Computers and Electronics: BenQ Joybook S41

Contemporary Design

The BenQ design team brings you the best design by using LCM and POP Art to create a distinctive look and feel that takes the S41 to another level. The sleek silver strip perfectly compliments the smooth black color – a perfect combination of style and technology.

The exclusive Laminated Color Metal (LCM) Technology blends with the circles and squares pattern – a Pop Art influenced design that shouts out class and style.
The fine aluminium hairline finish palm rest gives it a metropolitan touch.
The use of LEDs to display the Joybook's status adds visual appeal.
Cleverly fits a full-size ergonomic keyboard into its compact housing, and even increases the spacing between keys to 19.05mm.
Smooth zero-Gap touch pad lets your fingers effortlessly glide on and off.

Best-in-class graphics
With the best-in-class nVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GS discrete graphics, Joybook S41 gives you a stunning visual experience. Supporting up to 1 GB TurboCache™ , Joybook S41 renders the most intense 3D visual effects for today's hottest games. Furthermore, nVIDIA® PureVideo™ HD technology delivers visuals and system performance for you to experience the latest graphics and video features with superb picture clarity and stutter-free playback.


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HDMI – Unparalleled multimedia performance
Get the best digital video and audio performance with the HDMI output connector. It provides pristine transmission of high-definition digital video and digital audio up to 1080p resolution via a single cable – allowing easy connection of HD enabled equipment such as HD monitor, HD TV, or HD projector for the best multimedia experience.

Premium viewing experience

The Joybook S41 uses a 14.1" widescreen with BenQ's patented UltraVivid* technology, taking advantage of DBEF™ (Display Brilliance Enhancement Film) and the world's fastest response time of 16ms*. What you get is a superior display. The brightness of the screen is raised delivering crisp and vibrant image quality with accurately rendered details.
*Selected models only.

Dynamic Audio experience

Get cinema-class audio with the Joybook S41. Featuring SRS TruSurround XT technology, change everything you hear into breathtaking virtual surround sound. Included are SRS TruBass and SRS Dialog Clarity to deliver deep, rich bass and improve dialog intelligibility in movies. And along with exclusive audio processing software, noise and echo is suppressed – providing the best-quality audio whether you're in a videoconference or enjoying your personal entertainment.

With ultra-high fidelity dual 1.5-watt speakers positioned just under the screen, video and audio originate from the same area, giving you a more realistic, immersive listening experience. And whether making VoIP calls or recording voice memos, the integrated microphone along the front edge of the keyboard lets you speak at a natural volume and still communicate clearly.

Wireless freedom
Nothing will come between your work and play. Connect to a wide range of networks and peripherals both inside and outside of your home or office with the integrated wireless WAN, 802.11a/b/g/n wireless LAN or built-in Bluetooth® 2.0*. Sharing and enjoying your entertainment has never been easier.
* Selected models only.

Stay in touch

Built-in with a 1.3 megapixel QEye webcam and an internal mic with noise suppression and echo cancellation functions, the Joybook S41 enables you to engage in real-time sharing and live-video, such as participating in videoconferencing, or providing friends and family with a live broadcast of your life. By clicking the exclusive QShot hotkey, you can easily capture and save images from your desktop, QEye or DVD films.

Prominent performance

The Joybook S41 leads the way in adopting the latest Intel® Centrino® Duo processor technology along with the Windows Vista® operating system.

Incorporated Intel® Core™2 Duo processor and Intel® PM965 Express Chipset ensures operation stays smooth even when numerous applications are open. You can be downloading your entertainment while playing the latest games, or working hard with your favorite tunes playing with no interruptions – giving you a whole new business and entertainment experience.

And Whether in multimedia applications or digital home features, performance or data security, Windows Vista® provides more information in a more intuitive and useful manner on your computer desktop.

Outstanding quality from 25 rigorous tests
Adhering to BenQ's dedication to quality, the Joybook S41 is subjected to a battery of 25 tests – including a scratch resistance test, pressure test, hinge test, compatibility test, high and low temperature tests, drop test, vibration test, audio muting test, and EM emissions test – to ensure its quality. That’s what it takes to make a notebook as flawless as the Joybook S41.