ASUS L5GA Notebook Review - Specifications

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I know this is section is probably boring to most of you, but is good information to look over just to get an idea of how much is packed in to ASUS's L5 series of laptops.

Processor & Cache Memory	Intel® Pentium® 4 processor up to 3.2 0 GHz, 800MHz FSB with Hyper-Threading 512 KB cache
Operation System	Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional / Home Edition Microsoft® Outlook Express
Chipset	Intel 865PE+ICH5 Chipset
Main Memory	266/333 MB DDR SDRAM, 2x SO-DIMM socket expandable to 1024 MB Dual Channel DDR
Display	•  15.0-inch XGA/SXGA+ TFT Display •  XGA/SXGA+ ASUS ACE View (optional by models) •  Dual Channel LVDS I/F
Video Graphics & Memory	ATI Mobility™ Radeon™ 9600 Pro (M10-P) External 128MB DDR SDRAM
Hard Drive	2.5-inch 9.5mm IDE HDD with Ultra DMA 133 supported, 40/60/80 GB
Optical Drive	5.25-inch, 12.7mm, DVD-RW: 2XDVD-R / 1X DVD-RW / 16X CD-R / 10X CD-RW / 24X CD-ROM / 8X DVD-ROM 24XCD-R / 24X CD-RW / 24X CD-RW / 8X DVD-ROM
Card Reader	Built-in SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO
Fax/Modem/ LAN	AC 97 s/w MODEM and 10/100/ 1000 Base T PCI LAN on board Pass and support worldwide regulation
IrDA	SIR-115.2Kbps supported
PC Card Slot	PCMCIA 2.1 compliant Two type II, or One type III Non-ZV port
LED Status Indicator	- Power-on/Suspend - Battery Charging/full/low - Storage device access - Capital Lock - Scroll Lock - Number Lock - E-mail in box - Touchpad lock LED - Wireless indicator
On-Screen Display	- Brightness - Display selection LCD/ external monitor//TV-out - LCD on/off - AC adapter plug in/ Battery in use - Volume On/Off - Volume Up/Down - Power4 Gear indicator - Fan Fail Warning (with long beeping)
Interface	- 1 x EPP/ECP Parallel port/D-sub 25-pin - 1x COM port - 1x Infrared port support IrDA V1.1 - 1x S/PDIF output jack - 1 x Headphone-out combo jack - 1 x Microphone-in jack - 1 x Line-in Jack - 1 x VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin for external DDC monitor - 1 x Video Connector which including S-Video - 1 x RJ11 Modem jack for phone line - 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert - 4 x USB 2.0 ports, 1 x IEEE 1394 port
Audio DJ	On the front side Play/Pause/Stop/Fast Forward/Rewind
Audio	AC 97 S/W audio SoundBlaster PRO compatible Built-in stereo speaker
Hot Keys	Instant launch Keys - 4 buttons: Email, Internet, programmable Application, Power4 Gear Function Keys - Fn+F1 suspend switch - Fn+F2 Wireless switch - Fn+F5 Brightness down - Fn+F6 Brightness up - Fn+F7 LCD on/off - Fn+F8 LCD/CRT/TV-out switch display - Fn+F10 Volume on/mute - Fn+F11 Volume down - Fn+F12 Volume up
Pointing Device	Built-in Touch pad pointing device 2 click / scroll buttons with scroll key Fast Scroll supported
Battery Pack & Life	65WHr. battery pack Advanced AsusStepTM power management technology. Smart Battery: charging time 4 hrs/ 2.5 hrs (On/OFF) to 95%
AC Adapter	Output: 19 V DC, 7.9 A, 150W Input: 120—240V AC, 50/60Hz universal
Dimension & Weight	339 x 273 x 39-53 mm (WxDxH,) 3.9 KG
Security	Pre-OS Authentication by programmable key code BIOS Booting / HDD User Password Protection and security lock Kensington lock hole provided
Wireless Connectivity (optional)	IEEE 802.11b or 802.11g Bus/interface: MiniPCI I/F Built-in Antenna
Supplied Accessories	Mouse Carrying bag
Multimedia Software	ASUSDVD XP V4.0 Power Director V2.5 ME Medi@Show V2.0 SE
Virus & Tool Software	Trend PC-CillinR 2002 (180 days trial version) Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 NERO Express V5.5
ASUS Utility	ASUS Probe V2.10 ASUS Live Update ASUS ChkMail ASUS Hotkey
Warranty & e-support	2-year limited global hardware warranty On-line problem resolution through web interface (BIOS, Driver update) OS (Microsoft Windows XP) install/uninstall consultation Bundled software install/uninstall consultation ASUS software supporting (Liveupdate,Power4 Gear, ASUS Probe)

Well if you made it through the specifications you should be getting an idea of just how much effort ASUS has put into making a laptop that may be a worthy replacement for your desktop.

Beyond the processor choice and the ATI RADEON 9600 Pro there were several other features that really stood out.  With the L5GA you have 4 USB ports, 1 FireWire port, and a multi card reader that you use with Memory Sticks (including Pro models), SecureDigital, and optionally MultiMedia memory cards.  Additionally, there are connectors for TV-Out, Monitor Out, parallel port, COM port and optical output from the sound card.  Combining all this with GigaBit LAN and a 56k modem makes for a plethora of connectivity options, actually a couple more options than I have on my desktop.

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