Review-A1 ASUS U36SD

ASUS U36SD-A1 is an ultraportable laptop that is able to handle everyday computing tasks and some light gaming at a cost that is not too expensive ($ 899.99) 13 inch Laptop is powered by Intel Core i5 processor and Nvidia GeForce GT 520M. For more details. Please read the full review of the ASUS-A1 U36SD laptopmag below

Design-A1 ASUS U36SD
ASUS U36SD-A1 has a simple yet elegant design. Chassis covered with magnesium and aluminum blend smooth.
This laptop weighs 3.6 pounds and measuring 12.7 x 9.1 x 0.7 inches. the size of this laptop is slimmer than the Toshiba Portege R835-P56X (0.7 to 1.1 inches) and the Acer TimelineX 8481T (0.9 inc)

Keyboard and Touchpad ASUS U36SD-A1
The keyboard on the ASUS U36SD-A1 took Chiclet-style keyboard on this laptop is responsive and comfortable when used. When tested with the Ten Thumbs Typing typing tutor, examiner of laptopmag can type at 65 words per minute

While the touchpad on ASUS U36SD-A1 provides a smooth and responsive navigation but for its multitouch options are limited. Pitch-to-zoom can work well, but can not play with two fingers or three fingers. Existing single mouse button below the touchpad is also quite hard and stiff.

The heat rate / temperature of the laptop
Asus has set the layout of the heat dissipation so as not to create heat sandarangan hand. When tested for watching full screen video for 15 minutes, the touchpad to the temperature 81 degrees Fahrenheit, while the space between the G and H reaches the temperature of 92 degrees Fahrenheit, while the bottom temperature reaches 98 degrees Fahrenheit. Examiners considered, the temperature is still considered good if it is still below 95 degrees Fahrenheit.

Display Screen and Sound
The screen on the ASUS U36SD-A1 13.3-inch with 1366 x 768 pixels, the image produced by the LED screen on the laptop and the clock is clearly visible. When watching the video trailer for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the black man's room is dark with no visible artifacts.
Is coated with a glossy screen so it is difficult to see under the office lights are very bright. The screen also has a clear angle of vision.

For audio, ASUS U36SD-A1 uses Altec Lansing speakers. According laptopmag, sepaker resulting sound quality is less satisfactory.

Ports and Webcam
Ports available on the ASUS laptop U36SD-A1 among others on the right: headphone and microphone jacks, USB 3.0, HDMI, card reader 5 in 1 read, and an ethernet port, while on the left side there are two USB 2.0 ports, VGA port, power connector, and kensington lock slot, 13-inch notebook unfortunately does not provide an optical drive to read CD or DVD

This laptop uses a magnitude 0.3 megapixel webcam. Webcam Laptopmag reported on this laptop is capable of producing good quality pictures. Asus also provides a special application for the webcam feature of interesting features, like special avatars, animation fram and accessories.

Performance-A1 ASUS U36SD
ASUS U36SD-A1 powered by an Intel Core i5 Dual 2.3 GHz and 4 GB of RAM Cocre. When tested using the Vantage is a PC laptop scored 5723, the score is higher than the average notebook type (4781). But still below the Toshiba Portege R835-P56X who have the same processor but is able to score 6115.

Hard Drive on ASUS U36SD-A1 with a capacity of 640 GB with a speed of 5,400 rpm, to boot windows 7 home premium laptop it takes 1 minute 10 seconds. 58 seconds is longer than the average similar laptop. So is the speed of data transfer, this laptop is slower than the average notebook similar (37.7 MBps), when tested to duplicate at 4.97 GB folder containing movies and music, this laptop only reaches 29.2 Mbps. But this is better than the Toshiba Portege R835-P56X (25.3 MBps) and Acer TimelineX 8481T (26.4 MBps).

Graphics Performance ASUS U36SD-A1
In terms of graphics, ASUS U36SD-A1 are powered by Nvidia GeForce GT520M with 1 GB RAM, graphic card also supports Optimus technology that will automatically switch from discrete GPU to the integrated Intel graphics performance in accordance with need. When tested with 3DMark06, Asus 5346 scores, the score is more than twice the average of similar notebooks.

Battery life
ASUS U36SD-A1 is able to deliver good battery life. When tested to surf the web via wifi on an ongoing basis, eight-cell battery on this laptop can last for 7 hours and 50 minutes. It's much better than the average notebook kind (6:04).

ASUS laptop specs U36SD-A1

Processor: Intel Core i5-2410M 2.3-GHz
Operating System: MS Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
RAM: 4GB
RAM Expandable up to: 8GB
Hard Drive Capacity: 640GB
Hard Drive Speed: 5,400 rpm
Hard Drive Type: SATA Hard Drive
Display Size: 13.3 inches
Screen resolution: 1366 × 768
Optical Drive: Not available
Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GT 520M / Optimus Technology
video memory: 1GB
Wi-Fi: 802.11a/b/g/n
Wi-Fi Model: Atheros AR9002WB-1NG
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
Touchpad Size: 3.25 x 2.0 inches
Ports: Ethernet; HDMI; Headphone; Kensington Lock; Microphone: USB 3.0; VGA; USB Ports: 3
Card Slots: 5-1 card reader
Warranty / Support: 2-year limited global hardware warranty. 1-year battery pack warranty.
laptop size: 12.7 x 9.1 x 0.76 inches
weight: 3.6 pounds

Review ASUS A53TA-XN1

A53TA-XN1 the latest 15-inch laptop from Asus which is quite affordable. Asus A53TA-XN1 powered by an AMD Quad-Core AMD APU and A6-3400M 4 GB RAM. Although it only costs $ 599 laptop performance is enough to meet everyday computing needs and also to play the latest video games. Read the full review Asus laptop A53TA-XN1 of laptopmag below for more details.

Design
Cover the top of laptop Asus A53TA-XN1 look elegant with dark brown matte plastic with a pattern of fine lines. Close bertesktur made so that fingerprints do not easily stick, but still there are still some stain, and then in the middle of the lid there is a Asus logo that makes this laptop look simple

Asus XN1 A53TA-sized 14.9 x 10 x 1 - 1.3 inches, the size is smaller than NV55S05u Gateway and Toshiba Satellite L755D-S5204. While the weight is 5.4 pounds, nearly the same as gatewae NV55S05u laptop (5.6 pounds) and Toshiba (5.2 pounds)

Keyboard and Touchpad
Asus XN1 A53TA-island-style keyboard, the buttons on the keyboard is made large and comfortable for typing. When tested with the Ten Thumbs Typing Test application testers of laptopmag able to type with speed of 49 words per minute, with an error rate of 3 percent

While the touchpad on a laptop, measuring 3.3 x 2 inches. Multitouch gestures like pinch-to-zoom, scroll and two finger rotation can be run with responsive, and accurate. Besides highlighting the movement of the text can also be done easily.

The display screen and Audio
Asus A53TA-XN1 on Asus laptop A53TA-XN1 offer good color with wide viewing angle. When testers play a John Carter movie trailer in full screen, the picture looks stunning movie. on a laptop screen is coated with an extra glossy, so the audience sees on the screen can see the reflection in the screen

And for audio, Asus A53TA-XN1 using Altec Lansing speakers. Sound from the speakers sounded a bit muted, but can be set using the control panel adjustment SonicFocus Asus. After adjusting the sound of conversation and music will sound richer and louder, and could easily fill a small room.

Heat - Temperature Laptop
When tested by watching a video in full screen for 15 minutes, the temperature on the touchpad reached 93 degrees Fahrenheit, then the space between the G and H reaches a temperature of 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Meanwhile at the bottom of the laptop temperature reaches 88 degrees Fahrenheit. The hottest temperature in the heat dissipation holes with temperatures 97 degrees Fahrenheit. Examiners of laptopmag says deem comfortable temperature is still below 95 degrees Fahrenheit.

Ports and Webcam
A number of existing port on the laptop Asus A53TA-XN1 among others, on the right side: USB 2.0 port, DVD burner, mic and headphone jacks, and kensington lock slot. On the left side, a USB 2.0 port, USB 3.0 ports, HDMI, VGA, Gigabit Ethernet, and power jack. On the front there is a lip slot 5 in 1 card reader
For the webcam, Asus A53TA-XN1 using powerful 0.3-megapixel webcam that can capture images up to 640 x 480 pixels by using application-Asus Life Frame. The picture looks pretty good in the room light, and vice versa if the space is less light will appear dark. When tested to do with skype video chat, friend chat testers say image looks sharp and crystal clear audi but there is still a small blur.

Asus Laptop Performance A53TA-XN1
Asus A53TA-XN1 powered by 1.4-GHz Quad-Core AMD APU A6-3400M with 4 GB of RAM. when tested with PCMark Vantage, this laptop scored 3154, the score is well below the average of similar laptop which reached an average score of 5833
However, this notebook can handle everyday tasks well. Examiners try to stream Hulu video in full screen with eight tabs open in Internet Explorer and 11 in Google Chrome can run smoothly with no visible slowdown.

While the HDD on this laptop with a capacity of 500 GB with a speed of 7,200 rpm. with this hard drive laptop takes 70 seconds to boot windows 7 home premium 64 bit, this is more than 6 seconds of the average laptop similar. Such as Gateway and Toshiba Satellite L755D NV55S05u which both use the HDD 640 GB, 5400 rpm it only takes 48 seconds each and 60 seconds.
However, when tested for duplication of data at 4.97 GB file containing a mixture of multimedia, this laptop only takes 2 minutes 35 seconds with a transfer rate of 32.8 MBps speeds well above the average of similar laptop (28 MBps)

Asus Laptop Graphics Performance-XN1 A53TA
Asus A53TA-XN1 using switchable graphics which allows to switch between the AMD Radeon HD 6520G GPU and the Radeon HD 6650M GOU with 1 GB VRAM. For to do so must use a specific software. This may make the user uncomfortable, because the user will be presented with a dialog box asking the user to graphically configure almost every video, web page, and open applications. In contrast to Nvidia Optimus technology that can switch automatically without the need to involve the user's hands

When tested with 3DMark06, the graphics performance on this laptop scored 6715, 2308 score is higher than the average notebook type (4504). As Gateway NV55S05u with AMD Radeon HD 6620G graphics scored 5686, and Toshiba L755D with AMD's Radeon HD 5220 scored only 6620G

Asus Laptop battery life-XN1 A53TA
When tested with a continuous web browsing via Wi-Fi, Asus A53TA-XN1 can last for 4 hours 37 minutes. Battery life is similar to the average of similar notebook (4 hours 35 minutes)

Asus Laptop Specs A53TA-XN1
Processor: AMD Quad Core 1.4GHz A6-3400M APU
Operating System: MS Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
RAM: 4GB
RAM expandable to: 8GB
Hard Drive Capacity: 500GB
Hard Drive Speed: 7.200 rpm
Hard Drive Type: SATA Hard Drive
Screen size: 15.6 inches
Screen resolution: 1366 × 768
Optical Drive: DVD / - R
Optical Drive Speed: 8X
Graphics card: AMD Radeon HD 6520G and AMD Radeon HD 6650M
Video Memory: 1GB
Wi-Fi: 802.11b/g/n
Wi-Fi Model: Atheros AT9285
Size Touchpad 3:25 x 2 inches
Gigabit Ethernet Ports: HDMI; Headphone; Kensington Lock; Microphone: USB 3.0; VGA; USB Ports: 3
Card Slot: 5-1 card reader
Warranty: 1-year Parts and Labor1 year Accidental Damage, 30-day Zero Bright Dot Guarantee, 2-way free shipping, 24/7 Tech Support.
Size: 14.9 x 10 x 1 ~ 1.3 inches
Weight: 5.4 pounds