| The Asus G1s series notebooks are designed for | | | | games at higher resolutions. |
| the avid gamer looking for a notebook that will | | | | The system has a standard set of connections, |
| encompass all gaming needs for a reasonable | | | | including four USB 2.0 jacks, a mini FireWire jack, |
| price. | | | | a PC Card slot, media card reader, headphone, |
| Usually portable gaming systems are typically | | | | microphone and line-in audio jacks, and VGA, DVI, |
| rather bulky which can be less than ideal for | | | | and S-Video outputs for hooking up an external |
| gamers on the go. Acer has created a notebook | | | | monitor. There's no ExpressCard slot, but there is |
| with great portability in its modest 15.4" screen | | | | a tiny OLED display right above the keyboard that |
| and a unique design to set it apart from the | | | | displays the current time. Standard media |
| average notebook. Other high-end gaming | | | | transport controls sits along the front edge of the |
| notebooks are bulkier with 17" screens and will set | | | | system. |
| you back about $3000, while the Asus G1s is | | | | Networking connections include a modem and 10 |
| mid-sized and very reasonably priced at $1,799. | | | | 100 Ethernet jacks with an integrated 802.11a/b/g |
| The G1s has many unique physical features with | | | | wireless. Included in the box is a sleek carrying |
| an overall attractive design. Measuring 14 inches | | | | case and a gaming mouse. The built-in webcam |
| wide, 11.2 inches deep, and 1.6 inches high, the | | | | sports 1.3 megapixels and sits on top of the |
| physical measurements and 15.4-inch screen are | | | | screen for conferencing communication where |
| pretty standard for any laptop however, the | | | | gamers can now see and talk to teammates or |
| weight edges into the desktop replacement | | | | opponents around the world! |
| category weighing in at 7 pounds. Most laptops fall | | | | The G1s boasts many attractive features such as |
| around 6 pounds making the G1s slightly heavier | | | | a fast processor, sufficient memory, and the |
| than a mid-sized laptop. | | | | second-best NVIDIA video card available. Two |
| The Asus G1s laptops offer a unique design, | | | | technologies not present in most mainstream |
| which attracts people with its dashing looks alone. | | | | laptops but which you can find in the Asus G1 |
| The chassis appears to be colored in a basic-black | | | | series, are eSATA and HDMI. The eSATA |
| look but when examining closely a crosshatch | | | | technology allows for an external hard-drive that |
| pattern is revealed which adds some extra | | | | operates at full speed. For those of you who |
| personality. There are metal rivets in the lid on | | | | prefer Windows XP over Windows Vista, Asus |
| the hinges adding an industrial look and bright | | | | has Windows XP drivers available through the |
| green accents on the sides of the lid for some | | | | Asus website.The Asus GS1 notebook is no |
| extra flavor. Between the mouse button sits a | | | | slacker when it comes to battery life which has |
| plastic eyeball logo colored in bright green, which is | | | | been tested to run for more than 3 and a half |
| illuminated by a glowing green light. | | | | hours. The enduring battery life adds to the |
| The W, A, S and D keys (the main control keys | | | | portability factor allowing for longer gaming |
| for most PC games)are highlighted green which | | | | periods while on the go. |
| enhances the users experience. The 15.4-inch LCD | | | | With all these features, physical and internal, the |
| display offers a 1,280x80 native resolution, which | | | | Asus G1s is quite the package. The bottom line is |
| is, expected from a display this size while the 17" | | | | that the GS1 is a quality gaming notebook for a |
| gaming laptops they offer a higher native | | | | very resonable price. It is not the most |
| resolution (1,440x900). ASUS's Splendid Video | | | | technologically advanced gaming system on the |
| Intelligence Technology integrates different | | | | market but you will have to shell out about $3000 |
| multimedia data sources to reduce noise and | | | | for high-end gaming laptops. Overall, the Asus G1s |
| conversion rate for a vivid display. This technology | | | | is an advanced gaming system which offers great |
| guarantees beautiful vivid images with excellent | | | | performance at a reasonable price. |
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| 15.4" screen lacks some of the resolution in | | | | numerous retailers enabling you to find the best |
| comparison to the 17" models, which might | | | | deals all in one site. |
| prevent someone from playing certain high-end | | | | |