The ASUS NX90Jq Laptop Sports a Sleek Design from Bang & Olufsen

By Dena Cassella Published January 5, 2010

We were pleasantly surprised when Asus revealed its new NX90Jq laptop today. Asus used Bang & Olufsen’s Chief designer to create its stunning aluminum coated laptop. The crisp 18.4-inch screen is nestled between two narrow speakers, while the dual-side touchpads look and feel like DJ-style turntables. It’s like a whole new computing experience.

So, here are some things you should know about this sleek Asus lappy: The 18.4-in 1080p screen is LED backlit, it has a Core i7 processor and Nvidia GeForce GT 335M graphics under the hood, it supports up to 1280GB of storage (with dual drives), it has a slot-in Blu-ray drive, and this lovely laptop is USB3.0 ready.

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