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Sang K.

Sang K.

Joined on 11/14/13

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ASUS - 15.6" - Intel Core i7-4700HQ - NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M - 8 GB DDR3 - 1TB HDD - Windows 8 64-Bit - Gaming Laptop (N550JV-DB71 )
ASUS - 15.6" - Intel Core i7-4700HQ - NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M - 8 GB DDR3 - 1TB HDD - Windows 8 64-Bit - Gaming Laptop (N550JV-DB71 )

Pros: It seems sleek and sturdy, has a lot of space with a terabyte hard drive. I got it on sale for $940 so it was a fairly nice deal for what it has. Speakers by Bang and Olufsen, comes with additional add-on subwoofer that you plug in, adds a little bit of bass to your sound experience. Only had it four couple days so I will update with any further details.

Cons: Separate partitions for harddrive, two partitions: one for OS, and other for normal data. Windows 8, WHY????????? Given, 8.1 is a step up but still, Windows 8... Despite the Bang and Olufsen name being branded on the laptop, sound isn't as good as I expected from such brand name. Subwoofer, barely audible. Keyboard feels cheap, but still has backlight so I'm "eh" about it.

Overall Review: When it was $940, it was definitely worth the deal, not so sure compared to other devices in $1100+ category. GT750m isn't the best graphics card, but it seems capable of playing most games, have not tried BF4 yet.

11/24/2013

Update

ASUS - 15.6" - Intel Core i7-4700HQ - NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M - 8 GB DDR3 - 1TB HDD - Windows 8 64-Bit - Gaming Laptop (N550JV-DB71 )
ASUS - 15.6" - Intel Core i7-4700HQ - NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M - 8 GB DDR3 - 1TB HDD - Windows 8 64-Bit - Gaming Laptop (N550JV-DB71 )

Pros: Pros.. same as previous review comment.

Cons: Although its resolution is 1080p, many aspects of the screen are far from perfect. The colors seem extremely washed out for one; many times I catch myself with my face to the monitor to find out whether the less than crisp text is due to the screen or my dry contact lenses. Although this laptop is more than enough spec-wise to play most low end games, games as low as Prison Architect tends to freeze up for a second or two at times. Lastly, I again end with my complaint over Windows 8.. Yes, they added a start button, but my problem with W8 wasn't the lack of start button but the start menu itself. Why can't you understand Microsoft? (you'll get used to the Windows 8 however..)

Overall Review: Despite the update on the cons of this product, it is still one of the better deals out there for this price range.

11/29/2013