Gaming Laptop: Asus G2

The Asus G2 Gaming Laptop is a combination of a high powered gaming rig with the portability of a notebook all under a kick-ass looking design. Obviously aimed for the gaming community, the G2 has the 512mb ATI Mobility Radeon X1700 GPU under it's hood. Toting a 17# LCD display with a native resolution of 1440x900, This Laptop doesn't skimp on power and quality.

Battery life runs at around 110-114 minutes when playing games and 94 minutes when watching a DVD movie.

Connectivity is not an issue, with 802.11a/g/draft n wireless LAN, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth and 56k modem connections (full list below). It comes along with a backpack that has a sleek design with the ASUS gaming logo on it. Weight is about 4.4 kg (w/o Bag).

But priced at around $1600 - $2000, Gamers might think twice if this is worth the amount of cash you would have to shell out.

Specifications

Processor & Cache Memory	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T7600/T7400/T7200/T5600/T5500, 1.66~2.33GHz, FSB: 667MHz, 4MB/2MB L2 Cache
Operating System	Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional, Microsoft® Windows® XP Home, Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Centre Edition
Chipset	Mobile Intel® 945 PM Express Chipset + ICH7M
Main Memory	DDR2 533/667 MHz SDRAM, , expansion up to 2GB SDRAM
Display	17.0" WXGA+ (1440x900) ColorShine TFT-LCD, Asus Splendid Video Intelligent Technology
2nd Display	ASUS Direct Messenger for In-Game system information
Video Graphics & Memory	ATI Mobility Radeon X1700 GPU 512 MB Physical VRAM
Hard Drive	2.5" 9.5mm HDD, 80/100/120/160 GB (5400rpm)
Optical Drive	DVD Super Multi drive DVD Super Multi Light Scribe drive
Card Reader	MMC, SD, MS, MS-Pro
LED Status Indicator	Power-on/Suspend Battery Charging/full/low Storage device access Capital / Number Lock Wireless indicator Bluetooth on status (optional feature)
Interface	1 x Express card 1 x Microphone-in jack 1 x Headphone-out jack (S/PDIF) 1 x VGA port 1 x DVI-D 5 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x IEEE 1394 port 1 x RJ11 Modem jack for phone line 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert 1 x Wireless ON/OFF switch (Wireless Console to control Wireless/BT) 1 x SIR 1 x CIR 1 x TV-out(S-Video) 1 x AV-in port (Optional)
KeyBoard	Standard Keyboard with 88 keys
Hot Keys	Function Keys: Fn+F1 suspend switch Fn+F2 Wireless control Fn+F5 Brightness down Fn+F6 Brightness up Fn+F7 LCD on/off Fn+F8 LCD/CRT/TV-out switch display Fn+F10 Volume on/mute Fn+F11 Volume down Fn+F12 Volume up Fn+Ins Numeric Key Pad on/off Fn+Del Scroll Lock on/off
Battery Pack & Life	Li-Ion 71WHrs (8 cells: 4800mAh, 4S2P) charging time: 4.5hrs/2.5hrs (System On/ Off) to 95%
AC Adapter	Output: 19V DC, 4.74A, 90W Input: 100— 240V AC, 50/60Hz universal
Dimension & Weight	410.6mm * 315.6mm * 46.6 mm(W x D x H) 4.4 Kg (8-cell)
Warranty & e-support	2-year limited global hardware warranty 1-year battery pack warranty On-line problem resolution through web interface (BIOS, Driver update) OS (Microsoft Windows XP) install/uninstall consultation Bundled software install/uninstall consultation ASUS software supporting
Audio	Built-in Intel® High Definition Audio ( Azalia ) compliant audio chip, Built-in speaker and microphone
Security	Booting / HDD User Password Protection and security lock Kensington lock hole
Supplied Accessories	Optical Gaming Mouse Gaming Backpack
Multimedia Software	ASUSDVD XP 6.0 Power Director V3.0 DE Medi@Show V2.0 SE
Fax/Modem/LAN/WLAN	Integrated Intel® High Definition Audio chip (Azalia) compliant MDC fax/modem and 10/100/1000 Base T. Integrated 802.11a/b/g. Built-in Bluetooth™ V2.0+EDR(optional).
ASUS Utility	ASUS Live Update ASUS Splendid ASUS Life Frame 2 ASUS Power4 Gear+ ASUS Direct Console ASUS Wireless Console ASUS Power4 Phone
Virus & Tool Software	Symantec's Norton™ Internet Security 2005 Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 NERO Express V6.0
Video Camera	1.3M Megabyte Pixels

More info on the ASUS website:
http://ph.asus.com/products