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ASUS N550 15-Inch Laptop [OLD VERSION]

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  • 4th generation 2.4 GHz Intel Core i7-4700HQ (Turbo 3.4GHz)
  • 8 GB SO-DIMM RAM
  • 1 TB 5400 rpm Hard Drive
  • Windows 8
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Simple yet sleek design by ASUS creating a unique mood of sophisticated elegance and modernity, featuring sleek aluminum brushed metal covers. The new N550 Series is also extremely user-focused, delivering comfortable soft-feel touchpads, fast-type keys with reinforced springs, and a smoothed-out integrated power button and instant-on button. Intelligent design and meticulous craftsmanship combine to embody a spirit of advanced computing and purely sensational simplicity.

Powered by the new NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M (2.0GB) with Optimus Technology, and paired with the new and higly anticipated 4th Generation Intel Core i7-4700HQ Haswell processor, the ASUS N550's 15.6-inch FULL high definition touch display with a 16:9 'golden' aspect ratio provides a comfortable viewing area for any multimedia files or browsing the Internet. ASUS SonicMaster Theater brings up the rear with crisp and clear audio reproduction. These features provide users with a truly cinematic entertainment experience that is sure to impress.

Specifications DVD+/RW Writer NVIDIA GeForce GT 750 2GB DDR3 Graphics Integrated HD Webcam 802.11b/g/n WLAN Bluetooth 4.0 SD Card Reader Ports - 1x HDMI; 1x Display Port; 3x USB 3.0; 1x Headphone-out & Audio-in Combo Jack; 1x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert 4-Cell 59Whrs, 4000MAh Li-Polymer Battery (up to 5.5 hours) Illuminated Chiclet Style with Numeric Keypad 1YR International/1YR Accidental Damage/30-Day Zero Bright Dot Dimensions (WxDxH) - 15.1 x 1.1 x 10.0 inches / 38.4 x 2.8 x 25.4 cm Weight - 5.73 pounds / 2.6 kg

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3.6 out of 5 stars
3.6 out of 5
236 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the quality, performance, and value of the notebook computer. For example, they mention it's a very nice solid computer, with a full HD IPS touch screen. Some appreciate the performance, saying it works very well and responds like a champ. That said, some disagree on speed, keyboard quality, sound quality, and battery life.

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130 customers mention98 positive32 negative

Customers like the quality of the notebook computer. They say it has a very solid feeling machine, the aluminum build feels very solid, and it's reliable. Customers also say it'll be a great addition to any home or office. They mention that it has an Intel Core i7 processor, 8+ GB of RAM, and a good keyboard. Overall, customers are satisfied with the quality and functionality of the product.

"...looks like, one thing I do like about this laptop is that it is gaming-capable without looking like a gaming laptop...." Read more

"...Meh.Overall, this is proving to be a good purchase. It has been reliable, worked well and I would certainly recommend giving Asus a look." Read more

"...it has stuffed so much inside, so the metal is thicker and feels extremely sturdy even compared with its slightly cheaper Q550LF which seems to be..." Read more

"...The build construction is amazing, I was a little worried about the bottom of the laptop being plastic but it is full metal construction...." Read more

115 customers mention94 positive21 negative

Customers like the touch screen of the notebook computer. They say it's amazing, crisp, and beautiful. Some mention that the graphics are great and the touch is great. Overall, most are satisfied with the design and functionality of the product.

"...The screen is beautiful. As screens get better on smartphones and tablets, I find the 768p screens on cheaper laptops hard to look at...." Read more

"...It gets REALLY HOT!The good:Fast, nice display.Lighted keyboard.Battery life is pretty good when not gaming...." Read more

"...Touch-screen functionality- Overall specifications- Design, slim and aluminium finishing- The price (before one week of use)-..." Read more

"...the keyboard is as good as any chicklet style keyboard and I can touch type fine, although the right side area cramps your shift key with the arrows..." Read more

82 customers mention60 positive22 negative

Customers like the performance of the laptop. They mention that it has excellent graphics, and better-than-expected performance from the NVIDIA graphics card. The system responds like a champ, and does everything they want it to. The touch screen is great and super responsive, and the speakers work really awesome. The battery also works well, and is capable at low settings.

"...This machine has the new Haswell i7-4700HQ processor, which has impressive performance with relatively good power consumption...." Read more

"...Touchpad is kind of odd. It works well, but it doesn't have raised buttons. Instead you press where the buttons would be...." Read more

"...and because the first week of use I was totally impressed with laptop's functionality, specially with the screen quality...." Read more

"...performance is great. the i7 Q4700 is a real quadcore hyper-threading so you will see 8 processors and makes this a true desktop replacement...." Read more

47 customers mention35 positive12 negative

Customers like the value of the notebook computer. They mention that it provides excellent value for money, combining gaming features with touchscreen and great look. Some mention that the performance and quality is according to the price, and that it's a very good buy.

"...Good amount of storage and memory.Not a bad price for an I7.The bad:The Wi-fi is not good...." Read more

"...I believe that this laptop is worth more than the price they are charging and I feel it is a good deal...." Read more

"...-A lot of laptop by a great vendor for a very competitive priceBad & Ugly..." Read more

"...Webcam: The image quality from the integrated webcam is nothing short of garbage...." Read more

70 customers mention36 positive34 negative

Customers are mixed about the speed of the notebook computer. Some mention that it's super fast and clean right out of the box, making external drives very fast. However, others say that the drive that comes stock is terribly slow, the 5400 rpm drive is a bottleneck, and the connections they get are very slow.

"...USB 3.0 (all the USB ports on this laptop are USB 3.0) makes external drives very fast...." Read more

"...That is way I am totally shocked with such a terrible performance after one week of use.Good things:- Awesome screen quality-..." Read more

"...Speed on most new games is good with most of the high res details on. Like any pc, it does get hot when gaming, as the GT750 cards put out some heat...." Read more

"...the I7 processor, 8g mem, and gt 750 2g video card the computer is surprisingly sluggish with frequent lockups resulting in a hard reboot...." Read more

47 customers mention26 positive21 negative

Customers are mixed about the sound quality of the laptop. Some mention that the sound is awesome with the mini-subwoofer attachement, while others say that the subwoofer is pretty weak and left them disappointed. Overall, some customers say that they have issues with the sub-woofer and the audio is erratic.

"...the little plugin woofer is neat and you can indeed watch a movie at adequate volume on your coffee table, but it's silly if it's not sitting on a..." Read more

"...The audio driver is HORRIBLE, I had to re install it twice and the driver on the Asus website doesn't do anything...." Read more

"...Decently portable at ~ 6 lbs.- Great Build quality- Great Sound quality- Typing on the keyboard is perfect for me-..." Read more

"...Nice clear audio with a bonus external sub-woofer (laptop has a special jack for the unit and doesn't take up normal headphone jack)..." Read more

44 customers mention26 positive18 negative

Customers are mixed about the keyboard quality of the laptop. Some mention that it is very good in terms of key size and travel, while others say that many keys on the keyboard have stopped working.

"...The keyboard is very good in terms of key size and travel, although I would have appreciated a bit of separation between the main keyboard and the..." Read more

"...The system lights are on and the hdd sounds working, but the keyboard is not responding. I can not even increase or decrease keyboard's light...." Read more

"...It gets REALLY HOT!The good:Fast, nice display.Lighted keyboard.Battery life is pretty good when not gaming...." Read more

"...Touch screen is great and super responsive can't ask for better. Keyboard great, wish it was black the silver is a little weird, but I just bought a..." Read more

39 customers mention19 positive20 negative

Customers are mixed about the battery life of the laptop. Some mention that it has great battery life, it lasts about 4 hours with constant use, and the power consumption is low in the reduced power modes. However, others say that it would only last an hour, there are some issues with the battery, and it turns off all of a sudden.

"...Fast, nice display.Lighted keyboard.Battery life is pretty good when not gaming...." Read more

"...I have to knock off one star due to my first unit dying completely after a week and needing a replacement.Pros:..." Read more

"...Despite all comments, the battery it is ok- Possibility to expand your hardwareBad things:-..." Read more

"...-blocky charger-Short battery life (3 hours)-Disk data transfer rate (5400 rpm hard drive)..." Read more

An overall great machine with some quibbles.
4 Stars
An overall great machine with some quibbles.
Pros:Exceptional CPU performance: Haswell may not have been a revelatory release versus its predecessor but there's no doubting that it's got the chops to handle whatever I chuck at it.Reasonable GPU performance: The HD4600 seems to deal with all of my typical desktop stuff without fault, and I'm still able to bust out some Civ V without it being a total kludge. Optimus is completely seamless.Great Screen: 1920x1080 IPS panels should really just be the minimum standard at this point. Anything lower on a 15"+ notebook is literally an affront to the eyes.Touch Panel: I'm not really a fan of Windows 8, but if you're going to roll with the latest MS OS you'd be doing yourself a disservice by getting a machine that does not support touch. I've already gotten some amusement out of my idiotic attempts to touch the screen on other people's older machines since I've started using this one and become used to having the screen as an input option.Audio: It works well. It's not as outright fantastic as the prior gen N56VM but it is very nearly the same.Build quality (see cons on this as well): Seemingly quite solid. All-metal chassis, some flex on the panel but only if you try. Lovely beveled edges on the deck and the panel that provide a good cleft for prying it open. There is a rubber ring around the entire exterior of the panel that "seals" the display against the deck. I'm not sure what kind of glass the panel is covered in and whether I will have key-marks in the future but so far it's not picked up any scratches from my occasionally grubby mitts. Ports are all quite solid in feel excepting the SD slot(see cons). The power plug from the PSU is a right angle and I'm all for it. PSU is large but somewhat flattened out so it's not too terrible to keep in a bag pocket.Heat: Intakes from bottom grilles and exhausts from the back in the hinge area. No warm wind coming from the sides of the unit.Cons:Drive performance: Out of the box, the 1TB drive that comes with this unit is just plain slow. Windows 8 does a good job with whatever caching mojo it has going on (Note, there is NOT a 24GB caching SSD in these units, despite any indication to the contrary elsewhere. There is physically no slot for it inside the chassis) so it keeps things moving well. However, the responsiveness of the machine is just dragged into the pits by the 5400RPM drive. I suggest immediately extricating it and replacing with an SSD if you want the machine to show its true capabilities. Be advised you'll need a Torx #5 to get into the chassis. Also, don't attempt to remove or replace the screws without a surgeon's touch. They are VERY delicate.Build Quality: Touch-pad is raised above the unit's deck on the right button corner. This issue is present on both units I ordered. The N56VM had this problem in the upper left corner. I wish Asus would fix this as it's apparent to me now that it's a consistent issue. The unit chassis is metal, but the bottom has no real internal support structure and relies on the rigidity of the bottom plate for its integrity. It would likely be VERY easy to smash it inward if the unit were pressed down onto something. SD slot is barely recessed. Inserted cards hang out 50% of the card's length. Do not count on being able to insert an SD card and leave it in there. Microphone and Headphones are integrated into a single jack. Maybe it's just me, but I really despise this configuration.Heat: The system's exhaust design is nice but isn't ideal since the hinge obstructs the exhaust location and vents roughly equally out of the back and up over the surface of the screen. After an hour or two of Civ V, the left side of the deck becomes very hot. However, I cannot knock this issue too hard since the unit's body is so slim there was bound to be heating issues no matter what.Webcam: The image quality from the integrated webcam is nothing short of garbage. Even if the capture size is reduced to the minimum, the frame-rate looks to be somewhere around 15fps. If the quality of the webcam is a sticking point for you, then you will NOT be pleased. This is the absolute worst element of the unit that I've discovered.Other observations:Windows 8 is, overall, annoying. That's really all there is too it. I'm not knocking anything on this unit based on the OS but, I will most definitely knock ASUS on this count for not at least providing drivers for this unit for Windows 7. Others have ditched Win8 for 7 on this unit and indicated only a few issues with certain things they could not appropriate drivers for. However, there are several ASUS applications that handle things like USB charging and keyboard lighting that may or may not work if you go that route.I wish there was a way to temporarily disable the touchscreen using an Fn combo like there is for the touch-pad. The screen obviously gets gunked up by fingers and wiping it tends to result in errant clicks.~6 month update:Still very pleased with the notebook. I have found that I rarely use the touchscreen outside of occasional scrolling of the start tiles, something which I only do rarely since I have everything I commonly access pinned to the taskbar. Upgraded to Windows 8.1 without any issues. System boots directly to desktop now.Performance: Hauls the proverbial gluteus maximus. Runs MSSQL in VirtualBox VM while I do development in Visual Studio on the host, listen to tunes, and run 30 browser windows with open dev consoles with no trouble. I did upgrade it to 16GB of 1.35v 1600Mhz RAM.Touch-pad: Lifted corner hasn't gotten any worse, but I don't use the touchpad much anyway. A small wireless mouse with the itty-bitty transceiver nub does the trick nicely. I do like the multi-touch scroll on the touchpad.Graphics: I didn't buy it to game with and it's no power-house by any stretch but it's still able to game on lower settings without much trouble. Obviously this doesn't work very well when you're on battery. System definitely gets hot after a couple hours of gaming. I recommend having something to lift the back of the notebook up and improve airflow when gaming.Screen: The glossy glass surface picks up dust out of the air like a magnet, keep a micro-fiber cloth handy. Depending on room lighting, you may be looking at a reflection of yourself pretty often. If you have good lighting behind the laptop and very little behind yourself, the screen is lovely to look at when working on code, browsing, graphics editing, or watching video.Audio: I have found that the last-gen N56VM's top-mounted speakers are simply superior to this unit's forward-edge mount. When I bother with the sub-woofer and have the unit placed on a table or something, it sounds fine, but the overall external audio setup versus the last gen is not an improvement. I've learned to like the all-in-one headphone/mic jack since I've started using some earbuds with a mic built in. Phone/Voip/Video calls on the notebook are better this way I think. Regardless of headphone quality, you're going to hear some hiss. Nothing to be done about it.Weight: This thing is no monster Clevo, but it's not light either. If mobility is key, find something in an ultrabook form-factor instead.
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