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Asus G50VT October 29th, 2008 | by Nick Mokey

Processor & Cache Memory Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T9400 : 2.8 GHz - 2.0 GHz, 1066MHz, 6/3MB On-Die L2 Cache;


Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium,

Chipset Mobile Intel® PM45 Express Chipset +ICH9M

Main Memory 4G

Display 15.4" WSXGA+ Color-Shine (Glare-type)

Video Graphics & Memory NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800M GS External 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM

Hard Drive Dual HDD:
640G(320Gx2) 5400rpm;
500G(250Gx2) 5400rpm;
400G(200Gx2) 7200rpm;
Single HDD:
500GB 5400rpm
320GB,5400rpm
250GB,5400rpm
200GB,7200rpm

Optical Drive 5.25" , 12.7mm
DVD Super Multi Double Layer:
DVD Super Multi Light Scribe
Blu-ray RW
Blu-Ray DVD Combo

Card Reader 8 in 1 card reader:, SD,MMC,MS,MS-Pro,mini SD w/ adapter,MS-Duo,MS-Pro Duo via adapter
Video Camera 2.0 Mega Pixel web camera

Fax/Modem/LAN/WLAN Integrated Intel® High Definition Audio chip ( Azalia) compliant MDC fax/modem and 10/100/1000 Base T Built-in Bluetooth™ V2.1+EDR (optional)
Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN or Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection(optional)
Intel® WiMAX/WiFi Link 5100

LED Status Indicator Power-on/Suspend
Battery Charging/full/low
Storage device access
Capital / Scroll / Number Lock
Wireless on status indicator (optional)
Bluetooth on status indicator(optional)
Interface 1 x Microphone-in jack
1 x Headphone-out jack (S/PDIF)
1 x VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin for external monitor
4 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x IEEE 1394 port
1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert
1 x HDMI
1 x E-SATA
1 x TV Antenna Input(Optional)
Hot Keys Instant launch Keys,5 buttons:
Touchpad Lock,Internet access, Power4Gear eXtreme,Express Gate
Direct Console Hotkey

Function Keys:
Fn+F1 Suspend switch
Fn+F2 WLAN switch
Fn+F2 Bluetooth switch
Fn+F3 Access to the E-mail
Fn+F4 Access to the Internet
Fn+F5 Brightness down
Fn+F6 Brightness up
Fn+F7 LCD on/off
Fn+F9 TouchPad Lock
Fn+F10 Volume on/mute
Fn+F11 Volume down
Fn+F12 Volume up
Fn+Num Lk: Scroll Lock on/off
Fn+Space Power 4Gear eXtreme
Fn+C Splendid
Fn+T Power4Phone
Fn+V Camera capture
Fn+↑: Stop
Fn+↓: Play/Pause
Fn+ ←：Skip to Previous Track
Fn+ →：Skip to Next Track

Audio Built-in Azalia compliant audio chip, with 3D effect & full duplex
Support Dolby® Home Theater
Altec Lansing® co-brand speakers

KeyBoard Numberic Keyboard

Battery Pack & Life 6 cells: 4800 mAh,
9 cells: 7200 mAh,
(optional)
AC Adapter Output: 19 V DC, 6.32 A, 120W
Input 100~240 V AC, 50/60 Hz universal

Dimension & Weight 37.5 x 26.5 x 3.43-4.06 cm (W x D x H)
2.8 kg, (with 6 cell battery)

Security BIOS Booting / HDD User Password Protection and security lock
Kensington lock hole

Supplied Accessories Optical Mouse (optional)
backpack (optional)
Headset (Optional)
TV remote controller, receiver, and antenna(Optional)

Multimedia Software ASUSDVD 6-in-1
Preinstall Power2Go v5
Bundle Power2Go CD (*For Premium & Ultimate)
Note: Premium & Ultimate are with MCE from Windows Vista support

Virus & Tool Software Norton™ Internet Security 2008
Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0
NERO 7 Essentials
Operating System Recovery Disk
Recovery Hard Drive Hidden Partition

ASUS Utility Asus Win flash for BIOS and Driver live Update
ASUS CopyProtect
ASUS SmartLogon
Asus Power4Gear eXtreme
Asus Live Update
Power 4 Phone
Asus NB Probe +
Asus Data Security Management(ADSM)
ASUS Direct Console
ASUS Express Gate

Warranty & e-support 2-year limited global hardware warranty
*different by country
1-year battery pack warranty
30days Zero Bright Dot LCD
On-line problem resolution through web interface (BIOS, Driver update)
OS (Microsoft Windows Vista) install/uninstall consultation
Bundled software install/uninstall consultation
ASUS software supporting

OS Compatibility Windows Vista
*Windows XP driver is not available

Model G50VT-A1

Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium

Hard Drive
500G(250G 7200RPM x2)

Optical Drive
DVD Super Multi Double Layer
DVD Super Multi Light Scribe

G50VT-A2

Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium

Hard Drive
640G(320G 7200RPM x2)

Optical Drive
Blu-Ray DVD Combo