The New Benq S41 HDMI Notebook

BenQ announced the S41 laptop series based on the Santa Rosa. The BenQ S41 is powered by Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7100, DDRII 1GB RAM (up to 2GB), 80-160GB hard drive and nVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS graphics.

The BenQ S41 has also a 8X DVD Super-Multi burner or a 24X DVD/CD-RW Combo, a 14.1-inch LCD display,WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n, optional Bluetooth, 5-in-1 card reader supporting SD/MMC/MS/MS-Pro/xD, a 1.3 Megapixel web camera and a HDMI output.

Taking advantage of BenQ’s exclusive Laminated Color Metal technology, the S41 perfectly blends patterns of circles and squares on its metallic cover, making it a strong personal statement for professionals on the go. Furthermore, a fine aluminum hairline palm rest gives it a metropolitan touch, making it special, lively and contemporary.

With the best-in-class nVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GS and support up to 1GB of TurboCache, the laptop brings a stunning visual experience and renders the most intense 3D visual effects for today’s hottest games. Furthermore, with the nVIDIA® PureVideo™ HD technology, the laptop delivers visuals and system performance for the latest graphics and video features in superb picture clarity and stutter-free playback.

The HDMI output allows pristine transmission of high-definition digital video of up to 1080p resolution and supports high-bandwidth uncompressed digital audio via a single cable – allowing easy connection of HD enabled equipment such as HD DVD players and the latest gaming consoles for the best multimedia experience.

The S41 arrives with a built-in 1.3 megapixel QEye webcam, an internal microphone with noise suppression and echo cancellation functions and cinema-class audio performance through its dual 1.5W speakers enhanced by SRS TruSurround XT technology. It is equipped with integrated wireless WAN, 802.11a/b/g/n wireless LAN and built-in Bluetooth® 2.0. for easy connections to a wide range of network and peripherals.

The notebook will be available in MALAYSIA somewhere in JUNE. Just go to low yat and ask the tauke about this notebook. The price is estimated at Rm 3999 !!!!! for this kind of spec, I'd say that it is worth it.