Another cheap gaming laptop comes from Asus. The new 17-inch Asus G71GX-RX05 is a notebook that coming with some great components and priced for only $1,199.99. You will get 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 6GB RAM, 500GB Harddisk drive, and the powerful 1GB GDDR3 Nvidia GeForce GTX 260M video card to play todays 3D games.

Specifications Summary:

Processor:
2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8700

Memory:
6GB, 800MHz DDR2

Hard drive:
500GB 5,400rpm

Video Card
1GB GDDR3 Nvidia GeForce GTX 260M

Screen size (diagonal):
17 inches

Operating System:
Windows Vista Premium

Other Key Features:
4 USB 2.0, Wi-Fi

Price Range: $1,199.9

A few bad point from Asus G71GX-RX05 are the absent of bluetooth which supposed to be a standard in todays laptop computer. It is also Big, heavy, and a power hungry notebook system which is a normal condition for a desktop replacement and gaming-oriented laptop like this. The battery life only ran for 2 hours and 11 minutes. And lastly You also have to update the BIOS system to deal with a heat issue that caused the Nvidia GeForce GTX 260M adapter to stop performing normally when it reached an operating temperature of about 81 degrees Celsius.

ASUS F50Sv A2 is a 16-inch laptop with Intel Core 2 Duo processor, a new Nvidia graphics card and a built-in blue-ray drive. With above specifications, ASUS F50Sv A2 is obviously designed to be a multimedia station laptop.

With Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4 GHz, 4 GB of DDR2 RAM, and the Nvidia GeForce G 120M GPU, ASUS F50Sv A2 is a preety powerful system. You can handle everyday productivity tasks, watch a high-resolution video, and with it’s good gaming muscle you can play some casual game without problem.

For the battery life ASUS F50Sv A2 is disappointing with only 1 hour and 31 minutes. For a mobile device it should be around 3 hours.

ASUS F50Sv A2 is bundled with Windows Vista Premium Operating System and the price range is at $1,149.99.

Specifications Summary:

Processor:
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8600

Memory:
4GB, 800 MHz DDR2

Hard drive:
320GB 7200 rpm

Graphic Processor
Nvidia GeForce G 120M

Screen size (diagonal):
16.0 inches

Operating System:
Windows Vista Premium

Other Key Features:
4 USB 2.0, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

Price Range: $1,149.99

Asus W90Vp-X1 is a 18-inch mobile gaming notebook. The design is not much but it has everything that expected to be available in a gaming PC. It has fast Intel Core 2 Duo processor and not only single, but a dual 512MB ATI graphics card.

The battery only stand for 1 hour and 18 minutes on cnet video playback battery drain test. That is normal for a system that require a lot of power resource like this.

Asus W90Vp-X1 is powered by 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 6GB memory, 320GB harddisk storeage, 512MB ATI HD4870 (x2), 18.4 inches LCD display, 4 USB 2.0, Wi-Fi, bluetooth, and Windows Vista Premium operating system.

The price range is $2,199

Specifications Summary:

Processor:
2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9600

Memory:
6GB, 800MHz DDR2

Hard drive:
320GB 7,200rpm

Graphic Processor
512MB ATI HD4870 (x2)

Screen size (diagonal):
18.4 inches

Operating System:
Windows Vista Premium

Other Key Features:
4 USB 2.0, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

Price: $2,199

ASUS F50SV-A2 notebook is built with slick design and has a big 16-inch LCD display. It has a good performance for a midrange multimedia notebook thanks to the 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 processor and NVIDIA GeForce GT 120M graphics card.

ASUS F50SV-A2 has a limited battery life because of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 120M graphics card. It manage to stay on for 1 hour and 36 minutes with the 6-cell battery when the system is set in balanced mode, wireless active, and screen brightness set to 70%.

ASUS F50SV-A2 is powered by 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, 4GB memory, 320GB harddisk drive, NVIDIA GeForce GT 120M 1GB GDDR2 VRAM graphic processor, 16-inch LCD display, 3 USB 2.0, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 (64 bit) operating system.

The price range is at $1,149

Specifications Summary:

Processor:
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 (1066MHz FSB, 3MB L2 Cache)

Memory:
4GB DDR2-800

Hard drive:
320GB 7200rpm

Graphic Processor
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120M 1GB GDDR2 VRAM

Screen size (diagonal):
16.0” WXGA 1366×768 Color-Shine (Glossy)

Operating System:
Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 (64 bit)

Other Key Features:
3 USB 2.0, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

Price: $1,149