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First Look: ASUS M51 Va, Centrino 2 benchmarks are in

Monday August 11, 2008
Written by Staff writers
Tags: ASUS | M51 | Va | Centrino | laptop
AUD
$1999
Price at time of review.
Intel has been banging on about Centrino 2 lately, so it was good to finally get a chance to test the claims courtesy of a spanking new mid-range Centrino 2 M51 Va courtesy of ASUS.
Price $1,999
CPU model/brand Intel Core 2 Duo T9400
Memory capacity 4GB
Hard drive capacity 320GB
Internal optical drive Yes
Graphics type ATi Radeon Mobility HD3650 512MB
Graphics Dedicated
Screen size 15.4in
Manufacturer ASUS
Supplier ASUS
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Comments: 3
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totoaus
Aug 16, 2008 10:26 PM
 Nice specs, but does it come with a 14.1 inch screen? Most systems I see with a choicw of 14 or 15 inch screens lose 300 or so grams and are smaller to pack. Yet the other important specs seldom change, while battery life can go up a bit.


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First Look: ASUS M51 Va, Centrino 2 benchmarks are in?
Intel has been banging on about Centrino 2 lately, so it was good to finally get a chance to test the claims courtesy of a spanking new mid-range Centrino 2 M51 Va courtesy of ASUS.

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jojo2008
Aug 19, 2008 1:55 PM
 not bad - does anyone know about how it handles 3d graphic programs?
Noblejoker
Aug 19, 2008 10:57 PM
 So what is the point here? I can buy a more powerful laptop for less than $2k. I thought Centrino 2 was going to deliver better battery life through reduced power usage. Not yet with this Asus anyway
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