ordered one for myself, got delivered today (free delivery, took 1 day. well done, amazon)
first impressions:
- display is superb. colors look great almost from every angle. fhd resolution should be sufficient for any type of work (have not tried my business applications yet)
- heavier than expected and bigger than my old ibm z60m ... not for 'on the move' use really
- external subwoofer.. nice, but only useful in desktop mode (with laptop sitting on the desk)
- built-in speakers are very good
- windows 8.1 is ****. waiting for w10 upgrade
- internal hdd is medium spec, need to replace it in the future
- dvd drive - bluray would be nice to have
- keyboard.. average. IBM one was better.. no keylight
as my criteria were 'i5 with good IPS FHD display, good build, primarily for home use', im fully satisfied with the machine so far
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update after one month:
- medium-heavy gaming is smooth (fallout 3, half-life and similar old games)
- productive use - OK. FHD display still is not a match to screens I use at work (1600x1200). I got 4 of them connected to my office PC, but biggest problem is that 1200 lines is visibly more convenient than 1080 - text is easier to fit/read/edit.
performance-wise, i was not able to max neither cpu or memory yet
- when idling or under low use at night fan could be heard and that is annoying. looking for fan-control software to switch it off under low load.
- sometimes humming is heard from speakers (when no sounds are played), not sure yet whats causing it (radio waves?)
- sometimes wifi/internet gets stuck. but not blaming laptop yet, could be interference with neighbours or BB provider.
- battery lifetime - 3-5 hours. not great. if you need longer battery life, get something else (ultrabook with intergated GPU. actually I was looking for one, but got this machine, as i was not able to find one with ips fhd screen for that price)
- the way windows 8 using hdd is very annoying. looking for decent hybrid drive, as apparently its not possible to fit mSATA SSD in this laptop
| Brand | ASUS |
|---|---|
| Package Dimensions | 54.6 x 32.8 x 8.6 cm; 2.7 Kilograms |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium ion batteries required. (included) |
| Item model number | N551JK-CN073H |
| Manufacturer | Asus |
| Form Factor | Laptop |
| Standing screen display size | 15.6 Inches |
| Processor Brand | Intel |
| Processor Type | Core i5 |
| Processor Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| Processor Count | 2 |
| RAM Size | 8 GB |
| Computer Memory Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
| Memory Clock Speed | 1600 MHz |
| Hard Drive Size | 1 TB |
| Hard Disk Description | HDD |
| Hard Disk Rotational Speed | 5400 RPM |
| Graphics Chipset Brand | NVIDIA |
| Graphics Card Description | Nvidia GeForce GTX850 |
| Graphics RAM Type | Unknown |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 2 GB |
| Wireless Type | 802.11n, 802.11b, 802.11g |
| Voltage | 19 Volts |
| Operating System | Windows 8.1 |
| Are Batteries Included | Yes |
| Lithium Battery Energy Content | 56 Watt Hours |
| Lithium Battery Packaging | Batteries packed with equipment |
| Item Weight | 2.7 kg |
