ASUS R503U-RH21 Laptop Computer,4GB Memory Deals

By April M., Ahing-brooks "A.Brooks" (florida)

This review is from: ASUS R503U-RH21 Laptop Computer,4GB Memory, 500GB Hard Drive, 15.6", Windows 8 (Personal Computers)
This computer is really great for the price. It's good on battery life with the extended battery turn on option located on the screen if your battery starts getting low. The clarity of the screen is good for viewing the sites and it's lightweight construction makes carrying easy. I'm well pleased with my purchase and the delivery time was quick. Thank you.

 By Giraudlaw (USA) -
This review is from: ASUS R503U-RH21 Laptop Computer,4GB Memory, 500GB Hard Drive, 15.6", Windows 8 (Personal Computers)
I decided to give a chance to Asus after Sams didn't have a Dell to sustitute my HP that broke in less than 2 years. The reviews were good, so I bought it. My first impression was how cheap the material look and feel, not like my Dell and the HP. Other problem was that is a finger print magnet, always looks dirty. But what make me change it was the poor almost inaudible sound of the speakers, I need to use headphones to hear. Didn't like neither that the hard disk is in two partitions. It runs well the programs and the screen looks good, is windows 8 fault the software problems, but I expected more for an almost $400.00 computer and that brand. Finally, I found a Dell for $40.00 more, change it and now I'm happy. Not recommended unless it cost you under $300.00.

By Emma Kennedy "Book Addiction" (San Jose, CA) -
This review is from: ASUS R503U-RH21 Laptop Computer,4GB Memory, 500GB Hard Drive, 15.6", Windows 8 (Personal Computers)
At first I was a bit intimidated by this laptop but as I got more familiar with the Windows 8 concept I began to see that it actually made more sense in some areas. The probs I did have were more with getting used to Windows 8 than with the laptop itself. The laptop is great - I found the numbers keypad on it to be a great help to me, and surprisingly, it's lighter than than my older one. This is definitely worth it.

ASUS Republic of Gamers G75VW-AH71 17.3-Inch Deals

By Bradley Proctor -
This review is from: ASUS Republic of Gamers G75VW-AS71 17.3-Inch Gaming Laptop (Personal Computers)
So I noticed some weak reviews for this product and am quite disgusted. I bought this unit from Best Buy and have so far been impressed. I typically am a desktop user, in fact, I normally custom build my own rigs. I was in the market for a laptop, and didn't want to frustrate myself with custom building one so I shopped around a lot. For the price, it will be difficult to beat this machine. The only laptops that will come close (Dell XPS, AlienWare, and MSI) would all likely cost and extra $500-$1000. Every game I have played so far (Portal 2, Skyrim, etc) have ran on ultra settings with extremely great frame rates. Now for the Pros and cons:

Pros: Great heat displacement, it has two large exhaust ports on the backside of the machine. This keeps the heat off of the bottom and allows for "lap-top" computing. Processing speed is amazing. Cost is low, but shop around, I got it at Bust Buy for $200 cheaper (though the build is not exact to this model make your own decisions as to what you need). Back-lit key board is extremely neat. Large vibrant HD screen. Its not loaded down with a bunch of bloatware and demos. GTX 660M is a great GPU for most all (with the exception of the have to have the most expensive and overkill, melt your face GPU) users. Additional port for secondary HDD. Easy access for upgrades to HDD an memory. Ivy Bridge! This thing has blistering fast multi-app processing power!

Cons (and the reason for 4 stars): The biggest drawback for me is the 1TB HDD, as it is slow (5400 RPM). For this reason alone Windows Experience Index rated it a 5.9. All other ratings were mid to upper 7's. Shame on you Asus. For $130 buy a 128GB SSD from Amazon and up your computing potential. Just use the 1TB as a slave. It is bulky, but to be expected as it is a gaming lappy. Good luck trying to find a case that fits it.Lastly the power brick is enormous and the battery is lucky to give you 1.5 hrs unplugged. Again, this is a gaming laptop so this is to be expected.

Other thoughts: The pros highly out weigh the cons! For the price this Republic of Gamers laptop by Asus is a great investment.

 By Greg Siegel -
This review is from: ASUS Republic of Gamers G75VW-AS71 17.3-Inch Gaming Laptop (Personal Computers)
Everything you've read in the other reviews about its power is true. Portal 2, Skyrim, etc. all look beautiful on this laptop. The matte screen with full 1080p resolution is very nice and easy on the eye. The jet engine fans on the back of the laptop have allowed for hours of gaming without feeling like I could flip the laptop over and grill an egg.

Now, some issues. One is that the space bar is not as responsive as I would like on a gaming keyboard. If I have my thumb too far over to one side, it will fail to register the press. This being the jump key in a lot of games, one can imagine the annoyance this has caused (I've run straight off of platforms like a dork).

The major issue, however, is that the subwoofer will sometimes play when you have headphones in. For a while, every time I started a media source that had audio, I would have to pull out my headphones and reinsert. This is quite annoying when you are trying to play something in a crowded room, or when someone in your house is sleeping. I uninstalled the drivers and let windows install its own, but now it mutes the audio until I click mute then unmute again. I don't know what is going on with this audio chipset, but there appear to be some kinks to iron out.

The audio issue is not a dealbreaker for me, as the laptop really is quite nice looking with excellent performance.I am hoping an update in the future will make my $1300 purchase perform as it should.

By technojunkie (Pembroke Pines, Florida United States)
This review is from: ASUS Republic of Gamers G75VW-AS71 17.3-Inch Gaming Laptop (Personal Computers)
I'm not a super gaming computer geek, but i know computers well and am an avid console gamer. I like playing fighting games like SFIV and the like and I also love first person shooters, action games, etc. Well so far I am VERY impressed with this behemouth of a machine! Not that street fighter is the most graphically intensive game, but i was coming from runing on my macbook pro under bootcamp with windows 7. Night and day difference. I can crank up all the settings including 8x antialiasing and the frame rate is stunning. no lag whatsoever. full screen full resolution all the bells and whistles enabled. Just Cause 2 i couldn't get the same with everything maxed out, but you probably would need a higher end machine to do that. With everything maxed out i was getting like 20fps but when i turned off the GPU water effect and toned down a couple other things i was getting a solid 60fps on the in game benchmark tests. Batman arkham asylum and the newer arkham city look positively stunning and smooooooth. The picture is great on this machine and the sound is quite good especially with the subwoofer. The power supply practically needs it own carrying case! Seriously this is the biggest brick i've ever seen on a notebook. The keyboard is very nice as is the track pad. the buttons on the trackpad have quite a bit of travel and feel kind of soft, but not mushy. The track pad also supports two finger rotation and pinch to zoom and 2 finger scrolling and 3 finger aero conrol of the windows 7 windows ala macbook (although it's nowhere near as smooth as the mac, but i didn't get this machine for smooth window navigation). I LOVE the rubberized feel of the plastic of the case. I also love that the machine doesn't come with 100 pieces of "bloatware"
the 750gb hard drivecomes partitioned with about 300 (drive c) for OS and other programs and then a drive D (presumably for your gaming data) is about 400gb. There is still an open expansion bay for another hard drive I believe. Now remember, this is kind of the "bottom of the line" G75 with the 2gb graphics card (the 660) and the processors on the higher end units run a bit faster. So far the machine stays quite cool and it not even as noisey as my macbook pro (and not nearly as hot, you could make toast on my macbook when i was runing games in bootcamp). I don't know a lot about gaming machines but i've read that you can't just look at the graphics card or the processor but you have to look at everything together including how well the machine can cool itself because that can affect how well the gpu runs. I'm sure there are faster notebooks out there, but for 1500 bucks I am beside myself. I use an xbox 360 wireless controller and it works flawlessly, just make sure you download the 64bit driver from microsoft. For steam users, install it to the larger partition (the D drive). There is plenty of room on the 400gb partition. Even if every game you use is 10gb (which they usually are not) That's a lot of games with no external drive and you still have the C partition to store files on, plus you can always get another drive installed. I'm giving it 4 stars just to be conservative, but so far the only thing that's a bit off-putting is it's sheer size. it's much deeper than my 17 inch macbook and won't even fit (width-wise) into the sleeve of my 17inch backpack although it barely fits the length. I had to order an alienware backpack that accomodates the larger machines with the 17.3 screens. I travel A LOT and it is going to be really fantastic to have a complete gaming library with me wherever I go! Unless you're an uber-geek I would highly recommend this unit. Im sure it will do me for several years, but then again, technology is such that you're constantly kicking yourself for not waiting for the next better, faster, quieter, cooler, more power efficient thing to come along.

ASUS K55N-DS81 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) Deals

By Michael Freed -
This review is from: ASUS K55N-DS81 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers)
I did a lot of research before finally purchasing this laptop by ASUS. The biggest selling points for me were as follows:

ASUS 1 year "360 Notebook Warranty" including 1 year of Accidental Damage/Handling and a Limited 1 year manufacturer warranty.
The AMD A8 4500M APU is super speedy. If you're purchasing a laptop beware that the A6 4400 has a 1MB L2 cache while the A8 has a BIG 4MB L2 cache. While the dual core is rated at a higher frequency the quad core is capable of handling multiple data loads simultaneously much more efficiently.
The Radeon 7640G has 512mb dedicated memory and is capable to pull from the system resources. While this machine CANNOT run games at the highest settings it does an excellent job of being able to run MOST games at low-med settings with high FPS.
4gb ram upgradeable to 16gb.

Pros: Low Price point, 1 year ADH warranty, fast quad core cpu, 4mb L2 cache, fast HDD, fast boot option, instant on resume function- 2 second wake-up from sleep mode.

Cons: Poor viewing angles on screen, plastic shell/case,

 By Jeff Bloom (Norfolk, VA) -
This review is from: ASUS K55N-DS81 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers)
I doubted this laptop would perform that well given its $399 price tag. Incredibly I continue to be blown away by its superb performance, it has quickly become my favorite (of six) computers to use! Even though it's comprised of plastic, it's light weight and superior performance leave me wanting little. Even with 3D games, the performance continues to astound me given the low price I paid.

I bought a 16GB memory upgrade for $85 a week later and it has solidly placed this laptop at the top of my techy toys list. I am dumbfounded by the sheer performance of this low cost laptop.

Pros: low price, above average performance, memory up-gradable to 16GB and out performs my MacBook that cost $1300.

Cons: Made of plastic and does not have superman powers..

By Alexander (CA)
This review is from: ASUS K55N-DS81 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers)
I recently bought a high-end HP laptop and also purchased this ASUS laptop (both from a sources other than Amazon). If I compare the two the HP was about 3 times the price but had a very fast i7 processor with high end graphics and a large disk and and RAM. The ASUS has a low end quad core processor, mid range graphics, less ram and smaller disk. But otherwise the machines have similar specs: same screen size, number and type of USB ports, HDMI & VGA, DVD burner, and card reader.

Why compare them you ask? What I am really comparing is the experience of buying an HP (a market leader) vs ASUS (a less known brand).

That is all background, now the interesting part:
* ASUS is rated highest reliability after 3 years while HP is rated worst. See Ton's Hardware for a nice chart.
* The ASUS does have a weird touch pad - as others have mentioned. This is the 2nd ASUS laptop that I have purchased and the both had unusual and/or confusing touch pads or mouse buttons. This new machine's touch pad suffers from sensitivity issues and also from the strange design of only having a single physical switch under the pad which means to click easily, you need to be near the center of the pad. But to determine if it is a right or left click, ASUS uses the location of your finger on the touch pad at the time of the click. Clever design idea but irritating to use. I normally use a wireless mouse so this is not a deal killer for me. ASUS, if you are reading this, just go with a normal touch pad with normal top mounted buttons that are not too stiff. Then you won't stand out in a bad way.
* The ASUS is usable right out of the box (assuming you can stomach Win 8). It has not bloatware like an HP and also comes with Win 8 straight, not the handicapped Win 8 Home version that HP uses. This is a huge plus for me.
* Finally, the display is better on the ASUS. Both displays are the same resolution and size. But HP uses a really cheap LCD panel that has poor contrast. The ASUS is better for contrast which makes text more readable. This is also a huge plus.

So whats the net-net? From now on when I shop for to new laptop, I will look to ASUS first and won't even consider HP (given their poor reliability ratings, bloatware, and poor readability displays). But I will also pay attention to the touch pad and the mouse buttons when looking at ASUS in the future given their proclivity of wandering of the tried and true path in this area.

ASUS X55C-DS31 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) Deals

By bvjack -
This review is from: ASUS X55C-DS31 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers)
This laptop is just what I expected. not too light, not too heavy. Extremely fast start-up. It arrived on time and doesn't have all the unnecessary pre-loaded apps and programs that are on others. There is only one issue and that is the space bar. If you don't hit it in the "right" spot it does not advance the cursor. Maybe it's just the one I received, but I can see where the Keyboard is slightly raised in the middle and I think that is what the problem is.

 By Agustin (Denver, CO) -
This review is from: ASUS X55C-DS31 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers)
This is a great laptop! the tech specs are really good, it's fast and the design it's pretty neat and the keyboard is made of a good materials. the touch pad though... it could be better.

And Win 8 sucks sooooo much... 20 minutes after playing with win 8 I end up formatting the hard drive and installing an old copy of windows 7.

By Miles De Wind -
This review is from: ASUS X55C-DS31 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers)
Well this is not a high power laptop but it runs most things. If you want to play games on it works very well with simpler games like leauge of legends. That being said if you try to do more than one thing at a time its going to run slow. Real slow.

ASUS Zenbook UX31E-XB51 13.3 Notebook Intel Core i5 Deals

By Ivan J Garrity (Markham, ON & Dallas, TX) -
This review is from: ASUS Zenbook UX31E-XB51 13.3 Notebook Intel Core i5-2467M 1.60 GHz 4GB DDR3 128GB SSD Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Silver (Personal Computers)
Nice all around for price with excellent feature set with great Amazon service. Keyboard is frustrating and possibly a deal breaker for heavy users.

 By G -
This review is from: ASUS Zenbook UX31E-XB51 13.3 Notebook Intel Core i5-2467M 1.60 GHz 4GB DDR3 128GB SSD Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Silver (Personal Computers)
So my screen died 1 year and 3 weeks after purchase. ASUS will not cover it under warranty (1 year). Unless you want your purchase to break after a year, don't purchase ASUS.

By CO-Joe -
This review is from: ASUS Zenbook UX31E-XB51 13.3 Notebook Intel Core i5-2467M 1.60 GHz 4GB DDR3 128GB SSD Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Silver (Personal Computers)
Great profile. Nice machine once everything was set up properly. Keyboard is not backlit I don't think. I read about problems with keyboard, but our employee who is using it has not mentioned any problems. So far pretty good.

iPearl mCover Hard Shell Case for 11.6" ASUS VivoBook Deals

By Bria -
This review is from: iPearl mCover Hard Shell Case for 11.6" ASUS VivoBook X202E/S200E/Q200E TouchScreen UltraBook laptop - Aqua (Electronics)
I absolutely love this cover! It's exactly what I was looking for and fits perfectly! I highly suggest this if you are looking for something to keep you computer from getting scratched. The shipping was fast and well wrapped.

 By emillie an
This review is from: iPearl mCover Hard Shell Case for 11.6" ASUS VivoBook X202E/S200E/Q200E TouchScreen UltraBook laptop - Aqua (Electronics)
bought for my son - wish the color was brighter and more opaque rather than transparent ... however, that's preference - served its purpose .. still questioning quality to protect for drops but at least will do its job for scratches and smudges.

By Kristin Stacy (Lexington, MA United States) -
This review is from: iPearl mCover Hard Shell Case for 11.6" ASUS VivoBook X202E/S200E/Q200E TouchScreen UltraBook laptop - Aqua (Electronics)
GLOWS: It fits my computer wonderfully and is my favorite color.

GROWS/NEEDS IMPROVEMENT:
#1. Due to the legs that you can extend for it to rest at an angle, it does not sit flat on my table(when the legs are closed), and rocks if I have my screen open past 80 Degrees.
#2 Some may consider this good, but it is nearly impossible to get off. When I first put on the top part of the case, there was a sliver of paper between it and the computer that was quite difficult to remove without breaking my newly bought case (the case did not break but it was a 10 min. struggle).

ASUS 1015E-DS01-PK 10.1-Inch Laptop (Pink) Deals

By Recklessk (Los Angeles, CA USA) -
This review is from: ASUS 1015E-DS01 10.1-Inch Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers)
I hope this review helps anyone who is in the market for a netbook without the flaws of the earlier generation netbooks. Well I was on a quest for the perfect netbook and have used so many in the past. I think I've tried at least a dozen models only to find that there was some short comings with them. This netbook will be used mainly for traveling since it is a lot easier to carry and not as expensive as other ultrabooks or notebooks.

OK lets get to it. Here are the positives listed below.

Speedy for a netbook (2 to 3 times the speed of standard netbooks)
1366 x 768 resolution.
light weight
comfortable to type
hdmi, can output 1080P Blu Ray no problem
1 x USB 3.0
Was able to swap the HDD from a 320GB to a 1TB 9.5mm

OK now here are the negatives.

Memory not upgradable, onboard and not removable.
Pain in the A to access the hard drive.
No Bluetooth
Not a dual band internal wireless card
No gigabit lan : (
Did not boot from USB/used acronis 2013 to clone drive.

Before this model was released, I was so close to buy the Asus 1025CE model that featured bluetooth and removable ram. However I am glad I waited as the CPU speed and a nice 1366 screen resolution out weighs the other features of the 1025CE model. I am more than happy to sacrifice bluetooth and extra ram for a nicer screen and increase in cpu speed. For the money you cannot go wrong with this model. I would highly recommend this model or the next model 1015E-DS02 which will have 4GB of onboard ram.

Update 5/6/13

I have been using this netbook for a week and it works great. It has exceeded my expectations. At times however it can run a little warm and the battery life is not as advertised. On a full charge it will last me about 5-5:30 hours on the lowest dim screen. To me this is acceptable as many new ultrabooks do not even last that long. This will definitely hold me over for 2 movies during a plane ride.

 By Scott Alan Arbaugh (Hanover, PA United States) -This review is from: ASUS 1015E-DS01 10.1-Inch Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers)
I got this to replace my wife's Dell Mini 10 netbook. It just arrived today, so I haven't had much time to play around with it yet. Usually I don't buy Amazon products without reviews, but I took a gamble on this recently-released Asus laptop... and I'm glad I did.

The first thing I noticed was keyboard. It's definitely easier to type on compared to the Dell Mini 10. Having the separation between the keys helps a lot. The cursor keys are a little cramped, but what do you expect on such a small laptop.

The second thing I noticed is how much I dislike the touchpad. Seems to be par for the course on many netbooks. I frequently use the tap-to-click feature (quickly tapping to register a left-mouse click) on the touchpad instead of actually pressing down in the bottom-left corner. It would only register my taps about 80% of the time which was really annoying. I figured that this could be solved by trying different touchpad drivers. The laptop came preinstalled with the latest drivers from Asus' website. I tried the generic Synaptics drivers from their website. That helped with the tap-to-click, however, the pointer speed was way too slow, even when set to the highest speed. Also, I lost the Windows 8 gestures with the those Synaptics drivers. Next I tried the Elan drivers (did a Google search for 'elan touchpad driver windows 8', and it's the first link on asus.com). The Elan drivers did the trick. Everything works great... tap-to-click works 99% of the time, pointer speed is good at the default speed setting and the Windows 8 gestures work.

At first, when I read that this had a Celeron CPU, I was a bit wary. However, after using the Atom CPU-equpped Dell Mini 10, I have to say that this Asus is a bit faster even at a lower clock speed, but I'm sure the dual cores helps quite a bit. This machine also came with Windows 8 64-bit which I was surprised to see. I'm used to seeing 32-bit operating systems on netbooks. I'm sure that replacing the HDD with an SSD would make this a lot faster, so I might have to invest in that later.

The only thing I've really tested so far is streaming Youtube videos. This thing doesn't skip a beat, even with HD (all the way up to 1080p) videos running at full screen. The frame rate is smooth. I'm pretty impressed. Screen looks decent too. Speakers can get pretty loud without much distortion.

I'm happy with the build quality as well. There's a nice texture on the plastic surrounding the touchpad below the keyboard and on the bottom of the laptop. There's very little flex to the keyboard... it's pretty solid.

If you're looking for a 10" laptop for basic web browsing & productivity, definitely consider this one.

UPDATE 2013-04-30
After using this laptop for a few days, I'm still impressed. No new issues to report. Once my wife started using it, she would frequently trigger (by accident) the Windows 8 gestures on the touchpad. If you swipe in from the left, top or right sides, it triggers a gesture. I didn't see an easy way to disable these gestures. There are registry keys that you mess around with, but I found an alternative. There is another set of Elan touchpad drivers that work even better than the previous ones that I found. Just do a Google search for 'Elan touchpad drivers', and it's the link for station-drivers(dot)com. The driver version at the top of the list provides a bunch of configuration settings in the Mouse application for disabling gestures as well as many other touchpad settings.

I also read the other review about the difficulty in upgrading the RAM and swapping out for an SSD, which is unfortunate. However, the speed is decent enough as long as you have the proper expectations.

By BinaryMonKey "Eagle Eye" (South Bend, In) -
This review is from: ASUS 1015E-DS01 10.1-Inch Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers)
How to make this notebook run smooth and real fast:

0.(Optional).Search on google for classic shell and install.It will make windows 8 with a classic interface.

1. Search on google for "asus elan drivers" find the site, choose windows 8 64 bit click the link below "touch pad" then download and install from the 2nd link called "global" REMEMBER USE 2 fingers to scroll up and down.

2. Go to control panel > Programs and features and uninstall every single thing from asus everything! Including that hybrid crap that makes the notebook run 20 degrees hotter , don't worry windows 8 and nvidia has everything that you're going to uninstall.You'll have to reboot several times.

3. Go to control panel > Power options it should be set on "Balanced" below there is a link "More options" click on it and choose "High Performance". Close window.

4. Go to control panel and open " Mouse" click on top on the panel "Choose pointer speed" and move the setting to a higher point.

5. You're done. Enjoy the fastest notebook available.

I was skeptical at first about this little thing but I am blown away. I own a few laptops including a last generation vaio. For what you pay here 250 bucks you get a really nice machine. I am running 3ds max with no issues in this thing.I saw some people writing in these reviews stuff like it can be better or whatever. its the perfect machine for this money. Its comparable to the ultrabook I have at speed and that's got a solid drive in it! I thought for sure I was going to replace the hard drive in this one with a solid but it is not necessary at all. Boot time is around 30 seconds . Windows 8 interface sucks but the os itself is way better than anything on the market extremely stable , I install classic shell and run it with a classic interface. As for the people who complain about this product spend a hundred more and get the 350 dollar ultrabook from asus for heaven's sake. the battery is as they say around 7 hours .Screen is excellent I seat outside on the patio and I can see it perfectly. the keyboard very responsive and adequate for your hands. The mouse pad is big enough and responds accordingly as in the instructions. the built is solid with a nice piano finish on top. It is not thick just perfect. The fan blows warm but if you know about computers celeron chips run a little hotter. but nothing weird. if you complain about that get yourself a laptop with an atom processor at less than half the speed. I bought a pink one for the wife today. Overall a fantastic product. Thumbs up to Asus

ASUS S46CA-XH51 14.1-Inch Laptop (Black) Deals

By David Mccann -
This review is from: ASUS S46CA-XH51 14.1-Inch Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers)
With a shrinking number of ultrabooks with Windows 7 on them as shipped, this system offers a really good mix of hard-to-find features including VGA and HDMI port, an RJ45 network jack, and throw in a DVDRW drive and 1 USB 3.0 and 2 USB 2.0 ports. The traditional hard drive with small SSD cache is a good compromise on a low-cost system. Very thin yet feels solid with aluminum casing. Really the only negatives are lack of backlit keyboard and trackpad a little tricky to get used to (left/right buttons are integrated into pad), and no recovery media and no way to make them, a poor trend for most vendors.

 By amateur wrench -
This review is from: ASUS S46CA-XH51 14.1-Inch Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers)
ASUS was recommended to me as a good brand, this seems to be the best 14" with Win 7, Amazon had the best price through another seller Technology Galaxy. However, return policy for TG is once the box is open it's yours, no exceptions, my bad for not reading the fine print. Right out of the box the cooling fan ran fast and loud, you could hear it in the next room. When typing in Word, email or in a web text box, the cursor would jump around causing you to manually set it back to the end of a sentence to continue typing. That's enough for me to return it, but as stated above, the return policy won't allow it. I spent hours with ASUS tech support via chat (tech support was good) to download a chipset to solve the cooling fan problem and some other software upgrade to stop the cursor jumping. Fan is solved, it runs quiet now, the cursor is still problematic, but we finally figured out how to disable the touchpad, the laptop is primarily used with a mouse. Another review talked about the touchpad being the deal killer too, take note. Other than that, the unit works fine (now) for word processing, web surfing, and some simple psychology testing software. If you want to buy this brand/model, go find one that you can demo before you commit. Buy direct from Amazon so you can return it if you don't like it. Beware of sellers selling through Amazon, they might not let you return it if you open the box.

By sushi "xdancer" (New York) -
This review is from: ASUS S46CA-XH51 14.1-Inch Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers)
this was by far the easiest setup of my 10? laptops -- based on reviews i read here i chose this model (with win 7) over a new vaio with win 8 (my last 5 computers have all been vaios) -- seamless, fast setup, speedy, lots of RAM -- only caveat is no numeric keypad but i only used it to type accents, so --

downloaded browsers, software, printer drivers & updated versions of this n' that -- no problem whatsoever. so far so good -- it's only tweaking & transferring files now -- from the previous laptop whose touchpad i drowned --

ASUS Vivobook V500CA-DB31T 15.6-Inch Touchscreen Deals

By Kristyn D. -
This review is from: ASUS Vivobook V500CA-DB31T 15.6-Inch Touchscreen Laptop (Personal Computers)
I have a desktop and another laptop besides this one, but they are really old and their wireless capabilities are not great. I bought this one mainly to be able to work wirelessly on Microsoft Office software, emails, and browsing the internet. It runs great! The only thing that is not great is that I failed to research for a disc drive … I am NOT “tech savy”, so when I say disc drive I mean a place to put DVDs or CDs. This is a huge drawback if you want to burn CDs/DVDs, or even just play a DVD.

Another thing I’m not a fan of is the keyboard. The keys are super spaced out and you really have to hit them to work. They DO work, I’m just not used to having to follow through so much.

The touchscreen is a plus, I’m still getting used to Windows 8, and all in all, it’s perfect for working at home on the couch :)

 By Tj Emsley "TJ" (Greenville, SC USA)
This review is from: ASUS Vivobook V500CA-DB31T 15.6-Inch Touchscreen Laptop (Personal Computers)
Nice computer, Windows 8 will take a little getting used to. I bought this to run Google Sketchup for product design and to run a 3D printer. I haven't connected it to the printer yet, still awaiting delivery on that, but I'll update the review after I get that going.
Touchscreen is nice, although I haven't really used that feature much.
A windows update took about an hour last night. I'm not sure if that's a performance issue of the machine, or just a sucky Microsoft thing.
Machine seems to run great for browsing and email.

By Ben Sylvester -
This review is from: ASUS Vivobook V500CA-DB31T 15.6-Inch Touchscreen Laptop (Personal Computers)
I've had this computer for about a month and it seems fine so far. The touchpad is great, keyboard and screen are adequate but won't blow you away. The touchscreen works really well and is actually convenient sometimes. This computer is vastly superior to the $480 Acer that I bought from Amazon and returned the next day.

ASUS A550CA-EB51 15.6-Inch Deals

By Hunter (22 Knightbridge Road) -
This review is from: ASUS A550CA-EB51 15.6-Inch Laptop (Dark Gray) (Personal Computers)
This is the worst laptop I know, I feel not comfortable with this laptop and refund it mediately. I picked up ASUS K55N-DB81 as well later. ASUS K55N-DB81 is cheaper, higher system, longer battery life. I can use it in my college. One more time, my advice is DO NOT buy this laptop. You can see my new laptop here.

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 By Anastasia Hulet - (CA)
This review is from: ASUS A550CA-EB51 15.6-Inch Laptop (Dark Gray) (Personal Computers)
Its not as good as I expected. I have the same problem as another customer where the spacebar doesn't register sometimes. The battery life isn't very long so it has to stay plugged in for most of the time. The Startup is also a little slow. So overall rating, not impressed. Gonna return It and buy a different computer.

By Marcia Bisaga - (CA)
This review is from: ASUS A550CA-EB51 15.6-Inch Laptop (Dark Gray) (Personal Computers)
I seldom write one star reviews but this computer earned it. It has been rather slow from the beginning, and now after a year, it is virtually usable, No, I don't have tons of popups or anything on it and I do not go to porn sites. All i do with it is software development. I upgraded my RAM to 8 GB and it's got 4 GB free, and the CPU monitor says CPU is 35% but the computer is unusable. I am very unhappy with asus in general and this laptop in particular. Buy anything else!

ASUS X75A-DS51 17.3-Inch Deals

By Warp Spedo - (UK)
This review is from: ASUS X75A-DS51 17.3-Inch Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers)
This laptop is probably the best bang for your buck out there right now. I purchased this laptop because I needed a portable computer to take with me to classes for notes so I figured almost anything would do, which lead me to the lower end of the price scale. The first thing I noticed is how beautiful the screen is. The color depth is spot on and everything looks sharp. Performance wise this guy has a dual core, hyper threading Intel i5 with 8 GB of ram, I have yet to see it lag at all. Other features include Bluetooth technology and a 750 GB hard drive separated in to 2 partitions which allows the OS to be recovered without removing data on the 2nd partition.

The only drawback to this laptop for most is that it comes with Windows 8 on it which most people aren't liking quite yet. However with a start menu replacement program that allows booting straight in to the desktop I think that Windows 8 becomes acceptable at the least.

 By Mark Engstrom -(CA)
This review is from: ASUS X75A-DS51 17.3-Inch Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers)
I bought this laptop going into my junior year of college as a Computer Science major. I was looking for something that could handle a variety of tasks such as some gaming (Minecraft and League Of Legends), programming, and entertainment (streaming movies/music). I have been using the laptop and am very pleased with my purchase with 2 minor exceptions.

The first thing I am unhappy with is the location of the speakers. I don't use my speakers for more than some music and movies, but the speakers on this laptop are on the bottom of the unit so that the sound is fairly muted. This is a bigger problem when using the laptop on something like a bed than it is if the laptop is on a hard surface. Turning the volume up a few notches can help solve the problem, but it is a little frustruating at first.

The second thing I an unhappy with is the location of the USB drives. All 3 USB drives are directly next to each other on the left side of the laptop. This really isn't a huge deal, but I was using a wired mouse at the time and it was messy running a cord from the left USB around the back to use a mouse. I just bought an inexpensive wireless mouse so this should no longer be a problem.

Both of these problems are small details and can be averted by simply using the laptop on a hard surface, turning up the volume a bit, or using a wireless mouse. The i5 processor and 5400 rpm hard drive help the laptop continue to run fast even when handling heavier loads while the 17.3 inch screen allows me to have multiple programs open on the screen at the same time. I would recommend this laptop to anyone looking for a fast 17 inch laptop.

By Mo - (CA)
This review is from: ASUS X75A-DS51 17.3-Inch Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers)
I have owned multiple laptops and so far, this one is in my top 3 especially at this price range. I did a lot of research before purchasing and for what you get out of the box and compared to others is excellent. Nice bright display with good color depth. Performance wise it has a dual core, hyper threading Intel i5 with 8 GB of Ram. Compared to some other brands, you're going to pay a little more. The audio sounds goods, but I prefer headphones probably like most. The battery life could be a little better lasting in the 4-5 hour range with use. Now the biggest reason for the 4 rating is the 10key is a little awkward in it's placement there needs to be a little bit of a gap from the main keyboard, the touchpad takes some getting use too, there is a little more of the bloatware on it then probably some (I just uninstall it) and of course it's Windows 8 which is down right awful.

ASUS X550CA-DB51 15.6-Inch Deals

By Anibal - (CA)
This review is from: ASUS X550CA-DB51 15.6-Inch Laptop (Personal Computers)
Ill be quick about this. I rated it 4 but its more of a 3.5

Pros:
Speed. Ram and processor live up to expectations. Windows 8 running super good, and even though im not a big fan of the OS, Im learning to deal with it. CAnt imagine what itd be like running 16gb, which it can be upgraded to.
Storage. Almost a TB storage. Need I say more?
Aesthetics. It looks pretty.

Cons:
Touchpad can be weird sometimes. It might be I have to tweak the sttings but it just doenst feel right at times.
Screen could use a bit more detail, clarity...resolution? DOnt know what the term is here. DEfinitely not the sharpest or clearest screen in the market
USB ports. With only 2 ports, I find myself wanting at least one more.

So for the price? great buy, but dont expect the fanciest of laptops. Its still a decent looking machine

 By Matthew V Menke (PORT NECHES, TX, US)
This review is from: ASUS X550CA-DB51 15.6-Inch Laptop (Personal Computers)
The computer is ok, but the touch pad is a huge problem for me. It is too sensitive or doesn't work right. I also had a windows update problem where it would take forever to restart because of updating. The pc works fine when you plug a mouse in it.

By scholar99 - (CA)
This review is from: ASUS X550CA-DB51 15.6-Inch Laptop (Personal Computers)
Laptop arrived today!
I've been learning Windows 8 and figuring out everything I can with this laptop and so far it's been amazing! Terrific picture quality and great sound! Apps run smoothly, Netflix and iTunes work great! Everything I could want in a laptop for school and work. So slim and light. I've only had it for the day but so far it's everything I wanted. Great buy and Great price!! Being someone who is not very tech savvy I found this laptop easy to use and learn. Also it's so quiet when running programs and even just starting up. I totally recommend this laptop for everyone.

The CD/DVD player worked great for me and my ipod hooked up to the laptop and works great.

ASUS Ultrabook S400CA-DB51T 14-Inch Deals

By Ipse Dixit "Ipse Dixit" (An Undisclosed Region, This Century)
This review is from: ASUS Ultrabook S400CA-DB51T 14-Inch Touchscreen Laptop (Personal Computers)
Just got my new Asus notebook and I am pleasantly surprised. It seems to be as well crafted as an Apple MacBook Pro (for 1/3 the price) and while I'm still getting used to Windows 8, I'm not hating it so far, though it will take some getting used to. Fortunately, the desktop icon gets you to familiar Windows 7 turf. Unfortunately, getting Windows XP to run in a virtual environment for some of my older software seems like an impossibility without purchasing Windows 8 Pro, as well as an XP license - a major hassle that I will forgo as I can access such programs on my desktop running Windows 7.

The machine is fast and for the price point, it really seems like a good buy. The touch screen is very cool, but my instincts are to use the keyboard and mouse pad - both of which are responsive and have a nice feel. After lugging around an ~8 lb. Lenovo ThinkPad, this machine is going to be a lot easier on my shoulder (~4.4 lbs.).

Getting up and running went very smoothly. The machine does not have a DVD drive, but I was able to copy my MS Office 2010 and Adobe Pro discs onto a flash drive and install them off that without a hitch. Haven't attempted to install my Oracle software, which is always a bear, so I have something to look forward to.... The machine comes pre-loaded with many superfluous "Apps" - a lot of which seem geared for kids, but it seems pretty easy to delete them. There are also some programs pre-installed, but not as many as I am accustomed to on new machines and they appear to be necessary for the machine's operation so I am reluctant to delete.

Haven't played with all the bells and whistles, but so far I'm pleased with my purchase.

 By Robert M (Washington, D.C.) -
This review is from: ASUS Ultrabook S400CA-DB51T 14-Inch Touchscreen Laptop (Personal Computers)
This laptop seems fairly solid and well made. Maybe not a macbook pro but not too far off.
Seems fast enough for most tasks including watching HD video which it handles without issues (as it should given the spec)
I think it would be a great laptop for students on a budget but want something that will last.
I'm used to Dell Latitudes and IBM Thinkpads and while it's not quite up to that level of ruggedness it is better than most other laptops I've seen and held. It also weighs less than the Dells and Thinkpads I've had.
The RJ45 Ethernet jack is built into the right side and has a little flip down bottom which I suspect will be susceptible to breaking off

If I could change things:
- keyboard backlight would be nice
- a hardware volume control - takes two fingers to change the volume
- move the indicator lights to under the screen. where they are now they are blocked by my right wrist
- had an options for Windows 7. Windows 8 is much worse than I expected and I didn't have high hopes to start with.
- it shipped with a install CD for Windows ( not sure if anyone still does this)

UPDATE 7/30/2013: Using it outdoors today, the lack of anti-reflective coating was, not surprisingly, very noticeable. That is the trade-off with a glossy display like this one has. You get crisper text and more color pop in images but the display reflects every light in the room.
I'm still thrilled at the fast wake-up from sleep time that the machine provides.

By Eric Mickelsen "Eric M" (Seattle, Washington) -
This review is from: ASUS Ultrabook S400CA-DB51T 14-Inch Touchscreen Laptop (Personal Computers)
I've had this ASUS ultrabook (S400CA-DB51T) for just under a week now, but it's exactly what I needed. I wanted something versatile but inexpensive for coding, writing and media, and I looked closely at almost every similar laptop on the market. After a couple of months of searching, this one stood out as striking the right balance. It's light and small enough to carry around comfortably in hand or a cramped backpack, and comfortable for typing on the couch or in the car. The boot times and responsiveness are good enough to get some work done in spare minutes. The keyboard doesn't have very much key travel, but is a comfortable size - larger models seem to just add a numpad since this is already the ideal size for two human hands. I hate touchpads, but this is the second best I've used behind the MacBook pro, and feels similar, but not quite as soft. It doesn't cut it as a mobile gaming platform unless you can find a low-glare environment and bring a mouse, and/or play more casual games. The screen is too glossy for direct sunlight, but high contrast enough to be usable in most bright environments. I think it strikes a great balance between performance, portability and battery life. Overall, it feels well-built and is fun to use. I have a hard time imagining a more well-rounded system at this price point.

ASUS A55A-AH51-RD 15.6-Inch Deals

By keob - (CA)
This review is from: ASUS A55A-AH51-WT 15.6-Inch LED Laptop (White) (Personal Computers)
This is a good laptop for the price, and is all-rounded, good enough for everything. The graphics and sound is not excellent, but it is very reasonable for most users. It is light enough for the price/processor combination, and your can just upgrade the RAM yourself.

I had a faulty laptop at first. The first laptop that came crashes often. It hanged the first day it arrived when I was setting up the computer for the first time. I thought it may be Windows 8's problem and tried to resolve it by factory resetting it / partitioning the drives dual boot it. Nothing worked and the crashes made me suspect there was something wrong with the hardware. I contacted Amazon and they offered to exchange the laptop. The new one is perfectly fine.

Pros
1. The touch and feel of the laptop is really nice
2. The weight is quite light for an i5 processor laptop
3. Price was quite low when I bought it (490 after tax and a 10% discount coupon, I think the price went up recently)
4. Windows 8 that came with it is pretty clean. Easy to use after some time spent exploring
5. There is a 1 year accidental damage protecting which covers things like spills and drops, which is useful for many people.

Cons
1. Don't like the touchpad at all - the touchpad is really sensitive and moves when you are typing
2. The touchpad driver seems to have something wrong with it. It turns off by itself sometimes without warning. Your multitouch and scrolling will fail when that happens.
3. It is quite hard to change to a different OS because of the motherboard's secureboot configuration. If you are thinking of dualbooting or downgrading to windows 7, you will have to do some googling own your own
4. Didn't really like ASUS' bloatware
5. ASUS' website for drivers on this laptop were quite vague (I took a lot of time to figure out which ones were the right ones)

Overall, this laptop is value for money and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a laptop for general use.

 By Joshua Wibisono -(UK)
This review is from: ASUS A55A-AH51 15.6-Inch Laptop ( Black ) (Personal Computers)
I bought this laptop on Cyber Monday Sale for a total of $545, after tax and shipping. It was a pretty good investment considering that it is i5 and 750GB hard drive. The only setback on this laptop is the sound. The sound sounds a little choppy and, but you can just buy speakers or use a headset to fix this problem. Overall, good laptop for school/gaming and I would recommend this laptop to my friends/family.

By McKayla Evans - (USA)
This review is from: ASUS A55A-AH51-WT 15.6-Inch LED Laptop (White) (Personal Computers)
My macbook pro finally expired of old age and sadly i've been kicked off the parental gravy train so I couldn't afford a new one. I considered the sony e series but i'm happy I went with the ASUS. The size, speed, and capacity is perfect for me. I have no complaints about windows 8 and had no problem learning how to use it. I got my laptop before the estimated delivery date and the price was almost $100 dollars less than at Best Buy. Good buy. Hopefully it lasts me awhile.

ASUS A550CA-EB51 15.6-Inch Laptop Deals

By Hunter (22 Knightbridge Road)
This review is from: ASUS A550CA-EB51 15.6-Inch Laptop (Dark Gray) (Personal Computers)
This is the worst laptop I know, I feel not comfortable with this laptop and refund it mediately. I picked up ASUS K55N-DB81 as well later. ASUS K55N-DB81 is cheaper, higher system, longer battery life. I can use it in my college. One more time, my advice is DO NOT buy this laptop. You can see my new laptop here.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00COR29XI/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00COR29XI&linkCode=as2&tag=best-refer-20

 By Anastasia Hulet
This review is from: ASUS A550CA-EB51 15.6-Inch Laptop (Dark Gray) (Personal Computers)
Its not as good as I expected. I have the same problem as another customer where the spacebar doesn't register sometimes. The battery life isn't very long so it has to stay plugged in for most of the time. The Startup is also a little slow. So overall rating, not impressed. Gonna return It and buy a different computer.

By Dissatisfied Customer - (Ca)
This review is from: ASUS A550CA-EB51 15.6-Inch Laptop (Dark Gray) (Personal Computers)
I ordered a new laptop, but they sent me a refurbished laptop with pre-used problems. The space bar had to be pressed hard on the right side to work and on the second day I had it, the mouse wouldn't move and the screen would freeze up repeatedly! I had to turn it off then back on to make it work, but it would eventually happen again. Lastly, it kept overheating to the point where I thought it was going to catch fire. This laptop was horrible! I would not recommend this to anyone!

ASUS VivoBook X202E-DH31T-SL 11.6-Inch Deals

By Charles Felker "Special K 42" (Oxford, MS USA)
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: ASUS VivoBook X202E-DH31T 11.6-Inch Touch Laptop (Personal Computers)
I'm an IT professional, and have dealt with a few ASUS laptops, which I now prefer to Dell.

If you take remove the 9 phillips screws on the bottom, you have access to some of the internal components.
You will need to tug a little, as the case is still held in place by little plastic clippies all around.
You might break a nail, so be careful.

MEMORY:
The memory is soldered into the board, so 4GB is all you will ever have. Period.

DISK DRIVE:
The HDD is a Hitachi HTS5450A7E380 (7mm 2.5") and can be replaced with another "Low Profile" 7mm SSD or HDD. You simply remove 3 screws that hold the cage in (the 4th screw is already removed from removing the back panel), remove the cage, remove 4 screws holding drive in cage, replace with a SATA II/III drive. (It is a SATA 3 6.0 GB/s connection).
I recommend the Samsung 840 series, as they are 7mm 2.5" and very low on power usage. When you remove the old HDD, it has a plastic backing glued on it with two rubber foam strips.
Don't worry with removing it from the old HDD. An SSD doesn't need the shock absorption and will be mounted securely with the screws.

WIRELESS:
The Atheros AR5B225 Half Mini PCIe WiFi/Bluetooth 4.0 module is replaceable.
I am replacing mine with Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 so I can use WiDi and Dual Band Wifi.
It was as easy as removing the two antenna wires from the Atheros, popping in new card, reattaching two antenna wires to the Intel 6235.

BATTERY:
The 5136 mAh 2 cell battery is replaceable, albeit proprietary. Not sure what this means for the future.

MY GENERAL OPINION OF THE LAPTOP and Windows 8:

I have been using Windows 8 at work for a bit, and as an OS, it's hard and confusing with a dual monitor desktop power user setup (as I have no need for the Metro interface there, and I feel like I'm fighting it). I had to tweak it to get my start menu back (Open source utility called "Classic Start"). However, with a touch screen laptop, it is very easy to use. I've been thoroughly been enjoying it as a tablet replacement. I admit, I did install an SSD in it, and it is SO much more responsive now (and shaved some ounces on weight as well has dropping at least a watt of power draw). I also have access to a Windows 8 volume license key, and mine is running Windows 8 Enterprise.

 By Andrew -(CA)
This review is from: ASUS VivoBook X202E-DH31T 11.6-Inch Touch Laptop (Personal Computers)
Firstly, some reviewers have referred to this laptop as a netbook. I have nothing against netbooks, but this is actually an ultraportable notebook. In fact, if it had even a hybrid SSD it would meet ultrabook specs. It certainly has the build quality of an ultrabook.

The good:
- As I said, excellent build quality including the very responsive touchscreen. People have been guessing that I must have paid at least $800 for this machine based on its look and feel alone. It looks and feels like something between a Macbook Air and Pro.
- Remarkably thin considering that it has built in VGA and ethernet ports, and yes, some people still need those!
- It's fast. Obviously with a Core i3 and 4GB of RAM it's not the most powerful device on the market, but if you're not a gamer or into heavy multimedia editing it runs like a breeze. It boots up faster than ANY computer I have ever seen not equipped with an SSD. I guess Windows 8 is to thank for that.
- Speaking of Windows 8, this is a review of the machine not the OS, but I'll just say that it's basically Windows 7 with a better start menu and some handy touched based functionality. On a touchscreen device like this one, I don't see any reason to complain about it.
- Incredibly compact power cable. No brick. It's like a tablet charger. You can literally coil it up and carry it in your pocket.

The Bad:
- Battery life is indeed about 4-5 hours... that is, with careful power management and light use. Not stellar, but I guess it does deliver the "up to 5 hours" promised.
- A little heavy for its size, certainly not so much to be tiring to carry.
- Some reviewers have complained about the trackpad. I haven't updated any drivers and I don't find it to be terrible by any means, but it can be a hair too sensitive at times, sometimes registering a single tap as a double.

Overall:

I'd actually give it a 4.5 if I could. I've looked into a lot of alternatives, and I don't believe there is currently a better laptop for under $600 on the market right now. Certainly not in the 11.6" form factor, where the alternatives are either netbooks of inferior build quality and specs, or an ultrabook/Macbook Air for hundreds of dollars more.

By McBain "wgars1234" (Kirkland, WA USA) -
This review is from: ASUS VivoBook X202E-DH31T 11.6-Inch Touch Laptop (Personal Computers)
I bought mine from the Microsoft store a couple days ago. This review does not cover my experience with Windows 8.

I've been looking for a new machine to carry on trips and to do presentations with to customers. So, it has to have the ability to do emails, browsing, pdf display, have a vga out connector, and a usb connector for the remote.

I've used larger laptops on trips, and smaller ones. This one seems about just the right size and weight. I've always hated the touchpads on them, and would use a plugin external mouse. To my pleasure, the touchscreen interface eliminates most of the problems with the touchpad.

The machine does all that I require, and exceeds my expectations with a giant disk drive. I'm surprised by how much I like it. It feels solid and well made. It boots and shuts down faster than any other machine I've had.

On the downside, I would like to have the retina display, and the machine isn't silent - there's the fan and the rotating disk drive which makes a little noise when you tilt the machine. I'd rather have an SSD, but I did not take any stars off for these issues because they would have added considerably to the price.

ASUS S56CA-WH31 15.6-Inch Deals

By Steve325 - (UK)

This review is from: ASUS S56CA-DH51 15.6-Inch Ultrabook (Black) (Personal Computers)

Let's get the facts straight. There are a lot of negative reviews out there, but mainly because of Windows 8. Don't let that scare you away. This is a great laptop overall.

My only gripe is the hard drive and the difficulty it is to just simply install your own. I had a spare SSD (128 GB OCZ Vertex 4) that I swapped in here. After hours of research, I found out it was only possible to install Windows 8 on it by using a DVD-R with Windows 8 burnt on it. That worked out great. The hard drive was swapped out for an SSD and I will be putting that HDD in the optical drive slot. So now I have an ultrabook with a decent amount of storage with the speed of an SSD.

The build quality of this thing is great. It's slightly heavy for it's size, but it's the type of heavy you'd like a laptop to be. The screen is a little flimsy when you open it, but it's not effected when you are typing or moving around a little bit.

I've seen a lot of complaints about the touchpad. I'm not sure if it was updated, but it seems to work great for me. The buttons are a little difficult to push, but who uses those anyways? That's why they made gestures.

If you're on the fence about it, give it a chance. Go play with in the store. You won't regret it

 By sportsphotographer -(UK)
This review is from: ASUS S56CA-DH51 15.6-Inch Ultrabook (Black) (Personal Computers)
We had this two days and half the screen went blank on the 2nd day. After googling the problem, I discovered that this is an ongoing quality issue with ASUS, so I just decided to return it to Amazon. Amazon was great and took it back with no problems. Steer clear!

By Dawn Carlo (Aiea, Hawaii USA)
This review is from: ASUS S56CA-WH31 15.6-Inch Ultrabook (Personal Computers)
I bought this laptop for my little sister, a High School student. Although I admit that I originally intended to purchase it for myself, but seeing as I very much prefer desktop PC (I build what I use). The size of the laptop is perfect for my sister's usages, which goes between doing homework, internet shenanigans and whatnot.

I would say that if you're looking for portability, this may not be the best option. I do admit that the laptop itself is adequately light. Much lighter than the laptops of this size from a few years ago. But then again, this is a hybrid hdd-ssd laptop. The SSD is mini, the capacity might be small but I took the liberty of installing a much bigger capacity mini-SSD (128gb) I have as a spare. And dedicated the 500gb for storaging purposes.

I have little doubt that she will be able to fill the 500gb storage anytime soon but in the meantime, it's turned into a great machine that will serve her computing needs. And for the price? You can't go wrong with this choice.

ASUS X550CA-DB91 15.6-Inch Deals

By jerriann2410 -(UK)
This review is from: ASUS X550CA-DB91 15.6-Inch Laptop (Personal Computers)
I chose this rating because it just overall sucked. The look of the computer is nice. It is VERY light. But right out of the box kept messing up on me. Kept freezing up. I have spent more time on this computer in a frozen state than doing anything else. I placed my order on Sept 11 and received it on Sept 13th.

The first day I had it I charged it for the recommended 3 hours without turning it on until after that time. 30 minutes of having it on it was already freezing when I was searching yahoo news articles. It freezes up super quick if you have multiple windows open. Sometimes even when you only have one up. I was complaining about it on Facebook the first day of having it when a couple of my friends told me their windows 8 computers do it too and they all have different brands, so it might have been an okay computer if it did not have windows 8 on it. Windows 8 should seriously only be on touchscreen computers.

I tried to give it time to see if it would get better but I have had to manually restart it 4 times in the past 2 hours due to it being frozen for 15 or more minutes. It started telling me I could not get online the last time I had to reboot it so I tried a open system restore only to sit here and wait 10 minutes for it to tell me it failed. But then it started acting normally again. I am so done with this computer and going to pursue an option to send it back. I will not get another windows 8 computer!!! It freezes too much!! I would not recommend it to even my worst enemy unless they took windows 8 out of it and replaced with windows 7. Then I might reconsider.

By andre - (CA)
This review is from: ASUS X550CA-DB91 15.6-Inch Laptop (Personal Computers)
It is worst computer I ever buy. Firstly it takes long to boot up, using any internet browser makes life so hard because u have to sit on wait on it so long to go next page or the internet browser goes unresponsive and then other new tab keep popping up kmt. Feeling so embrass have to use my old computer to watch live games online and have to go back to my old computer because the speed and graphic is better. this is a waste of 377$ I wish never buy it. I have high speed internet as well so to be sitting n waiting for internet browser to go a next page for about 2 mins kmt. I would tell everyone buy a next laptop don't think about this one

ASUS X202E-DB21T 11.6-Inch Deals

By wwjoshdew "YouTube - wwjoshdew" (KCMO)
This review is from: ASUS X202E-DB21T 11.6-Inch Touchscreen Laptop (Grey) (Personal Computers)
UPDATE: 10/19/2013 - Okay, so I've had this thing for a WHILE now, and I wanted to update this review. So here we go!

My ASUS G750JX-DB71 came with a 256GB SSD and I went to swap it out with my 480GB SSD that I put in my old G74SX. When I took out the G750's SSD, I realized it was a 7mm SSD, which fits PERFECTLY in the X202E. This thing boots up in just a few seconds, and now it even comes out of standby faster. With the 500GB HDD (that came with it), there would be times when you had Chrome open (with a few tabs) and you wouldn't be able to do ANYTHING for a little bit. When you look down, you'd see the HDD light staying SOLID... Not even flashing or hesitating. After the slow stock hdd calmed down, then the computer would be responsive again. You do NOT have those problems with an SSD! Whenever it's reading from the hard drive or when the ram is full (because of to many open tabs and applications), it pulls from the SSD. But it's so fast, that it doesn't slow you down at all! If you google me "wwjoshdew", I'll have a video on how to open this thing up and put an SSD in it. Remember, it HAS to be a 7mm SSD, a 9mm one won't fit. I HIGHLY recommend the one linked to below!

 By Tyler D (Denver, CO USA) -
This review is from: ASUS X202E-DB21T 11.6-Inch Touchscreen Laptop (Grey) (Personal Computers)
I love Asus, and most know that they create quality computers. A side note, my cousin's fiance has been working at Best Buy for five years as a part of the Geek Squad and informed me about the best computers on the market (Asus being one of those top brands). I also own a larger, 15.6-inch Asus laptop. My reason for purchasing this laptop is for the upcoming school year; I wanted something light, portable, sufficient memory, and multi-functional. I am a software engineer, so I wanted something that I could use for coding, as well as for taking notes in other classes. This computer is brilliant. I have been using it for hours and am entirely satisfied. A $400 laptop that is sleek, light, touch-screen, lots of memory, and efficient? Sold. The model of this computer is very appealing and couldn't ask for any better. No bulging battery, looks similar to an Apple computer. I love it and am looking forward to bringing this all over campus! If you need a computer to bring wherever you go, buy this computer! I've also noticed that it goes for around $500 on other online stores and nearly $700 at Walmart. Don't let the price on Amazon deceive you for this quality computer! :)

Also, those 1-star reviews are bogus and hurt the overall scoring on the computer. One is a lady complaining about a computer that doesn't work (not the actual, working computer); the other ranting about how she detests Asus. If you want lousy plastics and sub-par hard drives, buy an HP or Dell!

By Radashack - (UK)
This review is from: ASUS X202E-DB21T 11.6-Inch Touchscreen Laptop (Grey) (Personal Computers)
After returning the ASUS Vivotab Smart Tablet because of weird and unexplained quirks and failures, I ordered this one because of the more traditional specs and full-blown Windows 8. After some software anomalies in respect to Windows Update, (it doesn't tell you the progress of the downloads and installation which makes you think nothing is happening), but everything else worked fine. I was very disappointed in the description of this unit when Amazon failed to mention that THIS model DID NOT have Bluetooth (I just assumed it did). Not a problem though because I ordered the Kinivo BTD-400 Bluetooth Adapter, plugged it in, and the software automatically downloaded (Windows 8), and this thing grabbed Bluetooth devices I didn't know I had!

It is not a perfect little machine by any means but damn it's good. I have had astronomically more good and surprisingly good experiences with it than disappointments. Wireless works well and fast. Boot up is fast! Touch screen works very well with no lapses, freezing, or failure to respond to touch.

Windows 8 will require a learning curve and sometimes the interaction between this unit and Windows is peculiar, but it is there and functional. Most of the time it's that pop yourself in the forehead and saying; "ahh there it is, why didn't I see that" kind of thing!

I gave it five stars because it's worthy of it. For what it was designed to do, and keeping in mind that no computer is perfect, this one does abundantly well what it was designed to do!

ASUS X75A-DS31 17.3-Inch Deals

By Walter -(CA)
This review is from: ASUS X75A-DS31 17.3-Inch Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers)
I like the 17.3 inch screen, it works great, and the price was right. I'm so glad I didn't get a laptop with a small 15 inch screen. Battery charges fast. There wasn't a lot of bloatware to remove. Asus has a nice smart gestures utility to suppress any Windows 8 gestures that become annoying. It is fast enough for my purposes and Asus has 24/7 support and 1 year warranty, plus 1 year accidental warranty. I didn't really want Windows 8, but that's what you're gonna get. After 3 weeks intensive training, I now am comfortable with Windows 8. The laptop has really fast wake-up from sleep (they are not kidding when they say 2 seconds). However, it runs warmer than I had expected when the charger is plugged in. On the negative side, there isn't a free period of Windows 8 support for complicated issues from either Asus or Microsoft due to being an OEM copy of Windows. That's probably typical. However, Microsoft will help with minor things free of charge.

By bmcallisterx - (UK)

This review is from: ASUS X75A-DS31 17.3-Inch Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers)

I'm not sure why one of the reviews says the computer is slow - I was impressed with the performance. The computer was marked down and included a $100 Amazon gift card for a net sell of $330. Nice display, no glare. With free 2-day Prime shipping, easy set up - I am happily surprised!

By Amber Navarrete - (CA)
This review is from: ASUS X75A-DS31 17.3-Inch Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers)
I bought this to replace an Hp laptop that was old and stopped working. The price is what caught my eye. I talked to a friend at work (in IT) before buying and I was reassured that Asus makes a good product. So far I haven't had any issues. This notebook has lots of features and was a great buy. You can't go wrong for the price.

ASUS V500CA-BB31T 15.6-Inch Deals

By Dee - (CA)
This review is from: ASUS V500CA-BB31T 15.6-Inch Touchscreen Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers)
I researched which laptop to purchase for a good 6 months and I was deciding between an acer or asus. I do have an acer tablet and my sibling has an asus tablet so I knew which ever one I choose it would be a great product. At the last minute I decided to purchase an asus, I felt more comfortable knowing that asus has a great customer care service. I did purchase this product elsewhere as they had a better deal at the time. The laptop is thin and feels sturdy, looks amazing out the box. The laptop is listed at 4.6lbs, actually holding it I wasn't expecting it to be this heavy. The touchscreen response is great and makes windows 8 easier to use. I've read a few comments where people complained about the key board where the space buttons response isn't great but so far I've had no issue. I use the laptop mostly for streaming videos, school work and surfing web. When I stream videos it does drain the battery pretty quickly. Im still learning about shortcuts on the keyboard but overall Im happy with my purchase. This laptop is great, if your looking for a touchscreen laptop and don't want to spend a lot this is it.

 By Doc - (UK)
This review is from: ASUS V500CA-BB31T 15.6-Inch Touchscreen Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers)
The system works great but I'm surprised how slow the 1.4 GHz processor is compared to my i5. I really don't like WIN8 but I hear there is a new version coming soon that could fix a lot of the undesirable problems.I do wish the computer was up-gradable to use a SSD in conjunction with the existing HDD.

By Eddie (Seattle, WA United States) -
This review is from: ASUS V500CA-BB31T 15.6-Inch Touchscreen Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers)
The overall build and feel of this laptop is good except for the keyboard. The keys and tactile feedback feel really cheap however this is offset by the screen which has good colors (for this price point) and is responsive to touch.