • Heat exhausts from the left
The bottomline:

The M50Vm is a great mid-weight laptop, with a few years of longevity in it as well. And at AU$1,999, it's definitely worth a look.

Editors’ rating:

8/10

RRP: AU$1999.00

Related topics:

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