Asus X555LA-XX053D

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60% Asus X555LA review
Source: Expert Reviews Archive.org version
In the end, the Asus X555LA's shortcomings are to be expected for a laptop with such a low price. If you have modest demands and want to spend around £300, it's a great Windows-powered choice. Toshiba's Chromebook 2 is a viable alternative, costing £50 less with a Full HD display, if you don't mind being restricted to Google's Chrome OS.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/28/2015
Rating: Total score: 60%

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Model: The Asus X555LA-XX053D is a value-packed laptop that comes with features that are user friendly and productive. Being easy on the wallet doesn't necessarily mean giving up quality or capability. This holds true for this laptop as can be seen in the a finely designed chassis and a lid that sports multiple colors and finishes. The 2.3 kg device comes with refined details such as curved corners, textured finishes and a full size tile keyboard. Navigation is made easy with the responsive and large touchpad. Display on the Asus X555LA-XX053D is a 15.6 inch 16:9 HD panel that produces superb colors and clarity. Coupled with the built-in speakers from SonicMaster, the device will certainly make a good multimedia playback platform.

The Asus X555LA-XX053D variant comes with an Intel Core i3-4030U processor, up to 8 GB DDR3L RAM, an integrated Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU and multiple storage options ranging from 320 GB to 1 TB HDD. Other useful features include a Super-Multi DVD optical drive, a VGA webcam, a card reader, two USB 3.0 ports, a USB 2.0 port and an HDMI out. Networking connectivity is good with the integrated 802.11 b/g/n adapter, built-in Bluetooth 4.0 and LAN connectivity. The Asus X555LA-XX053D comes with a 2-cell Polymer battery rated at 37 Wh for decent battery life.

Intel HD Graphics 4400:

ULV integrated GPU (GT2) with 20 EUs found on certain Haswell CPU models.

Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.

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

4030U: Haswell-based ULV dual-core processor clocked at 1.9 GHz without Turbo Boost support. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 4400 and a dual channel DDR3 memory controller.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

15.60":

15-16 inch is a standard display size for laptops and offers the biggest variety of products.

2.3 kg:

Usually, old laptops with 14-16 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).

60%: Such a bad rating is rare. There exist hardly any notebooks, which are rated worse.

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