Asus launches G51J 3D – the world’s first laptop for 3D gaming

Posted on 28 Jan 2010 at 12:56

Asus has announced the G51J 3D which, combined with Nvidia's 3D Vision, brings 3D graphics to gamers both at home and on the move. The laptop will be available from February at around £1,699 including VAT.

For this you get a Core i7 720QM processor, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, Windows Home Premium 64-bit, two 500GB hard disks and a Blu-ray drive. Of course, the 15.6in LED screen and GeForce GTX 260M are arguably the most important components for gaming. The screen has a resolution of 1,366x768 and crucially supports the 120Hz refresh rate that is needed for Nvidia's 3D Vision shutter glasses.

The glasses block alternate frames shown on screen, so each eye sees only 60 frames per second. The frames for the left and right eyes are subtly different and fool the brain into thinking it is seeing a true 3D scene. Over 400 games work out-of-the-box with 3D Vision – including recent releases Resident Evil 5, Borderlands, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Batman: Arkham Asylum and Star Trek D-A-C.

"Nvidia is excited about the world’s first 3D Vision laptop" said Phil Eisler, General Manager of 3D Vision. "The Asus G51J 3D will set the standard by which gaming and 3D notebooks will be judged. Congratulations to Asus for achieving this monumental milestone!”

Until the 31st March 2010, the G51J 3D will be bundled with a voucher enabling customers to download the Avatar 3D game for free. The laptop will also come with a Razer gaming mouse and be covered by a two-year collect and return warranty.

Author: Jim Martin

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