Asus has got a new range of laptops that it’s been showing off to the world.
There are a couple of flagship models being released in the very near future. First out is the Lamborghini notebook, named the VX1, designed to compete with the Ferrari laptop from Acer.
A more modest purchase for the Ferrari or Lamborghini enthusiast might be an Asus notebook, branded in the colours and logo of those classic cars. But in a more groundbreaking move there are several leather-clad notebooks such as the S6.
Markus Wierzock, one of the designers who created the laptop for Asus, said, “We are also looking at using wood for desk top computers. Leather is more for personal objects, but wood has associations with static objects.”
The leather-clad S6 laptop computer will be available in light, dark, white and shocking pink. The leather covers the lid of the notebook as well as the palm rests below the keyboard.
According to Asus, each piece of leather is hand-pressed with a unique texture and stuck to the plastic casing with glue. The base is conventional plastic and metal to allow ventilation.
“It makes perfect sense to use leather on hand-held objects,” said Mr Wierzock.
“People are used to leather wallets and this is an extension of that. It’s for people who are sitting down in a nice hotel and want to open up a laptop that doesn’t look too bad.”
Asus has dropped a few more hints about what’s going to be inside the dream machines this week – Intel’s Centrino Duo platform, more than 1GB of memory and a hard drive with over 120GB of storage capacity.
They will feature a 15-inch display, but weigh less than weigh less than “most” 14in notebooks. Best feature of all though is a red light on the lid, built into the raised section that is said by Asus’ designers to reflect the tail-end and grille of a 1970 Lamborghini Miura.
The notebooks took a year to perfect and will arrive in Britain around Easter with a price tag of between £1599 and £1799.