Asus updates two of its popular gaming laptop, Asus G1 and G2 series, with Intel’s forthcoming Santa Rosa platform. The new models, G1S and G2S, are scheduled to hit the store in May 21st with price respectively set at $2,300 and $2,560. I’ve posted about the G1S model, so now it’s time to take a look what’s inside the G2S notebook.

To begin with, the 17-inch G2S sports an Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz) CPU, a 2GB of DDR2 (667MHz) RAM, a 200GB 5,400rpm SATA HDD, and an nVidia GeForce 8600M graphics engine with 256MB of VRAM. The display incorporates Asus Splendid Intelligent Video technology and capable of showing up to 1920 x 1200 (WUXGA) image resolution.

Moreover, the G2S laptop is equipped with a Dual-Layer SuperMulti DVD driver, 5 x USB 2.0, Firewire port, S-VIdeo, S/PDIF, integrated microphone, DVI-D, card reader, ExpressCard slot, and wide-range of connectivity options, including Ethernet LAN, WiFI, Bluetooth, and 56K modem. Measures 410.6 x 315.6 x 46.6mm and weighs 4.4kg, the machine also comes with an integrated 1.3 megapixel webcam, optical mouse, an 8-cells Li-Ion battery, and a Windows Vista Home Premium Edition OS.

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