Asus X552 Series

Asus X552CL-SX047H

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Average Score: 84.33% - good

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83% Asus X552C review
Source: PC Pro Archive.org version
If battery life and portability are priorities, then other laptops will suit you better. But as a powerful, dirt-cheap desktop replacement, the Asus X552CL knocks out the competition. With considerable reserves of power and a competent showing in most of the key areas, this will be the perfect budget laptop for many people.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/10/2014
Rating: Total score: 83% price: 100% performance: 83% features: 67% workmanship: 67%

100% Asus X552CL review
Source: Expert Reviews Archive.org version
The X552CL’s 15.6in screen was superb for a £500 laptop as our colour calibrator showed it was displaying a huge 80.9 per cent of the sRGB colour gamut. We normally only see colour accuracy scores of this kind on more expensive laptops, so it was great to see such bright and vibrant colours in our subjective image test The Asus X552CL is a superb budget laptop. It may not have a great battery life, but its powerful hardware, dedicated graphics and excellent screen put it head and shoulders above almost every other £500 laptop we've tested in recent months. It wins a Best Buy award.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/26/2014
Rating: Total score: 100%

70% Asus X552CL review: provides good performance for a budget laptop
Source: Tech Advisor Archive.org version
The X552CL isn't perfect, and the limited viewing angles of the screen definitely leave room for improvement. However, it does provide good performance for a laptop in this price range, and the inclusion of the GT 710M makes this one of the few budget laptops we've seen in recent months that can actually handle some decent 3D gaming action.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 02/12/2014
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 80% performance: 70% features: 80% workmanship: 80%

Asus X552EA-DH41

For those looking for a budget-friendly low cost laptop, the Asus X552EA-DH41 might be worth a look. The laptop comes equipped with an AMD A4-5000 quad-core processor that runs at 1.5 GHz. Don't expect it to do anything more than your basic web browsing, office programs and watching movies. It will drastically come to a crawl if you open any resource-hungry applications.

It comes paired with 4 GB of RAM. It's enough to run some applications simultaneously but when you start opening too many, you will notice the speed drop. The fact that it only has one slot for memory means upgrading this will require you to replace the 4 GB stick rather than just adding another stick. The storage is a conventional 500 GB HDD, which sacrifices on performance but it is able to keep the price low.

An upside however is it comes with two USB 3.0 ports so expanding your storage that way is a viable option. The display is nothing special, it's just a standard 15.6 inch screen with a 1366 x 768 resolution which is another way to cut costs, keeping the price low. The battery is claimed to last you roughly 4 hours of mixed use. This laptop's biggest selling point is its low price point which makes it a solid buy for those looking for a simple machine.

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Average Score: 60% - poor

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60% ASUS X552EA-DH41
Source: Comp Reviews Archive.org version
For those looking for an extremely low cost laptop, the ASUS X552EA-DH41 is probably one of the most affordable out there. The performance is going to be below what many of the Intel based systems have to offer but it is still sufficient for those that just a basic laptop. Of course, with its low cost comes some significant limitations.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/05/2014
Rating: Total score: 60%

Foreign Reviews

ASUS X552EA – безотказный недорогой ноутбук
Source: Notebook-Center.ru RU→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Good price; good performance; decent sound system. Negative: Poor battery life; poor display; poor webcam.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/04/2014

Asus X552WE

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Asus X552WE: По Пути Наименьшего Сопротивления
Source: Notebook-Center.ru RU→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Optimal price; good autonomy. Negative: Mediocre display.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/25/2015

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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.

Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.

NVIDIA GeForce 710M: Entry level GPU of the 700M series based on the GT 620M.

AMD Radeon HD 8330:

An integrated GCN-based GPU with 128 shader units and no dedicated VRAM. It is typically clocked at 500 MHz and paired with AMD Richland A4-5000 "Kabini" APUs.

AMD Radeon R5 M230: Low-end graphics card based on the GCN architecture ("Sun" GPU).

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Core i5:

3337U: Ivy-Bridge-based ULV-CPU in Q1 2013. Offers a core clock of 1.8 - 2.7 GHz and an HD 4000 GPU (350 - 1100 MHz). The TDP is rated at 17 W.

AMD A-Series:

A4-5000: Quad-core APU for low-end laptops, codenamed Kabini. Based on the Jaguar architecture. Integrates an Radeon HD 8330 graphics card.

A4-6210: Quad-core APU for entry-level devices and subnotebooks, codenamed Beema. Based on the Puma+ architecture and integrates a Radeon R3 GPU.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

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78.25%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.

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