The M70S is a desktop replacement notebook, and is designed to be a “multimedia hub” of sorts. In addition to its 17” widescreen display that runs at a native 1920×1200 resolution, it also features a dizzying array of multimedia input and outputs. Not only does it feature HDMI and VGA-out, but it also features an AV-in port that can receive audio and video from RCA jacks if you have an external TV tuner. Additionally, the M70S boasts an eSATA connector for connecting at high-speed to an external hard drive, and of course features a Blu-ray optical drive that’s capable of reading, but not writing to, HD movie discs. It also features a FireWire port for digital video work as well.

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Specifications

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz
RAM: 4GB DDR2 667MHz
HDD: Two 500GB 5,400rpm drives (1TB)
Video: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
Display: 17” 1920×1200 widescreen glossy
Optical: 2x Blu-ray reader, DVD-R/RW, CD-R/RW
Media: 8-in-1 card reader
Internet: Gigabit Ethernet, A/G/N wireless, Bluetooth, 56K
Ports: 4 USB, FireWire, HDMI, eSATA, AV-in, VGA, mic/headphone OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Battery: 8-cell
Weight: 8lbs.

Review By smartdevicecentral

Traditionally, desktop-replacement laptops get little respect: They’re often dissed as being overweight, unattractive, and pricey. Lucky for them, things are turning around. Thanks to the proliferation of high-definition screens and multiple hard drives, together with the decline in desktop computer sales, it’s the perfect time for a comeback. The ASUS M70Sa-X2 isn’t shy about being a plus-size 17-inch laptop. In fact, it makes the most of the extra room by including a terabyte’s worth of storage and a Blu-ray burner. In addition, its performance scores rival those of big names like Dell, HP, and Toshiba. Factor in an inexpensive price tag and you have one sweet system.

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Review By reviews.digitaltrends

If watching Blu-ray movies is at the top of your “must have” list for a notebook, the Asus M70S should be a system you need to be looking at. The M70S offers a fantastic movie watching experience thanks to its huge, crisp display, excellent sound system and Blu-ray drive. You can also store an unbelievable amount of your own movies and music on the M70 too, thanks to its unheard of (on a notebook at least) 1 terabyte of storage space. The systems only major drawback is the annoying media controls embedded in the touchpad. Not only are they difficult to control, but they include an area that disables the touchpad if you touch it accidentally, which was highly annoying.

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Review By pcmag

The M70Sa-X2’s cover uses inlaid patterns similar to Toshiba’s Fusion design, in which linear patterns are topped off by a layer of gloss. The 17-inch widescreen is spectacular. It, along with the Gateway P-7811FX, is among the few systems that offer a 1,920-by-1,200 resolution in this price range. Granted, it’s not as awe-inspiring as the 18.4-inch screen on the Acer Aspire 8920G, but it’s still classified as 1080p. The 8920G, on the other hand, exemplifies the latest trend in screen sizes with the 16:9 form factor; hence its resolution is 1,920-by-1,080. The dimensions of the M70Sa-X2 are large enough to accommodate a numeric keypad next to a very nice, full-size keyboard.

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Review By reviews.cnet

The Asus M70 is the most fully loaded laptop we’ve seen in a long while. Aside from its massive terabyte of hard-drive space (enough to hold a few hundred movies or a few hundred thousand MP3s), the multimedia system incorporates a Blu-ray drive and a full-HD display, plus an HDMI port, TV tuner, and five-speaker stereo sound. Given its full feature set, the M70’s $2,399 price tag seems like a steal, especially compared with the $2,499 Acer Aspire 8920, which offers similar features and an 18-inch display, but lacks the storage space and connections of the M70. A more casual media enthusiast could be satisfied with the HP Pavilion dv9700t, which offers similar features (though with a lower-resolution display, less hard-drive space, and no TV tuner) for nearly $500 less than the Asus. But the well-equipped M70 offers the ultimate feature set for film buffs, file hoarders, and others who want their laptop to serve triple duty as a computer, media library, and high-def home theater.

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Review By digitgeek

The display is exceptional as it supports full HD resolution ie. 1920 x 1200. Coupled with a Blu-ray drive, it will come it very handy while watching HD movies. The display has an ambient light sensor for automatic adjustment of the display brightness, sweet. If that was not enough, the display incorporates Asus’ Splendid Video Intelligence Technology for automatic adjustment of brightness, contrast, color saturation etc based on the application you are running. Webcam sits pretty on top of the display.

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Review By my411family

The M70Sa-X2 doesn’t use the latest Intel Centrino 2 parts (this hints at a refresh coming soon); but what it does come with is more than enough to keep you happily computing. With its combination of a 2.5-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 processor and 4GB of memory, the M70Sa-X2’s score on the SYSmark 2007 Preview Overall test exceeded that of the Acer 8920G by 5 percent. That’s not a big difference, but keep in mind that the M70Sa-X2 has a lower-clocked processor. Reality sets in, however, on more processor-intensive tests. Its video-encoding (1 minute 14 seconds) and CineBench R10 (5,142) scores were faster than those of the Toshiba P305-S8825 but slower than the Acer’s.

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