ASUS W5A

Laptop Magazine has an article up detailing everything about the ASUS W5A.

The W5A’s second most unique feature is the swiveling Webcam above the display, which will help you stay in touch with colleagues or family members using your video chat or conferencing application of choice. The system features a built-in microphone for use with the Webcam and Lifeframe software for capturing, recording, and playing photos and videos.

The camera captures video at up to 640 x 480 pixels, which we found to be pretty choppy. Video was smooth at 320 x 240 resolution. The camera can be used as a security device, snapping photos whenever it detects motion. The installed ASUS Video Security utility can stream a video feed to a remote PC over the Internet. The Webcam’s 1.3-megapixel still photos look better than what the average camera phone is capable of capturing.

We enjoyed the W5A’s bright screen. It measures a scant 12.1-inches diagonally, but you can get away with working in Word or Excel if you’re willing to zoom the view of your pages up to 150 percent. With its 1280 x 800-pixel WXGA widescreen resolution, this display proved ideal for watching DVD movies on the go. When you get to your hotel, you’ll appreciate the front-firing speaker beneath the display, which is louder than what you’ll find on most ultraportables.

The W5A flies through productivity applications, thanks to its 1.7-GHz Pentium M 740 processor with 512MB of DDR2 memory.

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