Asus Unveils New Netbooks for Second Half of 2010

May 17 2010, 9:00am CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Asus has pulled the wraps off some new netbooks that will be launching in the second half of 2010. The new machines were announced last week and will include new systems in the U-Bamboo series and the NX/N/U series.

The U-Bamboo machines will include 13.3", 14.1", and 15.6" models and are set to debut in mid-June. The rigs will use Intel processor s including the Core i5-450M and GeForce 310M 1G graphics. USB 3.0 ports will also be featured with prices running from $1288 to $1351.

Asus will also be launching the NX90JQ notebook with a Core i7-720Qm CPU with Sonic master audio tech. The machine is being jointly developed with high-end audio company Bang & Olufsen. It will sport GeForce 334M 1G discrete GPUs, 8GB of RAM, a 1TB HDD, and USB 3.0 ports. The machine will sell for about $2668.

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