With it's technological, simple, stylish design and innovative performance, the GIGABYTE W251U notebook computer has won several prizes such as Best Choice of COMPUTEX Award (Taiwan) and Taiwan Excellent Product Award since it appeared on the market this year. Recently, it was also honored with the 2006 Japanese G-Mark Award (Good Design Award), which ranks as one of the world's top three industrial design awards and the most recognized certification of design quality in Asia. 2006 saw 3000 entries into this competition. The W251U's user-friendly, stylish and lightweight design received good reviews from the judges.

According to the Nippon research center's survey of the Japanese market, receiving the G-Mark awards represents high marks in all categories including capability, quality, practicality, design, and so on. The Good Design Award was established by the Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization (JIDPO) in 1957; this year happens to be the 50th anniversary of the award. The judge panel consists of scholars and professionals from all over Japan. The judges are looking for designs with aesthetic appeal, uniqueness, and high coordination texture. They also stress the user-friendliness, practicality, and usefulness of functions.

GIGABYTE ID design team indicates that the "simple and stylish" design has recently become the trend in the computer market, demonstrating the importance of a "modern, detailed, and low-profile" design concept for notebook computers this year. The award winning W251U has a very simple silver and black design giving it a classic elegance. Externally is placed the metallic GIGABYTE LOGO, whose sedate, low-profile design also shows the delicate touch even in the least detail. The touch panel of seamless design has an extended operating scope, which is integrated in the computer as a whole. The hidden screen, which incorporates a blue light indicator for softness, and the flowing smooth shape of the full form give the computer its overall technological and visual aesthetics.

With the next-generation Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology, the W251U has excellent performance and many user-friendly features, which are also the reasons why it received this award. The W251U, with its 12.1-inch screen, it's 1.85kg lightweight and thin body, and an aluminum-magnesium alloy case, all make it a vibration-proof computer with mobility. In the built-in silent mode, which allows the computer to adjust the CPU frequency and voltage smartly, not only will the fan noise be controlled, but also the processor will go into low power mode, allowing the batteries to reserve power for later use. The screen uses a Ambient Light Sensor to choose between eight different brightness settings, saving energy and making it easier for users, so no matter where you use the computer during a briefing or conference you will never feel fatigued. In addition, the 1.3 million mega pixel screen is equipped with the Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG (802.11a+b+g) and the Bluetooth V2.0 products, with which consumers may have fluent and uninterrupted communications with their business partners or friends.

Not only is the Good Design Award the highest and most respected award in Asia, there are more than 70% of Japanese consumers that recognize the G-Mark as a sign of excellence and quality. The award-winning W251U, with its simple, stylish design and innovative performance, is expected to receive more recommendations and popularity with consumers in Taiwan.