techPowerUp! Forums

Go Back   techPowerUp! Forums > www.techpowerup.com > News

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old Sep 29, 2008, 10:45 AM   #1
btarunr
Editor & Senior Moderator
 
btarunr's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Hyderabad, India
Posts: 14,984 (7.29/day)
Thanks: 788
Thanked 12,911 Times in 5,655 Posts
Send a message via AIM to btarunr Send a message via MSN to btarunr

System Specs

ASUS Uses Fragrance Release in Notebooks, Rolls out the F6V

Take a good look at ASUS. First they come up with notebooks and PC monitors with leather infused, and then bamboo upholstery, and now, they've taken the "luxury" moniker to a whole new level, with a notebook that gives out fragrances. Believe it. The ASUS F6V is touted to be a "fragrance" notebook, not that it has the machinery to generate fragrances, but that the notebook has planted fragrance packs that send out the fragrance with flowing hot air from the notebook's heat-vents.

ASUS would be launching four models with identical system specifications, but different fragrances (flavours), chassis colour and body-graphics. Standard system specs include an Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 processor, ATI Radeon HD 3470 graphics with 256 MB dedicate memory, 2 GB of DDR2-800 memory (up to 4 GB supported), a 250 GB SATA hard drive. It comes with a 13.3 inch screen, support for wireless networking, Bluetooth 2.1 and tips the scales at 2 kg (roughly 4 lbs).



Source: HKEPC

Last edited by btarunr; Sep 29, 2008 at 01:37 PM.
btarunr is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 29, 2008, 11:08 AM   #2
eidairaman1
Eligible for custom title
 
eidairaman1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: HTX
Posts: 10,080 (4.68/day)
Thanks: 1,359
Thanked 1,159 Times in 1,035 Posts
Send a message via MSN to eidairaman1

System Specs

that stuff probably causes as much harm as Cigarette Smoke Does to the Parts inside.
__________________
Athlon XP USERS with COD 4 FIX
http://www.techsupportforum.com/foru...ls-202011.html
http://www.howorks.com/2011/02/24/ho...-memory-limit/
“Sometimes my level of fail is unprecedented.” -TheMailMan78
“This is what the force of a thousand suns looks like.” -3870x2
eidairaman1 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 29, 2008, 11:09 AM   #3
Error 404
1000 Posts
 
Error 404's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: South Australia
Posts: 1,330 (0.71/day)
Thanks: 166
Thanked 178 Times in 157 Posts
Send a message via MSN to Error 404

System Specs

If its decently priced then I'm sure people would buy it. And then remove the scent bags.
Asus's design department has way too much spare time on their hands...
__________________
Third rig: PC Express Invader. C2D E6400 2.13GHz, 4GB DDR2-800, 320GB HDD, Intel 945, Asus 9600GT 512MB, 550W PSU, W7 HP 64-bit.
Fourth Rig: Dell Optiplex 170L, P4 Prescott 2.8GHz, 512MB DDR266RAM, 80GB HDD, FX5200PCI 128MB, 250W PSU,XP Pro
Fifth rig (Laptop): Dell Inspiron 4000, 14.1", PIII 850MHz, 384MB RAM, 9.3GB, XP Pro. Now with passive cooling!

“I could make a better looking computer case with a bucket of Lincoln Logs.” -lemode
Error 404 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 29, 2008, 11:44 AM   #4
jbunch07
3500 Posts
 
jbunch07's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Chattanooga,TN
Posts: 3,738 (1.95/day)
Thanks: 499
Thanked 621 Times in 474 Posts
Send a message via AIM to jbunch07

System Specs

Pfff, that is funny! I would find that annoying if i was sitting next to someone in the library and chicks laptop was smelly. However I would be intrigued that she had an Asus laptop.
jbunch07 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 29, 2008, 11:46 AM   #5
Mussels
Doctor Moderator
 
Mussels's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Bendigo, Australia (NOT THE USA)
Posts: 34,564 (10.96/day)
Thanks: 3,700
Thanked 8,698 Times in 6,395 Posts

System Specs

i would so replace the scent packs with something more appealing. like, those pheromone things people sell on ebay to attract women.
Mussels is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 29, 2008, 01:05 PM   #6
pbmaster
1000 Posts
 
pbmaster's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Savannah, GA
Posts: 1,985 (0.80/day)
Thanks: 131
Thanked 295 Times in 275 Posts
Send a message via AIM to pbmaster

System Specs

All I can say is...really Asus, REALLY?
__________________


“pbmaster your tongue in your mouth speaks the truth” -von kain
pbmaster is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 29, 2008, 01:19 PM   #7
dalekdukesboy
200 Posts
 
dalekdukesboy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 244 (0.11/day)
Thanks: 48
Thanked 27 Times in 23 Posts

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by jbunch07 View Post
Pfff, that is funny! I would find that annoying if i was sitting next to someone in the library and chicks laptop was smelly. However I would be intrigued that she had an Asus laptop.
come on jbunch, if she was a hot chick I think you might overlook the smell and the laptop all together
dalekdukesboy is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 29, 2008, 01:34 PM   #8
Konceptz
75 Posts
 
Konceptz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Richmond,VA
Posts: 148 (0.09/day)
Thanks: 3
Thanked 19 Times in 15 Posts

System Specs

and now we know why the quality of their boards have decreased.
__________________
CPU-Z validation sig pics temporarily blocked
Konceptz is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 29, 2008, 01:34 PM   #9
ShadowFold
Eligible for custom title
 
ShadowFold's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Omaha, NE
Posts: 12,855 (6.49/day)
Thanks: 1,381
Thanked 1,681 Times in 1,498 Posts
Send a message via MSN to ShadowFold Send a message via Skype™ to ShadowFold

System Specs

I think it would really nice if they made it black and made the flowers guns or blood
ShadowFold is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 29, 2008, 01:35 PM   #10
mrw1986
1000 Posts
 
mrw1986's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Wallingford, CT
Posts: 1,997 (0.90/day)
Thanks: 122
Thanked 338 Times in 260 Posts

System Specs

Its funny that you spelled Fragrances wrong in the title "ASUS Uses Fragnance Release in Notebooks, Rolls out the F6V "
__________________
Visit TechFuzion.net

My Heatware
mrw1986 is offline  
Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to mrw1986 For This Useful Post:
Old Sep 29, 2008, 01:48 PM   #11
P4-630
500 Posts
 
P4-630's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 597 (0.22/day)
Thanks: 37
Thanked 30 Times in 27 Posts

System Specs

Aroma therapy..
Yeah why not I would say, it will improve the productivity.
P4-630 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 29, 2008, 01:50 PM   #12
Easy Rhino
Linux Advocate
 
Easy Rhino's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 10,226 (4.29/day)
Thanks: 1,208
Thanked 2,775 Times in 1,793 Posts

System Specs

that is a truly horrible idea. asus sucks so i guess it makes sense.
Easy Rhino is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 29, 2008, 01:50 PM   #13
DonInKansas
3500 Posts
 
DonInKansas's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Kansas
Posts: 4,261 (1.95/day)
Thanks: 779
Thanked 1,273 Times in 1,007 Posts
Send a message via AIM to DonInKansas Send a message via MSN to DonInKansas Send a message via Yahoo to DonInKansas

System Specs

This idea stinks.
__________________
Sneekypeet on my disappearance from TPU: "He went to school for a while to learn how to deal with douchebags and delight in pastries and exotic coffees....or in English, he is a cop now."

You know what time it is......
DonInKansas is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 29, 2008, 02:05 PM   #14
Mussels
Doctor Moderator
 
Mussels's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Bendigo, Australia (NOT THE USA)
Posts: 34,564 (10.96/day)
Thanks: 3,700
Thanked 8,698 Times in 6,395 Posts

System Specs

'dear god, someone hacked my laptop and now it smells like ass..us'


Lol does this mean an overheating laptop can be determined by the smell of burning incense?
Mussels is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 29, 2008, 02:08 PM   #15
DrPepper
The Doctor is in the house
 
DrPepper's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Scotland (It rains alot)
Posts: 6,423 (3.28/day)
Thanks: 977
Thanked 828 Times in 667 Posts
Send a message via MSN to DrPepper Send a message via Skype™ to DrPepper

System Specs

The should use more illegal substances instead
DrPepper is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 29, 2008, 05:25 PM   #16
Darkrealms
500 Posts
 
Darkrealms's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: USA
Posts: 843 (0.37/day)
Thanks: 52
Thanked 23 Times in 20 Posts

Bad idea, I won't be happy sitting next to someone with a "Fragrance" laptop.
__________________
ISP
F@H TPU RANK
Darkrealms is offline  
Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Darkrealms For This Useful Post:
Old Sep 29, 2008, 05:26 PM   #17
erocker
Senior Moderator
 
erocker's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Milwaukee, WI.
Posts: 31,962 (12.77/day)
Thanks: 2,793
Thanked 12,322 Times in 7,833 Posts

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mussels View Post
i would so replace the scent packs with something more appealing. like, those pheromone things people sell on ebay to attract women.
Ya beat me to it! I can't wait to go to the coffee-bar and see the overweight "writer" guy on his laptop surrounded by women!
erocker is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 29, 2008, 05:47 PM   #18
3870x2
3500 Posts
 
3870x2's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Joplin, Mo
Posts: 4,543 (2.37/day)
Thanks: 175
Thanked 691 Times in 557 Posts
Send a message via Skype™ to 3870x2

System Specs

next thing they will think of is a laptop with a musky smell for men.
Quote:
I'll give this little cookie an hour before we're doing the no-pants dance. Time to musk up.
[opens cologne cabinet]

Wow. Never ceases to amaze me. What cologne you gonna go with? London Gentleman, or wait. No, no, no. Hold on. Blackbeard's Delight.

No, she gets a special cologne... It's called Sex Panther by Odeon. It's illegal in nine countries... Yep, it's made with bits of real panther, so you know it's good.

It's quite pungent.

Oh yeah.

It's a formidable scent... It stings the nostrils. In a good way.

Yep.

Brian, I'm gonna be honest with you, that smells like pure gasoline.

They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time.
[cheesy grin]

That doesn't make sense.

Well... Let's go see if we can make this little kitty purr.
[snarls]
__________________
A+, N+, S+, MCSE.
Heatware
STEAM ID Name: furi0nst0rmrage (0s are zeros)
M O D E R N||W A R F A R E || 2 || CLUBHOUSE // TEAM
The amount exaltation of the processor cores can brings amazing floating” -sparkle
3870x2 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 29, 2008, 06:03 PM   #19
[I.R.A]_FBi
Eligible for custom title
 
[I.R.A]_FBi's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: c:\programs\kitteh.exe
Posts: 6,152 (2.80/day)
Thanks: 724
Thanked 556 Times in 461 Posts

System Specs

this idea reeks (of assus)
__________________
Rig 1+1
Athlon XP 2200+, MSI KM2M Combo, ATI 9200SE 128 MB DDR, 2 X 512 MB DDR333, 250GB + 80 HDD?

“try intel cpu, amd is only good for going to nude sites” -firehawkxd
“go for the 5850 now and play games while the nvidiots wait for the ceo to show an actual working product” -W1zzard
“An MSI logo? This offends my retina. I await your apology.” -MRCL

www.autolounge.com.jm
[I.R.A]_FBi is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 29, 2008, 06:04 PM   #20
lemonadesoda
Eligible for custom title
 
lemonadesoda's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 5,337 (2.17/day)
Thanks: 749
Thanked 960 Times in 710 Posts

System Specs

It will smell like chemical toilet cleaner, just like those "nasty" tree-scents you see in taxis dangling from the mirror.
lemonadesoda is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 29, 2008, 06:18 PM   #21
kyle2020
Guest
 
Posts: n/a (0/day)

Jesus, do companies really have to go this low to generate new ideas? SCENTED LAPTOPS?!?! what a waste of design time and money.
 
Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to For This Useful Post:
Old Sep 29, 2008, 06:21 PM   #22
hat
Maximum Overclocker
 
hat's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Ohio
Posts: 12,236 (5.14/day)
Thanks: 2,054
Thanked 2,039 Times in 1,549 Posts

System Specs

Wow, I wouldn't want to be stuck next to somebody using one of these rediculous things.
__________________
My Heatware
“Inb4 smartphone LN2 overclocking.” -radrok
hat is offline  
Crunching for Team TPU
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 29, 2008, 06:40 PM   #23
lemonadesoda
Eligible for custom title
 
lemonadesoda's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 5,337 (2.17/day)
Thanks: 749
Thanked 960 Times in 710 Posts

System Specs

What you need to remember is that ASUS has identified that a large percentage of the future laptop buying customer doesnt understand Mhz, DDR, GPU, and cannot be educated in a reasonable timeframe either. However, they do understand pink, smells, shoes and handbags.

These laptops arent for us, boyz!
lemonadesoda is offline  
Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to lemonadesoda For This Useful Post:
Old Sep 29, 2008, 06:42 PM   #24
kyle2020
Guest
 
Posts: n/a (0/day)

^100% whole heartedly agree with that. Especially the educated bit.
 
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 29, 2008, 06:44 PM   #25
hat
Maximum Overclocker
 
hat's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Ohio
Posts: 12,236 (5.14/day)
Thanks: 2,054
Thanked 2,039 Times in 1,549 Posts

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by lemonadesoda View Post
What you need to remember is that ASUS has identified that a large percentage of the future laptop buying customer doesnt understand Mhz, DDR, GPU, and cannot be educated in a reasonable timeframe either. However, they do understand pink, smells, shoes and handbags.

These laptops arent for us, boyz!
What will be on the masculine version of this concept? A sleek looking all black laptop with the fragrance of motor oil?
__________________
My Heatware
“Inb4 smartphone LN2 overclocking.” -radrok
hat is offline  
Crunching for Team TPU
Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Zaward Gyre Pinchy Reviews 17 Oct 31, 2008 05:43 AM
ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe W1zzard Reviews 11 Oct 25, 2008 11:43 AM
Asus M2a-vm W1zzard Reviews 7 Jan 30, 2008 04:05 PM
ASUS Announces Spider Platform Jimmy 2004 News 9 Nov 21, 2007 10:32 AM
having problems with cod 2 MATTB25 Games 12 Jul 19, 2006 01:45 PM


All times are GMT. The time now is 09:21 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.6
Copyright ©2000 - 2013, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
no new posts