ASUS N53 Series 15.6" Intel Core i5-2410M 4GB Memory DDR3 1066 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

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3.7
TOP FAVORABLE REVIEW
Great gaming notebook

-i5 2.3+ghz processor w/ turbo
-Beautiful screen with native HD resolution
-Mid/High end graphics card
-Great speakers (Bang & Olufsen ICEpower)
-640 gig HD
-USB 3.0

For the price, this laptop is amazing. Graphics run great, can use relatively good settings on most new games in 1920x1080 resolution, and max settings with slightly lower resolution for the rest. Graphics a bit quirky at first, though after manually setting when to use the discrete graphics it works flawlessly (although usually switches on by itself fine).

Processor is a beast, great multitasking without lag/stutter.

Speakers in this are amazing for a laptop, really high quality with depth and good volume to them, I've only had a handful of things times where something sounded distorted, (granted speakers were at max volume) and I am constantly watching movies/gaming/listening to music on this, just amazing speakers.

Looks sleek.

-Keyboard layout (would prefer different dynamic around the num pad area, although it works alright)
-Some glitches with software (although I believe these to be isolated, therefore not necessarily a con)
-5,400 RPM HD
-Bloatware (although it is minimal, and to be expected)

The keyboard can be a bit of a pain, with respect to the num pad dynamics, however the rest of the keyboard (everything left of num pad/arrow keys) is laid out nicely.

Very minimal flex.

My software issues appear isolated, so not much of a con. HD is only 5,400 RPM although this saves power and is really not as slow as others might make it out to be.

Definitely worth it for the price.

Amazing processor and graphics card, great for gaming and school work. Plays newer games with modest settings at its native resolution, max settings at lower res.

Battery life is decent, on power save mode I get a tad less than 6 hours of programming with some wifi/web browsing mixed in.

Keyboard is not as bad as others make it out to be.

Also, many of the issues others seem to be having with this laptop are software related, and every one of them (from what I gather) have been or can be fixed with driver updates (in some cases it seems they have uninstalled drivers completely and wonder why some features like function key and the top buttons don't work, go figure).

A fresh install of Windows and a quick search on some forums for the proper/needed drivers is recommended, none the less (to get rid of the bloadware, which takes 20minutes tops to do manually).

Great all around laptop for gaming and entertainment.

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TOP CRITICAL REVIEW
decent

was a extremely good laptop at start, runs battlefield3 good, sound is incredible, best speakers in a laptop.

lots of bloatware, and my media keys in the top left stopped working after 2 weeks, multi touch options on touch pad stopped, and fn keys for sound stopped working.

sides buttons dying after 2 weeks it runs everything great. buy warrenty lol.

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Features & Details

  • Intel Core i5-2410M
  • 4GB Memory / 640GB HDD
  • NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M
  • 1920 x 1080
  • Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Specifications

Model
BrandASUS
SeriesN53 Series
ModelN53SN-XV1
ColorSilver
Operating System
Operating SystemWindows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU
CPU TypeIntel Core i5 2nd Gen
Processor NameIntel Core i5-2410M
Core NameSandy Bridge
Display
Screen Size15.6"
Wide Screen SupportYes
Resolution1920 x 1080
Display FeaturesLED backlight
Graphics
GPU/VPUNVIDIA GeForce GT 550M
Video MemoryDedicated 2GB DDR3 VRAM
Graphic TypeDedicated Card
Storage
HDD640GB
Memory
Memory4GB
Memory SpeedDDR3 1066
Memory Slot (Total)2
Max Memory Supported8 GB
Optical Drive
Optical Drive TypeDVD Super Multi
Communications
LAN10/100/1000Mbps
WLAN802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN
BluetoothYes
Ports
USB2 x USB 2.0 1 x USB 3.0
Video Port1 x VGA
HDMI1 x HDMI
Audio Ports1 x Microphone Jack, 1 x Headphone Jack
Audio
AudioIntegrated Sound card
SpeakerInternal Speakers
Input Device
TouchpadYes
KeyboardStandard
Webcam2.0MP
Card Reader5-in-1 card reader for SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO, MS Duo
Power
Battery6-cell Lithium Ion
Dimensions & Weight
Dimensions (W x D x H)15.6" x 10.6" x 1.2" - 1.6"
Weight6.4 lbs
Additional Information
First Listed on NeweggApril 18, 2011
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