ASUS Lamborghini VX2
Based on the Core 2 Duo platform, the Asus boasts a high-end video card as well as the next-generation draft-N wireless service. Combined with its sleek profile, those willing to pay a premium for looks and performance will certainly be enticed by the ASUS Lamborghini VX2.
Cars and laptops obviously make good bed-fellow if Asus’ latest Lamborghini-badged model is anything to go by. While its first effort - the VX1 - may have been seen as a me-too effort to rival Acer’s Ferrari tie-up, there’s got to be something in the partnership to produce further offspring.
Given its premium branding - and equally premium price tag - Asus hasn’t skimped on the components when assembling this model.
The VX2 is fully up to the job of Vista’s Aero interface, with glass window effects and whizzy 3D application switching galore. In keeping with the performance ethos, you’ll find a copy of Vista Ultimate installed. Vista pegs its performance rating at a not too shabby 4.7 Windows Experience Index score, which currently goes up to a maximum of 5.9.
Running it through PCMark05 showed that the VX2 had beefed up compared to its predecessor - topping the latter’s score of 3,954 by over 1,000 points at 4,991.
When it comes to gaming, though, it’s adequate rather than exemplary. Run it through Doom 3 and it’s not bad at all - at 1,280 x 1,024 it racked up 62fps. Drop the res down to 1,024 x 768 and you’re looking at 85fps.
Under the hood:
- Primary hard drive: 160GB
- Dimensions (H x W x D): 363 x 263 x 38 mm
- Graphics: 512MB GeForce Go 7700
- RAM Memory: 2GB
- Processor: Core 2 Duo T7400 (2.16GHz)
Source: Red Hardware
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