Laptop Review – M70Vm
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.
This product is available for purchase threw P.C. Tantrums.
Detailed Specs:
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Processor & Cache Memory
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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 |
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Operating System
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Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium,
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Chipset
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Mobile Intel® PM45 Express Chipset +ICH9M
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Main Memory
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4GB DDR2 800MHz (2GBx2) up to 4GB
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Display
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17″ WXGA+ Color-Shine (Glare-type)
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Video Graphics & Memory
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NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600M GS, 512MB VRAM DDR2
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Hard Drive
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2.5″ 9.5mm SATA
250GB, 5400rpm x2
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Optical Drive
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5.25″ , 12.7mm
DVD Super Multi Double Layer:
Blu-Ray DVD Combo |
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Card Reader
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8-in-1 card reader: SD,MMC,MS,MS-Pro,mini SD w/ adapter,MS-Duo,MS-Pro Duo via adapter
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Video Camera
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1.3 Mega Pixel swivel web camera
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Fax/Modem/LAN/WLAN
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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 |
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LED Status Indicator
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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 |
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Interface
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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 |
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Hot Keys
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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 |
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Audio
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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 |
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KeyBoard
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Numberic Keyboard
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Battery Pack & Life
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8 cells: 5200 mAh,
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AC Adapter
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Output: 19 V DC, 4.7 A, 90W
Input 100 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz universal |
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Dimension & Weight
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41 x 29.8 x 3.84 – 3.94 cm (W x D x H)
3.78 kg, (with 8 cell battery) |
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Security
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BIOS Booting / HDD User Password Protection and security lock
Kensington lock hole
TPM(Trusted Platform Module) V1.2 (optional) |
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Supplied Accessories
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Optical Mouse
Carrying bag
TV remote controller, receiver, and antenna |
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Multimedia Software
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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 |
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Virus & Tool Software
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Norton™ Internet Security 2008
Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0
NERO 7 Essentials
Operating System Recovery Disk
Recovery Hard Drive Hidden Partition |
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ASUS Utility
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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 |
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Warranty & e-support
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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 |
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Model
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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 (W*D*H)
Black / 8.6 lbs / 16″*11.6″*1.5″
§ Office Ready
Pre-installed 60-day trial of Microsoft Office 2007 |
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OS Compatibility
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Windows Vista
* Windows XP driver is not available |
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