ASUS Laptop W90 Series W90Vp-X2 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000 (2.00 GHz) 6 GB Memory 320 GB HDD ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 18.4" Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit

Pros: Amazing form factor. Truly a desktop replacement. Impressive in quality of notebook design. Decent sound from the Altec Lansing speakers. The backpack is very high quality also. I give 3 stars for what " could have been" an amazing product. I have high hopes to get the situation rectified.

Cons: Driver support for the 4870 mobility version is not up to par as of yet. ATI has not updated a modded INF file for the latest drivers they released to ASUS on 3/31/09. Asus support is questionable, as I had one tech tell me to " call back tomorrow because I do not know this model well enough to help you" - Asus does not have 24 hours support as they claim. The W90 has the capacity to be a fabulous machine, but the mass production lacks serious quality control issues from my perspective. And, i have my doubts on Asus support, regardless if its 2 years... its seeming no better than Dell at this point.

Overall Review: RMA'd back to Asus as a DOA product. I cannot review on gaming performance as my system has HDD isssue which did not allow installation wizard to run. Would lock up on installs.

Pros: Fast. Quiet (besides the annoying MS sound blurbs), WIDE, pretty and full of accessories. I love the backpack as well. It's a great system. Wonderful desktop replacement. Bluetooth mouse is a plus... works great. The surround sound freaks me out.... never had 5.1 Dolby come out of a laptop before (awesome).

Cons: It gets hot up near the touch controls, just below the screen (not surprising with a quad core). It had a graphics issue that caused it to blue screen right out of the box. I simply retrieved the latest ATI drivers and it was fixed in about 10min. Was a little frustrated with the 'don't see it, don't worry about it' Microsoft Vista control. Too used to XP do-it-yourself settings, i suppose. It's better now that I took some control back. Power supply is as big as my foot!!! I'll use it for defense in a dark alley i'm sure. When the sound is really loud, there is some minor vibrations from the housing around the LCD.

Overall Review: So far, this has been a wonderful machine. I give it an overall 4 of 5 because of the graphics issue (otherwise a 5). But I understand that ASUS ships these as is, and it probably sat in a box untouched for a couple months. The driver came out just recently. If you buy this for portability, you must drive a forklift. If you want to game, this machine won't let you down. Even played WoW and Crysis at highest graphics and had no issues. Please don't buy this and complain that it's too heavy.... it's a DESKTOP REPLACEMENT.... silly rabbit.

Pros: I don't think there's anything out right now that this laptop can't handle. Asus's tools for overclocking work like a champ. The videocards have 1 gb DDR3 a piece instead of 512 mb. I've been playing through The Witcher on high at 35+ fps in the Trade District.

Cons: About 10 hours of labor and frustration narrowed down to a bad stick of memory keeping the OS from installing, and was making the laptop itself act crazy. After I removed the memory, I was able to get the OS loaded and start gaming. Asus's RMA service was quick and easy. I was able to have the stick replaced in no time.

Overall Review: The bag you get is pretty nice. It fits the laptop, the power brick, and my headset comfortably. I haven't used the laptop without in being plugged in, but it looks like in standard power mode, it would last roughly an hour. I'm sure you could get 2 in power saving mode.

Pros: This labtop is amazing. It has a very big 18.4" monitor that allows me to max out all of my games at 1920x1080. Games such as Call of Duty 4, Call of Duty: World At War, S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Company of Heroes, Bioshock, and Far Cry 2 run all maxed out. The Quad Core processor is also excellent, allowing me to multitask and run multiple programs at once. Vista 64-bit has been through much, so it is much more stable. In other areas, the labtop is good in that it has several ports for USB 2.0, a 3.5mm mic jack and headphone slot, Ethernet ports. The PC comes with backup drivers, a cool bluetooth mouse, and even a custom-made backpack to lug the beast around.

Cons: The thing that makes this labtop frustrating is its lack of graphic drivers support. ATi/AMD in its marketing statement said that they would not provide such drivers to the labtop market, forcing cosumers to rely on ASUS for drivers. ASUS has not updated lateley. Its latest drivers are dated from november and they are okay. However, I have crashed a couple times already. So far, it has still been doing good due to the BIOS update I installed recently. Some people are actually able to mod the desktop drivers, but I have not had any such success. I have tried installing the vista-64 bit 9.5 desktop drivers with the Ati installer, but it failed, forcing me to manually use the .ini file to locate the driver and install it through device manager. Through that method, only one card is able to work and I can't get the other to work.

Overall Review: Even though they didn't solve my problem, ASUS did an excellent job in helping me try to solve the problem. Their live chat service was excellent and their phone service was okay. If you want a long-lasting battery in your labtop, this is not for you. Of course, it has a quad processor and 2 high quality cards in crossfire as well as a massive 18.4 in. screen, what do you expect? It is hefty, a good 11.5 lbs with the full thing weighing about 15-16 with the battery. I really don't find an issue moving it around. Its just bigger, that's all. I can actually put it on my lap and it is not as bad. Just be careful when you transport this product or do something such as that. The risk of damaging a labtop of this sort is much greater. If it weren't for the lack of updated drivers and the struggle I took to try and get some sort of up-to-date driver to work, I would have given this labtop a 5

Pros: This notebook is incredible! The performance you get out of it is amazing. I am able to play Crysis, GTA4, World in Conflict, Dawn of War 2, and Empire Total War all at around 40+ frames per second, in 1920X1080 (Which is the monitor's max resolution) All of my other games get frame rates way above that. The touchscreen controls around the keyboard are nice, and the speakers are pretty good for notebook speakers. Everything works as intended. The Processor, RAM, and Video Card all perform very well. The included Bluetooth mouse is really responsive. One of the coolest features of this notebook are the ASUS made power modes that you switch to by using the touchscreen button or Fn+Spc. The overclocking power setting successfully made my processor more powerful by about 10%, making it a 2.2GHz Quad core. I know it was successful, because it raised my processor's scores in 3dMark06 noticeably. If you're looking for a great gaming laptop, look no further, this is the one for y

Cons: Touchscreen volume slider next to keyboard is bad for making minor adjustments to volume, it's easier to just use the function key + F11 or F12. As others have said, ASUS doesn't really update the video drivers too often, in fact, pretty rarely. This is a con, but not a huge one. With the drivers you get from their website, you already get amazing performance as I stated in my pros. A 320GB hard drive is kind of small, but I also got a 750 GB MyBook external hard drive from western digital for a good price, so that problem is solved.

Overall Review: The CryoLX cooling tray from NZXT works like a dream with this laptop, it keeps it a good 20-30 degrees cooler even when under stress. However, if you buy that cooler you're going to have a slightly tough time fitting everything in the backpack. I got the TOSHIBA Black with Silver accents 18.4" Gaming Backpack Model PA1453U-1BG8 as a backup backpack and that fits everything even better than the original backpack does, only its not as protective.

Pros: I have had this laptop for a week now. So far, it has been the best computer i have owned. The pictures do not do this thing justice. IT IS HUGE. i went froim my desktop that had a 17" LCD and laptop with a 15.4" LCD to this.. and WOW! All my games are crisp. This is blazing fast, will play pretty much anything you want to throw at it.

Cons: I have only found 6 things wrong with it. 1. its Vista 2. its heavy 3. its Vista 4. HDD space could be better 5. ita Vista 6. The media control keys on the left of the KB are in the way. The way i play games, i am always changing the volume with my hand on accident or starting up the media center

Overall Review: There was some confusion with this laptop when i purchased it. There were some reviews (not on here that i saw) that said it came with 640GB HDD space. And then on here it said that it had 320. Well, to anyone else that had seen that it is infact only 320. Altough the hard drive space is lacking, there is still the capability for more. just a couple screws and the bottom cover of the hard drive bay opens and then you are able to take the hard drive caddy out and add a second hard drive. Its just a standard SATA laptop drive. all in all i am happy with the laptop in every way. I just could have done without the touch sensitive keys and the fingerprint reader isnt really needed. lol

Pros: Excellent design and form factor. The body is heavy and durable, the aluminum finish is very sleek and sturdy. The screen is huge and very bright and vibrant. The Q9000 is extremely fast and has excellent overclocking ability (mine runs at 2.6GHz stable, others have reported as high as 2.8). The pair of 4870s are high performers in even the most demanding 3D applications and games. It includes a hefty amount of RAM which is very useful for memory-intense multitasking and will be sufficient for the future (this is also easily upgradeable, although memory is kind of expensive these days). Games run very well on maximum resolution (1080p) with high resolution textures and high to maxed out settings with good fps on most modern games. The included backpack is very sleek and modern. It holds the laptop snugly in a padded compartment with the power adapter and accessories as well.

Cons: The driver support for the video cards is very lacking at this point with ASUS having not released new ones for a few months. There is an issue with many of the units randomly displaying a black screen and/or locking up due to a 2D graphics glitch (this usually happens when doing mundane tasks such as surfing the web). However, there seems to be a fix for it now, disabling the "AMD External Event Utility" has permanently fixed this problem for many owners. The touch buttons (volume specifically) are rather useless and in inconvenient locations (easily bumped), and accidentally hitting the music or movies buttons will likely put your current task in the background as ASUS' media software launches in full screen. The ASUS software is generally ugly and semi-useless bloatware. The speakers, while decent quality, are pitched differently and the "rear speakers" (actually side speakers, closest to the screen) sound distant. The bass from the sub rattles some keys when volume is o

Overall Review: If you're picking this rig up for gaming, it's an excellent choice. The 4870s are high-end pieces of hardware and the quad core processor promises future compatibility with multi-core games (as these are sure to be the norm in the near future). If you are buying for a desktop replacement, you can't go wrong. The powerful processor and large amount of memory will be sufficient for at least a few years for normal computing. This laptop is large: larger than I expected even. However, I love the fact that it's huge and heavy. It looks very intimidating and will likely wow your friends, if not trigger some jokes. I like seeing peoples' reaction to its size, though others might not like the attention. It is by no means a good portable solution for everyday computing. For gaming, you should expect the kind of weight that the W90 carries, and most gamers will not mind lugging this beast to a LAN party. For intense use, I recommend a good notebook cooler. I use the NZXT CRYO LX.

Pros: This laptop will compete with any other laptop or desktop in performance. With multi-threaded apps, it will burn through them fresh out of the box. In terms of dual-core optimised games/apps an OC will allow max settings on everything. While many say the base CPU speed is too low, it will run stablely at 2.6 which is more than enough for all of todays games. As games progress, they will support quad core so you're safe there, too. For performance, I've gotten close to 15k 3d06. While I've heard that some people receive LCDs with less than exceptional quality, I got one that is just beautiful. Everything looks crisp and clean cut. The screen actually makes me want to use it for mundane tasks. The sound quality is amazing in my opinion. I am a musician and a music enthusiast and, for a laptop, the sound surpasses all my hopes. The build and keyboard of the laptop are nice as well.

Cons: Heavy. However, I have found that the laptop is so large that anything else I would need with me when I move it (power protector, power brick, external storage, cell, mouse, i.e) fits nicely on the laptop. The Asus hotkeys. The only one I use is the volume meter which is actually very useful. The only other one which would have any purpose is the OC/UC button but its OC is very limited, providing little change. Blu-ray. I would've liked to see Blu-ray included automatically even if it did inflate the price a bit more as its already at the point where price is not much of an issue. HD. The hard drive seems very limited for the price. I would've liked to see 640 on this laptop. (more of a personal issue but I do NOT like that the 320 is split as 160x2 as it makes adding more HD more difficult) Finally, in one game (L4D) it will occasionally crash. I believe it is a driver issue but it is only in this game.

Overall Review: This is a powerful, powerful laptop. It is also a steal. The only video card out that can beat it is the mobile 280 gtx SLI and for a comparable system the price is almost 1000 dollars more expensive. So, if you want some of the best performance but can not justify paying 3-4k in a laptop, this is the greatest option possible. I would definately recommend it.