By Alex Villafania
INQUIRER.net

TAIWANESE computer maker Asus has unveiled the Asus Eee PC, which weighs barely a kilogram and is no wider than an eight-inch hardbound book. Its thickness is about two inches and it has a seven-inch (diagonal) LCD monitor.

Unlike normal laptops, the Eee PC’s size limits its functions such as the memory storage and the absence of an internal drive. Instead of a hard disk, the Eee PC uses flash memory, similar to small USB thumb drives. There are no optical disc drives but it has three USB slots to allow for connecting USB devices, including external optical drives and hard disks.

Here’s a video interview I did.

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By Alex Villafania
INQUIRER.net

PREVIOUSLY, we reviewed the Acer 5920G. Now we play around with another Taiwanese contender and the latest iteration of their gaming laptop, the Asus G1S and among the Taiwan-made notebooks, this one truly is a heavyweight.

It seems to be a trend among notebook makers now to push the bar further in introducing models that cater to the more demanding market of hardcore gamers, not to mention putting price tags that are still within the P100, 000 price range. While putting up a gaming rig is half as expensive as getting a notebook with the same specifications, having a souped-up computer that can be lugged around during frag fests can be a treat. Besides, notebooks that have been dressed up with stickers look way more cool than even modified PCs.

Anyway, the Asus G1S is an upgrade to Asus’ original gaming notebook, the G1. The G1S has new features commonly found in most gaming desktops: It uses the Intel core 2 Duo T7500 2.2 Gigahertz processor, 2 Gb memory (upgradeable to 4Gb), NVidia GeForce 8600M GT 256MB video card, 160Gb SATA hard disk and an 8-speed DVD super multi-drive with Lightscribe and 15.4” LCD panel.

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