ASUS A53SV-XE1 15.6-Inch Versatile Entertainment Laptop - Black Reviews Full of Functionality
If you're looking at this laptop, you're probably searching for the same kind of laptop I was: a powerful, attractive, quality laptop that doesn't break the bank. I'm happy to say the Asus A53sv-xe1 meets these expectations nicely. Design is top notch. The A53 is attractive without looking garish. The black lid has a faint, nice looking interlocking cell kind of pattern on it. If that's not your thing the design is faint enough that it probably won't bother you too much. The lid feels nice and sturdy, pushing on it does not seem to affect the screen. The chiclet keyboard feels comfortable, typing is a breeze. The keys push down with a satisfying feel. Controls in games feel smooth.The touchpad seems decent and I don't mind using it but I prefer a real mouse. The entire keyboard area is built with aluminum, much like the Macbook Pro and looks/feels very nice. Nice quality. The A53 also feels pretty light, and it's a breeze to carry it around. Processing and graphics performance is excellent, as can be expected with a Sandy Bridge i7 processor, 6 gigs of DDR3 RAM, and an NVIDIA 540m with Optimus. The i7 handles most processing tasks with impunity. Games-wise, the A53 runs Crysis 2, Empire: Total War, and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 smoothly at medium graphics settings (High for Crysis2). While playing, the fan noise is noticeable, but not annoyingly loud. The aluminum hand rest area felt quite cool while playing. The heat management techniques that Asus uses seem to be pretty effective. The hard drive is what holds the A53 back. The difference in speed between its 5400 RPM HDD and a 7200 RPM HDD is noticable, and performance suffers. Battery life is decent but not exceptional. You can expect around 4 hours of battery life of normal laptop use. A small positive is that in my experience Asus laptops tend to have large power bricks, the A53 has a nice sized one. The speakers seem to be pretty good, which is kind of unusual for a laptop in my experience. Nice and loud. One negative of this laptop is that it comes with a considerable amount of bloatware. If this bothers you you will need to spend some time uninstalling all of it, and may need to download some drivers from Asus's website to get some laptop functions working again if you do. In conclusion I have to say the Asus A53 is an excellent laptop for its price. In my opinion its positives of excellent design, performance, and price far outweigh its negatives of bloatware and 5400 rpm hdd. Asus once again proves it's one of the top brands in the business. However, those who might prefer a faster harddrive and more ports, including a USB 3.0 port, may want to consider the Asus N53sv-xe1 for around 90 dollars more.
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ASUS A53SV-XE1 15.6-Inch Versatile Entertainment Laptop - Black
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