Laptop maker Asus has joined the trend of moving notebook exteriors up a notch.\r\n
\r\nThis laptop is designed to look like the grille on the back of a 1970 Lamborghini Miura. It comes with at least 1GB of memory and a hard drive of at least 120GB. Depending on the configuration, a Lamborghini laptop costs between $2,790 and $3,140. All of Asus’ new laptops are set to go on sale in April.
\r\n\r\nA concept model of the Lamborghini Miura (inset) was on display at the North American International Auto Show in January.
The Asus W1Jc carbon fiber laptop is built “out of the same materials as a Formula 1 car to reflect its power,” said Shawn Chang, product manager of Asus U.K. Pricing was not immediately available.
These Asus W6 series notebooks are bound in leather.\r\n
\r\n”Touching is the guiding theme of Asus products this year,” said Markus Wierzoch, design manager at Asus. “Our design philosophy is centered around the user.”\r\n
\r\nThe notebook will cost between $2,790 and $3,140.
The Asus S6 notebook will be available in pink, as well as other colors.\r\n
\r\n”People in the U.K. seem to like pink,” Wierzoch said. Pricing was not immediately available.
The Asus W2Jc has an aluminum chassis, a subwoofer built into the base and a hybrid TV tuner that has a digital and analog receiver.\r\n
\r\n”You can record TV onto a buffer on the hard disk, and Dolby home-theater technology is built in,” Chang said.\r\n
\r\nThe W2Jc is based on Intel’s Centrino Core Duo T2500 chip, running at 2GHz, and costs $3,500.
Bill Detwiler is the Editor for Technical Content and Ecosystem at Celonis. He is the former Editor in Chief of TechRepublic and previous host of TechRepublic's Dynamic Developer podcast and Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show. Previously, Bill was an IT manager in the social research and energy industries. He has bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Louisville, where he has also lectured on computer crime and crime prevention.
