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Asus Lamborghini VX6 review

Our Rating :
Price when reviewed : £498
inc VAT

The VX6 is fast, well-built and a joy to use, but regular laptops have much better performance and cost only slightly more.

Specifications

12.1 in 1,366×768 display, 1.5kg, 1.8GHz Intel Atom D525, 2.00GB RAM, 250GB disk, Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit

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The VX6’s jet-black finish and sharp angular design mimic the Lamborghini Reventón on which it’s based, but under the distinctive styling there are plenty of premium features.

Asus Lamborghini VX6

A desktop version of Intel’s Atom processor gives a welcome power boost over other netbooks. The dual-core Atom D525 runs at 1.8GHz and is sensibly matched with 2GB of memory. Asus has installed Windows 7 Home Premium to avoid the 1GB memory limit imposed by the Starter edition of Microsoft’s operating system. The extra memory makes everyday programs run far smoother than we’re used to on most netbooks, but it still can’t compete with full-size laptops. In our multimedia benchmarks, the VX6 managed an overall score of 29, which is roughly twice as fast as a single-core netbook.

An Nvidia Ion chipset is a step above Intel’s integrated HD graphics, as it can comfortably play 720p video on the VX6 itself, or Full HD content on an external display via HDMI. Unfortunately playing modern games is asking too much, as Call of Duty 4 crawled along at 5fps. You should be able to play older titles by lowering detail levels. To extend battery life, Optimus power-saving disables the graphics chip when it isn’t needed, but the VX6 still only managed just over five hours in our light-use test – below average for a netbook.

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Basic Specifications

Rating ***
Processor Intel Atom D525
Processor clock speed 1.8GHz
Memory 2.00GB
Memory slots 2
Memory slots free 0
Maximum memory 4GB
Size 36x300x207mm
Weight 1.5kg
Sound Realtek ALC269
Pointing device touchpad

Display

Viewable size 12.1 in
Native resolution 1,366×768
Graphics Processor Nvidia ION
Graphics/video ports VGA, HDMI
Graphics Memory 512MB

Storage

Total storage capacity 250GB
Optical drive type none

Ports and Expansion

USB ports 3
Bluetooth yes
Wired network ports 1x 10/100
Wireless networking support 802.11b/g/n
PC Card slots none
Supported memory cards SD, SDHC, MMC
Other ports minijack audio output, minijack microphone input

Miscellaneous

Carrying case No
Operating system Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit
Operating system restore option burn own restore disc
Software included Microsoft Office 2010 Starter edition
Optional extras none

Buying Information

Warranty one year collect and return
Price £498
Details www.asus.com
Supplier http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk

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