M60J Asus is one of the very first desktop-replacement to adopt the new Intel platform, known by the code-named “Calpella” and is perfectly placed to go into the mainstream market thanks to 16-inch diagonal screen and affordable price.

Presented in September 2009 but only sold one month later, the M60J model boasts a modern and balanced line and a first-class components that pulverizes the best results obtained by the notebook chipset PM45.

Officially, the Italian market there are only two configurations M60J: JX018V with CD / DVD read function JX080V with Blu-Ray and CD / DVD classic. The rest of the hardware equipment is common to both versions: a quad-core next-generation Intel Core i7 720QM, 4 GB of DDR3 RAM, an Nvidia GeForce GT 240M video card (1 GB GDDR3), 1 TB of space total storage (achieved through the adoption of two 500-GB hard drives in RAID 0).

Initially, some retail chains appeared M60J with a configuration of a 1333 Mhz DDR3 RAM, but it seems that this was a simple typing error because, at least in Italy, seems to have been sold models with memory modules this.

The configuration analyzed in our test is the most complete, the model for Asus M60JX018V malls, but is currently unavailable. At the time of writing the only one still is distributed JX080V, which has a list price of 1,350 euros VAT included. The manufacturer’s warranty is 2 years with valet.

As is often the case with the Asus PC laptop to the public consumer, the canals of large retailers can I find the Asus PRO62J, a cheap version dell’Asus M60j which, in its most common configuration (JX033C), lack of integrated Bluetooth, and 500 GB hard drive (which then lowers the overall storage capacity to 500 GB).