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Asus U80V
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Verdict
Not as exquisitely designed as Asus would have us believe, this laptop will have to be aggressively priced to compete
Review Date: 18 Jun 2009
Price when reviewed:
Overall Rating
There's even a little gaming ability thanks to the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 graphics purring under the hood. Don't expect to be playing Crysis in high detail - even Medium settings at a resolution 1,280 x 1,024 saw the Asus struggle to hit the 15fps mark - but for light gaming it's up to par.
All things considered, we're underwhelmed by the U80V. It's well appointed with novelties, but the essentials have been all but forgotten. A mediocre display, average keyboard, uninteresting looks - it's a damning assessment for a notebook that's meant to be "exquisitely crafted". No matter how fast the processor, Asus will have to price the U80V ruthlessly to make it a real competitor.
Author: Jonathan Bray
Just went through the trouble of making this account just to tell you that you mis-spelled Cliche.
I just thought it so horrible that i had to tell you. I didn't really read the rest of the article. Just that spelling mistake annoyed me like a steak knife in the eye.
And if you really want to get technical, you can use the 'é' - cliché.
By Ziggyboogiedoog on 11 Sep 2009 
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