Asus U46E-BAL6

Specifications

Asus U46E-BAL6 (U46E Series)

Processor

Intel Core i7-2620M (Intel Core i7)

Graphics adapter

Intel HD Graphics 3000

Display

14 inch 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixel, glossy: yes

Weight

2.2 kg ( = 77.6 oz / 4.85 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)

Price

600 Euro

Links

Asus homepage
Asus notebook section
U46E (Series)

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Average Score: 80% - good
Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)

price: - %, performance: 80%, features: - %, display: - % mobility: 70%, workmanship: - %, ergonomy: - %, emissions: - %

Reviews for the Asus U46E-BAL6

80% Asus U46E-BAL6
Source: CNet English

In an era of thin laptops and Ultrabooks, to be thin is starting to feel like less of a novelty and more of a requirement. Thin, however, is relative: are you talking about the razor-thin world of Ultrabooks, or the not-quite-as-slim world of thin full-size laptops? A strong design, tons of features, and plenty of performance make the Asus U46E-BAL6 one of the best 14-inch laptops we've seen all year.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/02/2011
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 80% mobility: 70%

80% Asus U46E-BAL6
Source: PC Mag English

With the Asus U46E-BAL6, you have a tremendous amount of processor power at your disposal in the Intel Core i7-2650QM CPU. This should be your laptop if your power demands as a video or photo editor exceeds those of regular users. If your power needs are less demanding, or if you use your laptop primarily for Web surfing, go with the previous-generation Asus U46E-BAL5, or our Editors' Choice, the Dell Inspiron 14z (Core i5).
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/18/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%

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Intel HD Graphics 3000: Integrated graphics card in the Intel Sandy Bridge processors (Core ix-2xxx). The HD 3000 is the faster (internally GT2 called) version with 12 Execution Units (EUs). Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable 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.
2620M: Very fast Dual-core processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller. » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
14":

Above all, this display size is used for subnotebooks, ultrabooks and convertibles. For all three types, this size is quite large. The biggest variety of subnotebooks is represented with this size.

Large display-sizes allow higher resolutions. So, details like letters are bigger. On the other hand, the power consumption is lower with small screen diagonals and the devices are smaller, more lightweight and cheaper.

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

Usually subnotebooks, ultrabooks and quite lightweight laptops with 12-16 inch display-diagonal weigh as much.

Asus: ASUSTeK Computer Incorporated, a Taiwanese multinational company, produces motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, PDAs, computer monitors, notebook computers, servers, networking products, mobile phones, computer cases, computer components, and computer cooling systems. The company's 2007 revenues reached US$6.9 billion. ASUS also produces components for other manufacturers. The Eee PC initiated the netbook boom in 2008.

In the notebook sector, Asus had a global market share of about 11% from 2014-2016, making it the fourth largest laptop manufacturer. In the smartphone sector, Asus is not among the Top 5 and has only a small market share (as of 2016).

80%: This rating is not convincing. The laptop is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.