Asus Brings Leather to W6 Notebooks

By Geoff Duncan October 31, 2006

Earlier this year, computer maker Asus lunged at the luxury end of the notebook computer market, introducing its leather-clad S6 line of portables. This holiday season, Asus has not only refreshed the S6’s, it’s introducing leather-bound versions of its W6 notebooks—and rolling out a limited number of S6’s in hot pink.

Asus hasn’t done a very good job of calling out specifications on the S6 and W6 units. We can tell you the new W6 systems will sport a 13.3-inch widescreen WXGA LCD display, Intel Core Duo processors (T2300/T2400/T2500 in the W6F, T550/T5600/T7200 in the W6Fp-), and will be available in camel and brown leather. The W6 line will likely also offer Bluetooth 2.0, 802.11b/g wireless networking, a selection of USB 2.0 ports, and possibly an ExpressCard slot, S-video output, and TV output…but then again, those might be the specs for the S6. We do know that a limited number of S6 notebooks sport an 11.1-inch WXCGA screen and will be available with hot pink leather: back in February, Asus said they made 1,000 pink-clad notebooks: no word on how many they’ll make this time, but it seems reasonable to expect a similar number. Asus is also being stingy with pricing and availability information: expect units to be available in time for the end-of-year holidays. Street prices for S6 systems will probably land around $2,500.

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