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ASUS� NX90Jq collaboration with Bang & Olufsen looks bizarre enough in the press shots, but when we dropped by to check out the dual-touchpad notebook/desktop-replacement at CES 2010 it turned out to be even more distinctive in the metal. Powered by a Core i7 processor with NVIDIA GT 335M graphics, an 18.4-inch 1920 x 1200 display and a slot-loading Blu-ray drive, check out our first-impressions after the cut.
There�s no doubting the NX90's power � it scores an impressive 5.9 Windows 7 Experience Rating, helped by the 1.73GHz Core i7-8200QM processor and 8GB of RAM � and premium build. The metal around the display will be available in both brushed and mirror finishes (the latter being the fingerprint glutton you�d expect) while the rest of the plastics are as decent as you�d hope for a $1,800+ machine.
We�re hard pressed to figure out exactly why you�d want dual touchpads in everyday use, however; the two touch-sensitive areas � which flank each side of the keyboard � generally replicate each others� functionality, and only come into their own when you access ASUS� custom Rotation Desktop Control app. This allows you to control multimedia content with both hands, similar to a pair of DJ decks, but we quietly found ourselves wishing for just one trackpad and a regular numeric keypad (or even a touchscreen, Eee Keyboard style). The keyboard, incidentally, was not so much cramped as lacking in key travel, surprising given the NX90's overall bulk.
[slashgear.com]
There�s no doubting the NX90's power � it scores an impressive 5.9 Windows 7 Experience Rating, helped by the 1.73GHz Core i7-8200QM processor and 8GB of RAM � and premium build. The metal around the display will be available in both brushed and mirror finishes (the latter being the fingerprint glutton you�d expect) while the rest of the plastics are as decent as you�d hope for a $1,800+ machine.
We�re hard pressed to figure out exactly why you�d want dual touchpads in everyday use, however; the two touch-sensitive areas � which flank each side of the keyboard � generally replicate each others� functionality, and only come into their own when you access ASUS� custom Rotation Desktop Control app. This allows you to control multimedia content with both hands, similar to a pair of DJ decks, but we quietly found ourselves wishing for just one trackpad and a regular numeric keypad (or even a touchscreen, Eee Keyboard style). The keyboard, incidentally, was not so much cramped as lacking in key travel, surprising given the NX90's overall bulk.
[slashgear.com]
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