Asus C90 Will Be First User Upgradeable Lappie April 6, 2007
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Because of the way laptops are built, most people don't upgrade their notebooks like they do their desktop. Well, Asus is trying to change that with their new C90 gaming laptop. Everything from the lappie's CPU to its high-def optical drive will be user upgradeable. Asus says you'll even be able to pop out the system's graphics card and install a new one all within minutes. Spec-wise, the C90 will be the first to include HDMI 1.3 and....
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That´s cool man!! I was waiting for something like that!!
How is this new? I have a Dell Latitude D800 from 2003. I've upgraded the CPU, DVD+/-RW drive, hard drive, wireless, video card, and RAM. One of the benefits of going with Dell is everything is replaceable. Will the video card use MXM?
Even gizmo insiders can be left behind in terms of what is going on in the world of tech, sorry you got it wrong this time. Simple, this is not the firsst upgradeable laptop
Is this available anywhere in the UK for preorder?
It is user upgradeable in terms that it uses a desktop CPU rather than a CPU designed for a laptop, significantly reducing cost for CPU upgrades. Other components are also significantly cheaper because of their modular design.
It has been quite a while now since this laptop was first reviewed. Is this machine available for purchase in the UK? I cannot find it anywhere.