ASUS Notebooks and Eee Series PCs Get Windows 7 Enhancements
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:22 am
ASUS Equips Its Notebooks and Eee Series PCs with Exclusive Technologies to Deliver the Ultimate Windows 7 Experience
Fremont, CA (October 21, 2009) - ASUS, the fastest-growing notebook brand and pioneer of the netbook category, today announced that a select group of its notebooks, nettops and Eee PCs will feature exclusive enhancements that are designed to deliver the ultimate Windows 7 experience. The applicable ASUS notebooks, which will come with the 64-bit version of Windows 7, promise a level of performance and security over and beyond that of notebooks running previous versions of Windows — up to 40%* faster boot up time and server-level security with enhanced core protection. Similarly, Eee PCs running Windows 7 will boast exclusive features that make them easier to use, more responsive, and more energy efficient than identically-configured PCs from other brands — fulfilling the company’s promise to deliver the best Windows 7 experience possible.
All ASUS notebooks installed with Windows 7 will run 64-bit versions of the operating system. This allows the notebooks to fully utilize the vastly-higher system memory ceiling that 64-bit Windows 7 supports — up to 128GB — dramatically improving their multitasking capabilities and processing speeds. These 64-bit Windows 7 based notebooks will also boot up 40%* faster than competing notebooks, thanks to FastBoot technology – developed in concert with Microsoft -- which shortens notebook boot times to as low as 30 seconds*.
The marriage of Eee Series PCs and Windows 7 is the ultimate expression of the Eee brand’s “Easy, Excellent, Exciting” mantra. Windows 7-equipped Eee Series PCs allow users to enjoy near-instant access to the web and beyond with Fast Bootup Technology. They also feature Eee Docking or Eee Bar – a user-friendly shortcut bars that give users direct and intuitive access to useful applications and web services. Furthermore, ASUS WebStorage gives users additional online storage space up to 500GB, allowing them to easily backup and share files with friends and family.
ASUS notebooks, netbooks and nettops with Windows 7 will be available for purchase beginning October 22nd, 2009. For more information please visit http://promos.asus.com/US/win7/.
* System performance is subject to system configuration. This data is based on a comparison between a FastBoot-optimized ASUS notebook running 64-bit Windows 7 and an identically-spec’ed notebook without FastBoot running 32-bit Windows Vista. For detailed test results, please visit http://event.asus.com/2009/nb/disclaimer/win7/.
About ASUS
ASUS is a leading company in the new digital era. 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.