Asus A6Va Notebook Review:
Specifications:
- Intel Pentium M processor 750 1.86GHz
- HD 100 GB
- 15.4" (WXGA) Colour Shine
- 128Mb ATI Mobility Radeon X700
- Optical Drive 8x DVD-RW Dual
- 1024Mb DDR2 533MHz (512x2)
- Wireless IEEE 802.11b/g
- 4x USB 2.0, 1xIEEE 1394
- Video Camera built-in (1.3 million pixels) and Microphone
- Built in Bluetooth
- Microsoft Windows XP Home
- Weight: 2.85kg
Keyboard:
It’s a very light typist,
especially when it comes to laptops. And sometimes when typed, the solid keys
on this solid keyboard don't get pushed in! Maybe it's just typing too light;
it's the keyboard being too solid. One thing is for sure.
Mouse:
The touchpad is fine, but the
buttons are definitely too solid. It actually takes some effort to push them
in.
DVD drive:
Yes, even the eject button the DVD
drive is firm. On the desktops have used, a gentle brush of the eject button is
usually enough to make the CD tray fly out. On this laptop actually have to
push the button in about 3 millimetres before the drive ejects.
Asus over-solidified their A6Va; or
maybe a bit of both. Nevertheless the A6Va is a very solid feeling notebook and
won't break down into bits after a month's usage like the Acer Travelmate
machines discussed earlier.
In power saving mode managed to
achieve around 2 hours and 50 minutes of continuous Microsoft Word typing,
casual web browsing and installing the occasionally downloaded program before
the battery died on me. This battery life seems to be shorter than the
estimated battery life of the Acer 1690 series (3.5 hours), but longer than the
Fujitsu M1437G (2 hours).
Download Drivers:
- ASUS ATK0100 UTILITY driver for Vista 32bit
- Audio Diver for Vista 32bit
- Graphics Driver for Vista 32bit/64bit
- Conexant Modem driver for Vista 32bit/64bit
- RICOH card reader driver for Vista 32bit
- TOUCHPAD driver for Vista 32bit/64bit
- Wireless Lan Driver and Application Vista 32bit/64bit
- D-MAX-Camera Drive for Vista 32bit/64bitr