Asus's Xtreme Design Core i7 Motherboard

Features Intel Core i7 CPU support


Asus
has introduced the all new Xtreme Series motherboard featuring Asus P6TD Deluxe model based on Intel X58 chipset. Xtreme Series motherboards boast of ultimate system performance with better reliability of controlling multi-core process operations and managing them effectively. Asus is offering P6TD Deluxe motherboard for Rs. 21,350, excluding taxes.


Just like Gigabyte introduced its Ultra Durable 3 technology, Asus' Xtreme Series focuses majorly on enhancement of power, throughput and stable system performance.


Asus P6TD Deluxe motherboard is based on Intel X58 chipset and supports Intel Socket 1366 based Intel Core i7 CPUs including Extreme Edition that support Intel Dynamic Speed Technology. This motherboard can support up to 24GB of DDR3 RAM over six DIMM slots, three PCI-Express 2.0 slots and fourteen USB 2.0 ports!


As a part of the Xtreme Design, Asus has added innovative feature called Stack Cool3+ which effectively cools the motherboard with an advanced copper layer. This motherboard also features Xtreme phase that ensures more stable and optimized power usage and Turbo V for real-time dynamic processing boost. Enthusiasts and overclockers would be able to make the best of both features with a boost of up to 51 per cent in the processing throughput.

Asus is offering the Asus P6TD Deluxe motherboard with three years of guarantee.

Asus U1F Ultra-Portable Laptop

After Sony, Asus is jumping onto the 'LED backlighting for laptops' bandwagon. They expect the technology
to gain momentum and capture as much as 10% of the laptop market according the Digitimes.
Asus U1F Ultra-Portable Laptop



LED backlighting facilitates thinner and brighter screens, sharper color and reduced power requirements on laptops. The average power consumption is reduced by 1-2 watts when compared to traditional cold-cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFL). And according to Tony Chen from the Asus Laptop division, the reduction in the power requirement can add up to 45 minutes of battery time.

Asus plans to introduce LED-based screens with their ultraportable laptop, the U1F. It has a 11.1" WXGA+ screen (1360 x 768) that uses a mix of high grade plastic, steel accents and genuine leather to give it a professional appearance. This Vista complaint laptop features an Ultra Low Voltage (ULV) Core Duo processor and is very light at just under a kilo. Asus will be first featuring this laptop at CeBIT in March.

Sony has been using LED display for its smaller laptops
for some time now. Their VAIO TX2 and TX3 laptops both feature 11.1" LED-backlit displays.