Asus launched a new laptop-oriented multi-media less than 900 euros in the Centrino 2 platform and Windows 7 with Optical drive Blu-Ray, Asus N61VN-JX119V. It embeds a chipset Intel PM45 + ICH9M, a Core 2 Duo P7450 (2.13 GHz), 4 GB DDR3 1066 MHz (2 slots), SATA hard disk of 500 GB at 5400 rpm, a Geforce GT 240M 1GB dedicated screen 16”WXGA HD LED Backlight with a resolution of 1366 × 768, a 1.3 megapixel webcam with microphone, a Blu-Ray/ DVD combo drive, card reader 8 in 1, a block Digital Speaker Altec Lansing with SRS Premium Sound connectors and Wi-Fi b / g / n, HDMI, VGA, ExpressCard, e-SATA, S / PDIF / Headphone, Microphone, Gigabit Ethernet and USB 2.0 (x3 1 combo with e-SATA).
Asus N61VN-JX119V weighs 2.9 Kg with its 6-cell 4400mAh battery, measuring 384 x 265 x 29.7-39.1 mm and 7 runs on Windows Home Premium. The screen resolution is not clearly indicated but the overall specifications of the series N61VN did not mention another resolution 1366 × 768. A burning software is installed and it has the features for the SmartLogon facial recognition via webcam, Express Gate for quick access to the Internet, etc.. and Power4Gear Hybridq that adjusts the processor frequency depending on usage (4 modes available) and allows for example to extend the battery life of about 20% to 25% without forgetting Video Magic, which improves the quality of image of the DVD “on the standard 740p to 1080p high-definition standard and improving the brightness and colors” dixit Asus.
He wears a white original design, with a circumference of glossy black screen. The keyboard is a model with Chiclet keys well plates spaced from each other and the multi-touch touchpad, slightly offset to the left, has two buttons positioned on a single bar. Side connections, found the front to rear on the left side USB port, card reader and HDMI, VGA and Ethernet followed by an air vent. The Asus N61VN-JX119V report provides Equipment attractive price compared to competition.
Under Centrino 2 platform, this notebook at home in office multitasking and is able to support many games, and even more so than the screen resolution is low. It really is a shame, especially given the media focus given to this model equipped with a Blu-Ray. To take full advantage of High Resolution media, it will be necessary to use an external display Full HD via HDMI.
The Asus N61VN-JX119V 16:9 format is certainly well suited to video playback, but not true HD then. Moreover, the vertical resolution is limited for everything office, surfing and multimedia. Still, the storage space is comfortable, the significant connections with notable lack of Bluetooth and the original design and rather elegant. Asus N61VN-JX119V is not clear whether the system installed is a 32-bit Edition and 64-bit. In the first case, it will not be able to fully exploit the 4 GB of RAM.
