Usually, when wanting to buy a 3D enabled gaming notebook, you have the option of going for a 15.6 inch model, limited to HD resolution, or give up portability and choose a much bigger laptop that features a proper Full HD or HD+ panel, LG trying to cater to both worlds with its A510 near Full HD notebook.

What that effectively means is open for debate since LG has not provided us with full specifications for this thing leaving us to wonder what does “near Full HD” mean, although I am pretty sure the A510 will come with a 1600x900 resolution panel or something of that sort to accompany the built-in NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M graphics card.

Although that doesn't sound like such a bad deal, if the pricing is right that is, what would definitely turn a lot of potential 3D buyers away is the passive glasses used by LG, that usually aren't that good at reproducing the 3D effect as active shutter glasses.

“3D is increasingly becoming a common part of the home entertainment landscape so it's against this backdrop that we're working to make this technology better and more accessible for consumers,” said Dr. Skott Ahn, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company.

“As more and more people consume content and interact via portable screens, we think this is a natural next step for business travelers, college students and small office/home office owners.

And we put the entire package in a beautifully-designed chassis because we don't think high-tech has to be a dull grey pizza box.”

Beautiful as it may be, I am disappointed by LG's decision of going with passive glasses which will definitely make an already lackluster 3D effect (yeah, I'm not a fan of 3D) even more underwhelming.

Ultimately, the decision to purchase the A510 will definitely come down to price.

If this notebook is priced similarly to other offerings boasting the same hardware specs then LG may hold an advantage since the 3D capabilities of their laptop could be enough to persuade some of the buyers to go for the A510, but if they decide to charge a hefty extra for those passive glasses the company would definitely be at a loss, since their notebook can't hold a candle, when it comes to 3D that is, against its active 3D counterparts, making this a really hard sell from a consumers perspective.