Asus N552VW-FI043T
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Reviews for the Asus N552VW-FI043T
Source: Tech Girl Archive.org version
All in all the Asus N552V is a great big machine. Perfect for someone not looking to spend a small fortune on a Macbook or Asus Zenbook 3. It is the ideal laptop to take to work and then jam a few games on over the weekend without breaking the bank (it will set you back roughly R20 000). I only wish it was lighter as the size and weight become noticeable if you’re lugging it around in a handbag or shoulder slung laptop bag.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/01/2016
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
There’s a lot to like about the Asus VivoBook Pro N552VW. It’s good value considering the specifications on offer, and it’s a halfway-decent gaming laptop, too, although that’s not its main purpose in life. It’s just as quick as the considerably more expensive Dell XPS 15, too, even if its design doesn’t quite live up to the same expectations.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/18/2016
Rating: Total score: 100%
Source: Trusted Reviews Archive.org version
As a gaming and multimedia laptop, the Asus N552VW is a decent machine with excellent overall performance and a decent high-resolution screen. If that’s all you’re after, it’s a great buy. However, it’s unrefined elsewhere. The keyboard and touchpad are merely average and the speakers don’t excel. Battery life is also poor and the plastic shell is beginning to look dated. In short, this laptop is entirely focused on performance, and if that’s your primary motivator, you’ll be very satisfied.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/16/2016
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Model: The Asus N552VW-FI043T is a laptop designed for gaming and multimedia. The lid of the laptop is coated with a dark grey metallic material. It comes with Windows 10 and has McAfee Live Safe software pre-installed. The laptop features a 2.6 GHz Intel Core i7-6700HQ processor, 16 GB of DDR4 RAM, an Nvidia GeForce GTX960M, a 128 GB Solid State Drive and a 2 TB hard drive for storage space. Both RAM modules can be replaced. Its 15.6 inch screen with a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels offers offers good performance for gaming and multimedia. Color coverage and accuracy are decent. The laptop is suitable for simple desktop tasks and media encoding tasks.
The keyboard comes with a number pad and the touchpad supports most of Windows 10 gestures including Cortana and window selection. A DVD drive is included and the connectivity is decent. There are three USB 3.0 ports, a USB 3.1 Type-C port, a Gigabit Ethernet port, an HDMI port, a DisplayPort, an SD card reader and a 3.5 mm headset combo jack. Moreover, there is a 720p webcam for video conferencing. The N552VW weighs 2.53 kg and its battery life is about 3 hours.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M: Upper mid-range graphics card of the GeForce GTX 900M series.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.
6600U: Skylake-based ULV dual-core processor for thin notebooks and ultrabooks. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 520 GPU and is manufactured in 14 nm.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.60":
15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.Asus: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. is a major Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer based in Taipei, founded in 1989. Under the Asus brand name, the company manufactures a wide range of products, including laptops, desktops, motherboards, graphics cards, monitors, smartphones and networking equipment, complete systems and PC components for end users.
Under the ROG (Republic of Gamers) brand name, ASUS manufactures gaming laptops known by gamers for their powerful specifications, dedicated graphics cards, high refresh rate displays and advanced cooling systems.
Beyond gaming, a wide range of notebooks are offered for different needs and budgets, from ultra-slim and lightweight ultrabooks to versatile 2-in-1 convertibles and budget-friendly options. In 2023, Asus had a 7% global market share of the PC market.
Customer satisfaction with ASUS notebooks concerns performance, the features, and the good price-performance ratio of ASUS notebooks. However, as with any brand, there are occasional reports of problems such as overheating, driver compatibility, or build quality issues.
100%: This model is obviously considered exceptional by the testers. There are almost no laptops that are rated this well. If the reviews or the sources that give these ratings are to be taken seriously, then it is a very clear buy recommendation. Unfortunately, sometimes top scores are also squandered.
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