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A review of the Asus UL50AG-RBBBK05 laptop has been posted over at Dev Hardware. 'Other than its base features, the Asus UL50AG-RBBBK05 comes with some extras, too. You get 802.11n Wi-Fi so you can connect to the fastest wireless networks while on the run. You also get a DVD burner so you can watch your favorite movies. Including an optical drive on a thin-and-light is definitely a plus, since many sacrifice that luxury to maintain their slim profiles. The DVD burner is also a welcome addition since the UL50AG has a larger screen that is more viewer-friendly than others with smaller displays.'

A review of the Asus G51J 3D laptop has been posted over at Reg Hardware. 'It's a fairly bulky piece of kit, measuring 375 x 265 x 41mm. The battery also pokes out from the rear, which is a shame since given the size of the laptop there should have been room to keep it in within the confines of the chassis. The laptop's styling is questionable. The lid looks like Wolverine has gone to town on it, with a large tear motif sitting in the middle. Asus has also deemed it necessary to adorn the chassis with lights - two strips on either side and a third on the lid - as well as illuminating its Republic of Gamers logo. Somewhat annoyingly, it's not possible to switch these blighters off. Worse still, leave the laptop in standby with the lid closed and the two lights on the top will endlessly flash.'

CNET Asia have published a review of the Asus G51J-3D laptop (Core i7 720QM Processor 1.6GHz, 4GB RAM). 'Typical for an Asus gaming laptop, the G51J features a black design with a few gamer-friendly graphical touches on the lid. It's big and bulky for a mainstream-size laptop, so you're not going to be carting this to the coffee shop. The matte keyboard has large, flat-topped keys, and manages to squeeze in a separate number pad, although the number pad keys are narrow. Its large touchpad, while decent, isn't of much use in gaming (3D or otherwise), for which you'll typically hook up a separate USB mouse.'

IT Reviews have published a review of the Asus W90 laptop. 'A colossal 18.4-inch screen dominates the laptop's lid, and as you'd hope it boasts a full-HD resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. That extra 1.4 inches on the screen means the W90 is considerably easier on the eyes when reading text compared to most desktop replacements, and makes the system better suited for watching movies at medium viewing distances. That said, the screen is not as bright or vibrant as we would have liked, and certainly doesn't boast contrast levels as rich as those we have seen in Clevo alternatives, or MSI's £1,200 GT725.'

PC Magazine have published a review of the ASUS UL80Vt-A1 laptop. 'At 14 inches, the UL80Vt's widescreen is a good balance between portability and screen real estate. At these prices, don't expect advanced screen technologies; it gives you average brightness levels and viewing angles and a plain 1,366-by-768 resolution--the same resolution found on its 13-inch counterpart, UL30A-A1. Most ASUS laptops are also moving toward a tiled keyboard, instead of a traditional one where the keys are interconnected. With the UL80VT's keyboard, all the keys are raised and isolated from one another. The touchpad has built-in multitouch gestures that are useful when scrolling and panning through Web pages. The mouse buttons, meanwhile, were hard to press and can use some fine tuning.'

A review of the ASUS UL30A lightweight laptop has been posted over at PCWorld.com. 'The UL30A has a reasonably crisp 13.3-inch backlit LED screen. That makes it a little easier on the eyes when trying to use the machine outdoors. You'll still deal with a bit of a glare coming off the glossy 1366-by-768-pixel screen, but it won't completely blind you. Nevertheless, when I dropped the brightness settings down on the display, rich colors seemed a little too washed out. Video fared a bit better, as black shadows were visible against a dark, if slightly ashy, background.'

The Register Hardware have published a review of the Asus UX50V laptop. 'The UX50V is its latest attempt at creating a laptop for those who like to stand out from the crowd. It features a glossy 15.6in display with a 1366 x 768 resolution, delivering a 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio. It is powered by a 1.4GHz SU3500 - an ultra-low voltage, single-core CPU from Intel's Core 2 Solo range. A more powerful Core 2 Duo SU9300 version of the UX50V with a 500GB hard drive appears on the UK web site, yet Asus tells us this isn't actually available in the UK, so we're stuck with the Core 2 Solo model.'

PC Magazine have published a review of the ASUS B80A-B1 laptop. 'The B80A-B1 may not be much to look at, but you don't buy a corporate system like this for its appearance. The laptop has an unremarkable slate-gray case and full-size keyboard. Its keys offers a pleasant typing experience with soft tactile feedback. The B80A-B1 is also "spill proof," which we interpret as spill resistant, meaning it could take a cup of coffee, but I wouldn't take it sailing. The keys are illuminated from below by LED lights for late-night work.'