User Interface, Display and Audio Quality
User Interface
Since this is a 15.6” laptop, there’s plenty of room for the keyboard. In this case ASUS has chosen to go with what is likely the company’s least attractive keyboard design, which features the flat keys you’d find on a chiclet keyboard without the expected gaps between each key. As a result, it’s too easy for your fingers to become lost if you’re a touch typist. I used this laptop to write several articles, and I found myself making mistakes more often than normal due to the lack of definition between keys.
If you’re not a dedicated typist, however, this keyboard has its advantages. For one, there’s a lot of keyboard rolled out across this laptop. Only a half-inch on either side is wasted, and this means that keys are generally large (though the numpad keys are small). Below, there’s plenty of space for your palms, which means a comfortable typing position is not hard to find.
What isn’t available in excess is touchpad. The surface is a bit small, and this makes it difficult to use at times, particularly for multi-touch gestures like scrolling. However, ASUS does at least offer two individual touchpad buttons. Though they have little travel, it’s a better solution than the rocker-style button so often used by the company.
Display and Audio Quality
A look at the spec sheet tells a story that is typical for a 15.6” laptop. The resolution is 1366×768, and the display is coated in gloss, which carries over to the black display bezel. Reflections can be an annoyance as a result, and the backlight isn’t strong enough to overcome them when the laptop is used in a bright environment like a sunlit room.
Test images revealed quality that is typical of inexpensive TN panels. Although the display technically was capable of displaying all but two of the Lagom black level test images, the final three appeared identical, which indicates the panel is cheating a bit by increasing the brightness of dark colors it normally could not display. Still, the quality is on par with any other laptop at this price point.
Audio quality proved solid for a laptop. There is a tiny bit of bass available, but distortion is limited as well even at maximum volume. Music is tolerable, which is more than can be said of most laptops at any price, nevermind an inexpensive model such as this. However, quality remains a far cry from a nice pair of external speakers, and even at maximum volume the speakers aren’t loud. Additional audio equipment will be required if this laptop is to serve as a desktop replacement.
nice review
nice review
I would suggest to anyone
I would suggest to anyone buying this laptop to turn off the crossfire feature. You actually loose performance in many games especially since there are no official regular driver updates for the gpu.
Got a similar one with 4GB
Got a similar one with 4GB RAM for $450 at BB. At that price it was a no brainer though AMD could do a better job with crossfire and drivers though.
If glossy screens and that
If glossy screens and that fupid stawful ucking 1366 – 768 resolution (or all 16:9 resolutions) would just go away, these cheap, generic McNotebooks would be a lot more appealing.
Also, if Asus is going to give it discreet graphics anyway and harbor a pretense of gaming, would a faster clocked dual core A4 be a better fit.
“Also, if Asus is going to
“Also, if Asus is going to give it discreet graphics anyway and harbor a pretense of gaming, would a faster clocked dual core A4 be a better fit.”
Maybe. The only potential problem is that the A4 has a less powerful IGP component. It’s hard to say if the reduction in graphics performance from that would be made up for by a higher processor clock speed.
“Maybe. The only potential
“Maybe. The only potential problem is that the A4 has a less powerful IGP component. It’s hard to say if the reduction in graphics performance from that would be made up for by a higher processor clock speed.”
That’s a good point. I guess I should be posing my question to AMD instead of ASUS as to why they are giving their higher clocked processors the worst GPUs,(160 or 240 SPs vs 400 for the A8) but I guess I already know the answer to that. The A4 is the binned processor that salvages any yield issues.
I Brought 10 of these laptops
I Brought 10 of these laptops for use as rental laptops for my video production company and they have not faulted me yet.
This is a good computer I
This is a good computer I bought it for less than $500 at a local Best Buy Store. the one I have has the Same Processor but it came with a 1GB Video Card. Computer runs good but after 5 months of use the computer screen stopped working. I called the ASUS Customer service since they don’t have help online. I explained them the problem and They asked me to take the computer to the Geek Squad for repairs. Geek Squad took care of fixing the screen, and now my computer runs like new once again and I’m happy of having purchased about 6 months ago for less than it costs now.
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Uhh, you talk about the A6
Uhh, you talk about the A6 yet use an e series cpu… That one’s meant to compete with atom, of course it will be slow.
woops, re read. nevermind, my
woops, re read. nevermind, my bad.
as far as the research iv
as far as the research iv dont including this page, it sounds like a decent laptop, im looking at one slightly used for $450
as far as the research iv
as far as the research iv done*
Here are the specs:
Display:
Here are the specs:
Display: 15.6″ 1366×768
CPU: AMD A6 – 3420M 2.2 Ghz
RAM: 6GB DDR3
Video cards: it has 2 videocards – one is Radeon 6520G , another one is Radeon 7670M with 1 Gb memory
Hard space: 750 GB
“What is the difference
“What is the difference between DSL, IDSL, HDSL, SDSL, ADSL, CDSL, Ci – DSL, etc. I’m Roni”
( you might want to use your own name) off course, don’t forget to look
directly into her “bridge” this will completely
create a subconscious breakdown in her mind.
I often equate the process of self-hypnosis as something that is as similar to driving a car.
Rattling nice design and
Rattling nice design and wonderful articles , absolutely nothing else we want : D.
This laptop is a litteral beast and I’m still playing wow on it pretty much Mac settings after a decade of use in the laptop and countless expansions to the game (graphics and content). Still handles the game very well with the settings tweaked.
I paid 250 dollars for this thing used ten years ago… Now that’s performancem. Asus ftw.