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At the beginning of the year I decided to get a new notebook to replace nx8220. If you visit here regularly, you’ll also have noted the poor service Dell provided, unable to order and deliver the D830 within the promised four weeks.

I got off the track, unsure what to choose. On Monday, I selected. Today it’s here. The latest notebook choice is influenced by the excellent impression the Asus Eee imprinted on me. It’s huge and pretty heavy, but has features in spades: the Asus G2S.

It’s gaming notebook. That’s not why I decided on this model. It has a large, 17″ screen that is ultrabright, Lightscribe-capable DVD writer, 160GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM, nVidia 8600 graphics adapter with 256MB onboard and Core 2 Duo processor. There’s a built-in webcam, storage card reader, Express PCI slot, 3 USB ports, HDMI output, SVGA output and 1394 port. The package includes a gaming mouse and backpack by Targus. Sure, the red accents on the carbon-look chassis may not be everyone’s taste. The aluminium screen cover attracts fingerprints, as does the area around the keyboard. But it doesn’t look bad at all. Vista Ultimate is pre-installed. Also, the notebook is media ready and includes an integrated TV and FM receiver – antenna and remote control supplied!

Full details here.

Cost comparison: the G2S worked out to a similar price as the D830. Except, it features so much more. For portability, I’ll use the Eee. The G2S is a mobile desktop replacement.