Made for Productivity and Pleasure. Bringing Style & Function Together. 

EUROPE, 25 September, 2006 – BenQ today announces the launch of its newest notebook addition, the Joybook S31, an exquisite notebook designed in black and white. The Joybook S31 comes with a 13.3-inch widescreen display, premium 220nit panel, and a built-in 1.3 megapixel webcam plus QShot image capture hotkey. Featuring BenQ’s exclusive UltraVivid technology, digital TV (DVB-T), Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology with Intel® Core™2 Duo processor and SRS TruSurround XT technology, this new notebook delivers a captivating viewing and outstanding audio experience.

The stunning Joybook S31 comes in elegant black and white matt finish, making this notebook a stylish companion wherever you go. In addition, the super-sleek Joybook S31 is the perfect example of BenQ’s “Meeting of Opposites” design philosophy that brings together opposites such as style and function, productivity and pleasure, making the Joybook S31 an ideal notebook that fits into your lifestyle.

The Joybook S31 uses a 13.3-inch widescreen with BenQ’s UltraVivid technology, taking advantage of DBEF™ (Display Brilliance Enhancement Film) which raises the brightness of the screen to 220nit delivering high brightness for a crisp and vibrant image quality and accurately rendered details. In addition, the widescreen glare display achieves an ideal balance, proportion wise – lighter than a general 14.1-inch notebook, yet without sacrificing its great viewing experience of a 12.1-inch to enjoy the best visual performance.

Built-in with a QEye Webcam, the Joybook S31 now 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, BenQ’s QEye now enables you to engage in real-time. With the exclusive QShot image capture hotkey incorporated, you can now also easily catch and save images from your static DVD, desktop or DTV programs while using BenQ’s QMedia Center, by just simply pressing the QShot hotkey. The Joybook S31 comes with Digital TV (DVB-T) as an optional feature that allows you to enjoy your favorite television programs right from your notebook.

Other features of the S31 Joybook include the incorporated Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor that enables a dramatic increase in speed without compromising on battery life. SRS TruSurround XT technology provides theater-class listening experience.