ASUS Lamborghini VX2S A2Y
The power of the passion
SURE, SO NOT EVERYONE’S as fortunate as the T3 clan in terms of owning a private island or two, but here’s a chance, common man, to get up and personal with the Lamborghini. ASUS’s collaboration has meant the Vx2s sports a lavish mélange of accessories and amazing styling. Open up the box and be ready to be surprised by the plush stitched leather mouse pad and carry case, branded, of course. And the goodies keep coming, like the Power station that lets you fit in all those pesky cables, and when you want to take the notebook for a presentation, bingo! You’re off. Then we come to the piece de’ resistance, the main unit with its fascinating signature yellow case and stitched leather inside. The standalone configs are cool, Blu-Ray player [more power to the HD war!], HDMI and e-SATA port, starting up time is kickassingly less, and minor details like the hubcap at the bottom modeled after the Stock Gallardo make it clear the Lamborghini guys were hands-on here. Bon Scott prancing before the bulls in Madrid came off beautifully, though the sound did seem a tad...sober? The mean feel of Crysis came out cool enough, while a stint at reinventing the Olympics logo proved not too bad as well. It costs a ton, sure, but dude, you are getting a demon...

ASUS LAMBORGHINI VX2S A2Y
LOVE Power station; No needless stickers; Very decent battery time; Cool accessories HATE A tad heavy; Not exactly wow! sound; Costs a leg. And some.

5 stars
WE SAY Amazingly brag worthy
PROCESSOR Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 2.13GHz (4MB L2)
GRAPHICS NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
SCREEN 15.4in screen, 1680x1050
STORAGE 200GB+1GB Turbo Memory (7200rpm, SATA)
CAMERA 1.3 MP
OPTICAL DRIVE Blue Ray
OS Vista Ultimate
SIZE/WEIGHT 363.22 x 264.16 x 35.56 mm / 2.77 kg