Asus Multimedia Notebook Promises Great Sound
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Asus has today unveiled the NX90, a multimedia notebook co-developed with Bang and Olufsen. Unveiled at CES in January, this new notebook aims to be on par with full surround systems of audio quality.


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The new 18.4-inch multimedia notebook have benefitted from the experience of award winning designer David Lewis, who took part in developing the new multimedia notebook.

It sports a polished aluminum body, has speakers outside the chassis and alongside the screen that envelops a user, and has dual touchpads and oversized palm rests. The new SonicMaster sound standard is one of the key attractions of the NX90.

Developed by the ASUS Golden Ear team through significant cooperation with Bang & Olufsen ICEpower, SonicMaster represents a new milestone in PC audio. It guarantees the best quality audio available to users, bringing PCs to the level of dedicated high fidelity surround systems.

 

In terms of specification, the NX90 has an Intel Core i7-720QM Processor 1.6 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 2.8 GHz, 6GB of RAM, an Nvidia GeForce GT 335M with 1GB GDDR3, 1TB of storage, and runs on Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

Due to its focus on multimedia, the NX90 also ships with the Rotation Desktop interface, which makes the most of the twin touchpads mentioned earlier. This unique technology increases multimedia control, with new gesture input that’s intuitive for accessing and making the most of music and video content on the fly with two handed DJ-like controls. Photo zoom, web page and document scrolling are also a breeze with the Rotation Desktop.  

David Lewis said, “Our aim was a piece of design and art that people could place in the centre of their home and take great joy in its appearance. To me, it’s not just a machine, the objective was to create a style to challenge the way people regard notebooks.”

The NX90 will be available for $2990.