Asus U47 Ultraportable with Intel Ivy Bridge CPUs

07/02/2012 08:37

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14-inch display in a smaller 13-inch chassis, weighs more than the U47, at 4.4 pounds.) Besides portability, the U47 offers attractive configuration options, according to Notebook Italia. In addition to Core i5 or Core i7 processors, the laptop supports up to 8GB of memory and hard drive storage of up to 1TB.

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You’ll also be able to equip the U47 with a dedicated Nvidia GeForce video card. Factor in the DVD writer and the eight hours of battery life, and the U47 looks like a laptop designed for power users. The display, however, is your typical 1366-by-768pixels resolution.

In the second quarter of 2012, Asus prepares to introduce a couple of new U-Series ultra-portable notebooks based on Intel’s upcoming Ivy Bridge processors, which will feature an improved design and better specs than their predecessors. The two notebook models that the company plans to release are the Asus U47A and the U47VC, the main difference between them being the type of graphics used. To be exact, this aluminum-clad laptop is just an inch thick (25.1 mm) and weighs in at a mere 2.9 pounds (1.32 kg). The U47 may not look as sleek as razor-thin Ultrabooks such as the Asus UX31, but it’s certainly more portable than many midsize laptops. (The 14-inch HP Envy, for example, seems downright heavy now at 5.6 pounds, and even the Dell XPS 14z, which is another ultraportable that squeezes a

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For the U47A Asus will rely on the integrated Intel GPU found inside Ivy Bridge CPUs, while the more advanced U47VC will receive the addition of a nextgen discrete GPU built by Nvidia. The names of the processors, or the GPUs, that Asus will install on these two U-Series models, were not revealed. However, Notebook Italia suggests that the Taiwanese company will most likely opt for CPUs from the Core i3 and Core i5 product lines. Various hard drive options are also available, ranging in size from 320GB to 1TB, some of these coming with a spindle speed of 7200RPM for faster data access. The rest of the specifications list is pretty much standard for this type of notebook design, with features including a built-in 0.3MP webcam and HDMI output to optional Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity.

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Asus U47 Ultraportable with Intel Ivy Bridge CPUs

Furthermore, the ultra-portables can also be equipped with up to 8GB of system memory and with a Super-Multi DVD drive. A couple of USB 3.0 ports are also provided for achieving quicker data transfer speeds, while the 14-inch 1366×768 display installed is paired together with a thin bezel, that enables it to fit inside the space normally required by a 13.3-inch screen. No information regarding the release date or the pricing of these upcoming Asus U47 laptops is available, but the first Intel Ivy Bridge processors are expected to make their debut at the start of April 2012.