Super Talent released a new SSD that will surely make ASUS Eee PC S101 users happy.

The default storage capacity of ASUS Eee PC S101 is only 16GB and needless to explain, most owners would like to increase that capacity, Super Talent’s 32GB / 64GB SSDs are the answers to that.

The company introduced three new SSDs for Eee PC. All of these SSDs have an increased read and write speed at 90 MB/sec and 55 MB/sec respectively.

As stated the SSDs come in three versions: FPM16RSE (16GB), FPM32RSE (32GB) or the FPM64RSE (64GB). Super Talent’s press release didn’t disclose the price for the first two versions, but the higher end FPM64RSE in 64Gbis tagged at $169.

Source: HotHardware

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Despite its almost unshakable reputation as the grandest netbook maker under the name Eee, Asus continue surprise us thru introduction of other products. This time, the company released a new 16:9 LCD monitor.

Far from the usually cheap and small electronic devices is the VH-series monitor. The VH range from medium to large scale monitors. The VH192 model is confident at 18.5 inch display. VH222 and VH226 on the other hand both have 21.5 inch screen. The largest of these monitors is the 23.6 inch VH242. Its 1366 x 768 resolution is simply impressive. All of these models run at 1080p.

These new monitors sport Asus’ “Smart Contrast Ratio” system. “Smart Contrast Ratio” is a technology developed to allow 10,000:1 to 20,000:1 ratio. All of the models, except for the low-end VH192 has HDMI port, so you can erase that from your list if you want to have the screen of the future. The monitors all have built-in speakers and VGA and DVI ports.

There is no information on the price and date of release, but we can be sure that these monitors won’t be as cheap as their netbooks.

 Source: Electronista

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It seems that the year is about to end with sad face on the big bosses of Asus. The netbook pioneer lost its crown to Acer on the most number of netbooks (a product they supposedly invented) sold this year.

Statistics in the third quarter of 2008 indicated that Acer got 38.3 percent of total netbook or mini laptop market share. The company sold over 2.15 million netbooks, kiddling Asus with only 1.7 million units sold, equivalent to roughly 30.3 percent.

Analysts see the price drop in Acer’s units as the main cause of its dominance in market. Acer Aspire currently is being sold for $299. The netbook that runs on XP is among Acer’s most popular netbook.

The latest netbook from Asus Eee PC 1002HA apparently was not able to pull their market shares completely.

MSI and HP on the other hand also had a noteworthy share on the netbook market. Almost not visible in the ranking are Samsung and the rest of the netbook makers.

Source: Blog LaptopMag

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Orange is giving away a free Asus mini laptop that is if you subscribe to their 24-month broadband contract.

The Asus unit is Orange’s first Sim-embedded laptop and it will be available for free if you sign-up for £25 ($40) per month. A 24 month contract totals to £600 or $960.

Orange as of this writing has two mobile broadband offers. The company currently has a mobile broadband subscription for £15 a month. The subscription plan comes with a free dongle and a discounted Asus Eee mini laptop.

Vodafone is currently the only network that offers laptop with an embedded Sim card. Orange currently has limited the offer of the same workstation to business users only.

Source: Mobile Today

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Mobile gamers will have a new gadget of interest. This is the Asus G50V, the company’s latest gaming laptop.

G50V is a high-powered machine that wields a 15-inch screen that showcases a 1680×1050 default resolution. The gaming laptop boasts a processor of 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9400. Its memory of 4GB running at 800MHz undoubtedly makes it fast. It carries one of the best Nvidia graphics engine, the GeForce 9700M GT with 512 MB of DDR3 memory. It has a hard drive of 500GB.

Asus’ new laptop is not an ordinary laptop. It has an automatic overclocking function that turns the CPU into a Turbo mode. Players only need to push a button to activate this feature. Gamers can also hold onto the headset to activate Turbo Extreme mode.

G50V also carries a 2.0 MP built in webcam. It is decorated with LEDs along side the screen.

But this laptop is not just all about gaming. G50V also sports other mobile computer functions like Express Gate button, facial recognition system, HDMI-out and an eSATA port.

G50V is out now and can be bought with a DVD burner for $1,699. A version boasting Blu-ray system with 200BG storage is sold for $1,899.

Source: News CNET

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