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ASUS W2P00VB Review: More than Just a Notebook (page 4)

Category: Mobile

by Galina Sudareva

[ 05/16/2005 | 09:05 AM ]

On the front panel of the ASUS W2P00VB, besides the system status indicators, there are:

• Audio/video input for connecting audio/video source via RCA cable
• Combined headphones/SPDIF output
• Microphone input
• Combo-connector: audio input coupled with headphones output with support of 3D sound imitation (3D phone)
• A consumer infrared port, which works with the enclosed remote control in the multimedia ASUS Mobile Theater application

The following components are found on the notebook’s right panel:

• D-Sub connector for an external monitor
• IrDA port
• Card-reader (supported formats: SecureDegital, MMC, Memory Stick, xD-Picture Card)
• PC Card slot for one card of type I or II
• FireWire port
• Three USB ports
• And vent holes

The left panel of the ASUS W2P00VB carries the following:

• One USB port
• Slit-loaded DVD-RW optical drive
• TV antenna input, TV-out port, RJ-11 modem connector, RJ-45 network connector – these are all covered with a special plastic magnet-held cap
• Power connector
• Kensington lock

There’s only a connector to the accumulator battery at the rear panel.

On the bottom of the notebook there are cells of the hard drive, memory, miniPCI card, CPU and cooling system. There is also a battery cell, an integrated low-frequency speaker and vent holes here.

The following table summarizes the communicational capabilities of the W2P00VB notebook: