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    New W6 Premium Edition

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by AuroraS, Dec 10, 2005.

  1. AuroraS

    AuroraS Notebook Virtuoso

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    Check it out! Looks cool... funny how they spelled "Light" wrong though. I love the gold on white...
    http://event.asus.com/2005/notebooks/w6gold/

    W6 Premium Edition Specification:
    Intel® Centrino™ Mobile Technology
    Intel® Pentium® M Processor 700 Sequence (1.60-2.13GHz, 533Hz, 2MB L2 Cache)
    Intel® 915GM Express Chipset

    Intel® Wireless/PRO Network Connection2915ABG
    Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional,
    Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
    DDRII 533MHz, up to 1G
    13.3" WXGA Color Shine & Crystal Shine LCD; ASUS Splendid Video Intelligent Engine
    HDD: 40/60/80GB
    802.11a/b/g, Bluetooth™ V2.0+EDR, RF mouse receiver
    3x USB, 1x TV-Out, 1x Card Reader, 1x IEEE 1394
    31.5 x 22.6 x 2.79-3.29 cm (max), 1.85Kg (3-cell)
     
    AuroraS, Dec 10, 2005
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  2. seba_veron

    seba_veron Notebook Guru

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    Nice find. Not too sure about the colours, but hey. Expect a w6v as well with dedicated graphics (7300) and the new intel chip next month.
     
    seba_veron, Dec 10, 2005
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  3. PROPortable

    PROPortable Company Representative

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    Again... too bad we won't see the W6 till after yonah appears....... but in terms of color... I applaud their efforts in terms of being different...... but gold on pearl is one of the most stereotyped color combinations out there...... Everyone has to remember the late 90's and certain folks getting their Lexus' and Acura's in pearl with the "gold package" .... which meant gold pinstripes and any logo or lettering that would normally be chromed..... would be gold colored instead... One of the TACKIEST looks ever! You'd swear they thought those parts were made out of pure gold or something.

    ... I'd like to see that W6 in a pearl and silver like the S5.
     
    PROPortable, Dec 10, 2005
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  4. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Yonah is going to appear pretty soon I would think :)
     
    coriolis, Dec 10, 2005
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  5. PROPortable

    PROPortable Company Representative

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    ... That's fine, you can think that, but in terms of Asus Ensembles (week 5 of 06 is the ETA for their first yonah model).... which is still about 8 weeks away. With that in mind though, that ETA is for the first unit and I can't say what that will be at this point, but I don't think the W6 is supposed to be here before the end of February and it's obviously going to be an integrated graphics model only - at least I don't see anything happening with that and a dedicated card until sometime next summer, if ever.
     
    PROPortable, Dec 10, 2005
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  6. pyro_dragun

    pyro_dragun Notebook Geek

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    Hmm, interesting. I wonder if the lowend chips have will have caught up to the aging MR9700 yet. I am suspecting that the 7300 will be slightly slower than the 9700.
     
    pyro_dragun, Dec 10, 2005
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  7. Pressure

    Pressure Notebook Evangelist

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    They also spelled mirror wrong . . .

    with glossy imrror coated cover
     
    Pressure, Dec 11, 2005
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  8. JingYou

    JingYou Notebook Consultant

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    It looks like this laptop is catered for the ladies.
     
    JingYou, Dec 12, 2005
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