ASUS Launches New Notebooks with NVIDIA® Optimus™ Technology

Seamless Transition between Discrete and Integrated Graphics Provides Enhanced Visuals and Extended Battery Life

Sydney, Australia, 10 February 2010 - ASUS is glad to be a launch partner of NVIDIA to introduce the new NVIDIA® Optimus™ technology for its latest range of notebooks in coming months. These include the power multimedia N Series and Slim and light U/UL Series models.

The ASUS N Series notebooks represent the latest in mobile multimedia entertainment technology, combining optimised graphics performance and long-lasting battery life. NVIDIA® Optimus™ technology works intelligently in the background and monitors the programs being launched at any given moment. It then automatically selects between discrete and integrated graphics to deliver the best graphics performance and battery conservation respectively. Discrete graphics are used for applications such as games and multimedia applications, while integrated graphics are used for operations such as reading of emails and documents. The transition between discrete and integrated graphics is seamless and requires no user-intervention while delivering the best graphics quality and energy conservation at the same time. That means that users will no longer have to compromise on graphics and battery life and still enjoy the best of what the ASUS N Series has to offer: the pinnacle of multimedia enjoyment on-the-move.

ASUS notebooks currently equipped with Optimus™ technology:

- Ultra Slim and Light U/UL Series: UL50Vf, U30Jc

- Multimedia N Series: N61Jv

Availability

N61Jv - major retailers, Ingram Micro and Synnex

UL50Vf, U30JC - Ingram Micro and Synnex

About ASUS

ASUS is a leading company in the new digital era, with an extensive product portfolio that includes notebooks, netbooks, motherboards, graphics cards, displays, optical drives, desktop PCs, servers, wireless solutions, mobile phones and networking devices. Driven by innovation and committed to quality, ASUS designs and manufactures products that perfectly meet the needs of today's digital home, office and person. ASUS won 3,268 awards in 2009, and is widely credited with revolutionizing the PC industry with the Eee PC™. With a global staff of more than ten thousand and a world-class R&D design team, the company's revenue for 2008 was 8.1 billion U.S. dollars. ASUS ranks among BusinessWeek's InfoTech 100, and has been on the listing for 12 consecutive years.