Review of Asus K50C-SX009V laptops

Supporters:Bright screen;. Good design;. Largish hard drive.


"I am overwhelmed by design and quite astonished by the ASUS laptop battery performance."

"It is my first touch laptop, but it responds quickly and without error. Also, the built-in microphone doesn't pick up my voice unless I'm up-close and personal with the laptop."

"The  Asus K50C-SX009V laptop battery has a long lasting life which exceeds my demands."

“I like the touch pad, keyboard, mouse and touch screen.”

"The Asus K50C-SX009V laptop feels very solid when you pick it up -- there's very little give in the chassis and the lid is sturdy, too."

Opponents: Very sluggish performance;. Poor 3D capabilities;. Spongy keyboard.

"The cost-cutting becomes obvious when you take a look at the range of ports on offer."

"Wants to sleep-in like me, intense glare almost like a mirror; left click is dented in less than 1 month of use."

"For me, an annoying clicking sound with each pressed key"

 
Neutrals:The 15.6-inch Asus K50C-SX009V laptop may have a low asking price, but it only delivers netbook levels of performance.

 "The viewing angle is a little narrow, although not excessively so, and black levels aren't that deep, but on the whole it's sharp and delivers punchy pictures."

 The Asus laptops offers a sleek and durable design with strong performance and incredible display, and the price is acceptable. Asus has fitted a reasonably generous 320GB hard drive that provides a decent amount of space for storing documents and media files. There's also a DVD writer built in, so you can burn your own CDs and DVDs.

Given the laptop's low price, the screen is relatively good. Its resolution of 1,366x768 pixels may be average, but thanks to its LED backlighting and glossy coating, it conjures up bright pictures and vibrant colours. The viewing angle is a little narrow, although not excessively so, and black levels aren't that deep, but on the whole it's sharp and delivers punchy pictures. 

As expected the Asus K50C-SX009V offers generous viewing angles, with images holding up at 180 degrees on the horizontal axis with no noticeable distortion. The display proves to be just as flexible when tilting the display forwards. However, display did produce a faint sheen along with noticeable reflections when it was tilted backwards