cool_kals9
Broken In
Hello Guys,
I am writing this review after using the laptop for 7days.
Here is main ppoints i wanna discuss about this product.
* Build Quality and Feel
* Look
* Performance
* Display
* Battery Life
* Other Stuffs
Specification:
Processor 2nd Generation Core i5
Variant 2430M
Chipset Mobile Intel HM65 Express
Brand Intel
Clock Speed 2.4 GHz
Cache 3 MB
Memory
Expandable Memory Up to 8 GB
Memory Slots 2 (Unused slots 1)
System Memory 4 GB DDR3
Hardware Interface SATA
RPM 5400
HDD Capacity 750 GB
Read/Write Speed DVD RW-8x
Optical Drive SuperMulti Dual Layer DVD Drive
Operating System Free DOS
Screen Size 15.6 Inch
Resolution 1366 x 768 Pixel
Screen Type HD LED Backlight Anti-glare Display
Graphic Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000
Web Camera 0.3 megapixel
Pointer Device Touchpad
Keyboard Standard Keyboard
Internal Mic Yes
Speakers Altec Lansing Speakers
Communication
Ethernet 10/100/1000 Base T
Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR
Battery Cell 6 cell
Ports/Slots
USB Port 3 x USB 2.0
Mic In Yes
RJ45 LAN Yes
HDMI Port Yes
VGA Port Yes
Machine Dimensions
Weight 2.6 kg
Dimension 378 x 253 x 31.7 - 36 mm
Lets Start from the first point.
1) Build Quality and Feel:
It is based on solid build quality, and you will know once you feel it. a way better then dell inspiron and hp's product in range of upto 40K. i dont know ab hp giving good material in above 40K products. but dell inspiron series certainly not giving this type of material. it is comparable to Dell XPS and HP probook 4530 in matters to Build quality and feel, as this one is designed for professionals. It has good wooden feel. keyboard fell and touchpad feel is great. It has distinctive mouse buttons, not inbuilt with touchpad.
Rating for this category i would give is 8/10.
*s8.postimage.org/r5kg5hglx/02042012298.jpg
2) Look:
If we see look wise, it has got strong professional look. Very decent. It has not got the look of Entertainment laptop. It has got square corners, not rounded like entertainment laptops, but this is in relation with professional laptops, I was bit disappointed by its looks, but my main motto was to get performance laptop, and i simply selected this straight away. and believe me looks dont matter to me now, because i am really amazed by its performance.
rating: 6.5/10
*s14.postimage.org/gni4ovx01/02042012299.jpg
3) Performance:
Dis is the best thing about this laptop. Performance. this is performance laptop. works like a knife on a butter. very smooth. it comes with a DOS. i installed windows 7 ultimate. and it flies. no lag of 720p video for a single second , when i pressure him with 8 apps running on the screen. of which was Adobe photoshop CS2, Adobe reader, MS Word 2010, Mozilla (7 Tabs), Chrome (5 Tabs), and picasa with windows media player running avatar 720p
and transferring of files running in background.
It has got mighty i5 processor, 2430m 2.4 GHz, which is more than worth at this price.
For Performance, i will say it is an excellent piece.
Rating: 9.5/10
*s9.postimage.org/wmbdon8wf/Windows_Experience_Index.jpg
4) Display and Graphics:
this has got matte finish anti glare display. this display is LCD LED type. this is called LED Backlight tpe display. it is not full LED display.
Though this is not full LEd display, i am really amazed by clarity of the picture it displayes. so vivid and clear. when i compared it to my LED samsung display, you can not make out any difference. its almost same. clarity is vry good. infact very very good.
i has got Intel HD 3000 grahics which is more than enough for photo editing work in Adobe Photoshop and watching 1080p movies.
If you dont wanna play high end games, i suggest you to select without dedicated graphics card laptop.
I used some program like Tweaknow 2012 power pack, and i seen some deep info ab graphics, i will post it later.
I am not in to computer science , so not able to give you guys technical detail.
But according to usage , i am more than satisfied with this laptops Display and graphics . Clarity is awesome.
*img717.imageshack.us/img717/963/01042012295.jpg
Rating: 7.5/10
5) Battery Life:
Battery life is preety much good. with general continuous use , it is giving 4.5-5 hour usage and with entertainment mode, it is almost upto 3 hours.
dat is well enough for me and my usage. but i really think it can better with power option wich is provided in it.
Rating: 7.5
6) Other Stuffs:
keyboard: Is excellent. works very fine. feel is good. responsive. i dont know which type is that. but really good
*s14.postimage.org/8c0nzrx75/30032012283.jpg
Trackpad: Awesome. simply great. very very responsive. and with the multi touch gestures i dont have to use keyboard except for writing. material used for it is excellent. dedicated mouse buttons. Great trackpad.
*s14.postimage.org/gni4ovx01/02042012299.jpg
Camera: Camera is of satisfactory quality. 0.3 megapixel. but it is there in everylaptop in this catagory. so no problem with it. you can show your house to your relatives staying abroad. and dey never miss a detail about anything in your house. what more needed.? but i seriously think, that camera should be of 1.0 megapixel.
Boot Time: it takes 45 seconds to display laptop screen, and ready to use internet in almost 55 seconds with wifi on. and bluetooth on. there is another software provided with it named bootfast, with which you can disable many things and improve boot time. shut down time is 15 sec. preety well.
Software and Drivers: I got Cd of drivers of K53 model along with it. when i saked my dealer about it he also was confused about it, but he installed drivers from that cd only, and it went great. later on i updated drivers from asus site. and it is simply running awesome. really. there are many drivers wich you really do not need but are of grat utility value. it improves display and power timing and boot timing.
Heating: No heating it\ssues at all. runs very cool. you will not feel any heat on your lap. ofcourse thats y laptops are made ( to carry one your lap, and it it does not serve d purpose, what the meaning) and so your balls are safe.
thats it. Price in which i got it is 31K from the local dealer.
and if i look at it as a whole, i am preety much amazed with its performabce, build quality and display, look is above average too. professional type, not an entertainment laptop type.
Overall rating is 8/10.
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*s15.postimage.org/fkgdvwlbv/screen.jpg
*s8.postimage.org/889f5z2ad/02042012304.jpg
*s13.postimage.org/mxufw90gn/02042012305.jpg
*s15.postimage.org/cwqxljsaj/30032012286.jpg
*s17.postimage.org/qj6e9ktlb/01042012297.jpg
I am writing this review after using the laptop for 7days.
Here is main ppoints i wanna discuss about this product.
* Build Quality and Feel
* Look
* Performance
* Display
* Battery Life
* Other Stuffs
Specification:
Processor 2nd Generation Core i5
Variant 2430M
Chipset Mobile Intel HM65 Express
Brand Intel
Clock Speed 2.4 GHz
Cache 3 MB
Memory
Expandable Memory Up to 8 GB
Memory Slots 2 (Unused slots 1)
System Memory 4 GB DDR3
Hardware Interface SATA
RPM 5400
HDD Capacity 750 GB
Read/Write Speed DVD RW-8x
Optical Drive SuperMulti Dual Layer DVD Drive
Operating System Free DOS
Screen Size 15.6 Inch
Resolution 1366 x 768 Pixel
Screen Type HD LED Backlight Anti-glare Display
Graphic Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000
Web Camera 0.3 megapixel
Pointer Device Touchpad
Keyboard Standard Keyboard
Internal Mic Yes
Speakers Altec Lansing Speakers
Communication
Ethernet 10/100/1000 Base T
Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR
Battery Cell 6 cell
Ports/Slots
USB Port 3 x USB 2.0
Mic In Yes
RJ45 LAN Yes
HDMI Port Yes
VGA Port Yes
Machine Dimensions
Weight 2.6 kg
Dimension 378 x 253 x 31.7 - 36 mm
Lets Start from the first point.
1) Build Quality and Feel:
It is based on solid build quality, and you will know once you feel it. a way better then dell inspiron and hp's product in range of upto 40K. i dont know ab hp giving good material in above 40K products. but dell inspiron series certainly not giving this type of material. it is comparable to Dell XPS and HP probook 4530 in matters to Build quality and feel, as this one is designed for professionals. It has good wooden feel. keyboard fell and touchpad feel is great. It has distinctive mouse buttons, not inbuilt with touchpad.
Rating for this category i would give is 8/10.
*s8.postimage.org/r5kg5hglx/02042012298.jpg
2) Look:
If we see look wise, it has got strong professional look. Very decent. It has not got the look of Entertainment laptop. It has got square corners, not rounded like entertainment laptops, but this is in relation with professional laptops, I was bit disappointed by its looks, but my main motto was to get performance laptop, and i simply selected this straight away. and believe me looks dont matter to me now, because i am really amazed by its performance.
rating: 6.5/10
*s14.postimage.org/gni4ovx01/02042012299.jpg
3) Performance:
Dis is the best thing about this laptop. Performance. this is performance laptop. works like a knife on a butter. very smooth. it comes with a DOS. i installed windows 7 ultimate. and it flies. no lag of 720p video for a single second , when i pressure him with 8 apps running on the screen. of which was Adobe photoshop CS2, Adobe reader, MS Word 2010, Mozilla (7 Tabs), Chrome (5 Tabs), and picasa with windows media player running avatar 720p
and transferring of files running in background.
It has got mighty i5 processor, 2430m 2.4 GHz, which is more than worth at this price.
For Performance, i will say it is an excellent piece.
Rating: 9.5/10
*s9.postimage.org/wmbdon8wf/Windows_Experience_Index.jpg
4) Display and Graphics:
this has got matte finish anti glare display. this display is LCD LED type. this is called LED Backlight tpe display. it is not full LED display.
Though this is not full LEd display, i am really amazed by clarity of the picture it displayes. so vivid and clear. when i compared it to my LED samsung display, you can not make out any difference. its almost same. clarity is vry good. infact very very good.
i has got Intel HD 3000 grahics which is more than enough for photo editing work in Adobe Photoshop and watching 1080p movies.
If you dont wanna play high end games, i suggest you to select without dedicated graphics card laptop.
I used some program like Tweaknow 2012 power pack, and i seen some deep info ab graphics, i will post it later.
I am not in to computer science , so not able to give you guys technical detail.
But according to usage , i am more than satisfied with this laptops Display and graphics . Clarity is awesome.
*img717.imageshack.us/img717/963/01042012295.jpg
Rating: 7.5/10
5) Battery Life:
Battery life is preety much good. with general continuous use , it is giving 4.5-5 hour usage and with entertainment mode, it is almost upto 3 hours.
dat is well enough for me and my usage. but i really think it can better with power option wich is provided in it.
Rating: 7.5
6) Other Stuffs:
keyboard: Is excellent. works very fine. feel is good. responsive. i dont know which type is that. but really good
*s14.postimage.org/8c0nzrx75/30032012283.jpg
Trackpad: Awesome. simply great. very very responsive. and with the multi touch gestures i dont have to use keyboard except for writing. material used for it is excellent. dedicated mouse buttons. Great trackpad.
*s14.postimage.org/gni4ovx01/02042012299.jpg
Camera: Camera is of satisfactory quality. 0.3 megapixel. but it is there in everylaptop in this catagory. so no problem with it. you can show your house to your relatives staying abroad. and dey never miss a detail about anything in your house. what more needed.? but i seriously think, that camera should be of 1.0 megapixel.
Boot Time: it takes 45 seconds to display laptop screen, and ready to use internet in almost 55 seconds with wifi on. and bluetooth on. there is another software provided with it named bootfast, with which you can disable many things and improve boot time. shut down time is 15 sec. preety well.
Software and Drivers: I got Cd of drivers of K53 model along with it. when i saked my dealer about it he also was confused about it, but he installed drivers from that cd only, and it went great. later on i updated drivers from asus site. and it is simply running awesome. really. there are many drivers wich you really do not need but are of grat utility value. it improves display and power timing and boot timing.
Heating: No heating it\ssues at all. runs very cool. you will not feel any heat on your lap. ofcourse thats y laptops are made ( to carry one your lap, and it it does not serve d purpose, what the meaning) and so your balls are safe.
thats it. Price in which i got it is 31K from the local dealer.
and if i look at it as a whole, i am preety much amazed with its performabce, build quality and display, look is above average too. professional type, not an entertainment laptop type.
Overall rating is 8/10.
*s12.postimage.org/z4mgobtrh/scr.jpg
*s15.postimage.org/fkgdvwlbv/screen.jpg
*s8.postimage.org/889f5z2ad/02042012304.jpg
*s13.postimage.org/mxufw90gn/02042012305.jpg
*s15.postimage.org/cwqxljsaj/30032012286.jpg
*s17.postimage.org/qj6e9ktlb/01042012297.jpg
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