Latest 15.4" entertainment notebook by Asus - M50 with the Intel's "Penryn" 45nm processor and Nvidia GeForce 9500M GS video card is now available in the United States.
The M50 is offered as the Asus M50Sv-B1 model, featuring the Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 CPU at 2.1GHz, a HD DVD optical drive, and the M50Sv-A1 with the T9300 at 2.5GHz and a DVD burner. Both notebooks come with 3GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, GeForce 9500M GS 512MB dedicated video card, 15.4" 1440x900 display, Dolby Home Theatre technology and Altec Lansing stereo speakers.
Offical press release says the M50 notebook will be also available with the ATI Mobility Radeon HD3650 1GB graphics (M50Sa) and HD3470 with 256MB of video memory (M50Sr). According to the earlier report, some models will include up to one terabyte of hard drive space, provided by two Hitachi Travelstar 5K500 500GB HDDs. In addition, the M50 will feature a Blu-ray optical drive and a built-in optional analog/digital TV tuner.
The M50Sv-B1 and M50Sv-A1 sport an integrated 802.11 a/g/n wireless module and a Bluetooth receiver. The M50 systems include Gigabit Ethernet and 56k modem connections, a built-in 1.3-megapixel camera, HDMI and VGA outputs, an eSATA/USB combo port, three standard USB ports, an 8-in-1 media card reader, Firewire port, and an infrared port for remote controller.
Regarding security, the M50 provides a fingerprint reader, accompanied by the Trusted Platform Module.
The ASUS M50 Series M50Sv-B1 and ASUS M50 Series M50Sv-A1 are available through NewEgg and are priced at $1,499.99 each.
Latest 15.4" entertainment notebook by Asus - M50 with the Intel's "Penryn" 45nm processor and Nvidia GeForce 9500M GS video card is now available in the United States.