Laptop Review – M70Vm

Gabriel — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:39:45 +0000

With Laptop computers becoming more and more powerful, they are staring to replace Desktop computers at an alarming rate. 2007 was considered by many as the year of the laptop as we watched their sales skyrocket by 21.6 percent with 31.6 million units sold. This almost eclipses desktop sales at 35 million units. Experts agree that while all of the numbers are not in yet, 2008 could be the year laptops finally out sell desktops.

This comes as no surprise to those that watch the market. We have seen laptops go from being almost exclusively work and text based to multimedia laptops with large screens perfect for watching movies, playing video games and even video and photo editing. The advancements in laptop processing power have been staggering.

One of the companies at the forefront of this revolution has been Asus. They were the first to release the industry changing Eee series of Netbooks and carry some of the most powerful high end laptops as well. The M70Vm is one of them.

Quick Specs:

Intel Duo T9400 mobile processor
Up to 1TB (terabyte) of storage
4 Gigs of DDR3 Ram
1920×1200 full High Def 17” screen
Blu-ray player
8-in-1 card reader
HDMI out (use your High-Def TV as a monitor)
Built in TV Tuner

This laptop is a joy to use. Here are some of our favorite features:

Warranty: Asus has one of the best warranties on the market. With a total of three years, the first two are their amazing “Accidental” warranties. It covers spills, drops or any other type of torture you may inflict on it. They also have a 24hr turn around for replacement or repair.

Facial Recognition: Turn on the laptop and the webcam kicks into gear, it recognizes the person sitting in front of the computer and automatically logs into their account.

Finger Print Scanner: This is great for online banking and other websites where you have to enter sensitive information. Just swipe your finger over the scanner and all of the information is entered for you, no typing, no hassle.

Dual Hard Drives: It’s one of the few (very few) laptops on the market that can store two hard drives giving you up to 1 terabyte of storage (500gig hard drive x2) giving you more room than most desktops.

The Good:
Just about everything

The Bad:
I like the full-size keypad but the decimal point is above instead of below and that can really throw you off.

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Detailed Specs:

Specification

Processor & Cache Memory	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T9600/T9400/P8600/P8400/P7350 : 2.8 GHz – 2.0 GHz, 1066MHz, 6/3MB On-Die L2 Cache; Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T5850/T5750 : 2.16 GHz – 2.0 GHz, 667MHz, 2MB On-Die L2 Cache
Operating System	Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium,
Chipset	Mobile Intel® PM45 Express Chipset +ICH9M
Main Memory	4GB DDR2 800MHz (2GBx2) up to 4GB
Display	17″ WXGA+ Color-Shine (Glare-type)
Video Graphics & Memory	NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600M GS, 512MB VRAM DDR2
Hard Drive	2.5″ 9.5mm SATA 250GB, 5400rpm x2
Optical Drive	5.25″ , 12.7mm DVD Super Multi Double Layer: Blu-Ray DVD Combo
Card Reader	8-in-1 card reader: SD,MMC,MS,MS-Pro,mini SD w/ adapter,MS-Duo,MS-Pro Duo via adapter
Video Camera	1.3 Mega Pixel swivel web camera
Fax/Modem/LAN/WLAN	Integrated Intel® High Definition Audio chip ( Azalia) compliant MDC fax/modem and 10/100/1000 Base T Integrated 802.11a/g/n Built-in Bluetooth™ V2.1+EDR (optional) Intel® WiMAX/WiFi Link 5100
LED Status Indicator	Power-on/Suspend Battery Charging/full/low Storage device access Capital / Scroll / Number Lock Wireless on status indicator(optional) Bluetooth on status indicator (optional) Email in box Touchpad Lock
Interface	1 x Microphone-in jack 1 x Headphone-out jack (S/PDIF) 1 x VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin for external monitor 4 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x IEEE 1394 port 1 x RJ11 Modem jack for phone line 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert 1 x HDMI 1 x CIR for remote controller 1 x E-SATA 1 x TV Antenna Input
Hot Keys	Instant launch Keys,5 buttons: Touchpad Lock,Internet access,Splendid, Power4Gear eXtreme,Express Gate Function Keys: Fn+F1 Suspend switch Fn+F2 WLAN switch Fn+F2 Bluetooth switch Fn+F3 Access to the E-mail Fn+F4 Access to the Internet Fn+F5 Brightness down Fn+F6 Brightness up Fn+F7 LCD on/off Fn+F8 LCD/CRT switch display Fn+F9 TouchPad Lock Fn+F10 Volume on/mute Fn+F11 Volume down Fn+F12 Volume up Fn+Num Lk: Scroll Lock on/off Fn+Space Power 4Gear eXtreme Fn+C Splendid Fn+T Power4Phone Fn+V: Life Frame Fn+↑: Stop Fn+↓: Play/Pause Fn+ ←：Skip to Previous Track Fn+ →：Skip to Next Track
Audio	Built-in Azalia compliant audio chip, with 3D effect & full duplex Built-in 4 speakers and array microphone Support Dolby® Home Theater 1 x Built-in Subwoofer
KeyBoard	Numberic Keyboard
Battery Pack & Life	8 cells: 5200 mAh,
AC Adapter	Output: 19 V DC, 4.7 A, 90W Input 100 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz universal
Dimension & Weight	41 x 29.8 x 3.84 – 3.94 cm (W x D x H) 3.78 kg, (with 8 cell battery)
Security	BIOS Booting / HDD User Password Protection and security lock Kensington lock hole TPM(Trusted Platform Module) V1.2 (optional)
Supplied Accessories	Optical Mouse Carrying bag TV remote controller, receiver, and antenna
Multimedia Software	ASUSDVD 6-in-1 Preinstall PowerDVD v7 (For Basic & Business only) Preinstall Power2Go v5 Bundle ASUSDVD 6-in-1 CD (For Basic & Business only) Bundle Power2Go CD (*For Premium & Ultimate) Note: Premium & Ultimate are with MCE from Windows Vista support
Virus & Tool Software	Norton™ Internet Security 2008 Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0 NERO 7 Essentials Operating System Recovery Disk Recovery Hard Drive Hidden Partition
ASUS Utility	Asus Win flash for BIOS and Driver live Update ASUS CopyProtect ASUS SmartLogon ASUS Net 4 switch Asus Power4Gear eXtreme Asus Live Update Asus Multi-Frame Power 4 Phone Asus NB Probe + ASUS Life Frame 3 ASUS Wireless Console Asus Data Security Management(ADSM) Virtual Camera
Warranty & e-support	2-year limited global hardware warranty *different by country 1-year battery pack warranty 30days Zero Bright Dot LCD On-line problem resolution through web interface (BIOS, Driver update) OS (Microsoft Windows Vista) install/uninstall consultation Bundled software install/uninstall consultation ASUS software supporting
Model	M70Vm-C1 § Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium 32 bit § Processor & Cache Memory Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T9400: 2.53GHz, 1066MHz, 6MB L2 cache § Display WUXGA (1920×1200) § Hard Drive 500G 5400RPM (250G x 2) SATA § Optical Drive BD Combo + TV Tuner + Remote Control § Dimension & Weight Color / Net Weight / Dimension (WDH) Black / 8.6 lbs / 16″11.6″1.5″ § Office Ready Pre-installed 60-day trial of Microsoft Office 2007
OS Compatibility	Windows Vista * Windows XP driver is not available

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